Tag: Middletown Fire Department
Sergio Ayala-Vilchis, Drowns In Chadds Ford While With Woman He Met At Nightclub: PSP
A man who drowned in Brandywine Creek has been identified as Sergio Ayala-Vilchis, 21, who had gone swimming with a woman he met at a nightclub the night before, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, July 21.
The pair met at a Delaware club on Saturday, July 19, and went to the Brandywine Creek in Chadds Ford, Delaware County on Sunday morning to swim, according to Trooper Paul Holdefer.
Around 11:11 a.m., both entered the water near State Route 1 west of Mill Road and swam toward the center of the creek, police said. That’s when Ayala-Vilchis, a citizen of Mexico, began to panic i…
1 Dead, 2 Missing In Old Saybrook Boating Accident
A man is dead, and two people are still missing following a boat accident in Connecticut.
The incident occurred in Middlesex County in Old Saybrook around 9:15 p.m., Monday, Sept. 2.
According to Will Healey, spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Police, multiple agencies responded and found a single motorboat floating, half-submerged, near the Harbor One Marina in Old Saybrook.
"There was significant damage to the boat, which hit the east-facing jetty at the mouth of the Connecticut River," said Healey.
A total of nine people were on the boat. An…
Hudson Valley Fire Department Lieutenant Admits To Being Major Drug Trafficker
A former Hudson Valley fire lieutenant has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to operating as a major drug trafficker.
Orange County resident Paul Smith, age 52, of Deerpark, was sentenced to 10 to 25 years on Wednesday, Nov. 16, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.
Smith, a paid lieutenant with the city of Middletown Fire Department at the time of his arrest, was also sentenced to five years post-release supervision, the DA's Office said.
The former firefighter was nabbed during an undercover investigation dubbed “Operation Bread, White, and Blues," in February …
Orange County Home Damaged In Three-Alarm Fire
A three-alarm fire damaged an Orange County home but was quickly extinguished with help from other volunteer agencies.
The Goshen Fire Department received the call around 8:54 p.m. Wednesday at 12 West St., in the village for smoke alarms going off in the residence, the Goshen Fire Department said.
Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke showing from the second floor. The fire was found and extinguished within the hour.
Other fire departments responding included the Chester, Slate Hill, New Hampton, Campbell Hall, Mechanicstown, Silver Lake, fire departments, GOVAC, and Mobile Life, as wel…