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Elderly Safety

Lynn, MA
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2 Elderly People, 1 Officer Hospitalized After 3-Alarm Rockport Blaze 2 Elderly People, 1 Officer Hospitalized After 3-Alarm Rockport Blaze 2 Elderly People, 1 Officer Hospitalized After 3-Alarm Rockport Blaze
2 Elderly People, 1 Officer Hospitalized After 3-Alarm Rockport Blaze Two elderly people as well as a police officer suffered injuries during a fire that broke out at a home in Rockport, officials said. The fire started shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17, on the second floor of a home at 74 Phillips Ave., according to the Rockport Fire Department.
 A police officer and a good Samaritan managed to save two elderly residents from the burning building. Related: 6 Displaced In Mattapan 2-Alarm Fire: Boston FD “Both residents and the Officer were transported by Rockport Ambulance and Beauport Ambulance to Beverly Hospital and Addison Gilbert Hosp…

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by Khier Casino
Hyde Park, NY
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Good Samaritans Rescue Woman Run Over By Vehicle Outside Hudson Valley Convenience Store Good Samaritans Rescue Woman Run Over By Vehicle Outside Hudson Valley Convenience Store Good Samaritans Rescue Woman Run Over By Vehicle Outside Hudson Valley Convenience Store
Good Samaritans Rescue Woman Run Over By Vehicle Outside Hudson Valley Convenience Store The quick actions of two Good Samaritans are credited with rescuing a woman who was run over by a vehicle outside a convenience store in the Hudson Valley. The incident happened in Dutchess County on Friday, Feb. 10 at approximately 2:20 p.m. in the parking lot of the Extra Mart located at 2 West Market St. in the village of Red Hook. An investigation determined that the 76-year-old Red Hook woman was walking through the parking lot when a 2017 Buick being operated by a 90-year-old Red Hook man attempted to back out of a parking space and struck her.  This caused the woman to fal…

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by Joe Lombardi
Bristol, PA
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Woman Pushing Shopping Cart Outside Bucks Grocery Store Dies After Crash: PD Woman Pushing Shopping Cart Outside Bucks Grocery Store Dies After Crash: PD Woman Pushing Shopping Cart Outside Bucks Grocery Store Dies After Crash: PD
Woman Pushing Shopping Cart Outside Bucks Grocery Store Dies After Crash: PD A woman died after a car hit her shopping cart and knocked her to the ground outside a grocery store in Bucks County Wednesday, June 8, authorities said. A motorist driving slowly through the parking lot of the Giant Food Store in the Fairless Hills Shopping Center struck two shopping carts being pushed by the 73-year-old victim and another person around 3 p.m., Falls Township police said. The woman, who police say is a local resident, was taken to Saint Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, where she died around 9:30 p.m. It was unclear whether the second person received me…

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by Nicole Acosta
Kingston, NY
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Woman Falls 50 Feet To Her Death While Doing Yardwork In Hudson Valley, Police Say Woman Falls 50 Feet To Her Death While Doing Yardwork In Hudson Valley, Police Say Woman Falls 50 Feet To Her Death While Doing Yardwork In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Woman Falls 50 Feet To Her Death While Doing Yardwork In Hudson Valley, Police Say An 83-year-old woman from the region was killed after falling 50 feet fell down an embankment while doing yardwork. The accident took place in Ulster County in the Town of Esopus around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31. The woman was found when deputies responded to a home on New Salem Road for the report of an elderly woman who had fallen down an embankment, said Lt. Jospeh Sciutto, of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. The woman's identity is not being released by the Sheriff's Office. The woman was located at the bottom of the embankment near the edge of the Rondout Creek and wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Northern Valley, NJ
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Haworth Couple Hospitalized In Deck Mishap Haworth Couple Hospitalized In Deck Mishap Haworth Couple Hospitalized In Deck Mishap
Haworth Couple Hospitalized In Deck Mishap A Haworth couple were hospitalized after a deck rail at their home gave way, authorities said. The Paulson Place couple, both in their mid-60s, fell five or so feet in the mishap shortly after 6:30 p.m., Detective Sgt. James Morgan said. Both were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center – the man with rib and wrist pain and the woman with head and back pain – Morgan said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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FOUND: Missing Elderly NJ Couple Found Safe, Sound After Journey FOUND: Missing Elderly NJ Couple Found Safe, Sound After Journey FOUND: Missing Elderly NJ Couple Found Safe, Sound After Journey
Found: Missing Elderly NJ Couple Found Safe, Sound After Journey UPDATE: A missing elderly couple took a long route to return to Bergen County, but they were found safe and sound Saturday morning, authorities said. Teaneck police responding to a call of a vehicle stuck in the mud behind the Teaneck Garden Club near Overpeck Park found Lea Asala, 89, outside their SUV and her husband, Anthony Asala, 91, inside around 9 a.m. Saturday. Lea Asala was without shoes and her husband was a bit confused as he searched for the vehicle's paperwork, but they were otherwise OK. Both were taken to Holy Name Medical Center for precautionary reasons, Little F…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Police: Man, 83, Struck By Car In Morris County Mall Parking Lot Police: Man, 83, Struck By Car In Morris County Mall Parking Lot Police: Man, 83, Struck By Car In Morris County Mall Parking Lot
Police: Man, 83, Struck By Car In Morris County Mall Parking Lot An 83-year-old man sustained minor injuries after being struck by a car in the parking lot of a Morris County mall Wednesday morning, police said. The Berkeley Heights man was crossing the parking lot of Valley Mall in Gillette when he was hit by a vehicle driven by a 53-year-old Manville woman around 10:30 a.m., Long Hill Township Police Chief Ahmed Naga told Daily Voice. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor and non-life-threatening injuries, Naga said.

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by Valerie Musson
Paterson, NJ
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Thief Diverts Attention Of Clifton Homeowner, 87, While Accomplice Steals Cash, Jewelry Thief Diverts Attention Of Clifton Homeowner, 87, While Accomplice Steals Cash, Jewelry Thief Diverts Attention Of Clifton Homeowner, 87, While Accomplice Steals Cash, Jewelry
Thief Diverts Attention Of Clifton Homeowner, 87, While Accomplice Steals Cash, Jewelry A thief posing as a utility worker kept an 87-year-old Clifton woman occupied while an accomplice stole jewelry and several thousand dollars in cash from her bedroom, authorities said. The thief knocked on the woman’s door around 4 p.m. Saturday, identified himself as a PSE&G employee and displayed a medal badge and a photo identification card, the victim told police. He then “indicated that he was in the area checking the water supply due to recent flooding and asked permission to enter the residence, to which the victim consented,” Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The woman eventua…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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SEEN HIM? Home Invader Held Elderly Couple, Others At Knifepoint SEEN HIM? Home Invader Held Elderly Couple, Others At Knifepoint SEEN HIM? Home Invader Held Elderly Couple, Others At Knifepoint
Seen HIM? Home Invader Held Elderly Couple, Others At Knifepoint CLIFTON, N.J. -- Detectives believe they may be closer to finding a man who forced his way into an elderly Clifton couple's home at knifepoint. The man in the sketch knocked on the door around 4 a.m. last Oct. 14, then grabbed the 72-year-old resident who answered and forced her inside, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. After pulling a knife, he held her, an 82-year-old resident and two other family members at bay "while he searched the home and demanded money," Bracken said. He eventually fled without anything or hurting anyone, the lieutenant said. Evidence was recovered a sh…

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by Jerry DeMarco