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Good Samaritans

Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Trooper Attacked: Video Shows Good Samaritans Step In During Southern State Parkway Assault Trooper Attacked: Video Shows Good Samaritans Step In During Southern State Parkway Assault
Trooper Attacked: Video Shows Good Samaritans Step In During Southern State Parkway Assault A New York State Police trooper has some good Samaritans to thank for subduing a driver who turned violent during a traffic stop on Long Island. The incident unfolded at around 4:20 p.m. Thursday, April 18, on the Southern State Parkway in Hempstead. Police said a trooper stopped a Honda sedan for an expired registration near exit 18. As they approached the vehicle, the driver, 33-year-old Calith Hudson, of Jamaica, Queens, became verbally combative. The trooper then asked Hudson for his driver’s license, at which point he reportedly threw his license on the ground and climbed over the fro…

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by Michael Mashburn
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Father Charged With Child Neglect After 3-Year-Old Found In Street Unsupervised In PWC: Police Father Charged With Child Neglect After 3-Year-Old Found In Street Unsupervised In PWC: Police
Father Charged With Child Neglect After 3-Year-Old Found In Street Unsupervised In PWC: Police A man who left his 3-year-old son alone to wander the streets in Prince William County is facing child neglect charges, police say. Terrell Anthony Edwards, 31, was arrested on Sunday and charged following an investigation into the incident, which resulted in nearby Good Samaritans securing the child and alerting the authorities.  The incident was reported shortly before 10:15 a.m. on Feb. 25, on Graham Park Road near Purvis Drive in Triangle, when the boy was seen walking in the roadway without supervision. They were able to secure the kid safely and called the Prince William County …

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
News
Witnesses Intervene When Mother Body Slams Son On Cement In Maryland, Sheriff Says Witnesses Intervene When Mother Body Slams Son On Cement In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Witnesses Intervene When Mother Body Slams Son On Cement In Maryland, Sheriff Says A group of Good Samaritans came to the rescue of a 7-year-old child who was body slammed by his mother onto asphalt outside an urgent care facility in Charles County, officials say. On Monday morning, officers from the sheriff's office were called to a Waldorf facility after receiving emergency calls about a woman in the parking lot who had picked up a child over her head and slammed him down, leaving him injured. According to a spokesperson from the Charles County Sheriff's Office, witnesses in the area were able to separate the child from his mother and got him into a car to keep him safe…

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by Zak Failla
Quincy, MA
News
Troopers Unable To Save Man From Drowning In Burning Car In Plainville Crash: Police Troopers Unable To Save Man From Drowning In Burning Car In Plainville Crash: Police
Troopers Unable To Save Man From Drowning In Burning Car In Plainville Crash: Police Despite the best efforts of state troopers, a 23-year-old man died early Tuesday morning, Oct. 10, when his car crashed into a median on I-495 in Norfolk County, authorities said.  Sage A. Woodward, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, crashed his BMW on the highway near mile marker 35.2 in Plainville around 3:45 a.m., Massachusetts State Troopers said. The car landed in water, but the vehicle burst into flames, which started a small brush fire.  Troopers Matt Higgins and Grant Gadbois were the first on the scene and found the 2008 sedan upside down in the channel. They rushed do…

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by Josh Lanier
Arlington, VA
News
Toddler Reunited With Family After Being Found Alone In Southeast DC Toddler Reunited With Family After Being Found Alone In Southeast DC
Toddler Reunited With Family After Being Found Alone In Southeast DC A family is whole again after a toddler was found by Good Samaritans wandering on her own in Southeast DC. The Metropolitan Police Department issued an alert on Monday, Sept. 25 advising that a child who was found alone over the weekend has been reunited with her family and is back home safe. Do you recognize this toddler? She was found on 9/23 in the 5300 block of E Street, SE. Have Info? Call 202-727-9099 or Text 50411. pic.twitter.com/YcKdZmu0Xn — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) September 24, 2023 Concerns were raised when the girl was found in the 5300 block of E Street SE lat…

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by Zak Failla
Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued From Burning Van By State Police, Good Samaritans On I-70 In MD Woman Rescued From Burning Van By State Police, Good Samaritans On I-70 In MD
Woman Rescued From Burning Van By State Police, Good Samaritans On I-70 In MD Some fast-acting Maryland State Police troopers may have saved the life of a woman who found herself in a perilous position on Wednesday. Shortly after noon on Wednesday, Aug. 23, Sgt. Brian Blubaugh was working in Frederick County when there was a report of a single-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of I-70, officials said. A Ford van was being driven by a 69-year-old woman from Pennsylvania when she lost control, went off the road, crashed into an embankment, and went up in flames. Blubaugh, along with the help of several Good Samaritans, were able to extract the woman, saving her lif…

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by Zak Failla
Worcester, MA
Police & Fire
2 Children Pulled From Burning Car In Central Mass; Police Thank Rescuers 2 Children Pulled From Burning Car In Central Mass; Police Thank Rescuers
2 Children Pulled From Burning Car In Central Mass; Police Thank Rescuers Police in Worcester County say two children and a driver are alive today thanks to five good samaritans who risked their own safety to pull them from a burning car on Monday, July 10.  Charlton police were called to a car crash just after 6:30 p.m. near 338 Worcester Road. When they arrived, officers learned the occupants were safe thanks to the quick action and bravery of five people who risked their lives to pull the kids and driver from the burning car.  Police released their names and thanked them for helping secure the "best-case outcome" in the crash. They are Russel Je…

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by Josh Lanier
Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Firefighter Douses House Fire With Garden Hose Through Broken Bedroom Window In MD Off-Duty Firefighter Douses House Fire With Garden Hose Through Broken Bedroom Window In MD
Off-Duty Firefighter Douses House Fire With Garden Hose Through Broken Bedroom Window In MD Not all heroes wear capes. While enjoying his day off, a volunteer firefighter in Harford County leapt into action when a Bel Air home caught fire while the homeowners were away on Wednesday morning. Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, a neighbor spotted smoke coming from a home on Prospect Mill Road, prompting an immediate response from the passerby and other witnesses, including a member of the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company. At the time the fire broke out, the owners of the home were out of state. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, the Good Samaritans used a garden ho…

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by Zak Failla
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
Fishing Trip Turns To Rescue Mission For Fire Fighting Family In MD Fishing Trip Turns To Rescue Mission For Fire Fighting Family In MD
Fishing Trip Turns To Rescue Mission For Fire Fighting Family In MD What was supposed to be a holiday fishing trip for a group of Good Samaritans in Maryland took a strange turn for a bunch of heroes who jumped into action and may have saved a Cecil County business from burning to the ground. The Maryland State Fire Marshal says that disaster was averted at the Bakset Case Crab in Conowingo early on Monday morning when a family spotted smoke and flames coming from a shed outside the business. The situation played out shortly before 5:45 a.m. on Monday, May 29 on Conoqingo Road. According to officials, a family was en route to go fishing when they spotted…

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by Zak Failla
Vernon-Rockville, CT
Police & Fire
Car Slams Into Tractor-Trailer On I-84 In Vernon, Driver Gets Out With Help From Samaritans Car Slams Into Tractor-Trailer On I-84 In Vernon, Driver Gets Out With Help From Samaritans
Car Slams Into Tractor-Trailer On I-84 In Vernon, Driver Gets Out With Help From Samaritans A person was injured after their vehicle crashed into a tractor-trailer on Interstate 84 in Vernon.  The crash happened on Tuesday, Feb. 14 around 5 p.m. on I-84 eastbound just after the Exit 66 on-ramp, according to the Vernon Fire Department.  Upon arriving, first responders found the car heavily damaged and discovered that the driver had been able to escape from the wreckage with the help of good samaritans who had stopped to help. The driver was evaluated by first responders and was found to have only suffered minor injuries.  Fire officials and police remained at the s…

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by Ben Crnic
Hyde Park, NY
Police & Fire
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
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
27-Year-Old Who Stepped Out Of Car After Crash Struck, Killed By SUV On CT Roadway 27-Year-Old Who Stepped Out Of Car After Crash Struck, Killed By SUV On CT Roadway
27-Year-Old Who Stepped Out Of Car After Crash Struck, Killed By SUV On CT Roadway Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a five-car crash that killed a 27-year-old Connecticut man who was struck on I-91 after getting out of his Honda Accord when it became disabled. The crash occurred in New Haven around 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 northbound on I-91. According to state police, Thomas Mieles, of New Haven, was traveling northbound when he hit a concrete barrier causing his car to become disabled in the left lane. Immediately after Mieles crashed, two vehicles driven by a 25-year-old West Haven woman and a 47-year-old Southington woman stopped directly ahead of…

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by Kathy Reakes
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Local Mayor, Good Samaritans Help Evacuate Residents After Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley Local Mayor, Good Samaritans Help Evacuate Residents After Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley
Local Mayor, Good Samaritans Help Evacuate Residents After Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley A local mayor and good Samaritans helped evacuate residents from a Hudson Valley home after they failed to react to a fire alarm. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 10 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 23 in the city of Poughkeepsie. Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison was on his way to a church service when driving on Delafield Street he hear a loud fire alarm and smoke coming from the second floor of a home. The mayor pulled over and crossed the street at the same time two women were calling 911 for help. "I ran across the road and stopped and called 911 while the really loud fire alarm…

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by Kathy Reakes
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Trapped Baby Rescued By Good Samaritans From Flipping SUV In Lehigh Valley: Report Trapped Baby Rescued By Good Samaritans From Flipping SUV In Lehigh Valley: Report
Trapped Baby Rescued By Good Samaritans From Flipping SUV In Lehigh Valley: Report Several Good Samaritans came to the immediate rescue of an 18-month-old child trapped in an SUV that had flipped following a serious crash in the Lehigh Valley on Wednesday, Sept. 28, LehighValleyLive reports. One person was taken to St. Luke’s Easton Hospital and two other adults were trapped inside the vehicle following the two-car crash on the 200 block of Nazareth Rd. in Palmer Township around 11 a.m., the outlet says citing Jim Alercia, the town’s deputy fire chief. The child was brought to safety and was determined to be unharmed after the bystanders used the SUV’s back hatch to get a…

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by Valerie Musson
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Pedestrian Hit-Run: Civilians Help Police Head Off Fleeing Driver At GWB Pedestrian Hit-Run: Civilians Help Police Head Off Fleeing Driver At GWB
Pedestrian Hit-Run: Civilians Help Police Head Off Fleeing Driver At GWB GOTCHA! Concerned citizens helped police head off a hit-and-run driver headed toward the George Washington Bridge moments after he struck and injured a pedestrian in Edgewater, authorities said. 911 callers brought police to the intersection of River Road and Garden Place after seeing a man struck in the marked crosswalk by an SUV that kept going shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, Detective Lt. Steven Tibus said. Several witnesses told the officers that the SUV was driven recklessly – at one point running a red light – before hitting the victim, Tibus said. The adult victim was taken …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Screams Echo Through Downtown Hartford After Boy Apparently Struck By Car Screams Echo Through Downtown Hartford After Boy Apparently Struck By Car
Screams Echo Through Downtown Hartford After Boy Apparently Struck By Car Screams echoed through Downtown Hartford Friday evening after at least one person was apparently struck by a car, witnesses say. "I heard screams," said a resident of 101 Pearl St, who captured footage of good Samaritans rushing to aid an unknown number of victims on the ground around 5:20 p.m. At the sceneSpecial to Daily Voice Video from the scene shows a boy being placed on a stretcher and a man on the ground. It was not immediately clear who had been struck, or by which car. An ambulance, firefighters, and police cars were at the scene as of 5:30 p.m. The street was closed in both …

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by Cecilia Levine
York, PA
News
Man, 24, Drowns In Lake At Central PA State Park Man, 24, Drowns In Lake At Central PA State Park
Man, 24, Drowns In Lake At Central PA State Park A 24-year-old man drowned in a lake located in a Pennsylvania State Park Saturday, York County officials said. The unidentified male was out with family on a pontoon rental when they all decided to swim close to the shore around 7 p.m. in Lake Marburg at Codorus State Park, York County Coroner Pamela Gay said. The victim was reportedly a good swimmer and was using a camera under water. His family realized he hadn't resurfaced, and so all went back in the waters to find him, Gay said. Two Good Samaritans who they flagged down for help also aided in the search. The man's body was eventually…

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by Cecilia Levine
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
BEWARE: Weather Service Warns Against Rip-Tide Swimming As Temperatures Rise BEWARE: Weather Service Warns Against Rip-Tide Swimming As Temperatures Rise
Beware: Weather Service Warns Against Rip-Tide Swimming As Temperatures Rise The National Weather Service is warning that there is a "high risk" of rip tide currents this weekend at New Jersey and Delaware beaches, just as temperatures are expected to climb up into the 90s. An offshore storm is expected to cause swells, making swimming potentially dangerous, according to forecasts. “Remember, the ocean water temperature is only around 60 degrees and many beaches are not yet staffed with lifeguards,” the NWS’s Mount Holly station said on Twitter.  The National Weather Service is warning weekend beachgoers that there could be rip currents in NJ and Delaware. Twit…

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by Jon Craig
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Driver Rescued After Car Crashes Into Rippowam River Driver Rescued After Car Crashes Into Rippowam River
Driver Rescued After Car Crashes Into Rippowam River A motorist in Fairfield County needed to be rescued after making a splash landing in the Rippowam River. First responders in downtown Stamford received a report on Monday, Sept. 14 of a single-car crash that led to a motorist finding himself submerged in the river’s water. Upon arrival, firefighters found the vehicle, which had struck a stone wall on Tresser Boulevard before losing control, skidding down the embankment and landing in the middle of the river. Good Samaritans aided the driver, helping him get out of the vehicle until first responders arrived. The driver was treated at the …

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by Zak Failla
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Neptune Township Police Thank Bystanders Who Helped Free Bicyclist Pinned Under SUV Neptune Township Police Thank Bystanders Who Helped Free Bicyclist Pinned Under SUV
Neptune Township Police Thank Bystanders Who Helped Free Bicyclist Pinned Under SUV Police took to social media Tuesday to thank Good Samaritans who helped rescue a bicyclist trapped under an SUV.  "Upon arrival, officers found the injured man trapped almost completely underneath the vehicle, unable to move," Neptune Township police said on Facebook. The unidentified man riding the bike was struck on Route 35 and pinned under a red Nissan last week.  Police officers began trying to move the vehicle enough to render aid. They were struggling to lift the vehicle off the bicyclist when more than a dozen bystanders "spilled out of nearby stores and jumped out o…

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by Jon Craig
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Man Stabbed Multiple Times By Woman Near Area Bakery, Police Say Man Stabbed Multiple Times By Woman Near Area Bakery, Police Say
Man Stabbed Multiple Times By Woman Near Area Bakery, Police Say A 39-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly stabbing a man multiple times during a fight at her home. Kimberly Roberts, of Lake Katrine in Ulster County, was arrested at 9:40 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, after the Ulster Police Department responded to a 911 call for a stabbing victim at the Bread Alone Bakery in Ulster, police said. When officers responded to the bakery they found a 39-year-old Saugerties man had been stabbed several times allegedly by Roberts at her nearby home, Ulster Police said. An investigation revealed that the victim walked to the bakery after the attack where he was …

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by Kathy Reakes
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper
Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper A Union County couple remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Sunday after being charged with assaulting a New Jersey state trooper during a traffic stop on westbound Route 80 in Hackensack. Alecia S. Jones of Hillside and Tyson S. Stamper of Elizabeth, both 22, are charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, as well as resisting arrest and possession of marijuana. Stamper, who has a criminal history, was wanted on outstanding warrants out of Elizabeth and Clark, records show. The couple had been pulled over around 9:50 a.m. Saturday when they attacked th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
New City, NY
Lifestyle
Dog That Ran Off During Fireworks Reunited With New City Owner Dog That Ran Off During Fireworks Reunited With New City Owner
Dog That Ran Off During Fireworks Reunited With New City Owner Reunited, and it feels so good. A dog that got spooked by the Fourth of July fireworks in New City and ran off has been reunited with his family after a little help from Clarkstown police officers and some Good Samaritans. Bones is back home with his owner, Nick, in New City, who police said was “ecstatic” to get his dog back after he was found by a nearby resident, Allison, around Omni Park. “Here’s a great story to start the weekend,” members of the Clarkstown Police Department posted on Facebook, with a photo of the reunion. “Here is the evidence that Nick and bones are reunited. Everyo…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
Mallard, 10 Ducklings Rescued From Hudson Valley Shopping Center Mallard, 10 Ducklings Rescued From Hudson Valley Shopping Center
Mallard, 10 Ducklings Rescued From Hudson Valley Shopping Center Oh, quack. A mallard duck and her 10 little ducklings almost got squished Wednesday when they took refuge under a car in the parking lot of a local shopping center.  But no worries, the Ramapo Police Department, along with the city's animal control officer, and a couple Good Samaritans quickly came to the rescue and were able, with quite a bit of effort, to rescue all the ducks. Once captured and put in a box, the family was relocated to a nearby stream out of harm's way. 

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by Kathy Reakes