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Police & Fire
Man Struggling In Long Island Sound Rescued, Stamford Police Say
A 70-year-old man was saved from drowning by police after his canoe capsized and he was struggling in the water on Long Island Sound. The rescue took place around 12:53 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 12, when the Stamford Police responded to a report of a capsized canoe and a man struggling in the water off Sea Beach Drive, said Stamford Police. Officers quickly arrived on scene and saw Aurelio Toldeo, of Stamford, struggling to hold on to a floating dock about 40 yards from shore, police said. Toldeo yelled to officers that he was cramping up in the water and could not pull himself up on the…
Police & Fire
Good Samaritans Drag Injured Man From Burning Car In Milford
A man was saved from a burning vehicle following a crash by two Good Samaritans. The incident took place around 8:30 p.m., Saturday, July 28, when the Milford Police Department responded to a crash on West River Street near Wolf Harbor Road, said Officer Joseph Dempsey of the Milford Police Department. When officers arrived on the scene, they found that a vehicle had run off the roadway and hit a large tree causing serious front end damage, before bursting into flames. The driver managed to crawl out of the vehicle but was not able to move far from it, as he had suffered serious,…
Police & Fire
Raccoon With Head Stuck In Peanut Butter Jar Rescued In Westport
It’s not just cats that firefighters save from trees. Crews from the Westport Fire Department came to the rescue of a curious raccoon that found itself in a precarious position when it got its head stuck in a peanut butter jar. Firefighters were able to free the animal from its confines and it took off into the woods following the scare. According to wildlife officials, "in addition to being able to climb, dig, and swim, raccoons have thumb-like digits on their front paws that allow them to grab, twist, pull, and tear. "This allows them to open trash cans, dig through garbage, and g…
Police & Fire
Four In Water Clinging To Sinking Boat Rescued In Westport
Four men clinging to a partially submerged boat in the Long Island Sound that was spotted by a nearby oyster boat were rescued by a police marine unit in Westport. At approximately 2:30 p.m., Tuesday afternoon, June 18, the Westport Marine Unit responded to a call of four people in the water near Peck’s Ledge Lighthouse. An oyster boat reported the incident to the Norwalk Police Department who in turn, alerted Westport officers, Westport Police said. The boat was reportedly clearly overloaded and partially submerged with four occupants clinging to it, according to the report. The me…
Police & Fire
Distraught Man Rescued From Long Island Sound
Members of the Greenwich Police Marine Section assisted in the rescue of a distraught man from the Long Island Sound off of Mamaroneck on Saturday afternoon, June 1. Officers Frank DiPietro and Joseph Turscanyi of the Greenwich Police Departments Marine Section received a Mayday call requesting assistance with a vessel in distress and a man overboard in the area of navigation buoy 40, according to Greenwich Police. When the officers arrived they saw rescuers from local municipalities, the United States Coast Guard and Good Samaritans attempting to remove someone from the water who was activ…
Police & Fire
Three Stranded In Raft On Long Island Sound Rescued
Three men who became stranded in a six-foot inflatable raft in the Long Island Sound have been rescued. Suffolk County Police were notified by the Coast Guard at approximately 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 19 of an inflatable raft with three male occupants that were unable to make it back to shore. The three were fishing in the Long Island Sound, near Crane Neck Road in Setauket, when they were pulled approximately two miles offshore, Suffolk County Police said. Their boat did not have a motor and they were unable to paddle back due to winds blowing between 15 and 20 miles per hour. Marine B…
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Bridgeport Man Rushes To Rescue Woman From Burning Car On I-95
Quick action by two witnesses to a car crash saved a Norwalk woman's life after she experienced a medical emergency on I-95. The incident took place around noon Wednesday when both Bridgeport resident Frederico Davis and Connecticut Conservation Police Officer John Hey witnessed a two-car motor vehicle accident in the area of the Black Rock Turnpike overpass, said officials with the Fairfield Fire Department. As a result of the crash, one of the vehicle's began filling with smoke as it burned. Davis and Hey jumped into action and removed the semi-conscious driver from the vehicle before lif…
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Lifeguard From Fairfield County Rescues Three In Canoe
At the end of a long day on the beach, a 22-year-old lifeguard at a local beach club saved three fishermen who had capsized the canoe off Shippan Point. The event took place around 8 p.m. Saturday about 100 yards offshore of Woodway Beach Club, when lifeguard Morgan Carson of New Canaan saw what he thought was three men struggling in the water just off the point, said Stamford Police Sgt. Kevin Fitzgibbons. "He grabbed his rescue kayak and headed into the water to rescue the men," Fitzgibbons. When Carson reached the men they all had on life jackets but were intoxicated, so he he…
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Large Gas Explosion Blows Out Windows, Doors At Fairfield County Home
A man and a woman who is nine months pregnant escaped a large gas explosion at a Norwalk home that blew out all the windows and started a fire. The explosion happened around 5 a.m. Tuesday at 10 Deepwood Lane, according to the Norwalk Fire Department. All the windows and doors were blown off the house, the department said. The two occupants home at the time were able to escape because they were upstairs and there was a window cracked. When firefighters arrived they encountered heavy smoke and fire showing from the basement and garage area, the department added. Three engines and two truc…
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Westport Police Officers Honored For Life-Saving Actions
Two Westport police officers were honored last week for meritorious service by the Police Commissioners Association of Connecticut. Receiving the awards were Officers Samuel Sabin and David Scinto at the Meritorious Dinner held at the Grassy Hill Country Club in Orange on Wednesday, March 28. Officers Sabin and Scinto were presented with awards for service above and beyond what is normally expected of law enforcement personnel in performance of their duties. They were two of eight officers recognized at the ceremony. Sabin received the Meritorious Service Award for his quick and decisive l…
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Driver Extricated After Tree Falls On Pickup Truck In New Canaan
New Cannan firefighters were able to save a pickup truck driver after a tree fell right on his windshield, trapping him in the vehicle.The incident happened around 3 p.m., March 2 when the driver was on Canoe Hill Road, said New Cannan Fire Chief Jack Hennessey. The driver was able to be pulled out by firefighters using the jaws of life, the chief said. "Luckily, considering how severe the accident was, the driver received non-life threatening injuries," Hennessey said. Assisting at the incident included the New Canaan Police and the Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
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