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Southeast-Brewster, NY
Police & Fire
Christmas Eve Blaze: Firefighters Save Cats, Family Escapes At Southeast Home
A Hudson Valley family was forced from their home during a Christmas Eve blaze that prompted a multi-department response. The fire broke out shortly after 6 p.m. in Putnam County on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at a residence located at 414 North Salem Rd. in Southeast, according to the Brewster Fire Department. Crews arrived within six minutes to find the house, located approximately 500 feet from the road, fully engulfed in flames. The family inside the home managed to evacuate before firefighters arrived, though one family member sustained minor burns, Brewster Second Assistant C…
Long Beach Island, NJ
Police & Fire
Former Beach Haven Lifeguard, NC Officer Dies In Supermarket Shooting: 'He Was Amazing'
A New Jersey native who was a police officer in North Carolina was shot and killed at a Greensboro supermarket just two days before Christmas, authorities said. Officer Michael Horan died in the shooting while responding to a report of an armed man at a Food Lion on Monday, Dec. 23, the Greensboro Police Department said in a news release. The Beach Haven native was 44 years old. North Carolina Highway Patrol arrested Tarell McMillian, 34, about two hours away in Duplin County. The Greensboro man was charged with first-degree murder and was held without bond in the Guilfo…
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Freezing Worker Trapped In Trench Collapse Rescued By Stamford Firefighters
Connecticut firefighters rescued a man who was trapped after a trench he was working in collapsed, burying him in dirt up to his thighs, authorities said. Stamford firefighters were called to Hampton Lane just before 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, where they found the man trapped. He was alert and conscious when they arrived. Rescue crews reinforced the trench walls with panels to stabilize them before they began to dig him out, Stamford authorities said. More than 20 rescuers worked quickly, digging in the dirt with their hands to pull the freezing man to safety. Firefighters and re…
Waldorf, MD
Schools
Heroic Local Intervenes To Save Boy From Abduction At Charles County Bus Stop: Sheriff
A concerned local is being hailed as a hero after saving an 8-year-old boy who was taken by a woman while waiting for his school bus in Charles County on Thursday morning, according to the sheriff's office. The J.C. Parks Elementary School student was near his bus stop in Bryans Road shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 19 when he was approached by local resident Krystal Ninette Clay, who asked him to get in her Chevy in the area of Hard Bargain Circle and Montrose Road. The boy initially declined but ultimately complied, investigators said. Clay then drove a short distance before stopping …
Harrisburg, PA
News
Man Trapped Under Forklift Rescued At Lancaster Plant: Police
Firefighters freed a man trapped under a forklift at a Lancaster manufacturing plant after a terrifying accident early Wednesday morning, Dec. 18, police said. Emergency crews rushed to the Armstrong Plant at 1067 Dillerville Road around 6:34 a.m., after a tow motor overturned, pinning the operator’s leg beneath it, according to Lancaster City Police. With quick action from rescue teams, the man was freed before 7 a.m., dispatch confirmed. He was taken to a hospital with injuries to his leg, which were described as non-life-threatening, police added. The man’s current condition has not…
Catonsville, MD
Police & Fire
One Dead, One Critically Injured After Rescue From Catonsville House Fire
One person was killed and a second was rescued by firefighters with critical injuries after a blaze broke out inside a Baltimore County home on Friday morning, officials confirmed. At around 7:15 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, first responders from the Baltimore County Police Department were called to the 400 block of Westshire Drive in Catonsville, where there was a house fire that required rescue. Upon arrival, officials say that crews were met by heavy fire showing from the residence, and three people were rescued, with one reportedly in critical condition. A cat and dog were also injured in …
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Seriously Injured Man Jumps from Burning Stamford Building In Early Morning Fire
A man suffered life-threatening injuries Saturday, Dec. 7, after leaping from a window to escape a fire in a Stamford multi-family building. The dramatic scene unfolded at 5:15 a.m. when firefighters were dispatched to the blaze at 17 Clinton Ave., authorities said. The Stamford Fire Department said crews arrived within three minutes to find smoke and flames pouring from a first-floor unit. Neighbors reported seeing a man trapped at a rear window. But as firefighters maneuvered a ladder to rescue him, he jumped after suffering severe injuries from the flames, the department said. Fi…
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
27-Year-Old Dies Day After Lyndhurst House Fire (
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A 27-year-old man has died one day after he was found by firefighters outside of his bedroom as a fire ripped through his Lyndhurst home, authorities said. The two-alarm blaze that killed Ahmed Abidar broke out just before 5:34 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at a multi-family home on Jay Avenue, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Lyndhurst police and firefighters, with mutual aid from surrounding departments, responded to find flames engulfing the residence, officials said. During fire suppression efforts, first responders evacuated Abidar from the third floor of the home. He was unrespons…
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Firefighters Carry 2 To Safety In Norwalk Blaze, 4 Displaced In House Fire
Connecticut firefighters sprang into action Wednesday evening, Dec. 4, rescuing two residents trapped inside a burning home in Norwalk while battling a fast-moving blaze that displaced four people. The fire, which broke out in a 1.5-story house, was reported at 5:35 p.m. on Forbell Drive, with reports of an elderly wheelchair-bound resident unable to escape, Norwalk fire officials said. The captain of Truck 1 and a partner forced their way inside and found two residents unable to move—one on the floor and another on a couch. Both were quickly carried outside to safety, where they received i…
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Woman Found Dead In Montgomery County Blaze As Firefighters Battled Icy, Cluttered Conditions
Firefighters faced challenging conditions overnight while battling a house fire in Montgomery County that tragically claimed the life of a woman, officials said. Shortly after midnight, first responders were called to a home near Route 28 and Whites Ferry Road in Boyds after neighbors reported seeing smoke and noted a person might be trapped inside. The fire in Montgomery County. Twitter Upon arrival, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews encountered heavy fire conditions. Their entry was delayed due to "excessive storage clutter in the house, what some would say were hoarding con…
Valley Stream, NY
Police & Fire
Infant Rescued From Hot Car At Valley Stream Walmart, Father Faces Charges
A man has been accused of endangering the welfare of his infant son after the child was found unattended in a vehicle at a Long Island shopping center. Nassau County Police said the incident occurred on Saturday, Nov. 23, at approximately 12:17 p.m. in Valley Stream. Officers responded to Walmart on Green Acres Road after receiving a report of a 10-month-old boy left alone in a car. Upon arrival, police observed the infant in the rear seat and broke the driver's side front window to rescue the child. The baby was transported by a Nassau County Police ambulance to a local hospital for…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Three Injured, 30 People Displaced In Jersey City Blaze: Authorities
A fast-moving fire tore through a Jersey City apartment building on Wednesday, Nov. 19, displacing 30 residents and sending two people and one firefighter to the hospital, authorities said. The Jersey City Fire Department responded to a blaze at 274 Monticello Ave. and discovered a working fire in the four-story, 16-unit apartment building, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. The fire appeared to have started in the basement, with heavy smoke spreading through the building’s hallways, Wallace-Scalfione said. Three people trapped were rescued by firefighte…
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