Wantagh, NY
Police & Fire
Boat Crash Near Jones Beach Sends Operator To Hospital With Head Injury, Officials Say Boat Crash Near Jones Beach Sends Operator To Hospital With Head Injury, Officials Say
Boat Crash Near Jones Beach Sends Operator To Hospital With Head Injury, Officials Say A boat crash in Long Island waters left the vessel’s captain with a head injury near Jones Beach, authorities said Wednesday, May 13. The boat was traveling from Zachs Bay to the Wantagh State Parkway bridge around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 8 when it struck a sand bar, the Wantagh Fire Department said. The impact from the collision caused the boat’s operator to be thrown forward and strike his head, the department said. It also left the boat stuck on the sand bar. Emergency crews responded to the wreck, removed the injured operator from his boat, and transported him to a waiting Nassau Coun…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Police ID 21-Year-Old Driver Killed After Speeding Lexus Crashes Into Greenwich Pole Police ID 21-Year-Old Driver Killed After Speeding Lexus Crashes Into Greenwich Pole
Police ID 21-Year-Old Driver Killed After Speeding Lexus Crashes Into Greenwich Pole Authorities have identified the 21-year-old Connecticut man killed in a Greenwich crash over the weekend. Franklin Sousa-Filho was driving a Lexus LS400 when it crashed into a pole on W. Ritch Avenue around 2:10 a.m. Sunday, May 10, according to Greenwich police. Police said an officer monitoring Delavan Avenue for speeding drivers spotted the Lexus traveling 50 mph in a 25-mph zone. The Lexus then ran a red light at Delavan Avenue and Frontage Road, police said. The officer followed the vehicle and found it had crashed into a pole with significant damage. Responding crews found Sousa-Fi…

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by Josh Lanier
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
2 Dead, 4 Wounded In Paterson Mass Shooting, Prosecutor Says 2 Dead, 4 Wounded In Paterson Mass Shooting, Prosecutor Says
2 Dead, 4 Wounded In Paterson Mass Shooting, Prosecutor Says Two men were killed and four others were injured in a mass shooting in Paterson on Sunday night, May 10, authorities said. Police responded to reports of a shooting at approximately 8:26 p.m. in the area of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Godwin Avenue, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-In-Charge Patrick Murray. When officers arrived, they found six people suffering from gunshot wounds. All six victims were taken to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center, according to the prosecutor’s office. A 43-year-old Paterson man and a 29-year-old …

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by Cecilia Levine
North Hunterdon, NJ
Obituaries
Longtime Lebanon Fire Chief Kevin Saharic Dies, 62 Longtime Lebanon Fire Chief Kevin Saharic Dies, 62
Longtime Lebanon Fire Chief Kevin Saharic Dies, 62 Kevin Saharic devoted his life to public service. The longtime Lebanon Borough Fire Chief died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 5, at the age of 62, according to his obituary from the Scarponi Funeral Home website. Born in Red Bank, Saharic moved to Lebanon in 1974, where he would spend the rest of his life, his obituary reads. A graduate of North Hunterdon High School, he married his high school sweetheart Michele Kimberly Saharic in 1985, according to his obituary. Saharic spent  44 years working for Tamke Tree Experts in Bernardsville he served as fleet and property manager, according to hi…

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by Sam Barron
Accokeek, MD
Traffic
Driver Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash Involving School Bus On Busy PG County Highway: Police Driver Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash Involving School Bus On Busy PG County Highway: Police
Driver Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash Involving School Bus On Busy PG County Highway: Police One person was killed in a crash involving a school bus and two other drivers during rush hour on Friday morning, shutting down a busy Maryland highway as investigators swarmed the scene. First responders in Prince George's County were called around 7:20 a.m. to the area of Indian Head Highway and Pine Drive in Accokeek to investigate the incident, which left the bus on its side. According to officials, the driver of one vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. The bus driver was taken to an area hospital with undisclosed injuries, and the third driver was treated at the scene.  Poli…

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by Zak Failla
Little Silver-Shrewsbury, NJ
Police & Fire
Home Consumed By Flames: Shrewsbury Hose Company Home Consumed By Flames: Shrewsbury Hose Company
Home Consumed By Flames: Shrewsbury Hose Company A home was engulfed in flames in Shrewsbury on Monday, May 4, authorities said. At 2:15 p.m., firefighters responded to 26 Thomas Ave. and immediately encountered heavy fire, Shrewsbury Hose Company No. 1 said. Firefighters deployed multiple handlines in an effort to bring the blaze under control, fire officials said. The fire was contained to the rear residence with no extension to neighboring homes, firefighters said. No injuries were reported, firefighters said.

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by Sam Barron
Towson, MD
Business
East Baltimore Building Condemned After Collapse Sends Bricks Raining Onto Parked Cars (PHOTOS) East Baltimore Building Condemned After Collapse Sends Bricks Raining Onto Parked Cars (PHOTOS)
East Baltimore Building Condemned After Collapse Sends Bricks Raining Onto Parked Cars (Photos) Several cars were damaged, but crisis was largely averted on Tuesday afternoon when the side of a building collapsed in East Baltimore. Crews were called around 1 p.m. on May 5 to the 700 block of East Eager Street, where there were multiple emergency calls about a building collapse. Upon arrival, first responders from the Baltimore Fire Department and other agencies found hundreds of bricks strewn across several parked cars, with the inside of the building completely exposed. The building collapse in Baltimore. Baltimore Fire Department According to the Baltimore Fire Department, …

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by Zak Failla
Millbrook-Dover, NY
Police & Fire
Car Flips After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency In Millbrook Car Flips After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency In Millbrook
Car Flips After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency In Millbrook A rollover crash temporarily shut down a residential street in Dutchess County after the driver suffered a medical emergency.  The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon, May 5, on Merritt Avenue in the Village of Millbrook, where police, firefighters, and EMS responded to a vehicle that had overturned in the road, according to the Millbrook Police Department.   Authorities temporarily closed the road as crews worked at the scene.  In an update, police confirmed the crash was caused by a medical emergency. No other details about injuries have been released. Merrit…

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by Ben Crnic
Belleville, NJ
Police & Fire
Belleville Fire Shoots To 12 Alarms, Schools Closed Monday Belleville Fire Shoots To 12 Alarms, Schools Closed Monday
Belleville Fire Shoots To 12 Alarms, Schools Closed Monday A new video shows the moment a small fire inside a Belleville warehouse began to grow into the massive 12-alarm blaze on Sunday, May 3. The footage shared by JerseyTalks on Instagram captures the early moments as flames spread inside the building. Workers can be seen rushing to move boxes and materials before realizing the situation is escalating and fleeing. The fire broke out in the Valley section on Cortlandt Street and spread quickly through multiple commercial buildings due to strong winds, Mayor Michael Melham said. The fire ultimately spread to three separate locations and …

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by Cecilia Levine
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Norwalk Man ID'd As Boater Who Died In Stamford Harbor: Police Norwalk Man ID'd As Boater Who Died In Stamford Harbor: Police
Norwalk Man ID'd As Boater Who Died In Stamford Harbor: Police A 67-year-old Connecticut man has died after falling into Stamford Harbor during a boating incident, state officials said. Frederick Bannerot, of Norwalk, was identified as the victim, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The incident happened Sunday afternoon, May 3. Emergency crews rushed to Stamford Harbor around 3 p.m. after reports of a boating incident. Environmental Conservation Police responded along with Stamford police and fire personnel.  Officials said Bannerot fell out of his boat while trying to secure it to a mooring. He was p…

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by Josh Lanier
Linden, NJ
Police & Fire
Plane Crashes In Linden: Authorities Plane Crashes In Linden: Authorities
Plane Crashes In Linden: Authorities A plane crashed in Linden on Saturday, May 2, authorities said. At 3:35 p.m., officers and firefighters responded to Linden Airport at 1101 W. Edgar Rd. after a Cesna 172S Skyhawk veered off the runway during takeoff, Linden police said. The pilot was treated on scene and transported to a nearby hospital, police said. The pilot was the only person on board, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The FAA is investigating.

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by Sam Barron
Frederick, MD
Traffic
Ejected, Trapped, Airlifted: Three Critically Injured In Violent I-70 Crash In Myersville Ejected, Trapped, Airlifted: Three Critically Injured In Violent I-70 Crash In Myersville
Ejected, Trapped, Airlifted: Three Critically Injured In Violent I-70 Crash In Myersville Two people had to be airlifted to Maryland hospitals with critical injuries after one was ejected and another was trapped inside a wrecked vehicle along I-70. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, Frederick County Fire and Rescue crews were called to a stretch of the eastbound lanes of the interstate near the Myersville rest area, where there were reports of a violent crash. Upon arrival, first responders found a mangled car, with one person thrown from the vehicle and another pinned inside. A third was also seriously injured. Two were flown by police helicopters with life-threatening …

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by Zak Failla