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Police Rescue
St. Mary's
Police & Fire
Person Missing For Days Suffering Medical Emergency Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter
A Maryland State Police helicopter swooped in to make the dramatic save of a person in West Virginia who has been missing for days and was in a perilous position. On Thursday afternoon, the Maryland State Police Aviation Command Unit was called into Preston County to rescue a missing person who was experiencing a medical emergency along the Cheat River. Police say that the person was located along the West Virginia river after being reported missing three days earlier. Due to the expected extended time it would take to extricate the victim and due to his condition, the state police helicop…
Fairfax
Police & Fire
Bodycam Footage Captures Fairfax Officer's Dramatic Pet Rescue In Burning Home (
Video
)
Bodycam footage shows the moment a police saved pets from a burning home in Fairfax County earlier this month (scroll for video). The officer was on patrol when he saw smoke coming from the top floor of a townhouse in Pembrook Village Drive in Mount Vernon around 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 18, the department said on social media. The officer knocked on the door with no answer. As the officer was warning homes nearby, a neighbor told the officer there were pets inside the burning townhouse. "Without hesitation, the officer made entry into the home and was able to rescue the pets," police said…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater
News
Heroes
: Fairview Police Officers Waste No Time After 13-Month-Old Infant Ingests Fentanyl
UPDATE: A trio of Fairview police officers weren't about to wait for an ambulance after a 1-year-old girl who'd ingested fentanyl was brought into headquarters. "They literally saved that child's life," a source with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. Borough resident Geraldo J. Colon, 35, and the mother showed up at Fairview police headquarters with 13-month-old Abigail Colon shortly after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 29. The infant wasn't conscious, didn't have a pulse and had trouble breathing, Fairview Police Capt. Michael Martic said. A group of officers who were t…
North Rockland
News
New Update: Train Slams Into Truck On Track In Haverstraw
The driver of a tractor-trailer that was stuck on railroad tracks in the Hudson Valley was rescued by a police sergeant before the vehicle was hit by a train. The incident took place in Rockland County around 9:20 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 23 near the intersection of Route 9W and New Main Street in the town of Haverstraw, said Capt. John Gould of the Haverstraw Police. Gould said the tractor-trailer had bottomed out on the tracks and a passerby notified Sgt. Christian Mendez who happened to be patrolling in the area. Mendez was able to quickly turn around and remove the driver from the tractor…
Hudson
Police & Fire
Secaucus Officers Revive Elderly Man
A Secaucus man is alive and well thanks to the quick thinking of three city policemen, officials say. Lt. Christopher Rinaldi was called to the corner of Seaview Drive and New County Road just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, for a reported medical emergency. There, he found an elderly man laying unresponsive on the ground and not breathing, the department said. Just as Rinaldi began performing CPR, officers Mikhail Kowlessar and Kasey Kelly arrived on the scene, officials wrote. The pair assisted with the CPR before grabbing their defibrillator and administering a "shock" to the…
Lancaster
Police & Fire
Video Shows Manheim Officers Saving Woman From Car Moments Before It Becomes Submerged In Pond
Bodycam footage shows police officers jumping into a Pennsylvania pond to rescue a 59-year-old driver from a vehicle seconds before it became completely submerged. Manheim officers responded to the pond at Oregon Pike and Valleybrook Road around 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, where the Lancaster woman had misjudged the turn and driven into the water, becoming trapped up to her neck. Temps that night were around 28 degrees, AccuWeather shows.. Officers Kyle Carner and Anthony DiClemente jumped into the water and broke the driver’s window to gain access, just as the vehicle completely went under.&…
Sussex
Police & Fire
2 Cops Hospitalized For Smoke Inhalation Following Deadly Sussex County Crash
Two police officers were hospitalized for smoke inhalation after freeing a trapped driver during a fiery and fatal crash in Sussex County over the weekend, authorities said. The crash occurred near the intersection of Stickles Pond Road and Yates Avenue in Andover Township around 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26, local police said. A vehicle veered off the road and into the woods before bursting into flames, trapping the driver inside. Two police officers broke the windows of the flaming vehicle and unlocked the door with help from two bystanders to rescue the trapped occupant before medical…
South Passaic
News
Police, Firefighters Rescue Plastics Worker Who Lost Leg In Clifton Machine Mishap
HEROES: Police and firefighters teamed up to save the life of a factory worker after he lost a lower leg in an industrial accident in Clifton, authorities said. Police Sgt. Robert Marks and Officer Christopher Acampora, who were the first to arrive, climbed up a conveyer belt on a large compacting machine to get to the pinned 33-year-old victim from Clifton, Lt. Robert Anderson said. Marks is a decade-long department veteran who's served in the U.S. Army and National Guard. Acampora is a rookie with nine years of military experience, including in the U.S. Marine Corps. Working swiftly, bot…
Suffolk MA
News
Boston Harbor Police Save Quincy Couple's Wedding After Groom Got Stranded
Groom in distress isn't a call Boston police normally get, but when one man found himself on the opposite side of Dorchester Bay from his bride-to-be, officers stepped up to make sure he'd walk down the aisle. Patrick Mahoney of Quincy was supposed to be on Thompson Island around noon on Saturday, Aug. 13, for his wedding, but the ferry meant to take him there broke down. He made calls to find a boat — any boat — that could get him and several of his guests to the wedding but came up empty. "Yeah, I was in a little bit of a panic," Patrick Mahoney told CBS Boston about the …
Lehigh
Police & Fire
Cops Shoot, Kill 15-Foot Snake Wrapped Around PA Man's Neck, Police Say
Authorities in Pennsylvania had to shoot and kill a 15-foot snake that was wrapped around a Lehigh County man's neck in order to free him, they said. Cops responding to a report of a cardiac arrest found an unresponsive 28-year-old man lying on the floor of a home on the 1400 block of Church Street in Fogelsville with a snake wrapped around his neck around 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, Upper Macungie police said. In response, a cop shot the massive reptile in the head, allowing their fellow officers to pull the man to safety. The unidentified victim was taken to a local hospital, where his…
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Southold Police Rescue Suicidal Man, Three People Whose Boat Capsized
Police on Long Island responding to a suicidal man who had hung himself, found themselves at the same time working to save three people whose boat had capsized. The incidents began around 6 p.m. in the town of Southold when officers were alerted to a potentially suicidal man. Responding officers were told that the man was in possession of a handgun and would allegedly shoot responding officers and then himself, said Lt. Scott Latham, of the Southold Police. Officers established a perimeter and had neighbors shelter in place. Prior to contact being established with the man, he climbed …
White Plains
Police & Fire
Police Officer Rescues Hudson Valley Driver From Fiery Wreck
A fast-acting police officer responding to a crash dragged an unconscious Rockland County driver to safety moments before the man's minivan went up in flames. The minivan had slammed into a utility pole in New Jersey, splitting it at the base, on East Saddle River Road south of Lake Street just after midnight Thursday, Upper Saddle River Police Capt. Edward Kane said. The engine block was already starting to cook when Officer Tim Erstling arrived, Kane said. Erstling immediately pulled the 29-year-old driver from Pomona out and away from the minivan, the captain said. "Minutes later, the …
Brookfield
Police & Fire
CT State Trooper Swept Away By Floodwaters Found Alive After Massive Search
Click here for an updated story: CT State Trooper Dies After Being Swept Away By Floodwaters During Height Of Storm A Connecticut State Police sergeant is hospitalized after his vehicle was swept away by floodwaters. The trooper, a 10-year-veteran assigned to Troop L in Litchfield, was swept away by floodwaters in his police cruiser around 3:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2. According to Trooper First Class Pedro Muniz, the unidentified trooper called dispatch and told them his vehicle was being swept away near Jack's Bridge in Woodbury. The officer was located after a search and trans…
Englewood
News
Hero
: Sergeant Rescues Suspects From Burning SUV After Pursuit Ends In Crash Near
Nj-ny
Border
UPDATE: A Palisades Interstate Parkway police sergeant rescued two suspects from a burning SUV after it crashed into two other vehicles and overturned during a stolen-vehicle chase Thursday afternoon, authorities said. A group of suspects who'd become the subjects of a suspicious persons report fled the Englewood Cliffs Marina in a GMC Envoy shortly before 3 p.m., PIP Police Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. An alert went out to surrounding departments about the SUV, which had been reported stolen out of Onondaga County, NY, he said. Englewood Cliffs police began pursuing the vehicle b…
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Officers Rescue 1-Year-Old Locked In Car At Long Island Beach, Police Report
Police officers rescued a child who was locked in a car with the windows up on Long Island. The incident happened on Saturday, July 10, at about 4:45 p.m. in Atlantic Beach, according to the Nassau County Police Department. The 1-year-old girl was locked in a car with the air conditioner set to "on," but the car had automatically shut off., said police. Officers reportedly broke the window to free the girl. The Atlantic Beach Fire Department Medics then evaluated the girl and determined she was healthy and could be returned to her family. Two officers suffered multiple …
Pascack Valley
Police & Fire
Hero
: Westwood Officer Rescues Emerson Driver After Car Plunges Into Backyard Pool
UPDATE: A driver who was rescued by a Westwood police officer after her wagon crashed into a backyard swimming pool received a summons for careless driving, Police Chief Michael Pontillo said Thursday. The 32-year-old Emerson driver, whom he didn’t identify by name, was headed south on Lafayette Avenue when her 2021 Honda wagon crossed over the center line as it rounded the bend at Ridgewood Road around 3 a.m. Monday, Pontillo said. The Honda hit a curb, then crashed through a fence, a shed and another fence before barreling down a small retaining wall, onto the pool deck and into the…
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Rescued After Sailboat Overturns On Long Island
Police officers came to the aid of a pair of boaters after their sailboat overturned outside a Long Island marina. A man and woman were on a 14-foot Capri sailboat at approximately 10:55 a.m. on Wednesday, June 16 in Wantagh, when a gust of wind overturned the vessel, stranding them both in the water. Nassau County Police officers in Marine 1 were dispatched to the area, and were able to locate the victims and their vessel. Both were taken aboard the police boat, and their sailboat was towed to the Wantagh Park Marina. Nassau County Police medics responded to the marina, but both th…
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Man Rescued After Attempting To Fall Out Of Apartment Building In Westchester
Fast-acting police officers in Westchester jumped to the rescue to help save an elderly man who thrust himself out of an apartment window in the middle of the day. First responders from the Harrison Police Department jumped into action at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, May 28 when an elderly resident was spotted hanging out of an exterior window on the sixth floor of a town apartment building in an attempt to commit suicide. Police said that an officer was flagged down by a neighbor, notified police headquarters, and a training officer who was patrolling the area offered an assist in the rescue. Ac…
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Distraught Long Island Woman Sitting On Edge Of Roof Saved By Cops, Police Say
A Long Island woman sitting on the edge of a roof in crisis was saved by police officers, according to authorities. The incident took place just before 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 10 in the Nassau County village of Bellerose. That's when the Emergency Services Unit was called in to assist with a woman sitting close to the edge of the second-story roof of a three-story home and she appeared to be in crisis. The woman was very upset and distraught, an officers from the 3rd Precinct spoke to her in an attempt to calm her down, according to Nassau County Police. Eventually, officer…
Lancaster
News
Ducklings Rescued By Police In Lititz (Video)
Eight ducklings were rescued from a storm drain by police in Lititz. Someone reported squeaking noises come from a storm drain in Lititz while then were out on a walk. A passerby reported the squeaks to local police. The young ducklings can be heard frantic chirping in the body camera footage posted on the borough's YouTube page over the weekend. A police officer quickly descended into the storm drain to safely rescue the corral ducklings with the help of a net. The video’s description reads “It’s not spring in Lititz until the ducklings start making their way to the bottom of the stor…
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Man Saved From Long Island House Fire By Police Officers
An 89-year-old Long Island man was saved by police officers from his burning home over the weekend. The incident took place around 10:30 p.m., Saturday, March 6, in Mineola, said the Nassau County Police. According to police, a passerby observed heavy smoke coming from a chimney while walking his dog and notified police. Upon arrival, responding Nassau County three police officers observed an active fire coming from the chimney. Not knowing the extent of the fire, officers forced entry into the home and assisted an 89-year-old resident who was sleeping inside. Officers removed…
Fort Lee
News
Heroes
: Port Authority PD Saves OD Victim At GWB Bus Station
Port Authority Police Officer Kyle Chmura knows an overdose when he sees one. Responding to a call of a man down in a third-floor bathroom stall at the George Washington Bridge bus station in Washington Heights, Chmura immediately began a sternum rub in an attempt to revive the 50-year-old victim. Chmura and backup Officer Chris Figueroa then gave the man oxygen and two blasts of Narcan that eventually brought him around, Port Authority spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. EMS arrived, continued care and took the victim to nearby Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center for further treatment, Valens…
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Man Suffers Possible Hypothermia After Falling Off Long Island Dock Into Canal Waters
Police and a Good Samaritan rescued a Long Island man who fell off a dock into the water. The incident took place around 12:20 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 31, on Clubhouse Road in Merrick, said Nassau County Police. According to police, officers responded to the rear of a Clubhouse Road residence for a 73-year-old man who fell into a canal after securing his boat dock. Upon police arrival, Police Officer Frank Romano found the man in the water clinging to the dock. Romano with the assistance of a Good Samaritan pulled the victim from the water. Police Medic Jeffrey Goodwin…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights
News
Heroes
: Police Rescue Victims After SUV Rolls Off Route 17 Onto Railroad Bed
Police rescued the occupants of an SUV that rolled 50 yards off Route 17 into a ditch next to railroad tracks in Carlstadt. Both refused medical attention after the Sunday afternoon crash, Detective Sgt. John Cleary said. Officers Felix D’Amico and William Pangaro, who found both residents trapped, got them out with help from their colleagues from Wood-Ridge and East Rutherford, he said. New Jersey Transit temporarily suspended service while the victims were tended to by the Carlstadt Volunteer Ambulance Corps and the vehicle was removed by Nick’s Towing, the sergeant said. New Jersey T…
Paramus
News
Heroes
: Paramus Officers Rescue Driver In Fiery Crash On Route 17 Pedestrian Bridge
PHOTOS/VIDEO: Two Paramus police officers rescued a trapped driver whose out-of-control SUV climbed the steps of a Route 17 pedestrian bridge and caught fire. The 42-year-old motorist from Harriman, NY, told police his 2016 Range Rover hit something on the northbound highway shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday, Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. He lost control of the vehicle, which crashed onto the stairway of a highway pedestrian bridge just south of Linwood Avenue and burst into flames, Guidetti said. Officers Thomas Holden and Nicholas Perna arrived instantly, opened the rear hatch…
Eastchester
Police & Fire
Police Rescue Westchester Woman Violently Attacked By Own Dogs
Fast-acting police officers worked quickly to rescue a woman who was attacked by her own dogs in Westchester. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department responded to a 1st Street home early on Saturday, Sept. 26, where there was a report of an animal attack. Upon arrival, officers located the woman who was being attacked by five pit bulls outside her residence. Police said that the dogs were so relentless that they had to use their tasers on them to help rescue the woman, who suffered severe bites and lacerations during the attack. The woman was ultimately freed from the dogs, tre…
Nassau
Police & Fire
Brothers Rescued From Stranded Boat In Long Island Sound
Two brothers had to be rescued from the Long Island Sound after their rowboat became stranded miles from the shore. Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers responded shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10 after two Brentwood brothers found themselves stranded approximately three miles off Sunken Meadow Beach. Police said that Estras Ruiz Treminio, 19, and Misael Ruiz Treminio, 21, were on a 10-foot rowboat in the Sound with no motor and only one paddle. They were forced to call 911 at 10:10 p.m. when they realized they could not get back to shore. Officers were able to loca…
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Emotional Video Shows Newark Police Rescuing Suicidal Man
The moment Newark police rescued a man threatening to jump over a railing to his death at Riverfront Park was captured in an emotional video. A woman who saw the man flagged down officers in the area around Read Street near Raymond Boulevard shortly before 9:45 p.m. on Feb. 24, authorities said. The officers approached the man and tried to talk him into stepping down from the railing, the video shows. “They’re going to take my daughters away from me,” the man said when asked what was wrong. Additional officers arrived on the scene, and when the man was distracted, they quickly grabbed him…
South Passaic
Police & Fire
Heroism
IN
Action
: Wayne Police Officer Rescues Woman From Burning Home
WAYNE, N.J. – A Wayne police officer pulled a woman through the window of her burning home, saving her life, authorities said. Her frightened husband yelled to Officers Rick Vanderclock and Eric Caffrey that she was still inside the Beechwood Drive house when they arrived at 3:20 a.m. Monday to find the front of the house "fully engulfed in flames" after a seies of explosions, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Vanderclock ran to the back and heard the woman yelling from an open window, Martin said, adding that heavy smoke was pouring out. The officer pulled the woman out and …
