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Emergency Procedures

Windsor Locks, CT
News
Passenger Nearly Sucked Out Of Plane In Terrifying Midair Window Failure Passenger Nearly Sucked Out Of Plane In Terrifying Midair Window Failure
Passenger Nearly Sucked Out Of Plane In Terrifying Midair Window Failure A passenger was nearly pulled out of a Ryanair plane after a cabin window became detached shortly after takeoff in Greece, according to reports. The Malta Air-operated flight left Thessaloniki for Memmingen, Germany, on Friday, July 10, Greek news outlet NewsIT reported. The plane returned to Thessaloniki after the window came loose during the flight. Photos and videos posted online showed a damaged window and passengers wearing oxygen masks inside the cabin. "There was a noise like a tire bursting," a passenger told Radio Thessaloniki 94.5. "There was panic with s…

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by Chris Spiker
Greenburgh, NY
Police & Fire
School Locks Down After Man Shouts Obscenities At Student In Greenburgh School Locks Down After Man Shouts Obscenities At Student In Greenburgh
School Locks Down After Man Shouts Obscenities At Student In Greenburgh An elementary school in Westchester briefly enacted emergency procedures after a man shouted obscenities at a young student outside of the building, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday, June 22 just before 1 p.m., when Greenburgh Police responded to the Seely Place School at 51 Seely Pl. on a report of a man shouting obscenities and making an obscene gesture to a child standing just outside of the building.  According to Captain Frank Farina, the school was placed in lockdown while police responded to the scene and made sure the area was safe.  After no thre…

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by Ben Crnic
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
News
North Jersey Dog Killed In Porcupine Attack, Family Paying Off $20K Vet Bill North Jersey Dog Killed In Porcupine Attack, Family Paying Off $20K Vet Bill
North Jersey Dog Killed In Porcupine Attack, Family Paying Off $20K Vet Bill A North Jersey family is left devastated and $20,000 in debt after the death of their dog in a porcupine attack. The DeGennaro family of Montague had to say goodbye to their pitbull-mix, Chester, on Saturday, Sept. 10, eight days after he was brutally attacked by a porcupine in the family’s backyard, according to a GoFundMe and posts on social media. A video clip of the attack’s aftermath shows the poor pup’s face, mouth, and chest covered in quills: ‼️warning: viewer discretion advised 😩😩‼️ Debated posting this until I knew he was gonna be okay, but with the... Posted by Miranda De…

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by Valerie Musson
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Online Threat Puts Two Area Schools On Lockout Online Threat Puts Two Area Schools On Lockout
Online Threat Puts Two Area Schools On Lockout A threat posted online caused a temporary lockout of two area schools. School officials in Orange County said that Monhagen Middle School in Middletown received a threat at approximately 11:10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, prompting officials to take emergency procedures as a precaution. In addition to the middle school, Maple Hill Elementary also entered its lockout procedures. During a lockout, nobody is permitted to enter or enter the buildings. The threat of an alleged shooting - which is not believed to be credible, police said - is being investigated by the Town of Wallkill Police and scho…

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by Zak Failla
Lewisboro, NY
Schools
Lockdown Accidentally Initiated At John Jay High School Lockdown Accidentally Initiated At John Jay High School
Lockdown Accidentally Initiated At John Jay High School A lockdown was accidentally initiated at John Jay High School in Cross River on Thursday. "It appears at this time the emergency procedure was accidentally initiated by a staff member," state police said. "The school resource officer and state police responded to the emergency call, and quickly determined there was no threat to the safety of any member of the student body, staff, or community."

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by Daily Voice
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
Police & Fire
Tarrytown Public Schools On Lockout After Teacher Gets Threatening Email Tarrytown Public Schools On Lockout After Teacher Gets Threatening Email
Tarrytown Public Schools On Lockout After Teacher Gets Threatening Email All schools in the Tarrytown Public School District are on lockout after a teacher received a threatening email, according to the school district. Superintendent Christopher Borsari said the decision for the lockdown was made Monday morning after a Sleepy Hollow High School teacher received a threatening email message.  The message was shared with the Sleepy Hollow Police who followed up with the Westchester County Intel Center and the Westchester County Police, Borsari said. "Although the threat is considered to be non-credible, as it has been received by numerous school districts th…

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by Kathy Reakes