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Heroism
Suitland, MD
Obituaries
Family Looks To Give Suitland Father Of Two 'Lit' Service After Fatal Shooting In Maryland
Joseph "Joey" Holtz died a hero, his family says, now they are trying to rally the community to make his final wishes come true. The 38-year-old Suitland man was fatally shot following a two-vehicle crash in Prince George's County over the weekend in the area of Suitland Road and Randolph Road in Morningside. "It’s with a heavy heart that we remember and honor Joey, known to so many as Rozay. Joey was taken from us by gun violence—not from street conflicts, but because he chose to protect others," Jamal Holtz said. "Joey died being a hero. He was our hero, a true protector who …
Wethersfield, CT
Obituaries
Hundreds Take Part In Funeral For Wethersfield Firefighter Killed Battling Blaze
Mourners lined the roads leading to the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford on Monday, Oct. 28, to pay their respects to Robert "Sharkey" Sharkevich Sr. His casket was carried by a fire engine that was preceded by a cadre of police vehicles. His casket, draped in an American flag, was carried to its final resting place by his family and the firefighters who served alongside him. Sharkevich Sr., age 66, was a lifelong firefighter. He served with the Hartford Fire Department for 25 years and the Wethersfield Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years. Related Re…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Volunteer Firefighter In Motorcycle Crash Thanks Edgewater Officers Who Helped Save His Life
The officers who responded to Tommy Quinton's motorcycle crash last month in Edgewater were the first responders anyone would want, he said. Quinton, 31, was heading to Hackensack on his Harley Davidson motorcycle when he lost control of the bike in the northbound lanes of River Road and collided with a southbound vehicle on Friday, Sept. 27 The volunteer firefighter and public works employee looked down and saw blood pouring out of his leg. He called out for help, and a Good Samaritan rushed over with a ratchet strap. Quinton tied it as tightly as he could. Minutes later, Officer Gillian…
Deer Park, NY
News
Deer Park 'Hero' Dies Saving Drowning Child: 'Was Life Of Every Party'
Jamie Lambros died a hero. The 48-year-old New York resident, from Long Island's Deer Park, died Monday, Oct. 7, while trying to save a young boy and his mother in the waters of Bermuda. Lambros was enjoying a family vacation at Horseshoe Bay Beach when he noticed the 10-year-old boy struggling and went in after him, his friend, Chris Pompeo, said on Facebook. The child and his mother survived, but Lambros drowned. “In his final moments, Jamie showed the courage and selflessness that those who knew him will always remember,” relatives said on a GoFundMe campaign to help with funeral expens…
Ossining, NY
News
First Responders Put Out Fire, Save Unconcious Woman From Ossining Home
Two heroes are being recognized for their quick-thinking actions that saved a woman's life and prevented her Northern Westchester home from being destroyed by a fire. Joseph Abreau and Paul Mullin of the Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps were honored by county officials for their rescue of an Ossining resident in mid-September, officials announced on Monday, Oct. 7. According to county officials, on the day of the rescue, Abreau and Mullin responded to an Ossining residence and found a woman on the floor who had fainted. They also discovered that dark smoke was pourin…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Dies Saving Two Children From Drowning In South Jersey River: Fundraiser
A Mays Landing man was remembered as a hero after dying while saving two children from drowning in the Great Egg Harbor River, according to a fundraising campaign. A GoFundMe page said Pablo Hernandez Cruz died at Weymouth Furnace County Park in Hamilton Township on Wednesday, July 17. He was 49 years old, 6abc Action News reported. Hernandez Cruz went into the river to help the children when they were struggling in the water. "As he went in and pushed them to safety, he was swept under and tragically wasn't able to resurface," wrote Joe Pagliuca, w…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
'Cowboy Hero' Dies After Lightning Strike While Warning Kids On NJ Beach About Storm: Reports
A Toms River man died after a reported lightning strike on an Ocean County beach, authorities said. Patrick Dispoto, 59, was found unconscious on the beach near J Street at around 7:38 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, a Seaside Park Police Department spokesperson told Daily Voice. He was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police said Dispoto had no visible signs of injuries. There were also no witnesses so investigators haven't confirmed if his death was caused by lightning or "another medical issue." Dispoto's girlfriend Ruth said he tried to warn a group of children on the beach …
New Haven, CT
News
Fundraiser Aims To Cover Funeral Expenses For CT Man Who Drowned Saving Teen
Friends of a 27-year-old Connecticut man who drowned while saving the life of his girlfriend's son are raising funds to help the family pay for a funeral. Related: 27-Year-Old Drowns In Litchfield County's Bantam Lake New Haven County resident Kyree Dowd of Meriden died on Saturday, June 8, in Litchfield County at the Point Folly Campground in Bantam. According to his Godmother, Tracey Dickerson, Dowd, who was known to be a strong swimmer, he jumped into the water when his girlfriend's 16-year-old son began yelling for help after being caught in a current. The teen was saved, but D…
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Vacationing PA Dad, Engineer Dies Saving Someone Else's Child
Duk Shin died a hero. The 49-year-old Berwyn dad died on Wednesday, March 27, saving a child in distress in the water while on vacation with his family, according to a GoFundMe campaign and obituary. Duk is survived by his wife, Ashley Gong, and their children, Mason, 9, and Colton, 7. "On March 27, 2024, while on vacation with his family, Duk demonstrated extraordinary courage and selflessness when he saw a child in distress in the water," reads a GoFundMe launched for the family by Colleen Rilling. "As you would expect of Duk, he did not hesitate for a moment to go in to attempt to…
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Hero Dad Who Drowned Saving Stepdaughter At Jersey Shore Was Medic In National Guard
Mark Antwain Costin of Vineland lived and died a hero. His final act of heroism came on Labor Day, while trying to save his 12-year-old future step-daughter from drowning at the beach in Strathmere. Costin's fiancé, Melissa Metcalf, told 6abc they planned a last-minute trip to the beach in Cape May County on Labor Day, Sept. 4. They brought Metcalf's three children, Logan, Riley and Reagan Gallagher, as well as one of her son's girlfriends. They also brought Costin's daughter, Jocelyn. But while Mark was swimming with Jocelyn and Reagan, tragedy struck. His soon-to-be stepdaughter, Reag…
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Ret. Lynn Fire Chief Lends Hand In Peabody Police Chase After Officer Hurt: Cops
"Different family. Same brotherhood." That's what Peabody police are saying after a former Lynn fire chief saw an officer in need and risked his life to jump in to lend a hand. Peabody police posted a photo of the retired firefighter Stephen Archer this week to thank him for what he did last month. Posted by Peabody Police Department on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 The post reads that a Peabody officer was "injured in a foot pursuit that turned physical" on County Street. Archer saw the chase and turned his car into the path of the suspect, which allowed police to make an arrest. Arche…
Franklin Township, NJ
Obituaries
Dad Had Taken Off Work To Give Kids Dream Day Before Drowning In NJ River, Family Says
The day Rolando Camarillo-Cholula died was supposed to have been a dream day for his kids. The 43-year-old South River dad heard his three children were in low spirits, and so, he called out of work in hopes of lifting their spirits on Wednesday, Aug. 2, according to a GoFundMe launched by his niece. "He took his kids to go see their mom at work, enjoyed a good breakfast together, did karaoke in the car, before heading their way to enjoy a walk in good weather," Isaura Lopez writes on a GoFundMe page. Rolando took the kids to their favorite walking path and swimming spot along the Mil…
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Dad Drowns After Saving Three Kids In Somerset County River
A 42-year-old dad has died a hero. UPDATE: Police ID Dad Who Drowned Saving Kids In Millstone River The South River dad went into the Millstone River and brought his children, ages 8, 11, and 13 to shore, around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, Franklin Township police said. He, however, struggled to maintain his balance. Thus began a search for the victim, as his children were treated at the scene and released without further medical attention. Members of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office dive team found the man's body just before 5:30 p.m. His name was being withheld p…
Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
'True Hero': Firefighter Saves Woman After Car Falls Into Western Mass Floodwaters
Rescue workers in Franklin County are calling one of their brethren a hero after he risked his life last week to save a woman after her car was swept away by flood waters. Deerfield Assistant Fire Chief Ben Clark was surveying storm damage on Friday, July 21, just after 3 p.m., when the car in front of him was swallowed as the pavement on Lower Road gave way. The vehicle clung to the asphalt by its back tires and dangled precariously over a 15-foot drop into fast-moving floodwater, Deerfield Police Department said. Then things got worse. Clark called for backup and&n…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Rush-Hour Baby Born At Lincoln Tunnel Entrance With Help From Port Authority Police
A young Port Authority police officer had never delivered a baby before -- but there's a first time for everything. Responding to an emergency call at the Lincoln Tunnel toll plaza shortly before 9 a.m. Monday, July 17, PAPD Officer Timothy Jozefczyk was met by a panicked driver who said his partner was in labor and bleeding, authority Spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. Jozefczyk talked Maria Marin through it, telling her to keep pushing, Valens said, and within three minutes a healthy boy had been born. Kylian Aaron Guallpa Castano weighed in at six pounds, nine ounces for those at home who a…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
'I Got You:' Video Shows Hackettstown Cop Lifting Elderly Woman Through Window Of Burning Home
The moment a Hackettstown Police officer saved a 91-year-old woman from a burning home by lifting her out the window was captured in a heroic video clip. The blaze broke out at a home on Thomas Drive just after 2:25 a.m. on Saturday, June 24. Independence Township Police responded and assisted a 61-year-old woman out of the residence — but her mother was still trapped inside. Hackettstown Police Officer Ryan Blankenship arrived, entered the home, and found the woman in a bedroom. He then “went through the bedroom window and lifted her off the bed and handed her out the window” to Indepen…
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
CT Officers Rescue Residents From Burning Apartment House
Several Connecticut police officers, including two who were injured, are being lauded for rescuings residents from an apartment house on fire. The incident took place in Hartford County just after midnight on Monday, May 8 at 50 Hillside St. in East Hartford. According to Officer Marc Caruso of the East Hartford Police, officers were dispatched to a check welfare complaint at 50 Hillside St. While there, officers spotted heavy smoke coming from the first floor, which was completely unrelated to the initial check welfare complaint. Officers called for the Fire Department and immediat…
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
News
Missing Toddler Rescued From Train Tracks Near Tarrytown Station: Video
Several Metro-North employees are receiving recognition for rescuing a missing three-year-old boy who they spotted on train tracks near a station in Westchester. The incident happened on Thursday, April 6 around 3:15 p.m., when MTA Locomotive Engineer William Kennedy was operating a southbound Hudson Line train north of Tarrytown station when he noticed a young child on the northbound track, according to MTA officials. Kennedy then sent out an emergency radio communication to all nearby train crews to let them know about the child. Soon after this, northbound Train 737, operated by Loc…
Fredericksburg, VA
News
Heroic Marines Honored For Saving Stafford Teen From Stabbing During Assault At Chick-fil-A
"Semper Fidelis, indeed." A trio of Marines who came to the rescue of a teenager who found himself on the wrong side of an assault earlier this month are being celebrated for their heroic actions, which could have saved the boy from serious injury. Cpl. John W. Darby, Cpl. Bradley J. Feldkamp, and Lance Cpl. Nicholas M. Dural, all students at the Marine Security Guard School in Quantico, received the Navy and marine Corps Achievement Medal during a recent awards ceremony touting their bravery and quick thinking. Three Marines acted quickly to help diffuse the situation before things e…
Somers, NY
Obituaries
Long-Serving Firefighter, Teacher From Somers Dies
A firefighter and teacher from Northern Westchester who served his department for more than 50 years has died. Somers resident Fred Whipple, who served the Somers Volunteer Fire Department for 58 years, died on Sunday, March 19, the department announced. Since joining the department in 1965, Whipple became known by many for his great personality and he eventually became the "true senior man" at the firehouse, lending his knowledge and experience to many younger members, according to the fire department. Whipple was also known for his courage, which he exhibited in 1968 when he …
Glen Burnie, MD
News
Officers Save Hero Teen Who Jumped Into Frozen Creek To Save Friend In Maryland (
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A heroic effort was caught on camera after Anne Arundel County officers pulled two children from a frozen creek, authorities say. On Monday, Dec. 26, officers responded to a call for two young teenagers who had fallen in a frozen creek around 2:45 p.m. When officers arrived, they found one child who had made it safely to shore, with the other still submerged and clinging to a piling. Caught on CameraOfficers save a juvenile who had jumped into a frozen creek to save his friend. Watch here! pic.twitter.com/bNTrAa4cBG — Anne Arundel County Police Department (@AACOPD) December 27, 2022 O…
Yorktown, NY
News
Yorktown School Employees Awarded For Saving Life Of Custodial Worker
A Northern Westchester school district is recognizing three women who sprang to action to save the life of a custodial worker. On Monday morning, Nov. 7, a custodial worker suffered a severe medical emergency in Yorktown at the Mildred E. Strang Middle School, according to school district spokesperson Brian Marschhauser. Upon seeing the medical emergency, two members of the school's Aramark food service team, Kimberly Kleiber and Nancy Rizzo, immediately called for help, while school nurse Jena McLaughlin provided medical assistance until emergency responders arrived at…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Mom Woken By Gunshots That Killed Son Protecting Others Outside Delco Bar: Reports
Tylee Williams Clark died saving others, those who knew him said. The 21-year-old dad was leaving Coopers Bar in Chester Township early Thursday, Nov. 24 — Thanksgiving morning — when someone opened fire. In making sure others were out of the gunfire, Clark was fatally struck, according to a GoFundMe page launched by relatives. His mom, Dawn Clark, had dozed off at home a few blocks away but awoke to the "pop pop pop" of the nine gunshots, and "just had a feeling," she told Fox29. "Tylee loss his life being a hero at just 21 years old," the campaign reads, noting Clar…
Towson, MD
News
Wbtv
Helicopter Pilot From Baltimore Called 'Hero' Following Fatal Crash
The helicopter pilot who was killed in a crash in North Carolina is being praised for his heroics in the last moments of his life. ENG Pilot Chip Tayag, of Timonium, Maryland, who worked for the Total Traffic & Weather Network, was killed along with meteorologist Jason Myers after crashing in the Charlotte area on Tuesday, Nov. 22, according to officials and his network. According to reports, witnesses said that Tayag went down a hero, helping to navigate the crash away from a busy I-77 that was loaded with motorists at around noon on Tuesday afternoon. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Ch…
Paterson, NJ
News
Heroes
: Paterson Firefighters Lift Jitney Bus Off Struck Pedestrian
A group of heroic Paterson firefighters didn't have time to retrieve special equipment, so they grabbed hold of a dollar bus and lifted it off a woman who'd just been struck, authorities said. The pinned 53-year-old victim was alert and conscious after the accident on McBride Avenue near Hoxey Street shortly after 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, Fire Chief Brian McDermott said. With no time to waste, four firefighters hoisted the jitney bus and pulled her out, he said. The victim might not have survived if they hadn't, McDermott said, adding that the heroes went "beyond their limits" to sa…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
Mom Who Tried Rescuing Kids From Drowning Released From Hospital
A 28-year-old mother who rescued her two young children from drowning has recovered from critical injuries, authorities said. The woman, identified only as Kassandra on Facebook, ran into the water but was overcome by strong currents, Brigantine police said. First responders including the Brigantine Beacn Patrol rescued the unidentified children. The incident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. on July 13 when the women’s children, who were wading in the ocean, “appeared to have become overpowered by the current and were in distress,” police said. “(A) witness observed the woman run into the ocea…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
PA Teen Grabs Trampoline To Save Neighbors, Dogs From Apartment Fire
A 17-year-old's quick thinking saved his neighbors and their dogs during an apartment fire in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, August 2, authorities say. Falcon O'Regan grabbed a trampoline when he saw his neighbors were stuck on the upper floors of their apartment building. The fire had broken out in the 100 block of Church Street in Bentleyville around 12:52 a.m., according to area fire officials. The initial calls stated that people were trapped but the first crew to arrive, a Medic team, saw people jumping from the windows, according to a release by Bentleyville Fire-Rescue. "Wi…
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Stafford Deputy Breaks Pickup Window To Save Driver Suffering Medical Episode
A Stafford Deputy sprung into action on Wednesday, July 6 to save a driver suffering a medical emergency, police said. Deputy J.W. McAlister was driving near the intersection of Cambridge Street and Warrenton Road when he noticed a Ford F-150 had crashed into the side of a Virginia State Trooper, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said. The Ford was still in drive and Deputy McAlister could tell something was wrong with the driver, whose foot was still on the accelerator, officials said. Deputy McAlister broke the passenger side window with his baton so he could put the car in park and…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Trenton Man With Prosthetic Leg Rescues Driver As Car Plunges Into Newark Bay
A 29-year-old Trenton man with a prosthetic leg who rescued a driver as his car plunged into the Newark Bay received a national reward for his heroic efforts. Anthony Stephen Capuano, an aquatic program administrator, received a Carnegie Medal — considered North America’s highest civilian honor for heroism — following his brave rescue, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced in a release on Tuesday, June 28. Capuano removed his prosthetic lower leg and took immediate action when hearing Joseph M. Kadian, 68, screaming that he didn’t know how to swim as his vehicle started sinking into t…
Bergenfield, NJ
News
Troubled Teen On Hackensack River Bridge Saved By Officer Whose Brother Recently Rescued Her
SIBLING HEROES: A suicidal teen who threatened to jump into the Hackensack River was rescued by a New Milford police officer whose brother saved the very same girl two months ago, authorities said. Responding Officer Sam Doran found the troubled 14-year-old sitting on the railing of the Old New Bridge Road bridge shortly before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. It took a half-hour or so, but Doran established a rapport with the girl -- enough so that she was willing to fist-bump him, the chief said. As she did, the officer grabbed the youngster and pulled her from the rail…
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Hero SEPTA Officer Kills Gunman In Shootout: Report
A 28-year-old SEPTA transit officer was being hailed as a hero for protecting his colleague from a gunman who struck him and a pair of innocent bystanders earlier this week. Ervis Onuzi, 28, shot and killed the gunman near Leiper and Arrott Streets around 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, CBS3 reports. Initial reports said the 18-year-old gunman, Zyhiem Hartman, died by suicide after striking two innocent bystanders, then the officer. However, an autopsy shows that he actually died of a gunshot fired by Onuzi, who was being recognized around the world for his courage. This is SEPTA SWAT Ofc…
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