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Beloved Hudson Valley Firefighter Dies At 26: 'Rising Star' Beloved Hudson Valley Firefighter Dies At 26: 'Rising Star'
Beloved Hudson Valley Firefighter Dies At 26: 'Rising Star' A fire department in the Hudson Valley has announced the death of a 26-year-old member who is being remembered for the positive mark he left on everyone he knew.  New, updated report - Support Pours In For Family Of Brewster's William May Putnam County firefighter William "Billy" May of the Brewster Fire Department died on Friday, March 29 at the age of 26, the department announced on Saturday, March 30. According to his department, May became a Brewster firefighter in February 2020 at age 22 and quickly became a "rising star who brought the best out of everyone he inte…

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
COVID-19: High School Senior From Northern Westchester Joins EMS Front-Line Workers In NYC COVID-19: High School Senior From Northern Westchester Joins EMS Front-Line Workers In NYC
Covid-19: High School Senior From Northern Westchester Joins EMS Front-Line Workers In NYC A Northern Westchester high school senior is working the front lines in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Patrick Baia, who attends Kennedy Catholic High School in Somers, is also working as an EMT in New York City and Yonkers as a member of Empress Emergency Medical Services. During his hours at work, Baia is transporting many positive COVID-19 patients to the hospital for treatment. He is also helping to staff the Yonkers Medical Evacuation Transport Unit (METU). The Yonkers Police Department created the METU which provides the department th…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Man Indicted For Murdering Friend, Westchester DA Announces Man Indicted For Murdering Friend, Westchester DA Announces
Man Indicted For Murdering Friend, Westchester DA Announces A Westchester man has been indicted for the murder of a friend, the District Attorney’s Office announced. The body of a woman in her 60s was found at approximately noon in a residence on Beaumont Circle in Yonkers at approximately noon on Monday, Jan. 13, police said.  Upon arrival, officers made entry into an apartment and found an unresponsive woman with stab wounds on the floor. According to police, a suspect - later identified as 63-year-old James Hilliard - was detained outside.  The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics from Empress Emergency Medical Servi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
ID Released For Woman Fatally Stabbed During Dispute With Neighbor In Westchester ID Released For Woman Fatally Stabbed During Dispute With Neighbor In Westchester
ID Released For Woman Fatally Stabbed During Dispute With Neighbor In Westchester The identity of a 60-year-old woman who was fatally stabbed during a dispute with a neighbor in Westchester has been released by police. The body of Yonkers resident Denise Smith, of Oak Street, was found at approximately noon in a residence on Beaumont Circle in Yonkers on Monday, Jan. 13, police said. Upon arrival, officers made entry into an apartment and found her unresponsive with stab wounds on the floor. According to police, a suspect - later identified as 63-year-old Yonkers resident James Hilliard - was detained outside. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics fro…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Release ID Of Suspect Tied To Fatal Westchester Stabbing Police Release ID Of Suspect Tied To Fatal Westchester Stabbing
Police Release ID Of Suspect Tied To Fatal Westchester Stabbing Police investigators have released the name of the suspect connected to a fatal stabbing in Westchester this week. The body of a woman in her 60s was found at approximately noon in a residence on Beaumont Circle in Yonkers at approximately noon on Monday, Jan. 13, police said. Upon arrival, officers made entry into an apartment and found an unresponsive woman with stab wounds on the floor. According to police, a suspect - later identified as 63-year-old James Hilliard - was detained outside. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics from Empress Emergency Medical Services. P…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Four Injured In Crash That Causes Hourslong Route 118 Closure Four Injured In Crash That Causes Hourslong Route 118 Closure
Four Injured In Crash That Causes Hourslong Route 118 Closure Four people were injured in a serious two-vehicle crash with extrication in Northern Westchester. Yorktown Heights Fire responded to the scene of the crash on Route 118 around 6:08 a.m., Friday, May 10, with Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Empress Emergency Medical Services 34-Medic 1, and the Yorktown Police Department to Saw Mill River Road for a motor vehicle accident, the department said. One had to be extricated by Yorktown firefighters following the crash.Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department Once on scene, they found four patients in need and began the extrication, as we…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
New Details Emerge After 11 Found Unconscious From Carbon Monoxide Exposure In Westchester New Details Emerge After 11 Found Unconscious From Carbon Monoxide Exposure In Westchester
New Details Emerge After 11 Found Unconscious From Carbon Monoxide Exposure In Westchester Nearly a dozen people, including children, were found unconscious inside a Westchester apartment complex after being exposed to carbon monoxide. Police and fire officials received the call for a possible CO exposure around 8:30 a.m., Friday, April 19, at 27 Coyle Place in Yonkers, said Yonkers Police Lt. Jared Singer. "Members of the Yonkers Police Department, Yonkers Fire Department, and Empress Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and located 11 individuals who appear to be suffering from various degrees of carbon monoxide poisoning; they were all removed to local area hospit…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Multiple People Found Unconscious From Carbon Monoxide Exposure, Hospitalized In Westchester Multiple People Found Unconscious From Carbon Monoxide Exposure, Hospitalized In Westchester
Multiple People Found Unconscious From Carbon Monoxide Exposure, Hospitalized In Westchester This story has been updated. Multiple people, including children, were found unconscious inside a Westchester apartment complex after being exposed to carbon monoxide. Police and fire officials received the call for a possible CO exposure around 8:30 a.m., Friday, April 19, at 27 Coyle Place in Yonkers, said Yonkers Police Lt. Jared Singer. "Members of the Yonkers Police Department, Yonkers Fire Department, and Empress Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and located 11 individuals who appear to be suffering from various degrees of carbon monoxide poisoning; they were all remo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Dies After Accidental Shooting In Westchester 12-Year-Old Dies After Accidental Shooting In Westchester
12-Year-Old Dies After Accidental Shooting In Westchester The 12-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the head with an illegal handgun in Westchester has died from his wound, police said. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to a Nepperhan Avenue apartment shortly before midnight on Saturday, April 13, where there was a report of a child who was bleeding from the head. Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said that upon arrival, officers found the child on the bedroom floor and assisted members of the Yonkers Fire Department and Empress Emergency Medical Services in providing aid and cardiopulmonary resuscita…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Westchester Boy In Grave Condition After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say Westchester Boy In Grave Condition After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say
Westchester Boy In Grave Condition After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say A 12-year-old boy is in “grave” condition and is not expected to survive after suffering an apparent gunshot wound to his head from an illegal handgun in Westchester, police said. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to a Nepperhan Avenue apartment shortly before noon on Saturday, April 13, where there was a report of a child who was bleeding from the head. Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said that upon arrival, officers found the child on the bedroom floor and assisted members of the Yonkers Fire Department and Empress Emergency Medical Services in providi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Dead, Two Hospitalized After Overdosing At Gas Station In Westchester, Police Say One Dead, Two Hospitalized After Overdosing At Gas Station In Westchester, Police Say
One Dead, Two Hospitalized After Overdosing At Gas Station In Westchester, Police Say One man is dead and two others have been hospitalized after overdosing at a gas station in Westchester in an incident police say may be linked to fentanyl. Members of the Yonkers Police and Fire Departments along with units from Empress Emergency Medical Services responded to the gas station at 200 South Broadway on a report of a man down at about 7:45 p.m. on Friday, April 12. First responders located two men who were unconscious and unresponsive; one appeared to be in cardiac arrest and the other had difficulty breathing, said Yonkers PD Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos. Units immediately ren…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Mother Critically Injured, Three Children Thrown From Car In Taconic Parkway Crash Mother Critically Injured, Three Children Thrown From Car In Taconic Parkway Crash
Mother Critically Injured, Three Children Thrown From Car In Taconic Parkway Crash A mother is in critical condition following a crash that sent three of her children flying onto the Taconic State Park. The incident took place around 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 when a 2010 Honda driven by Michael Morrison, 51, of Queens, rolled over on the parkway near Underhill Road in Yorktown, said State Police Spokesman Trooper AJ Hicks. The mother, who was a front-seat passenger, 51-year-old Maria Morrison is in critical condition at Westchester Medical Center, he said. The couple's three children, ages 12, and two 9-year-olds, who were ejected from the vehicle, "miraculously"…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
One Injured In Overturned SUV Crash In Westchester One Injured In Overturned SUV Crash In Westchester
One Injured In Overturned SUV Crash In Westchester One person was injured after losing control of his SUV and overturning the vehicle.The incident took place just before noon Tuesday at the corner of Yonkers Avenue and Kimball Avenue, in Yonkers, trapping the driver, said Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos. Politopoulos said the male driver may have suffered a medical event of some kind before the crash. After losing control and flipping, the SUV hit two or three other vehicles, he said. The man had to be pulled out of the SUV before being transported to a local hospital, he said. The extent of the person's injuries or their condit…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Extricated, One Seriously Injured In Sprain Parkway Crash Two Extricated, One Seriously Injured In Sprain Parkway Crash
Two Extricated, One Seriously Injured In Sprain Parkway Crash A large team of first responders were able to extricate two people following a serious crash on the Sprain Brook Parkway. The crash, which occurred around 3:41 p.m. Wednesday on the Sprain near Jackson Avenue and the Greenburgh/Yonkers border, left two people trapped, with one seriously injured, said the New York State Police. The two were saved by the Yonkers Police Department Emergency Services Unit, IAFF Local 628 Yonkers firefighters, and Empress Emergency Medical Services working together to extricate victims. Also on hand was firefighters with the Greenville and Fairview fire departme…

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by Kathy Reakes