Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Lightning Strike Causes House Fire In Stamford
Lightning strikes wreaked havoc overnight, as fire crews responded to multiple calls in less than an hour, including one causing a house fire. The Stamford Fire Department responded to four calls in an hour on Sunday, June 28, as a storm cell containing strong winds, lightning, and heavy rain moved through the region around 5 p.m., resulting in multiple emergency calls. At approximately 4:54 p.m. on Sunday, there were multiple calls to the department for people requiring assistance and around Wallacks Point area of Stamford on Long Island Sound. According to officials, a report …
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Intoxicated Man Rescued From Boat On Long Island Sound By Police Marine Unit
A man who had allegedly had too much to drink was rescued from a boat on Long Island Sound. The incident took place off the north coast of Long Island around 10:27 p.m., Tuesday, June 16, in Oyster Bay. According to Nassau County Police, the department's boat Marine 6 and Helicopter 4 received a call for a medical emergency in the Long Island Sound approximately one mile north of Lloyd Harbor. Upon arrival, units discovered a man on a boat in and out of consciousness, apparently due to severe intoxication, police said. The man was rescued by Marine 6 and transported to the Oyster Bay boat…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Seven On Sinking Boat Saved By 12-Year-Old's Call For Help
A group of seven people stranded on a sinking boat on Long Island Sound were rescued by police after a call from a 12-year-old onboard. The incident took place around 3:13 p.m., Sunday, May 24, when the Southold Police Department received a call from a 12-year-old boy reporting he was on a boat on the Sound that was sinking. Southhold Police marine units located the vessel about a mile northeast of Duck Pond Road in Cutchogue, police said. A total of seven people were aboard the sinking vessel and brought back to Mattituck Creek, police said. The boat was towed back ashore by a marine tow…
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Body Found Floating In Long Island Sound Near Unoccupied Boat
The body of a man was discovered in the Long Island Sound near an unoccupied boat. It happened in the Gold Coast area along Long Island's North Shore on Sunday morning, May 17. At 8:20 a.m., police in Centre Island received a call about the boat floating in the water. The Nassau County Police Marine Bureau and Nassau County Aviation Units responded along with the assistance of the United States Coast Guard and the Bayville Fire Department. The Nassau County Marine Unit was able to locate the boat in sound about one mile north of Centre Island. The Nassau County Aviation …
Massapequa, NY
News
Three Rescued From Sinking Raft On Long Island Sound
Three men on stuck on a raft which was taking on water were rescued from Long Island Sound. The incident took place in Suffolk County around 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 14, when a 911 caller reported three men were fishing and became stranded in a 10-foot inflatable raft that was drifting out to sea approximately one mile north of Sound Beach, said the Suffolk County Police. Marine Officers Greg Stroh and Mike Malone responded in Marine Delta and located the men in the raft within 15 minutes of the call. The boat's occupants, Carlos Argeta 31, Elmer Argeta, 36, and Moisises Perez, …
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Danbury Man Dies After Kayak Capsizes On Long Island Sound In Stamford
A man who was rescued along with his wife after their kayak capsized on the Long Island Sound has died after being hospitalized. The unidentified man is a Danbury resident in his 20s, according to the Stamford Police. The incident occurred around noon on Sunday, April 26 in the area of 160 Wallacks Drive, said the Stamford Fire Department Deputy Chief Eric Lorenz. When EMS and firefighters arrived on the scene after receiving a 911 call, they were able to locate the woman in the water on the east side of Wallacks Point about 20 feet from the rocks. See Earlier Story…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Hospitalized After Kayak Capsizes On Long Island Sound
A man and woman were hospitalized after a kayak capsized on the Long Island Sound. The incident happened in Fairfield County around noontime on Sunday, April 26. The Stamford Fire Department said it responded to the area of 160 Wallacks Drive for a 9-1-1 report of “someone in a kayak in trouble." Upon arrival, the deputy chief was met by the caller who indicated the location of a woman in the water on the east side of Wallacks Point. The woman was struggling and located approximately 20 feet from the rocks behind the property on Wallacks Drive., the department said At around …
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
CT Pulls Plug On Plan For Tolls, Including On Mile-Long I-684 Stretch
Plans for toll gantries on Connecticut highways - including one on a short stretch of I-684 that would have directly impacted New York drivers disproportionately - have been put on hold.Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont introduced a plan for 12 statewide tolls, including the one on I-684 near the Greenwich-North Castle town line that would have forced truck drivers to pay a toll as high as $20 despite being in the state for only about one mile. The Greenwich toll gantry would have been located between the exit for the Westchester County Airport (Exit 2 in Purchase) on the southbound side and the N…
Somers, NY
Politics
Toll On Mile-Long CT Stretch Of I-684 Would Be 'Unfair Taxation,' Westchester County Exec Says
A proposed toll gantry on a brief stretch of I-684 that runs through Greenwich has drawn criticism from Westchester County Executive George Latimer. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont introduced a plan for 12 statewide tolls, including one in a stretch of I-684 near the Greenwich-North Castle town line that will force truck drivers to pay a toll as high as $20 despite being in the state for only about one mile. The Greenwich toll gantry would be located in between the exit for the Westchester County Airport (Exit 2 in Purchase) on the southbound side and the North Castle border (Exit 3 in Armonk)…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
SUV Found Under Dock In Marina On Long Island Sound
An SUV that went into the water was discovered under a dock along the Long Island Sound. The incident happened on Saturday morning, Feb. 1 at Dolphin’s Cove Marina in Bridgeport, authorities said. The vehicle, which was unoccupied, was found approximately 75 feet from the Public Boat ramp wedged under a boat dock. According to Scott Appleby, Bridgeport’s director of the Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security, an Ice Rescue Thermal imaging camera through the two top roof sunroofs, which were broken out, determined the SUV did not have any occupants. The Bridgepor…
Ridgefield, CT
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Who Died After Boat Overturned In Long Island Sound
Officials have identified the person killed when a 17-foot-boat overturned in Long Island Sound. Eul Lee, 64, from Fort Lee, New Jersey, was killed during a boating accident in Long Island Sound on Sunday, Nov. 3, said the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection State Environmental Conservation Police. The incident took place around 9:45 a.m. when four people were fishing from a vessel in the vicinity of the Stratford Shoals (Middle Ground) Light Station when the vessel capsized, EnCon officials said. The Coast Guard responded from Eatons Neck on Long Island (red marker).Goo…
Ridgefield, CT
Police & Fire
One Dead, Three Hospitalized After Boat Overturns In Long Island Sound
One person has died and three others have been hospitalized after a 17-foot boat overturned in the Long Island Sound, authorities said. Emergency responders rushed to the scene at around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3 after Coast Guard Long Island Sound announced over marine frequency a capsized boat located in the area of Middle Ground, Long Island Sound, Stratford Shoal Buoy, Captain Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police Department said. The US Coast Guard responded from Eatons Neck in the Town of Huntington on Long Island and located three male victims, and took them safely onto …
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