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Pilot Known For Rescuing Dogs Killed In NY Plane Crash: 'A Friend To All' Pilot Known For Rescuing Dogs Killed In NY Plane Crash: 'A Friend To All'
Pilot Known For Rescuing Dogs Killed In NY Plane Crash: 'A Friend To All' This story has been updated. A Virginia pilot who regularly flew dogs in need to safe homes around the country was killed when his small plane crashed in a remote area of New York. The Greene County incident happened in the Town of Windham at around 6:10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24. Sheriff’s officials said a single-engine Mooney plane was traveling from Maryland to Albany carrying the pilot and three dogs when it crashed in a remote area. The impact killed the pilot, 49-year-old Seuk Kim, of Springfield, Virginia, and one of the dogs. A second dog, a lab mix puppy, survived but suffered two bro…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Long Island House Fire Leaves Family Dog Dead Long Island House Fire Leaves Family Dog Dead
Long Island House Fire Leaves Family Dog Dead A house fire on Long Island left a dog dead. The blaze began at about 4 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 on Seaman Road in Jericho. Responders arrived to find the home engulfed in flames from the second floor and heavy smoke throughout.  All residents made it out safely, though the family’s dog was found dead inside.  The Nassau County PD Arson Bomb Squad and the Nassau County Fire Marshal are investigating. Firefighters from Jericho, with assistance from Syosset, Hicksville, Westbury, Plainview, Bethpage, South Farmingdale, Glenwood, and Carle Place, responded and extinguished the fire.

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Dog Found Abandoned, Tied To Pole On Southern State Parkway Dog Found Abandoned, Tied To Pole On Southern State Parkway
Dog Found Abandoned, Tied To Pole On Southern State Parkway A female Mastiff dog was rescued after authorities found her tied to a light pole with a note and food bowl nearby. It happened on Monday, July 1 in Hempstead, according to New York State Police. At around 5:30 a.m. that morning, Troopers responded to calls about an abandoned dog tied to a light pole near Exit 21 on the Southern State Parkway. The dog, a white Mastiff named Roxi was found tied to the pole with a leash. There was a bowl full of food next to her, as well as a note, which read: “This is ‘Roxi,’ a trained American Bull Mastiff. She is 4 years old. She had been fed [sic] …

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Group Steals Dog For Ransom On Long Island: Police Group Steals Dog For Ransom On Long Island: Police
Group Steals Dog For Ransom On Long Island: Police Five juveniles were arrested after police say they stole a woman’s dog and held it for ransom. The alleged theft occurred in Elmont on Wednesday, May 29, according to Nassau County Police. Just before 6 p.m., a 34-year-old Elmont woman noticed that her Pekingese dog was missing. She then received a text message, which included a picture of five young men holding her dog. The group wrote “$500” under the photo. Then, she received a call from an unknown number. The alleged robber told the woman that they were holding her dog near Gotham Avenue School and again demanded $500 to return the…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Resident Escapes After House Fire Breaks Out On Long Island Resident Escapes After House Fire Breaks Out On Long Island
Resident Escapes After House Fire Breaks Out On Long Island A man had to be rescued from a Long Island house fire that left him and a woman hospitalized, officials said. Two people were hospitalized when a fire broke out inside a Plymouth Street home shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25, according to Suffolk County police. The man was rescued by a neighbor and an off-duty volunteer firefighter, officials said, and was were treated at the scene and transported to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow with non-life-threatening injuries. A second woman who was able to escape the home on her own was also treated and transported to Goo…

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by Zak Failla