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Middletown-Wallkill, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued After 25-Foot Fall Down Embankment In Hudson Valley
A Hudson Valley woman who fell more than 25 feet down an embankment was rescued by police and firefighters. The incident took place in Orange County around 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 2 in Port Jervis near the Mid-Delaware Bridge and the Delaware River. Port Jervis Police officers responded to the area of Pike Street and Water Street near the bridge for a 911 report of a woman calling for help, the department said. Officers located the 37-year-old Port Jervis woman who had fallen down a steep embankment. After making their way to the woman, officers found the woman had significant injuri…
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Kidnapping
: NJ Girl, 11, Returned Home Safely From Delaware, Accused Abductor, 27, Seized
An 11-year-old New Jersey girl was returned home safely after she was kidnapped in Wayne and taken to Delaware, authorities said. Darius Matylewich, 27, of Bear, DE. was captured on Sept. 10 after he took the girl earlier in the day from an undisclosed location near the confluence of Routes 46, 80 and 23 without her parents’ knowledge, they said. Certain specific details are being withheld to protect the identity of the child, whom authorities said Matylewich met while playing an online video game. Some information was provided in a joint release from Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. V…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Lifestyle
Small Central Jersey Town Among '50 Most Charming Small Towns In America': HGTV
A small city in Hunterdon County, recently was named one of America's 50 most charming towns by HGTV. Founded in 1705, Lambertville is known for its picturesque views of the Delaware River, antiques and art galleries. The television network released a slideshow with the ranking, describing the city of 4,100 residents as “The Antiques Capital of New Jersey.” Lambertville also made HGTV's list of most charming towns last year. Its top attractions, according to Tripadvisor, include: The People's Store Antiques and Design Center with more than 40 dealers, Music Mountain Theater,…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Fake Federal Agent Steals Sailboat In PA River: Police
A man claiming to be a federal agent was chased down in a stolen sailboat in the Delaware River on Thursday, Aug. 16, according to authorities. City police were patrolling the river near Penn's Landing around 7 p.m. when a member of a sailing club flagged them down about a stolen vessel, the department said. A Philadelphia police boat cruised south and spotted the sailboat near the Walt Whitman Bridge, where a Coast Guard unit was already in pursuit, authorities said. The thief stopped the boat, identified himself as a federal agent, and told the Coast Guard team he was armed,…
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
4 'Incredibly Lucky' Boaters Rescued Off Gloucester County: US Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people after their 12-foot vessel became disabled in the Delaware River near Chester Island, Gloucester County, authorities said. The owner and operator of the aluminum boat contacted watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay command center on Sunday, July 30. They said they were not wearing lifejackets and two of the people aboard were teenagers, ages 14 and 18, the Coast Guard said. Coast Guard Station Philadelphia launched a 29-foot Response Boat crew to assist. Gloucester Fire and Police Department personnel also deployed to help with their …
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Trailer Fire Shuts Tacony-Palmyra Bridge
All lanes of the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge were closed Sunday evening, July 30 after a tractor trailer caught fire underneath it. The blaze broke out around 5 p.m. .🔥 MAJOR FIRE 🔥🚧 ALL LANES BLOCKED 🚧All lanes are blocked at the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge due to a fire in Tacony. #kywnewsradio pic.twitter.com/VYA555LcJU — Traffic on the Twos (@KYWRadioTraffic) July 30, 2023 The bridge connects Palmyra, NJ to Philadelphia, and runs over the Delaware River. Videos of the blaze were posted to Citizen. No word on a reopening.
Bristol, PA
News
Search Ends For Infant Lost In Bucks County Flood: Officials
After more than a week of active efforts to locate 9-month-old Conrad Sheils, Bucks County officials are ending their search. Sheils, his sister 2-year-old Matilda, and their mother Katie Seley were swept away in the flash flooding that submerged sections of Bucks on Sunday, July 16, Daily Voice has reported. Seley and five other adults were found dead during the initial search that Sunday, police said at the time, but Conrad and Matilda remained the focus of a county-wide recovery effort for the week following. Matilda's remains were found near the Delaware River on Friday, July 21 so…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
'Decomposing' Body Pulled From Delaware River, Police Say
Philadelphia police are investigating after a man's body was recovered from the Delaware River late on Sunday, July 23, the department told Daily Voice. It happened just before 8 p.m. near the corner of North Delaware Avenue and Orthodox Street in Bridesburg, authorities said. The remains were found in the water by a passing ship and reported to the US Coast Guard, police said. A police boat recovered the body and turned it over to the Medical Examiner's Office for identification, according to PPD. The man is described as being white and between 40 and 50 years old. Polic…
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Body Of 2-Year-Old Swept Away By Bucks County Floods Found 32 Miles Away
The body of a 2-year-old girl swept away by intense flooding last weekend in Bucks County has been found after a 6-day search. Matilda "Mattie" Shiels' body was found along the Delaware River in Philadelphia on Friday, July 21, AccuWeather reports. Her body was found after police in Philadelphia received a pair of 911 calls about a body being spotted in the river, and was recovered approximately 32 miles from where she was lost in Upper Makefield Township, the outlet says citing the Upper Makefield fire chief. Her brother, Conrad, 9 months, remains missing, and police said they are "devast…
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Bridge Jumper Swam To Safety, PA Troopers Say
A person jumped into the Delaware River, Pennsylvania State Police told Daily Voice on Thursday. The unidentified person jumped from the I-80 toll bridge around midday on July 20, 2023, PSP explained. The jumper was taken in by authorities for "evaluation," said Trooper Anthony Petroski. Their condition was not immediately clear.
Bristol, PA
Lifestyle
Neighbors Raise Thousands For Family Of Bucks Flood Victims
Community members and neighbors in Bucks County have pitched in nearly $80,000 to assist a South Carolina family affected by the weekend's storms. Jim Sheils and Katie Seley were in the area visiting family with their three children on Saturday, July 15, when their car was disabled by rising water, Daily Voice has reported. Sheils and the couple's 4-year-old son Jack were able to escape the flood, while Seley, her mother Dahlia, 2-year-old Matilda, and 9-month-old Conrad were swept away, police have said. Dahlia was rescued and treated at an area hospital, while her daugh…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Paterson Swimmer, 19, Recovered From Delaware River
Emergency crews have recovered the body of a missing swimmer from the Delaware River after a three-day search. Jose Madera Martinez, 19, of Paterson, was found around 11:15 a.m. Sunday, July 16 near Kittatinny Point in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, according to a release from the NPS. Madera Martinez was last seen “struggling in the current” around 8 p.m. Thursday, July 13 at Karamac — located about a mile north of Route 80, Daily Voice reported. He was found in about 12 feet of water approximately one mile downstream. Madera Martinez had been trying to swim from t…
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