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Vehicle Rollover Traps Driver In Harrison, Leaves Car Stuck On Side Vehicle Rollover Traps Driver In Harrison, Leaves Car Stuck On Side
Vehicle Rollover Traps Driver In Harrison, Leaves Car Stuck On Side A vehicle rollover crash in Westchester left a driver stuck inside until crews could remove the roof of the car.  The crash happened on Wednesday, Aug. 2 just before 11:45 p.m., when firefighters were sent to a rollover crash in Harrison at the intersection of Purchase Street and Cottage Avenue.  According to the Purchase Fire Department, as soon as firefighters arrived at the crash scene, they began efforts to extricate the driver and stabilize the car, which had ended up on its side between a guardrail and trees.  After crews were able to remove the roof to get access to t…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Purchase Post Office Car Crashes Into Purchase Post Office
Car Crashes Into Purchase Post Office Multiple fire departments responded to a Westchester County post office after a car crashed into the building. It happened on Saturday, April 2 in Purchase at the post office located at 3003 Purchase St., officials said. The Purchase Fire Department, Port Chester Fire Department, and Harrison EMS were dispatched to the scene. Officials said the car drove into the vestibule of the Purchase Post Office. No one was injured in the crash, the Purchase Fire Department reported.  Crews were at the scene for about an hour. No further details about the crash were provided. 

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
One Person Found Dead In Harrison, Second Missing, Police Say One Person Found Dead In Harrison, Second Missing, Police Say
One Person Found Dead In Harrison, Second Missing, Police Say After an intense search for a Westchester couple, police have confirmed they have found one person dead and are still searching for the second. The incident began around 1:45 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 2, when Harrison Police received a report of a missing elderly Rye Brook couple, setting off an intensive search of the area. Earlier Report: Storm Ida: One Death Confirmed In Westchester Due To Flash Flooding The search led to an unoccupied vehicle on a guide rail, pinned against a utility pole at Lincoln Avenue and Brookside Way in Purchase, said Chief John Vasta of the …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Soccer Teammate, Harrison Police Officers, EMS Save Man With CPR Soccer Teammate, Harrison Police Officers, EMS Save Man With CPR
Soccer Teammate, Harrison Police Officers, EMS Save Man With CPR A first responder in Westchester was in the right place at the right time as he came to the aid of a soccer player who suffered a cardiac incident at an area high school. Officers from the Harrison Police Department responded to the high school at 8:50 p.m. on Wednesday, May 19, where there was a report of a man who had become unconscious. Responding officers arrived at the scene to find Jeremy Lang, a volunteer fireman in West Harrison and a soccer player, performing CPR on another player who had fallen. Lang said that he witnessed the man collapse on the field while playing, ran over, id…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Extricated In Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer In Purchase One Extricated In Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer In Purchase
One Extricated In Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer In Purchase One person was extricated from a van following a two-vehicle crash that also involved a tractor-trailer on I-684. The crash took place Monday morning, Jan. 21 northbound near I-287 in Purchase, said officials with the Purchase Fire Department. Personnel from Purchase, along with the West Harrison Fire Department, Harrison EMS were dispatched to scene were they extricated the trapped person, the department said. The injured individual was transported to a local hospital for treatment of unknown injuries. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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by Kathy Reakes