Floral Park-Bellerose, NY
News
Snow Death: Retired NYPD Sergeant From Floral Park Suffers Heart Attack While Shoveling Snow Death: Retired NYPD Sergeant From Floral Park Suffers Heart Attack While Shoveling
Snow Death: Retired Nypd Sergeant From Floral Park Suffers Heart Attack While Shoveling A retired NYPD sergeant was among several people who died while shoveling snow amid the strongest winter storm to hit the Northeast in years. Roger McGovern, 60, suffered a fatal heart attack while shoveling snow outside his Floral Park home on Sunday, Jan. 25, according to his family. McGovern’s cousin, Brendan McGovern, shared the news in a local Floral Park Facebook group, saying Roger had gone outside to clear paths so others could safely get to church. “A quiet act of service that speaks volumes about the kind of person he was,” McGovern wrote. “Our family is heartbroken.” McGovern w…

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by Michael Mashburn
Arlington, VA
Weather
Snow Day Irony: City Truck Slides Into Arlington Home During Icy Storm (PHOTOS) Snow Day Irony: City Truck Slides Into Arlington Home During Icy Storm (PHOTOS)
Snow Day Irony: City Truck Slides Into Arlington Home During Icy Storm (Photos) A city vehicle meant to keep Arlington residents safe during a winter storm instead wound up in the front yard of a home after sliding off an icy roadway Sunday morning, officials said. The crash happened at the height of treacherous winter conditions in Northern Virginia, showcasing just how dangerous the roads had become even for trained municipal crews. Arlington Fire & EMS said a vehicle slid off the roadway and struck a home around 8:45 a.m. at the intersection of South Glebe Road and Walter Reed Drive on Jan. 25. The truck involved was a City of Arlington vehicle, photos show. D…

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by Zak Failla
Mamaroneck, NY
Police & Fire
Teen Found Standing On Top Of Submerged Car In Mamaroneck Teen Found Standing On Top Of Submerged Car In Mamaroneck
Teen Found Standing On Top Of Submerged Car In Mamaroneck A teenage boy was taken to the hospital after a car ended up submerged in the water along a Westchester County roadway, emergency officials said.  The crash happened on Tuesday, Jan. 20, when Mamaroneck EMS responded just after 2 p.m. to a report of a vehicle in the water on Cove Road, according to the agency.  When crews arrived, they found a teenage boy standing on top of a partially submerged car, officials said. The teen was taken to a local hospital in stable condition for evaluation. No further details about the circumstances of the incident were immediately avail…

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by Ben Crnic
Suffern, NY
Police & Fire
2-Alarm Blaze Destroys Home In Sloatsburg, Draws Massive Response 2-Alarm Blaze Destroys Home In Sloatsburg, Draws Massive Response
2-Alarm Blaze Destroys Home In Sloatsburg, Draws Massive Response A Rockland County home was destroyed after a fast-moving fire erupted, triggering a second-alarm response and drawing firefighters and emergency crews from across the region.  The fire broke out at around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22, at a home on Post Road near Orange Turnpike in Sloatsburg, according to the Spring Hill Community Ambulance Corps and Ramapo Police.  Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire conditions, and crews spent more than two hours battling the blaze before it was brought under control, The Monsey Scoop reported. The house was ultimately destroyed by the fire. …

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by Ben Crnic
Catonsville, MD
Police & Fire
After Nearly 100 Years, Catonsville’s Oldest Firehouse Is Finally Hanging Up Its Helmet After Nearly 100 Years, Catonsville’s Oldest Firehouse Is Finally Hanging Up Its Helmet
After Nearly 100 Years, Catonsville’s Oldest Firehouse Is Finally Hanging Up Its Helmet A nearly century-old firehouse that has served Maryland since Calvin Coolidge was president is officially on its way out. Baltimore County leaders broke ground Wednesday, Jan. 21, on a brand-new, $21.65 million Fire Station 4 in Catonsville, marking the beginning of the end for the department’s oldest career fire station, county officials announced. The new, state-of-the-art facility will be built on six acres at 736 Edmonson Ave. in Catonsville, replacing the aging station at 756 Frederick Road that was originally constructed in 1928. “Our first responders put their lives on the line ever…

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by Zak Failla
Bensalem, PA
Obituaries
Driver, Leaves Wife, 3 Kids Behind In Bensalem After Tanker Truck Crash Off I-276 Driver, Leaves Wife, 3 Kids Behind In Bensalem After Tanker Truck Crash Off I-276
Driver, Leaves Wife, 3 Kids Behind In Bensalem After Tanker Truck Crash Off I-276 A tanker truck driver was killed after crashing and overturning off an I-276 ramp in Bensalem early Monday, Jan. 19, and loved ones say he was a Marine who leaves behind a wife and three children. The driver was identified as 34-year-old Matthew Ronca of Lancaster, who died after the tanker truck overturned on the off-ramp from eastbound Interstate 276 to Route 1 in Trevose just before 1 a.m., Bucks County Coroner Patti Campi said. Ronca lost control of the tanker truck before it overturned and landed on its side down an embankment, authorities said. The tanker truck also rolled down an emb…

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by Jillian Pikora
West Grove-Avondale, PA
Police & Fire
2 Critically Injured In 8-Person Crash With Entrapment In Chesco: PA State Police 2 Critically Injured In 8-Person Crash With Entrapment In Chesco: PA State Police
2 Critically Injured In 8-Person Crash With Entrapment In Chesco: PA State Police A two-vehicle crash involving eight people left two occupants critically injured, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks responded to the crash at Irving Drive and W. Baltimore Pike in Penn Township (Chester County) around 10:58 a.m., along with West Grove Fire and EMS, Union Fire Co. and EMS, and Avondale Fire and EMS, according to a PSP release. Seven people were inside the first vehicle, while the second vehicle had one occupant, troopers said. Two occupants from the first vehicle were transported to lo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Littlestown, PA
News
Vigil Held, Fundraiser Launched For Littlestown Dad Killed In Head-On Crash Vigil Held, Fundraiser Launched For Littlestown Dad Killed In Head-On Crash
Vigil Held, Fundraiser Launched For Littlestown Dad Killed In Head-On Crash A Littlestown dad killed in a late-night head-on crash in Adams County is now being remembered at the site where his life was cut short. Daniel A. Miller, 31, died after a two-vehicle crash on Basehoar School Road in Union Township at 11:47 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday, Jan. 17. Miller was driving a 1999 Honda CRV east when the crash happened near 394 Basehoar School Road, state police said. When troopers arrived, UPMC LifeTeam was attempting life-saving measures, but Miller was pronounced dead at 12:15 a.m., according to police. The other driver, …

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by Jillian Pikora
Clifton Park, NY
Police & Fire
Trooper Injured In 3-Vehicle Crash At Clifton Park Intersection Trooper Injured In 3-Vehicle Crash At Clifton Park Intersection
Trooper Injured In 3-Vehicle Crash At Clifton Park Intersection A trooper was injured after a three-vehicle crash at a busy Saratoga County intersection. The wreck happened around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, in Clifton Park, at the intersection of Clifton Country Road and State Route 146, a New York State Police spokesperson told Daily Voice. A marked State Police vehicle was traveling northbound on Clifton Country Road when it was struck on the driver’s side by a passenger vehicle traveling eastbound on Route 146, police said. The impact caused the passenger vehicle to then collide with a second passenger vehicle traveling westbound on Route 146. The…

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by Michael Mashburn
Paramus, NJ
Police & Fire
Chevy Tahoe Plunges Nearly 200 Feet Off Route 17 Flyover In Paramus Chevy Tahoe Plunges Nearly 200 Feet Off Route 17 Flyover In Paramus
Chevy Tahoe Plunges Nearly 200 Feet Off Route 17 Flyover In Paramus Two people were injured after a single-vehicle crash sent an older model Chevrolet Tahoe nearly 200 feet off a highway exit ramp in Paramus late Sunday afternoon, Jan. 18, incident photographer Boyd Loving said. The crash happened at the intersection of Route 17 southbound and the flyover exit ramp to Route 4 eastbound and westbound, during the evening snowfall, Loving reported. A heavy-duty tow truck was required to extricate the white Tahoe with NY plates from a deep ditch where it landed following the crash, according to Loving. Paramus police, Paramus EMS, and Paramus firefighters r…

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by Cecilia Levine
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Fake Delivery Drivers Push Their Way Inside Stamford Home To Viciously Attack Couple: Police Fake Delivery Drivers Push Their Way Inside Stamford Home To Viciously Attack Couple: Police
Fake Delivery Drivers Push Their Way Inside Stamford Home To Viciously Attack Couple: Police A Connecticut family fought back against two armed men who forced their way into their home had to fight their way to get help during the broad-daylight violent attack.  Police were dispatched to a home on Dunn Avenue in Stamford around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, January 12, after a frantic call came in from a woman screaming that her husband was being attacked. But the call dropped, authorities said. Moments later, a home alarm at that address was triggered.  Officers arrived to find a couple shaken but alive and with a terrifying story of what happened.  Investigators said the …

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by Josh Lanier
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Badly Burned In Camper Blaze That Went Undiscovered For Days Maryland Man Badly Burned In Camper Blaze That Went Undiscovered For Days
Maryland Man Badly Burned In Camper Blaze That Went Undiscovered For Days A 70-year-old man was seriously injured after a camper fire sparked by a kerosene heater went undiscovered for days in Maryland, officials said. The fire happened inside a white Catalina Coachman travel camper in the 6600 block of Crisfield Highway in Marion Station on Wednesday, Jan. 7, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators said the fire started accidentally inside the camper after a kerosene heater ignited. The incident was not discovered until two days later, when neighbors requested a welfare check at the property on Friday morning, Jan. 9, officials said. As a r…

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by Zak Failla