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White Plains
Police & Fire
Police Conduct Rescue Training At Closed, Empty Mall In Westchester
Although an empty mall in Westchester no longer serves shoppers, it did prove to be a perfect place for a police training exercise. The training was held by Westchester County Police at the shuttered Galleria Mall in White Plains. where the Emergency Service Unit honed their high-angle rope rescue skills, the department said on Saturday, April 27. Earlier Report - Former Galleria Mall To Be Converted To Mixed-Use Residential, Retail Space In White Plains During the exercise, officers simulated a rescue of a person who had fallen down an elevator shaft and a person who had fallen two s…
Yonkers
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued From Water Under Dock On Hudson River In Westchester
Thanks to quick action from police and first responders, a woman was rescued from the Hudson River after jumping from a pier in Westchester. The incident happened on Wednesday evening, March 27, when a woman jumped from a pier in the downtown waterfront area of Yonkers. A short time after, a retired Yonkers Police member found her shoes, glasses, and a note left on the pier and alerted authorities that some may have tried harming themselves, Yonkers Police announced on Monday, April 1. Officers soon began looking at camera footage and confirmed that a woman had jumped into the H…
Yonkers
Police & Fire
Man Rescued From Watery Tunnel Under Yonkers Train Station
Thanks to quick action from first responders, a man was rescued from a watery tunnel underneath a Westchester train station just before the incoming tide came in. The rescue happened on Saturday, March 16 at around 1 p.m., when Yonkers Police and firefighters received a report of a man screaming for help from a tunnel underneath the Yonkers Train Station. According to Yonkers Police, arriving units from the department's 4th Precinct soon heard the man's cries coming from the tunnel, which runs between the Hudson River and Van Der Donck Park. The department's Emergency Service U…
Yonkers
Police & Fire
Video: Officers Stop Woman From Falling Off Parking Garage Roof In Yonkers
A woman’s life was saved thanks to careful action from officers who stopped her from falling from the roof of a Westchester parking garage. The rescue happened on Wednesday, Jan. 31 just before 9:30 a.m., when Yonkers Police responded to the roof of a parking garage within the city’s 4th Precinct where a woman was threatening to jump, the department announced on Friday, Feb. 2. Arriving police began surrounding the garage as Emergency Service Unit officers raced to the roof and began speaking with the woman, who was “clearly in distress,” authorities said. As Officer Sandro Vazquez began…
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Police Sgt. Kenneth Brown Dies At 53: 'Exemplary Police Officer'
Newark Police Sgt. Kenneth Brown died on Sunday, Jan. 21 after being hospitalized following a series of illnesses, according to a fundraiser launched to support his family. Brown joined the Newark Police Division in 1997 and was promoted to sergeant in Jan. 2019. He worked for the Safe City Task Force and the Emergency Service Unit, among other assignments, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said on Facebook. "Known for his expertise within the Emergency Services Unit, Sergeant Brown dedicated the past 26 years to ensuring the safety of Newark residents and…
Prince William
Police & Fire
Fugitive In Stolen Semi-Truck Barricaded For Hours Talking Through Air Vent In PWC: Cops
A 43-year-old man wanted out of Ohio was being held without bond after stealing a semi-truck and barricading himself inside for hours, police in Prince William County said. Manassas City police were called to the intersection of Gateway Boulevard and Phair Way for a semi-truck that had been parked on the property for several weeks, around 9:55 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, city police said. When officers arrived they tried to make contact with the subject, Damien Lee, who would only speak with the officers through a vent in the truck, they said. Lee had several active felony warrants out of Ohi…
Yonkers
Police & Fire
'Suspicious Object' Found In Yard In Yonkers: Developing
Authorities are conducting an investigation after a Westchester homeowner found a suspicious object in their yard, police said. The object was found on Tuesday evening, Aug. 15, when a Yonkers homeowner on Abner Place reported a suspicious item in their yard to the city's police department, according to Detective Sergeant Frank M. DiDomizio. Soon after the call, the department's Emergency Service Unit and the Westchester County Police Department’s Hazardous Devices Unit arrived at the residence and cordoned off the area as a precaution. The object was then remov…
Nassau
Police & Fire
Wanted Man Retreats To Roof Of Hempstead Home Before Being Talked Down By Police
Police officers on Long Island were able to coax a wanted man off the roof of an area home as he sought to avoid being taken into custody, authorities announced. In Nassau County, detectives and police officers in Uniondale responded to a Clarendon Road home at approximately 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 5 to locate and apprehend 39-year-old resident Cregory Cole, who was wanted in Nassau County. Upon arrival, police said that Cole intentionally went to the roof of his home to prevent being taken into custody and refused to come down. In response, the Nassau County Police Department’s Emerge…
Hudson
News
Heroes
: Port Authority Responders Rescue Dog Caught At Bottom Of Escalator
A dog’s rear paw had gotten caught at the bottom of a Journal Square PATH station escalator when his yelps and owner’s desperate screams brought Port Authority Police Officers Anthony Manfredini and Matthew Maiello. Manfredini quickly hit the escalator’s emergency stop button while Maiello summoned an emergency service’s unit at the Jersey City transportation hub, PAPD Spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. Emergency Service Unit Officers Mark Legic, Andrew Vignapiano and Eric Block arrived quickly and unbolted the escalator’s claw plate while Manfredini held and comforted the injured Pomeranian na…
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead After Police Standoff In Westchester
A man who allegedly threatened an employee at a business in Westchester died following a standoff in which he fired shots at officers, authorities announced. Just before 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 13, officers were dispatched to 11 Livingston Avenue in Yonkers to check on the welfare of a man following a report that he had made threats to an employee of an insurance company. Several minutes, later the first Yonkers Police Department 3rd Precinct units arrived on the scene. Upon approaching the house, officers made verbal contact with the male subject who appeared agitated and ref…
Nassau
Police & Fire
Barricaded Man Who Threatened Doctor Ends Standoff Inside Long Island Home, Police Say
A barricaded, suicidal man who threatened a doctor was rescued inside a Long Island home. The incident took place around 11:17 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1, when the department received a call regarding a suicidal subject at a residence in Hampton Bays, said Southampton Town Police Lt. Susan Ralph. The man had made threats against a doctor and threats of suicide, Ralph said. Patrol Officers responded along with members of the Emergency Service Unit and negotiators and at 1:25 p.m. negotiators were able to bring a peaceful resolution to the incident.
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
LI Man Sets Fire To House After Sending Texts To Family Members Threatening Self Harm
A Long Island man threatened "suicide by cop" and ultimately set a house on fire when officers arrived to check on his welfare after his family reported that he had sent them text messages threatening to harm himself. Pasquale Preziosa, of Atlantic Beach, 53, refused to come out of the house on Erie Avenue when officers arrived at the scene at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, and threatened to harm those officers in an attempt to goad them into shooting him, according to Nassau County Police. Authorities from the department's Emergency Service Unit, Bureau of Operations…
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Dog Rescued After Being Stranded In Marsh On Long Island
Fast-acting police officers came to the rescue of a dog that found itself in a precarious position stranded in a marsh on Long Island. Nassau County Police officers responded to Long Beach Road at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 14, where there was an adult male boxer that was stranded in the marsh and unable to make it back to the shore. Marine Bureau and Emergency Service Unit officers responded and were able to travers their boat through the marsh where they were able to rescue the dog and transported it back to a nearby dock. Members of the Town of Hempstead Animal Control took the dog to…
Harrison
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Arrested For Arson After Locking Himself In Girlfriend's Apartment
A dozen apartments in Westchester had to be evacuated after a man locked himself in his girlfriend's apartment during a domestic dispute and set it on fire, police said. Officers from the Mount Vernon Police Department responded to reports of a domestic disturbance at a city apartment complex shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20. Police said that upon arrival, the officers found that Mount Vernon resident Tony Clark had locked himself inside his girlfriend’s apartment during the argument, and refused to open the door. While attempting to gain access to the apartment, the officers …
Cortlandt
Police & Fire
Police Rescue Woman After Car Crashes Into Lake In Westchester
A woman was rescued by a police officer who jumped into frigid waters after her vehicle drove into a Westchester lake. The incident began around 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 14, when Westchester County Police received a 911 call reporting a vehicle had driven into Woodlands Lake at V.E. Macy Park in Irvington, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for Westchester County. According to O'Leary, Sgt. Jeff Slotoroff swam out to the vehicle, reached in through a partially opened window to unlock the driver’s side door, and was able to force it open enough to remove the woman from the car. As he swa…
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Bridge Operator Rescued After Falling Through Hole In Deck
Rescue crews were required when a bridge operator on Long Island fell through a hole in the deck and plunged into the frigid waters below, police said. First responders were dispatched to the Long Beach Bridge shortly after 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, where there were reports of a man who had fallen into the water. According to police, upon arrival, officers observed a 60-year-old bridge operator who had fallen into the water through a hole in the wooden perimeter of the deck he had been walking on. With the assistance of the Nassau County Marine Bureau, Aviation Unit and the Emergency S…
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Long Island Man Recovered From Pond
New update: The body of a man who went missing on Long Island has been recovered. The body of Dennis Jones, 40, of Freeport was pulled from the Milburn Pond on the Baldwin/Freeport border on Saturday, Dec. 28, Nassau County Police said. He was pronounced dead at 4:21 p.m., according to police. Jones had last been seen at his residence in Freeport on Ray Street on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. The investigation into Jones' death is ongoing. Earlier report: Police say they are utilizing all resources and technology while attempting to locate a 40-year-old man who wen…
Pelham
News
Body Of Missing Man Recovered From Pond
New update: The body of a man who went missing on Long Island has been recovered. The body of Dennis Jones, 40, of Freeport was pulled from the Milburn Pond on the Baldwin/Freeport border on Saturday, Dec. 28, Nassau County Police said. He was pronounced dead at 4:21 p.m., according to police. Jones had last been seen at his residence in Freeport on Ray Street on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. The investigation into Jones' death is ongoing. Earlier report: Police say they are utilizing all resources and technology while attempting to locate a 40-year-old man who wen…
Englewood
Police & Fire
Englewood Detectives Nab City Man In Shooting, Charge With Him 4 Counts Of Attempted Murder
Englewood police detectives identified and charged a 20-year-old city man with several attempted murder counts, among other offenses, for shooting another man in the arm and sending a stray bullet through a resident's window. Several shots were fired at a group of people in the 200 block of West Palisade Avenue around 11 p.m. Feb. 13, authorities initially said. One them struck a 47-year-old man in the arm and another smashed through the window of an innocent resident’s home, they said. The victim was taken by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries t…
Englewood
Police & Fire
Teen Tricked Into Fake Date In Englewood Robbed At Gunpoint, Detectives Make Arrest
A teenager tricked into coming to Englewood for what he thought was a meeting with a woman he’d connected with on Instagram instead had his valuables stolen at gunpoint by a trio of robbers. Xavier Medina, 18, lured the 17-year-old victim from North Bergen to the area of Lake Street and Broad Avenue shortly before 2 a.m. Jan. 8, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said Friday. The victim went there “with the prospect of meeting a female,” Torell said. Instead, he was accosted by three robbers, one of whom pointed a gun at his chest while the others took his backpack, iPhone and AirPods, the cap…
Southwest Dutchess
Police & Fire
Employees Evacuated After Bomb Threat At Route 9 Business
A bomb threat to a business with 20 employees busy at work brought a quick response from emergency responders in Putnam County. Putnam County sheriff’s deputies responded to T. Webber Plumbing and Heating, located at 3365 Route 9 in the Town of Philipstown, on the call of a bomb threat on Thursday, Dec. 13 at approximately 2 p.m., Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. said. Upon arrival to the scene, deputies set a perimeter around the premises and evacuated the building. In addition to the deputies, the Emergency Service Unit (ESU) of the Sheriff’s Department, the New York State Police and t…
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Human Remains Found In Duffel Bag Outside Bank In Westchester
Police have launched an investigation after the discovery of a suspicious duffel bag outside a bank that had human remains inside. Members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to the Wells Fargo Bank on Odell Avenue shortly after noon on Monday, Nov. 19, where there was a report of a suspicious bag. Police said that upon arrival, members of the Emergency Service Unit found the bag on the west side of the building, near a dumpster. Officers tested the air for the presence of a potential explosive device, which was unfounded. Further investigation into the duffel bag found that i…
Mount Pleasant
Lifestyle
Kitten Stranded In Sewer Pulled To Safety After Good Samaritan Calls Police
A kitten's cry for help was heard by a Good Samaritan, and two police officers took over from there. Police were able to rescue the kitten stranded in a sewer early Saturday morning in Westchester. At approximately 8:30 a.m., the Good Samaritan was walking her dog and came upon the kitten in the area of 276 Riverdale Ave. in Yonkers. Members of the 3rd Precinct and Emergency Service Unit responded. ESU Officers Jamie Molina and Anthony Alaimo brought the kitten to safety. The feline is currently at the Yonkers Animal Shelter receiving attention.
Armonk
News
One Dangerous Coyote At Large, Another Killed In Southern Westchester
While one coyote has been dealt with in Yonkers after attacking several people and killing a small dog in Greenburgh, police are warning about a second that they are tracking down who could be a danger in the area. The Yonkers Police Department issued an alert late on Thursday evening about the coyote, which remains at large, as members of the Emergency Service Unit work with members of the Westchester Department of Public Safety in an attempt to locate it. This week, the first coyote - which has since been killed - was on the prowl in both Greenburgh and Yonkers, attacking three people. G…
