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Greenwich, Stamford Firefighters Help Battle Intense Blaze At Residence Greenwich, Stamford Firefighters Help Battle Intense Blaze At Residence
Greenwich, Stamford Firefighters Help Battle Intense Blaze At Residence Firefighters from several departments spent hours fighting a blaze at a Northern Westchester residence that required nearly 100,000 gallons of water and an excavator to completely extinguish. Updated Report - Update: Funds Come To Pound Ridge Firefighter Hurt In Blaze The blaze began on Monday morning, April 8 at a residence on Long Ridge Road in Bedford, according to the Bedford Fire Department. After crews arrived at the home at around 7:30 a.m., they searched the building and found no one inside. Firefighters then began dousing the flames, which were tearing through the sides and r…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Driver Hits Horse In Area Driver Hits Horse In Area
Driver Hits Horse In Area A horse was killed after being hit by a vehicle in Northern Westchester. The crash took place late Monday, Feb. 17 on Route 121 in Bedford when the horse had gotten loose and was in the roadway, said the Bedford Fire Department. According to the department, a second loose horse was cared for by members of the fire department.  A firefighter on the scene involved with the equestrian community was able to contact a veterinarian to come to the scene to care for the second animal.  With the owner located, the veterinarian and owner were assisted by the department to get the horse ba…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Trapped In I-684 Rollover Crash Two Trapped In I-684 Rollover Crash
Two Trapped In I-684 Rollover Crash Two people were injured after being trapped in a single-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester. The crash took place around 1 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 16, on 1-684 in Bedford, said the Armonk Fire Department. When crews arrived on the scene, they found one car that had rolled down a large embankment in the trees on the edge of I-684 with two people trapped in the car, the department said.  Two people were rescued after being trapped following a rollover crash.Armonk Fire Department/Facebook Mutual aid was requested from the Bedford Fire Department to assist with the extrication due to the nat…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Details Released On Crash That Caused I-684 Closure, Serious Injuries To Three Children Details Released On Crash That Caused I-684 Closure, Serious Injuries To Three Children
Details Released On Crash That Caused I-684 Closure, Serious Injuries To Three Children Details have been released following the serious New Year's Day crash that caused the hours-long closure of a stretch of I-684 and in which three children were seriously injured, two of whom were ejected from the vehicle involved. The crash happened northbound on Wednesday, Jan. 1 at around 11:10 a.m. in Bedford. An initial state police investigation found the driver, Maribel Mota, 49, of Waterbury, Connecticut, operating a 2019 Toyota Corolla, in the area of mile marker 11.2, fell asleep while behind the wheel.  The Corolla drifted into the left guide rail, then across all lanes…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Parent Charged After Cops Break Up Bedford Underage Drinking Party Parent Charged After Cops Break Up Bedford Underage Drinking Party
Parent Charged After Cops Break Up Bedford Underage Drinking Party A 48-year-old parent has been charged after police broke up an underage drinking party in Northern Westchester. Police received a complaint about the party at a home on Cartway Lane East in Bedford Village just before 11 p.m. Saturday, March 23. Responding officers discovered numerous youths under age 21, including an extremely intoxicated 17-year-old boy, Bedford Police said. An ambulance from the Bedford Fire Department arrived to treat the teen, who refused medical attention and was released to a parent, police said. Police say they discovered the parent of another 17-year-old who was h…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Missing Area Man Found Missing Area Man Found
Missing Area Man Found Update The 68-year-old man who went missing in Northern Westchester on Monday, Aug. 13 has been found, Bedford Police announced Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 15. A third formal search was conducted for John A. Vasile late Wednesday morning, police said, and Vasile was located - conscious and alert - within the Bedford Village hamlet. He was transported to the Northern Westchester Hospital Center for evaluation. "Today, following a collaborative effort involving multiple agencies, John Vasile has been successfully reunited with his family," Bedford Police Chief Melvin Padilla said. T…

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by Joe Lombardi