Find Your Daily Voice
52°
Tag: Central Islip Fire Department
Long Island Woman Rescued By Good Samaritans After Car Crashes Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames
A woman who was trapped in her burning car after it crashed into a tree was rescued by good Samaritans on Long Island.
Becky Boeckmann, age 35, of Bohemia, was driving a 2009 Pontiac G6 eastbound in Islandia on Express Drive South, near Enter Lane, when she lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree at approximately 6:45 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, Suffolk County Police said.
The vehicle then caught fire, according to police.
The three good Samaritans, including two off-duty members of the Central Islip Fire Department, were passing by and stopped to help Boeckmann, said police.
Eric …
Dog, Cat Rescued From Burning Long Island Home
A dog and cat were rescued after a fire broke out at a Long Island house.
Two Suffolk County Police officers, Sergio Rivera and James Galanos, entered the burning house on Oak Street in Central Islip at around 3:10 p.m. Friday, March 5.
When they arrived at the scene, two children were exiting the front door of the home when they alerted the officers their cat and dog were inside, said police.
The officers made entry through the back of the house, and saw Tiger, a 2-year-old male cat, run away from the fire toward the basement door.
Due to the smoke, the officer…
