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Daily Mail
22-07-2025
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Sydney M4 crash: Major traffic delays after motorcyclist is struck by a police car
A motorbike rider has died in a horror crash on the M4 Motorway after he was struck by two cars including a police vehicle. The motorcyclist was travelling east along the M4 near Church Street at Parramatta, in Sydney 's west, when he collided with a white sedan at about 2am on Wednesday. He rider was thrown from his bike and onto the road when a marked police vehicle, from Cumberland Police Area Command, then struck into him. Police immediately started CPR until paramedics arrived at the scene. The man, who was yet to be identified, was rushed to Westmead Hospital but could not be revived. The driver of the sedan and a male Senior Constable were also taken to Westmead Hospital for mandatory testing. 'The police vehicle was not on urgent duty and did not have lights or sirens activated at the time,' NSW Police said. 'There had been no interaction with and no pursuit of the motorcyclist or any other vehicle. 'Initial information is the officers were returning to the station when the incident occurred.' Police have established a crime scene and a critical incident team, including officers from Auburn Police and the Crash Investigation Unit, are investigating the incident. The investigation will be subject of an independent review by the Professional Standards Command and oversight by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission. A report will be prepared for the Coroner. Investigators are at the scene and have closed all eastbound lanes between Cumberland Highway and Burnett Street in Merrylands. There is no forecast of when the road will reopen, with motorists being urged to avoid the area. Heavier vehicles should use the Cumberland Highway, Great Western Highway, Church St, Parramatta Rd, and James Ruse Dr to return to the motorway. According to Live Traffic, congestion is banked up to Huntingwood.
CBS News
16-07-2025
- CBS News
Video shows aftermath of Wisconsin black bear attack
New video shows the aftermath of a bear attack, and gunshots, in western Wisconsin. Authorities say they were trying to shoot the bear after it attacked a woman near Comstock on Saturday. Newly obtained dash and body camera footage from police in Cumberland shows an officer responding to the scene here near Comstock just after 2 p.m. Karen Frye, 69, was outside with her dogs when she was mauled. In the video, an officer can be seen, weapon in hand, walking to an ambulance on the scene in search of the bear. About two-and-a-half minutes later, gunshots are heard. Cumberland Police Chief Heather Wolfe says it's unknown if the bear was struck. She says suspected blood was found in the area of where the bear was. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the bear is still on the loose, and it still plans to euthanize the bear and "assess its condition." Traps and hound dogs have been used in the search. It's still unknown why the animal attacked Frye, but authorities say they found a cub in a tree which may have belonged to the black bear. A spokesperson for HealthPartners says Frye's condition has been upgraded from critical to fair.
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Yahoo
City officials: Bonner acting chief
CUMBERLAND — A local radio station's reports that the city's police chief was removed from his job are not accurate, Cumberland officials said. WCBC radio Thursday reported Cumberland Police Chief Chuck Ternent was 'out' and 'has been relieved of his duties.' In response to questions from the Cumberland Times-News Friday, City Administrator Jeff Silka said via statement that the radio station's reports and social media posts need 'correction and clarification' regarding Ternent's employment status. 'After 32 years of loyal service to the city of Cumberland and its citizens, Chief Ternent has, for some time, been contemplating retirement in order to pursue other career opportunities which have become available,' Silka said. 'Recently, Chief Ternent has been off work addressing some health issues,' he said. 'In his absence, Lt. Eric Bonner will serve as acting chief.' Background According to the city's website, Ternent holds a master's degree in management from Johns Hopkins University. Chuck Ternent mug CHUCK TERNENT He joined the Cumberland Police Department in 1992, served as a detective assigned to the Allegany County Combined Criminal Investigation Unit, became a sergeant in 2003 and over the years climbed the ranks to became police chief in 2020. In recent years, Ternent has been credited for securing outside funding for various needs, such as a $330,750 grant to support police activities including crime reduction patrols, targeted enforcement, intelligence gathering, apprehension of violent criminals and streamlining information sharing to address gang and drug trafficking. Bonner Bonner joined the department in 2002, according to the city's website. He is a 2003 graduate of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy, 2001 graduate of Fairmont State University with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice law enforcement and minor in sociology, and was employed by the Ocean City Police Department. Bonner is a 2005 graduate of the University of Maryland's Institute for Advanced Law Enforcement studies and a 2006 graduate of Castle's K-9 school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Bonner has served 'as a patrol officer, K-9 handler, corporal and sergeant,' according to the website. Burt Silka last month said because of confidentiality and privacy laws that deal with personnel, he could not comment on or confirm a report about police department Capt. James Burt. At that time, WCBC radio reported Burt was 'suspended from his duties.' James Burt Capt. James Burt Friday, Silka said Burt is 'currently employed' by the city. Burt served as patrol commander and administrative lieutenant, and won the department's Top Gun Award seven times during his career. 'He also attended and graduated from the United States Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation — FBI National Academy — Class #275 — in 2019,' according to the website. Currently, Burt 'is the department's training coordinator,' according to the website.
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Yahoo
Police continue search for missing teen
CUMBERLAND — Police continued Monday to locate a missing teen last seen June 10. Heidi Marie Studli, 17, was reported to Cumberland Police as a missing/runaway juvenile. She was last seen in the 700 block of Maryland Avenue around 3 a.m. June 10. Studli is 5 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs about 110 pounds. She has shoulder-length black/red hair and blue eyes. Call police at 301-777-1600 with information.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Yahoo
Police: Skeletal remains identified as missing city man
CUMBERLAND — Skeletal remains discovered March 4 in a wooded area off Independence Street were those of a city man missing for nearly two years, Cumberland Police said Tuesday. Ray Lawrence Aleshire was reported missing by his son March 9, 2023, after several weeks without contact, Chief Chuck Ternent said in a news release, adding Aleshire was homeless and stayed in the local area, but it was unusual for him to be out of contact for so long. Aleshire's remains were found by a person using a metal detector in a wooded area around the 300 block of Independence. At the time, police said the scattered bones found 'may be of human origin.' That day, detectives, crime scene technicians from Maryland State Police and a forensic investigator from the state medical examiner's office collected evidence scattered across an acre of woodland, Ternent said. Authorities found a backpack and documents with Aleshire's name during a second search over an expanded area March 11, Ternent said. A forensic anthropologist at the state medical examiner's office compared the remains to Aleshire's known medical records to make the identification. A cause of death could not be determined, Ternent said. A Go Fund Me for Aleshire's funeral costs has been established at
