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Officers Save Life Of Man Found Foaming At Mouth In Mount Kisco Business Officers Save Life Of Man Found Foaming At Mouth In Mount Kisco Business
Officers Save Life Of Man Found Foaming At Mouth In Mount Kisco Business Thanks to quick action from officers, the life of a man who was found foaming at the mouth at a Northern Westchester business was saved.  The harrowing incident began during the week of Monday, Jan. 22 at a business in Mount Kisco on Hubbels Drive, when officers found a 58-year-old man in cardiac arrest lying on the ground and foaming at the mouth, the Westchester County Police Department announced on Tuesday, Jan. 30.  Although a civilian at the business had already performed some chest compressions, police found that the man was unresponsive with no pulse, and Officers …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Officer Saves Unresponsive Baby At Northern Westchester Home: 'Every Second Counted' Officer Saves Unresponsive Baby At Northern Westchester Home: 'Every Second Counted'
Officer Saves Unresponsive Baby At Northern Westchester Home: 'Every Second Counted' Thanks to quick and skillful action, an officer was able to save the life of a baby who had become unresponsive at a Northern Westchester residence. The incident began at around 1:50 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18, when a Mount Kisco family reported that their 1-year-old child was non-responsive and not breathing, according to Westchester County Police. Soon after this, police arrived at the residence, the exact location of which was not released, and Officer Stephen Samuel took the baby from her relatives to begin CPR. Additionally, Samuel also turned the baby over and administered several back…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
24-Year-Old Man Ejected, Critically Injured In Bedford Crash: Police 24-Year-Old Man Ejected, Critically Injured In Bedford Crash: Police
24-Year-Old Man Ejected, Critically Injured In Bedford Crash: Police A serious crash left a 24-year-old man critically injured in Northern Westchester and also resulted in the arrest of an uninvolved person at the scene who allegedly impeded the investigation into the incident, police said.  The crash happened on Sunday, Sept. 17 just before 5:20 p.m. in the area of Advance Auto Parts in Bedford at 794 North Bedford Rd. (Route 117), according to Bedford Police Lt. Jeffrey Gulick.  According to Gulick, arriving officers found that a vehicle collided with a van from behind before coming to rest in the Advance Auto Parts parking lot.  The driver…

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by Ben Crnic
News
8-Year-Old In Cardiac Arrest Saved By First Responders In Hudson Valley 8-Year-Old In Cardiac Arrest Saved By First Responders In Hudson Valley
8-Year-Old In Cardiac Arrest Saved By First Responders In Hudson Valley An 8-year-old girl who went into cardiac arrest at a gymnastics facility in the Hudson Valley was saved thanks to quick action from police and first responders who knew exactly what to do.  The rescue started in Putnam County on Saturday, May 20 just after 4:30 p.m., when Carmel Police, members of the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, and Ambulunz medic units were sent to a local gymnastics facility on a report of an 8-year-old girl not breathing, according to Lt. Michael Bodo.  Once arriving at the scene, officers and first responders found that the girl was in cardiac arrest an…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large: Double Shooting Leaves 19-Year-Old Dead In Westchester Suspect At Large: Double Shooting Leaves 19-Year-Old Dead In Westchester
Suspect At Large: Double Shooting Leaves 19-Year-Old Dead In Westchester Authorities are searching for the suspect involved in a fatal double shooting in Westchester that killed a 19-year-old and left a second teenager injured.  The incident happened on Wednesday, May 31 around 8:20 p.m. in Yonkers in the area of 55 Morris St., according to Yonkers Police.  At that time, two victims in a black sedan were shot at through the car's driver's window. This resulted in a 19-year-old Yonkers man being hit at least two times, including once in the chest, and an 18-year-old Yonkers man being struck at least once in his leg.  First responders soon arrived …

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Found Dead At Park In Area, Police Say Man Found Dead At Park In Area, Police Say
Man Found Dead At Park In Area, Police Say The body of a man was found at a park in the Hudson Valley by a passerby. The body was discovered around 4 a.m., Thursday, June 17, in Rockland County, at Spring Valley’s Memorial Park. The person who found the body called 911 and officers responded to the park where a bystander was attempting to perform CPR, said Spring Valley PD Detective Matt Galli. Police officers took over the attempt to save the man's life, but he was declared dead at the park, Galli said. The body was brought to the medical examiner’s office and an autopsy will be performed to determine a cause of death, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Officers, Firefighter, EMS Save Soccer Player With CPR, AED In Westchester Police Officers, Firefighter, EMS Save Soccer Player With CPR, AED In Westchester
Police Officers, Firefighter, EMS Save Soccer Player With CPR, AED In Westchester 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
Reward Offered For Information On Fatal Northern Westchester Crash Reward Offered For Information On Fatal Northern Westchester Crash
Reward Offered For Information On Fatal Northern Westchester Crash A $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest is being offered after a fatal crash involving a bicyclist in Northern Westchester. At about 10:50 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23, Yorktown Police responded to Birdsall Drive at the Westchester County Trailway bicycle path for a report of a bicyclist struck by a vehicle.  Police located the victim lying in the roadway with CPR being performed by a bystander.  The victim was taken to the hospital and later died as a result of the injuries.  An investigation determined that the victim was struck by a vehicle that had fled the scen…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Estranged Husband In Missing Mom Case Rushed To Hospital After Being Found Unresponsive Estranged Husband In Missing Mom Case Rushed To Hospital After Being Found Unresponsive
Estranged Husband In Missing Mom Case Rushed To Hospital After Being Found Unresponsive Click here for an updated story: Estranged Husband In Missing Mom Case Alive Following Suicide Attempt, Police Say Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of missing Fairfield County mother of five Jennifer Farber Dulos, has been rushed to the hospital after being found unresponsive at his Farmington, Connecticut home, authorities said. New Canaan Police said that Dulos was found unresponsive at his Farmington home on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Eyewitness News 3 is reported that police and paramedics could be seen on the property of his Jefferson Crossing home and that Dulos is dead, according to polic…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Boy, 8, Dies After Boat Carrying Eight Flips Over In Area Boy, 8, Dies After Boat Carrying Eight Flips Over In Area
Boy, 8, Dies After Boat Carrying Eight Flips Over In Area An 8-year-old boy drowned after being underwater for some time when a boat carrying seven children and one adult flipped over in Haverstraw Bay. The incident took place around 1:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18, about 100 feet off of Haverstraw Bay, said Rockland County Sheriff's Chief William Barbera. According to Barbera, the boat flipped over sending all eight occupants into the water. Most clung to the boat until help arrived, but the boy went underwater. The child was recovered by dive team members, who immediately began CPR, Barbera said.  The other six children were also transported t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Boy, 8, Dies After Boat Carrying Eight Flips Over In Area Boy, 8, Dies After Boat Carrying Eight Flips Over In Area
Boy, 8, Dies After Boat Carrying Eight Flips Over In Area This story has been updated. An 8-year-old boy drowned after being underwater for some time when a boat carrying seven children and one adult flipped over in Haverstraw Bay. The incident took place around 1:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18, about 100 feet off of Haverstraw Bay, said Rockland County Sheriff's Chief William Barbera. According to Barbera, the boat flipped over sending all eight occupants into the water. Most clung to the boat until help arrived, but the boy went underwater. The child was recovered by dive team members, who immediately began CPR, Barbera said.  The other six ch…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
5-Year-Old Killed In Two-Car Hudson Valley Crash Identified 5-Year-Old Killed In Two-Car Hudson Valley Crash Identified
5-Year-Old Killed In Two-Car Hudson Valley Crash Identified A 5-year-old girl was killed during a horrific crash on Route 17 when the pickup truck she was riding in crossed the center lane and slammed into another truck, police said. Charkeilys Viera of Rochester, who was not in a child seat or seatbelt, was killed when she was ejected from the vehicle around 2:48 p.m. Monday, said Eric Chaboty, with the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office. Sgt. Blake Starner driving eastbound on Route 17, just east of exit 105 in Monticello, when he came upon the crash that had just occurred, Chaboty said.  According to Starner, a 1998 GMC S15 pickup truck driving by…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Officers Respond Quickly, Save Life Of Woman After High Ridge Road 911 Call Officers Respond Quickly, Save Life Of Woman After High Ridge Road 911 Call
Officers Respond Quickly, Save Life Of Woman After High Ridge Road 911 Call Two Stamford police officers helped save a woman's life by performing CPR while she was suffering a heart attack, according to the Stamford Police. The incident took place around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday when a 52-year-old woman stopped her vehicle on High Ridge Road after she began feeling sick, said Sgt. Kenneth Jarrett. She began calling for help and a nearby neighbor heard her cries and called 911, he said. Within minutes, officers Logan Pavia and Aaron Miller arrived on scene and could tell that the woman was in trouble and having a heart attack.  The two immediately began performing CPR o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Medical Examiner Will Determine Why 4-Month-Old Died In Stamford Medical Examiner Will Determine Why 4-Month-Old Died In Stamford
Medical Examiner Will Determine Why 4-Month-Old Died In Stamford Stamford police said the cause of death of a four-month-old baby girl from Tennessee who was found dead in a local hotel will likely be due to a medical issue. Police were notified of the death around 7 a.m. Saturday after the mother woke up at the America Best Value Inn in Stamford and found her small daughter was not breathing. The mother, 25-year-old Bethany Broyles of Elizabethton, Tenn., immediately called 911, said Sgt. Paul Guzda. When officers arrived on the scene, Officer Keli Reynolds immediately began CPR on the child before she was transported to Stamford Hospital where she was…

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by Kathy Reakes