Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Young Girl Rescued After Getting Stuck In Swing At Croton-On-Hudson Park Young Girl Rescued After Getting Stuck In Swing At Croton-On-Hudson Park
Young Girl Rescued After Getting Stuck In Swing At Croton-On-Hudson Park First responders and police were dispatched to a park in Northern Westchester after a girl became trapped in a swing.  The incident happened on Saturday, Sept. 9 around 12:30 p.m., when firefighters and police responded to Senasqua Park in Croton-on-Hudson, where a young girl had become stuck in a swing with possible injuries to her legs, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. Arriving firefighters and Croton Police officers then worked together to lift the girl while the swing was cut down, relieving the painful tension she had been suffering from. After this, crews …

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by Ben Crnic
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
1 Dead, 1 Critical When Car Slams Concrete Barrier In Philadelphia 1 Dead, 1 Critical When Car Slams Concrete Barrier In Philadelphia
1 Dead, 1 Critical When Car Slams Concrete Barrier In Philadelphia One person died and another was critically injured in a Philadelphia crash Thursday, Sept. 7, police said. It happened at 600 N. Delaware Avenue around 6:15 p.m., police said. A 58-year-old man was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead just after 7:05 p.m. One of two passengers was placed in critical condition, while an update on the third victim wasn't immediately available. Footage from the scene posted to Citizen shows first responders extricating the victims from an older Honda sedan that struck the concrete barrier.

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Mutual Aid Helps Boy, 4, From Family Of North Jersey First Responders Begin Cancer Fight Mutual Aid Helps Boy, 4, From Family Of North Jersey First Responders Begin Cancer Fight
Mutual Aid Helps Boy, 4, From Family Of North Jersey First Responders Begin Cancer Fight A 4-year-old boy who comes from a family of North Jersey first responders has headed into a battle with the additional love and support of friends, fellow public servants and others. Jonathan Benkovic has Wilms tumor. Also known as nephroblastoma, it's a pediatric cancer that often affects children 3 to 4 years old. Next week he'll begin chemotherapy treatments that are expected to last 30 weeks. A community of public servants are all pulling for Jonathan, who comes from a family of heroes. The sheriff’s PBA Local 134, along with police and firefighters in Hasbrouck Heights and Hackensack…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Trapped In Industrial Machinery Dies In NJ Man Trapped In Industrial Machinery Dies In NJ
Man Trapped In Industrial Machinery Dies In NJ First responders' attempts to save a man trapped in industrial machinery were futile as the man died on Friday morning, Aug. 25, in Ocean County. OSHA is investigating the fatality at Cambridge Pavingstones, according to Lenore Uddyback-Fortson, regional director of the federal agency. The man was found unresponsive in the machine at 10 Havenwood Court in Lakewood just after 7:30 a.m., Lakewood police said. Responders were able to free the man and began life-saving measures. Unfortunately, efforts were unsuccessful and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, police sa…

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by Jon Craig
Bedford, NY
Police & Fire
Injured Hiker Rescued From Wooded Preserve In Bedford Injured Hiker Rescued From Wooded Preserve In Bedford
Injured Hiker Rescued From Wooded Preserve In Bedford After becoming injured miles-deep in the woods at a nature preserve in Northern Westchester, a hiker had to be rescued by first responders.  The rescue happened on Sunday, Aug. 20 around 10:45 a.m., when the Banksville Fire Department received a report of an injured hiker at the Mianus River Gorge Preserve in Bedford.  According to the department, the hiker was around two miles deep into the forest and was unable to leave the preserve without help from first responders.  Minutes later, fire crews arrived at the preserve and used all-terrain vehicles to help get the hiker out…

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by Ben Crnic
Elizabeth, NJ
Lifestyle
Metallica's Rob Trujillo Gives Subtle Shoutout To Elizabeth Fire EMS During MetLife Concert Metallica's Rob Trujillo Gives Subtle Shoutout To Elizabeth Fire EMS During MetLife Concert
Metallica's Rob Trujillo Gives Subtle Shoutout To Elizabeth Fire EMS During MetLife Concert Elizabeth's first responders were put on full display in the best way Friday, Aug. 4. Metallica bassist Rob Trujillo rocked an Elizabeth Fire EMS T-Shirt while performing at MetLife Stadium. According to the department, EMT Nancy Herrera gave Trujillo a shirt as a gift a few months back when he was signing autographs at Bayway Liquors. Rob Trujillo from Metallica wore an Elizabeth Fire EMS T-Shirt tonight during his concert at MetLife Stadium. a few... Posted by Friends of Elizabeth NJ EMS locals 87 & 309 on Friday, August 4, 2023 Things came full circle at Friday's show, as Her…

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by Cecilia Levine
Gaithersburg, MD
Traffic
Motorcyclist Trapped Under Dump Truck In Maryland Crash Near School (DEVELOPING) Motorcyclist Trapped Under Dump Truck In Maryland Crash Near School (DEVELOPING)
Motorcyclist Trapped Under Dump Truck In Maryland Crash Near School (Developing) Another motorcyclist in Maryland has suffered serious injuries after crashing into the back of a dump truck, authorities say. At approximately 5 p.m. on Monday afternoon, officials said that a motorcyclist drove into the back of the truck on Ridge Road near Hawkes Road, leading to road closures in the area after the person was trapped underneath the vehicle. First responders were able to extricate the biker from under the dump truck, and he was treated for traumatic injuries. Ridge Rd., & Hawkes Road., IAO Cedar Grove Elementary school, Damascus, collision, involving dump truck &am…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Near-Drowning Victims Airlifted After Being Pulled From DC Pool: Reports Near-Drowning Victims Airlifted After Being Pulled From DC Pool: Reports
Near-Drowning Victims Airlifted After Being Pulled From DC Pool: Reports Two near-drowning victims at a Washington DC pool were resuscitated by a CPR instructor who happened to be nearby and DC's first responders, according to various news reports. After the man and woman were pulled from the bottom of the deep end at the Theodore Hagans Pool around 5 p.m., Thursday, July 13, Jermaine Hunter got to work, as reported by WJLA. Hunter has 15 years of CPR instruction, he told the outlet. MPD officers, lifeguards and Hunter continued CPR until DC Fire and EMS arrived, who were able to resuscitate the victims, they confirmed.  According to Fox5, the victims…

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by Cecilia Levine
Northern Highlands, NJ
Police & Fire
Pickup Crashes Through Route 17 Guardrail, Down Embankment Pickup Crashes Through Route 17 Guardrail, Down Embankment
Pickup Crashes Through Route 17 Guardrail, Down Embankment A driver and passenger escaped serious injury when their pickup truck crashed through a Route 17 guardrail and landed on its side down an embankment, responders said. It was just past the bus stop at the Sheridan Avenue exit on the southbound highway in Waldwick just past 2 a.m. Wednesday when the Chevy Silverado barreled through the rail and landed on its driver's side. Waldwick firefighters stabilized the truck, then used a ladder to get the two occupants out. Waldwick firefighters cut a section of guardrail away so the pickup could be removed following the crash off southbound Route…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Obituaries
'Icon To The Community': NJ Ground Zero First Responder Mickey McCabe Dead At 76 'Icon To The Community': NJ Ground Zero First Responder Mickey McCabe Dead At 76
'Icon To The Community': NJ Ground Zero First Responder Mickey McCabe Dead At 76 Mickey McCabe was all about helping the City of Bayonne. The longtime first responder and community leader died on Monday, June 19 after a long battle with lung cancer, according to his obituary.  McCabe and his wife Judy started McCabe Ambulance Company, which they operated for more than 50 years, his obituary reads.  McCabe was also co-founder and chairperson of the board of BCB Community Bank and a founding member of the Bayonne St. Patrick's Parade Committee, according to his obituary. On 9/11, McCabe went to Manhattan to be a part of the rescue efforts at Ground Zero, working at the…

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by Sam Barron
Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
Three Killed After Car Crashes Into MD Quarry, Sheriff Says (DEVELOPING) Three Killed After Car Crashes Into MD Quarry, Sheriff Says (DEVELOPING)
Three Killed After Car Crashes Into MD Quarry, Sheriff Says (Developing) The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that two women and a man were involved in a triple-fatal single-car crash at the Union Bridge Quarry on Sunday morning. At approximately 8:35 a.m. on Sunday, June 4, members of the sheriff’s office were called to investigate a reported crash with a vehicle in the bottom of the dry quarry near Lehigh Road and Peter Shriner Road. One woman was ejected from the vehicle, according to police. All three people inside the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. “We are still on the scene at the Heidelberg Material-owned U…

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by Zak Failla
Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
Severe Crash: Both Drivers Walk Away From South Deerfield Wreck, Despite Damage To Cars Severe Crash: Both Drivers Walk Away From South Deerfield Wreck, Despite Damage To Cars
Severe Crash: Both Drivers Walk Away From South Deerfield Wreck, Despite Damage To Cars Somehow, no one was seriously injured in a South Deerfield wreck on Tuesday, May 23, that trapped one driver inside their car and totaled another, authorities said.  The two-car crash happened just before 5 p.m. at the intersection of Mill Village Road and Greenfield Road, South Deerfield first responders said. When firefighters arrived, they found one car on its side with the driver trapped inside.  Crews pulled out the windshield and freed the driver, who walked away with only minor injuries. Though, officials took them to Cooley Dickinson Health Care Northampton for e…

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by Josh Lanier