Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Long Island Pit Collapse Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Long Island Pit Collapse
Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Long Island Pit Collapse The body of the second worker killed when sand collapsed on them as they were installing a septic tank in a pit on Long Island has been recovered. The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 in Upper Brookville on the 1200 block of Wolver Hollow Road near the intersection of Pine Valley Road. The two men, ages 57 and 45, were working at the bottom of an excavated site about 30 feet below the surface where septic rings were being installed. According to Nassau County Police Department, Old Brookville Police officers responded to a 911 call for an excavation site accident. While…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Details Emerge In Fatal Long Island Pit Collapse Details Emerge In Fatal Long Island Pit Collapse
Details Emerge In Fatal Long Island Pit Collapse Click here for an updated story: Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Long Island Pit Collapse Details have been released after a worker died and a second contractor was presumed dead when sand collapsed on them as they were installing a septic tank in a pit on Long Island. The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 in Upper Brookville on the 1200 block of Wolver Hollow Road near the intersection of Pine Valley Road. The two men working at the site are ages 57 and 45. The area the men were working was about 25 to 30 feet below the surface. According to Nassa…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Two Men Dead After Sand Collapse At Long Island Residence Under Construction Two Men Dead After Sand Collapse At Long Island Residence Under Construction
Two Men Dead After Sand Collapse At Long Island Residence Under Construction This story has been updated. Two workers installing a septic tank died after becoming trapped when sand collapsed on them on Long Island. The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. in Upper Brookville on the 1200 block of Wolver Hollow Road near the intersection of Pine Valley Road. The two men working at the site are ages 57 and 45. The area the men were working was about 25 to 30 feet below the surface. According to Nassau County Police Department, Old Brookville Police officers responded to a 911 call for an excavation site accident. The two men were working at the bottom of an excavated…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
News
Two Men Dead After Sand Collapse At Long Island Residence Under Construction Two Men Dead After Sand Collapse At Long Island Residence Under Construction
Two Men Dead After Sand Collapse At Long Island Residence Under Construction This story has been updated. Two workers installing a septic tank died after becoming trapped when sand collapsed on them on Long Island. The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. in Upper Brookville on the 1200 block of Wolver Hollow Road near the intersection of Pine Valley Road. The two men working at the site are ages 57 and 45. The area the men were working was about 25 to 30 feet below the surface. According to Nassau County Police Department, Old Brookville Police officers responded to a 911 call for an excavation site accident. The two men were working at the bottom of an excavated…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Officers Rescue Long Island Man Attempting To Hang Himself, Police Say Officers Rescue Long Island Man Attempting To Hang Himself, Police Say
Officers Rescue Long Island Man Attempting To Hang Himself, Police Say A Long Island man who was attempting to hang himself was rescued by a quick-moving team of responding officers. It happened Friday, Nov. 1 at 5:50 p.m. in Massapequa. According to Nassau County Police, units responded to a Massapequa residence on a report of a suicidal male who had locked himself in a bedroom with a knife.  Upon arrival of the Emergency Services Unit, officers breached the door of the bedroom where the subject was attempting to hang himself with an electrical cord and several zip ties, police said.  One of the Emergency Services Unit officers lifted the aided to…

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by Joe Lombardi
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Man Surrenders To Police After Standoff In Norwalk Man Surrenders To Police After Standoff In Norwalk
Man Surrenders To Police After Standoff In Norwalk A 52-year-old man has been apprehended following a standoff with police in Norwalk. Norwalk Police officers responded to Creeping Hemlock Drive for a report of a despondent male at around 10:40 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27. The man, Joseph Sander, made threats to harm another individual within his residence, police said. When officers arrived they observed a female victim on the front steps with Sander standing next to her with a knife. She was able to escape without injury.  Sander quickly returned to the house, starting the standoff.  The Emergency …

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Two Teen Jet Skiers Rescued In Oceanside Two Teen Jet Skiers Rescued In Oceanside
Two Teen Jet Skiers Rescued In Oceanside Two jet skiers were rescued by a quick-moving team of emergency responders on Long Island. At 7: 17 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, a report came in of two teenage boys stranded in the marsh area on their jet skis near Parsonage Cove in Oceanside, according to Nassau County Police. One of the teens, 17, was close to the shore and assisted by a civilian prior to police arrival. The second teen, 17, was further into the marsh and rescued by a Nassau County Police helicopter then taken to a safe location, said police. Neither of the teenagers was injured, according to police. Emergency Services Unit, M…

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by Donna Christopher
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Paterson Detectives, Uniformed Officers Converge To Seize Assault Rifle, Suspect Paterson Detectives, Uniformed Officers Converge To Seize Assault Rifle, Suspect
Paterson Detectives, Uniformed Officers Converge To Seize Assault Rifle, Suspect Detectives and uniformed Paterson police converged on a local home where an investigator watching a surveillance monitor from headquarters saw a man stash what turned out to be an assault rifle under a stairway, authorities said. Detectives assigned to the Special Investigation Division Street Crime Unit were at roll call to start their shifts Thursday evening when the “ShotSpotter” – a system that alerts them to shots fired -- was activated at 12th Avenue and East 23rd Street, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Detective James Jenkins rushed to a monitor that showed a surveillance camera…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Man Barricades Himself Inside Bedroom In Fairfield House Man Barricades Himself Inside Bedroom In Fairfield House
Man Barricades Himself Inside Bedroom In Fairfield House A 36-year-old man who was off his medications held police at bay for several hours before surrendering. The incident took place around 1:46 a.m. Tuesday when Fairfield Police Department officers responded to the area of University Drive for a report of an emotionally disturbed man who had gone off of his medication, said Fairfield Police Lt. Robert Kalamaras. The man made several comments about killing himself and his family members and barricaded himself in his bedroom, Kalamaras. "Officers established communications with the man where he made several request…

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by Kathy Reakes
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Three-Hour SWAT Standoff With Emotionally Troubled Englewood Man Ends Peacefully Three-Hour SWAT Standoff With Emotionally Troubled Englewood Man Ends Peacefully
Three-Hour SWAT Standoff With Emotionally Troubled Englewood Man Ends Peacefully No charges will be filed against an emotionally troubled 37-year-old Englewood man armed with scissors who kept police at bay for more than three hours, insisting they commit "suicide by cop" by shooting him, authorities said. Responding officers to a 1:30 p.m. call in the Forest Gardens apartment complex on East Forest Avenue found him inside "armed with the scissors, acting irrationally, telling the officers to shoot him and that he was going to harm himself and others," Capt. Timothy Torell told Daily Voice. The officers summoned their department's Emergency Services …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Port Authority Officers Grab Suicidal Man On GWB Port Authority Officers Grab Suicidal Man On GWB
Port Authority Officers Grab Suicidal Man On GWB Two Port Authority police officers grabbed a man whose father said was threatening to jump from the George Washington Bridge. PAPD Emergency Services Unit Officers Raymond DeVito and Christopher Taffera found the 30-year-old man Queens man sitting on the south walkway Friday near the area of the New York tower that doesn't have protective fencing and took him into custody without incident, authority spokeswoman Lenis Rodrigues said. He was then taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center for evaluation.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
CT State Police K-9 Officer Will Get Protective Vest CT State Police K-9 Officer Will Get Protective Vest
CT State Police K-9 Officer Will Get Protective Vest The next time Connecticut State Police canine Porter steps out into the field, he’ll be sporting some of the same protective gear as his human partner. Porter is the happy recipient of a new bullet and stab protective vest, which was donated from Vested Interest in K9s, a not-for-profit organization. The vest was sponsored by a fundraiser hosted by Kim Dance in Harwington and is expected to be ready for the state police dog within eight to 10 weeks. Once completed, Porter’s new vest will be embroidered with the quote “This gift of protection provided by Protect a Hero.” According to police…

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by Zak Failla