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Officers Use Tourniquet To Save Life Of Man Struck By Car In Westchester Officers Use Tourniquet To Save Life Of Man Struck By Car In Westchester
Officers Use Tourniquet To Save Life Of Man Struck By Car In Westchester A man's life was saved thanks to the quick action of two officers who tended to his severe injury after he was struck by a vehicle in Westchester.  The incident happened on Saturday, Aug. 26 just before 4:30 a.m., when two Mount Vernon Police officers responded to the corner of Union Avenue and East 3rd Street on a report of a pedestrian being struck by a car.  According to the Mount Vernon Police Association, one of the officers quickly realized that the man had several cuts and an open fracture on his left leg. The officer then removed the man's clothing and fashioned a tourniqu…

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by Ben Crnic
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NY State Trooper Saves Unresponsive Child At Area Grocery Store NY State Trooper Saves Unresponsive Child At Area Grocery Store
NY State Trooper Saves Unresponsive Child At Area Grocery Store New York State Police are honoring one of their own for saving a small child who was not breathing. During the incident, which took place last week, Trooper David Sabillon of Troop K, responded to a Dutchess County supermarket in the town of LaGrange for a report of an unresponsive child.  At the scene, Sabillon began life-saving measures and the 1-year-old regained consciousness and started breathing normally, state police said. The child was taken to a local hospital and is in stable condition. "A life saved, thanks to his quick thinking and training," Troop K officials said.&…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Toddler Dies, Knife-Wielding Mother Shot In Westchester Domestic Incident Toddler Dies, Knife-Wielding Mother Shot In Westchester Domestic Incident
Toddler Dies, Knife-Wielding Mother Shot In Westchester Domestic Incident Click here for an updated story: Tragedy In Westchester: Toddler Found Injured In Domestic Incident Dies  The 2 1/2-year-old daughter of a knife-wielding woman shot by police responding to a report of a child in need of medical care has succumbed to her injuries after a domestic incident Saturday afternoon in Westchester. The incident occurred at around 1:30 p.m. on Chestnut Avenue in the Harbor Heights area of Mamaroneck. Details of the nature of the injuries sustained by the child that prompted the police response have not yet been released. Officers performed life-saving measures on …

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by Daily Voice