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Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Child Injured After Daycare Evacuated When Ceiling Tile Falls: Westfield FD Child Injured After Daycare Evacuated When Ceiling Tile Falls: Westfield FD
Child Injured After Daycare Evacuated When Ceiling Tile Falls: Westfield FD A child suffered a minor injury after the Westfield Day Care Center had to be evacuated after a ceiling tile fell on the afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 1, authorities said. At 1:25 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a roof collapse at the day care located inside Redeemer Lutheran Church at 229 Cowperthwaite Pl. and found a small drip tray from a roof mounted air conditioning unit had leaked and caused a ceiling tile and the drip tray to fall, the Westfield Fire Department said in a release.  The children were relocated to the Roosevelt School, firefighters said. The Westfield Vol…

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by Sam Barron
Gaithersburg, MD
Traffic
Driver Trapped After BMW Crashes Through Garage In Maryland Driver Trapped After BMW Crashes Through Garage In Maryland
Driver Trapped After BMW Crashes Through Garage In Maryland One person was injured after crashing a BMW through the front of a garage in Montgomery County. On Tuesday morning, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service personnel were called to the 2900 block of Aquarius Avenue near Hydrus Road, where there was a vehicle that smashed into the front of the structure, a spokesperson for the agency said. 2900 Aquarius Ave. near Hydrus Road, off Homecrest Rd, Aspen Hill, collision, vehicle crashed into/garage/house, @mcfrs A725, T725, PE725, BC794, SA700 responding & on scene — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 12, 2023 Following the crash, the …

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by Zak Failla
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Truck Smashes Through Mass Church's Wall: Police Truck Smashes Through Mass Church's Wall: Police
Truck Smashes Through Mass Church's Wall: Police One person was rushed to the hospital after a pickup truck slammed into the side of a church in Bristol County on Sunday, Nov. 5, according to police. Officers and firefighters responded to the crash at St. John Neumann Church in Freetown around 4 p.m., Freetown police said. Photos from the scene show the truck embedded halfway through a church's wall. At 4:00 pm, Freetown PD & FD responded to a vehicle accident at St. John Neumann Church. Eyewitnesses reported a collision with the building. Investigation is ongoing. 1 person hospitalized. Eversource and Freetown Building Inspector…

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by Khier Casino
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized, Person Struck By Car That Smashed Into Newburyport Dental Office Driver Hospitalized, Person Struck By Car That Smashed Into Newburyport Dental Office
Driver Hospitalized, Person Struck By Car That Smashed Into Newburyport Dental Office One person was hospitalized in an incident in which a car crashed into the front of a local dental office.  The vehicle smashed into Dr. Norma Colletta's Family Dental Care, located at Port Plaza, 45 Storey Avenue in Newburyport on Tuesday, June 6, according to a joint statement released by the Newburyport Fire and Police Departments.  First responders arrived around 10 a.m. after multiple 911 calls reported the crash.  One person inside the dental office was struck by the car but refused medical transport, according to the statement.  An employee at the dent…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Extricated, Hospitalized After SUV Slams Into Downtown Ramsey Jewelry Store Driver Extricated, Hospitalized After SUV Slams Into Downtown Ramsey Jewelry Store
Driver Extricated, Hospitalized After SUV Slams Into Downtown Ramsey Jewelry Store A driver was extricated by firefighters and hospitalized with serious injuries early Saturday after a large SUV slammed into a jewelry store in Ramsey's downtown business district. It was shortly before 7 a.m. May 13, when the Mercedes-Benz GLS smashed through the front of Apolo Jewelers, between Bici Restaurant and a Delta gas station at Main and Arch streets. The vehicle obliterated the entire front of the business, smashing cases and ripping off portions of the facade. It also took out a light pole, snapped a small tree and knocked two garbage cans onto Main Street. The vehicle obl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
News
SUV Slams Into Fair Lawn Home SUV Slams Into Fair Lawn Home
SUV Slams Into Fair Lawn Home An elderly driver escaped serious injury when her SUV slammed into a Fair Lawn home. A borough building inspector said the 20th Street home off the corner of Eastern Drive was habitable after the Toyota RAV4 hybrid hit it around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 15. Also clipped was the back of a Toyota Sienna minivan parked in the driveway. Fair Lawn building inspector surveys the damage at 12-11 20th Street on Sunday, Jan. 15.Boyd A. Loving BDJ Towing removed the RAV 4. The driver of the Toyota RAV4 hybrid escaped serious injury in the 20th Street crash in Fair Lawn.Boyd A. Loving Boyd A. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
News
In One End, Out The Other: SUV Barrels Through Ridgewood Garage (PHOTO GALLERY) In One End, Out The Other: SUV Barrels Through Ridgewood Garage (PHOTO GALLERY)
In One End, Out The Other: SUV Barrels Through Ridgewood Garage (Photo Gallery) An out-of-control SUV barreled clear through the garage of a private home during a collision with a sedan in Ridgewood on Wednesday. No injuries were reported in the chain-reaction crash, which sent the Acura MDX through the North Van Dien Street garage's side wall near Beverly Road around 3:45 p.m. Dec. 21. The SUV continued out through the garage door at the other end and through a fence before stopping on the lawn right next to the porch. 68-78 North Van Dien Avenue, RidgewoodBoyd A. Loving The other vehicle, an Audi A5, was damaged and a street sign uprooted -- not to mention the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Dough No! Car Crashes Into Front Of D.C. Pizza Hut Dough No! Car Crashes Into Front Of D.C. Pizza Hut
Dough No! Car Crashes Into Front Of D.C. Pizza Hut A car crashed right through the front entrance of a D.C. Pizza Hut on Tuesday, September 6, authorities said.At around 2:10 p.m., officials reported to the restaurant in the 1500 block Maryland Ave, where they saw a car had crashed through the glass windows and was partially inside the Pizza Hut, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. No injuries or entrapment were reported, but the driver was evaluated at the scene by medical officials, authorities said. The building inspector was notified, although a collapse rescue team reported there was no structural damage at the scene.

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by AJ Goldbloom
Rutherford, NJ
News
SUV Plows Through Front Of Route 17 Dunkin' Donuts SUV Plows Through Front Of Route 17 Dunkin' Donuts
SUV Plows Through Front Of Route 17 Dunkin' Donuts A driver was treated for glass in his head after his SUV plowed through the front of a Route 17 Dunkin' Donuts. No other injuries were reported in the crash on the southbound highway near Biggie's, just after Division Avenue, around 2 p.m. A building inspector was requested to determine the extent of structural damage. The cause couldn't be immediately determined. Nick's Towing removed the vehicle.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Large Pine Tree Collapses Onto Morris County Apartment Complex Large Pine Tree Collapses Onto Morris County Apartment Complex
Large Pine Tree Collapses Onto Morris County Apartment Complex Residents and emergency crews were lucky to escape injury after a large tree split and fell on an apartment complex in Morris County. The Budd Lake Fire Department responded to a local complex and confirmed a fallen pine tree during the afternoon on Monday, May 30, the department said. Crews immediately got to work removing the tree while performing a thorough inspection of the building to ensure that none of the residents were trapped inside. Meanwhile, the building sustained minor damages and several broken windows. The scene was later turned over to the maintenance department for furth…

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by Valerie Musson
Paramus, NJ
News
Car Rams Paramus Home: 'I Blacked Out,' Driver Says Car Rams Paramus Home: 'I Blacked Out,' Driver Says
Car Rams Paramus Home: 'I Blacked Out,' Driver Says A driver told police he apparently blacked out before his sedan rammed into a Paramus home Thursday morning. An EMS unit attended to the disoriented Volvo driver following the mishap on Prospect Avenue just off Spring Valley Road and westbound Route 4 shortly after 11:30 a.m. He was taken to the Hackensack University Medical Center soon after. The extent of his injuries couldn't immediately be determined. Firefighters with a thermal imaging camera assisted building inspectors who were examining the stability of the building. PHOTOS by Boyd A. Loving 123 Prospect Street, ParamusBoyd A…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Possible Cause Of Silver Spring Fire That Hospitalized 14 Authorities ID Possible Cause Of Silver Spring Fire That Hospitalized 14
Authorities ID Possible Cause Of Silver Spring Fire That Hospitalized 14 The cause of a Silver Spring fire that injured more than a dozen people, including one child, on Thursday, March 3 is still under investigation, but officials say it may be linked to a maintenance worker. During a press conference on Friday, March 4, Montgomery Fire Chief Scott Goldstein said 14 people had been taken to the hospital as a result of the fire that engulfed a four-story unit at the Friendly Garden Apartment complex in Silver Spring.  Three of those individuals were listed as being in critical condition while the remaining 11 were said to have minor or injuries.    Montgome…

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by David Cifarelli
Paterson, NJ
News
SEE: Jitney Bus Plows Into Paterson Apartment SEE: Jitney Bus Plows Into Paterson Apartment
SEE: Jitney Bus Plows Into Paterson Apartment UPDATE: Firefighters reported only minor injuries after a jitney collided with an SUV and slammed into a ground-floor apartment in Paterson overnight. City Wide Towing removed the bus on a flatbed after it knocked a fire hydrant off its base and crashed into the three-story building at the corner of Pearl and Summer streets around 2 a.m. Saturday. A sedan parked in front of the building was also damaged but not severely. The Chevy SUV sustained serious damage. Police were investigating the cause of the crash.  Aftermath: A city building inspector was summoned to the three-story buildi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Two Building Department Officials Charged In Connection To Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Fire Two Building Department Officials Charged In Connection To Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Fire
Two Building Department Officials Charged In Connection To Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Fire Two Rockland County building inspectors have been indicted on felony charges involving the filing of false inspection reports in connection with a massive fire that killed two people, including a firefighter. Spring Valley Building Department chief Wayne Ballard and Assistant Building Inspector Raymond Canario, were indicted by a grand jury on Monday, Nov. 15 following an investigation into the March fatal fire at the Evergreen Court Home for Adults, said Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh. Canario, age 45, was indicted on: Three counts of offering a false instrument for fil…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says
Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says Four people have been arrested, including two facing manslaughter charges, and two others face arrest warrants in connection with a fatal fire at a Rockland County home for elderly residents. The arrests were announced on Tuesday, June 29 by Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh during a press conference following a three-month investigation into the Tuesday, March 23, fire at Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley. The fire, which caused the building to partially collapse, killed Spring Valley Volunteer Firefighter Jared Lloyd as he was rescuing residents and a 79-year-…

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by Kathy Reakes
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
News
Take-In: SUV Crashes Through Front Of Oakland Restaurant Take-In: SUV Crashes Through Front Of Oakland Restaurant
Take-In: SUV Crashes Through Front Of Oakland Restaurant An SUV did substantial damage when it plowed through the front of a Chinese restaurant in Oakland late Saturday morning. There was no immediate word on injuries after the Ford Explorer crashed into Oakland Chinese in a Ramapo Valley Road shopping center off Yawpo Avenue near Route 287. Police, firefighters and EMS responded to the incident along with a building inspector. Aftermath.Linda Uber Martin for DAILY VOICE The vehicle was removed by a flatbed tow truck. There was no immediate word on injuries.DAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
News
Car Slams Into Basement Of Hawthorne Home Car Slams Into Basement Of Hawthorne Home
Car Slams Into Basement Of Hawthorne Home Two people were hospitalized Thursday afternoon after a sedan plowed into the basement of a Hawthorne home. The driver was more seriously injured than the passenger when the Volkwagen slammed right through the ground-level wall and down into the basement of the Goffle Hill Road home around 3:30 p.m., Fire Chief Joseph Sperenza said. A tow truck was summoned to remove the vehicle and a building inspector to determine the amount of structural damage to the house. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. Goffle Hill Road, HawthorneBoyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE CHE…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
News
Pickup Truck Plows Into Hillsdale Convenience Store Pickup Truck Plows Into Hillsdale Convenience Store
Pickup Truck Plows Into Hillsdale Convenience Store A pickup truck plowed into a Hillsdale convenience store Sunday night. No injuries were reported after the truck crashed through the front of the Quick Shop on Patterson Street off Hillsdale Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. Borough police and firefighters were among the responders. The truck was towed and a building inspector was notified to determine whether there was any structural damage to the building. The pickup crashed through the front doors of the Quick Stop on Patterson Street in Hillsdale.HILLSDALE FIRE DEPT Quick Stop, 48 Patterson Street, HillsdaleZack Sonshine for DAILY VO…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Photos: Large Tree Crashes Onto House In Area Photos: Large Tree Crashes Onto House In Area
Photos: Large Tree Crashes Onto House In Area A family in the area got an unexpected and unwelcome wake-up call when a tree came crashing through the roof of the house. First responders in Ramapo were dispatched to the residence on Feller Court in the Village of Airmont shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12 where there was a report of a large, tall tree that had uprooted and struck the household. Upon arrival, members of the Ramapo Police Department and Tallman Fire Department found that the tree had gone through a portion of the roof through a section of the attic on the side of the house after uprooting. There were no injurie…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Front Of House In Westchester Car Crashes Into Front Of House In Westchester
Car Crashes Into Front Of House In Westchester A car slammed into the front of a Westchester duplex overnight, damaging a brick wall and causing the evacuation of residents. The incident took place around 2:49 a.m. Friday when the car slammed into a house at 73 Shonnard Place, said Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos. The driver, who apparently lost control of the vehicle, was taken to a hospital for minor injuries. No one inside the home was injured, he said. The duplex had to be evacuated until the city building inspector assessed the damage, he added. The car was removed by 9:30 a.m. Friday.

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Two Families Displaced In Blaze Battled By 45 Firefighters In Westchester Two Families Displaced In Blaze Battled By 45 Firefighters In Westchester
Two Families Displaced In Blaze Battled By 45 Firefighters In Westchester Two families were displaced on late Thursday night after a fire broke out in the upper floors of a multi-family home in Yonkers.   Crews from the Yonkers Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Hawthorne Avenue shortly before 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, Assistant Chief Thomas Fitzpatrick said. Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke coming from the rear of the building. Fitzpatrick said that firefighters found flames on the third floor that extended to the enclosed attic area of the home. Three hoses were brought into the home, with one put into operation, he said, and …

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by Zak Failla