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Officer Saves Unresponsive Baby At Hudson Valley Home: 'Every Second Counted' Officer Saves Unresponsive Baby At Hudson Valley Home: 'Every Second Counted'
Officer Saves Unresponsive Baby At Hudson Valley 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
Off-Duty Firefighter, Driver Detail Revival Of Orange County Woman Ejected In Parkway Crash Off-Duty Firefighter, Driver Detail Revival Of Orange County Woman Ejected In Parkway Crash
Off-Duty Firefighter, Driver Detail Revival Of Orange County Woman Ejected In Parkway Crash An off-duty firefighter, nurse, and passing driver revived an Orange County woman ejected from a vehicle on the Garden State Parkway, sources tell Daily Voice. UPDATE: A 54-year-old Port Jervis woman driving a Chevrolet SUV veered off the roadway to the right and struck a guardrail, sending the vehicle into the roadway in front of a Chevrolet pickup truck near milepost 136.5 in Clark Township in Union County on Wednesday, Aug. 9, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The SUV driver was ejected and seriously injured, but things could've turned out differently if not for the o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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
2-Year-Old Found Not Breathing In Hudson Valley Pool Survives Thanks To Police 2-Year-Old Found Not Breathing In Hudson Valley Pool Survives Thanks To Police
2-Year-Old Found Not Breathing In Hudson Valley Pool Survives Thanks To Police A 2-year-old child is recovering at a hospital after being found not breathing in a Hudson Valley pool. The incident took place in Orange County around 12 p.m., Saturday, May 27 on Jones Drive in Woodbury. According to Det. Steve Roman, of the Woodbury Police, officers responded to the home after receiving a 911 call and along with members of the New York State Police worked to revive the child with CPR. As officers performed CPR, other police officers from across the region blocked exits on Route 17 in order for the child to be raced to Garnet Medical Center in Middletown for treatment, R…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Slumped Over Wheel Resuscitated By Officers In Region Man Slumped Over Wheel Resuscitated By Officers In Region
Man Slumped Over Wheel Resuscitated By Officers In Region Police officers in the region came to the aid of a 62-year-old man who was suffering a medical emergency in the middle of a busy intersection. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30 in Sullivan County, Monticello Police Officer Justin Dawson came across a stationary car at a green traffic light at the intersection of Bank Street and Broadway. Monticello Police Lt. Mark Johnstone said that upon further investigation, Dawson found a 62-year-old man slumped over the steering wheel, unresponsive and in cardiac arrest. Dawson and Johnstone were able to pull the driver away from his vehicle…

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by Zak Failla
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Off-Duty Police Officer Saves Overdose Victim In Area Off-Duty Police Officer Saves Overdose Victim In Area
Off-Duty Police Officer Saves Overdose Victim In Area A man was saved from an overdose death by the quick actions of a police officer in the area. The incident took place on Friday, June 4, in Orange County. Port Jervis Police Officer Ryan Kievit, while off duty, was traveling in his personal vehicle on Route 6 and observed a pick-up truck stopped perpendicular in the roadway blocking both lanes of travel near a curve in the road, said Chief William Worden. Kievit got out of his vehicle and approached the truck to check on the driver and found a 25-year-old man who was unresponsive inside the vehicle and a hypodermic needle in view. Fearing …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Found Dead At Park In Rockland County, Police Say Man Found Dead At Park In Rockland County, Police Say
Man Found Dead At Park In Rockland County, 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
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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
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Boy, 8, Dies After Boat Carrying Eight Flips Over In Haverstraw Boy, 8, Dies After Boat Carrying Eight Flips Over In Haverstraw
Boy, 8, Dies After Boat Carrying Eight Flips Over In Haverstraw 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 Haverstraw Boy, 8, Dies After Boat Carrying Eight Flips Over In Haverstraw
Boy, 8, Dies After Boat Carrying Eight Flips Over In Haverstraw 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
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Man, Dog Die In House Fire On Route 9W In West Haverstraw Man, Dog Die In House Fire On Route 9W In West Haverstraw
Man, Dog Die In House Fire On Route 9W In West Haverstraw A 67-year-old homeowner along with his dog were both found dead just minutes after West Haverstraw firefighters pulled themfrom the home where a fire broke out. The fire was reported around 11:40 a.m. Sunday at a two-and-a-half story wood house at 8 Route 9W, near Railroad Avenue in West Haverstraw, said John Kryger, Rockland County Deputy Fire Coordinator. "Firefighters were on scene within two minutes with hoses pulled within a couple of more minutes," he said. The unidentified man, pending notification of next of kin, was found sitting at a table in a small nook area…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
5-Year-Old Killed In Two-Car Route 17 Crash 5-Year-Old Killed In Two-Car Route 17 Crash
5-Year-Old Killed In Two-Car Route 17 Crash 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
HEROES: Upper Saddle River Responders Rescue Unresponsive Man, 58 HEROES: Upper Saddle River Responders Rescue Unresponsive Man, 58
Heroes: Upper Saddle River Responders Rescue Unresponsive Man, 58 UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- A 58-year-old Upper Saddle River man wasn't breathing and didn't have a pulse when borough police arrived at his home. Officers Kevin McWilliams and Colin Gurney began CPR and attached a defibrillator as ambulance corps members and paramedics responded, Detective Lt. Edward Kane said. The victim's pulse returned and he was rushed to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, the lieutenant said. He was back at work six weeks later. The grateful man and his family attended a recent borough council meeting, making powerful speeches thanking the emergency workers for thei…

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by Jerry DeMarco