Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Suspicious Death Of 'Bloodied, Unresponsive' Man In Maryland Ruled Homicide: Police Suspicious Death Of 'Bloodied, Unresponsive' Man In Maryland Ruled Homicide: Police
Suspicious Death Of 'Bloodied, Unresponsive' Man In Maryland Ruled Homicide: Police New details have been released by police in Baltimore County as they launch a homicide investigation into the suspicious death of a 67-year-old man late last week. Local resident Michael Abey has been identified by investigators with the Baltimore County Police Department as the victim in a fatal shooting, the agency announced on Tuesday, Nov. 15. According to investigators, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, Baltimore County police officers responded to the intersection of North Taylor Avenue and Eastern Boulevard for a reported cardiac arrest. When officers arrived in the 400 block of Eastern Boulevar…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Police Officers Hailed As Heroes For Reviving Long Island Woman Police Officers Hailed As Heroes For Reviving Long Island Woman
Police Officers Hailed As Heroes For Reviving Long Island Woman Two Long Island police officers are being honored for helping to save a woman in medical distress. The incident took place in Holtsville around 5:50 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13. According to the Suffolk County Police, Officers Frederick Reed and Stacey Byrnes along with the Holbrook Fire Department provided life-saving aid to a woman in medical distress in Holbrook. Reed and Byrnes responded to a 911 call from a 60-year-old woman suffering from cardiac arrest at her residence on Mews Court, police said. When they arrived, the woman was found unresponsive and without a pulse. The t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Schools
Beloved Sparta School Teacher Dies Suddenly After Having Severe Brain Hemorrhage While Driving Beloved Sparta School Teacher Dies Suddenly After Having Severe Brain Hemorrhage While Driving
Beloved Sparta School Teacher Dies Suddenly After Having Severe Brain Hemorrhage While Driving Beloved Sparta elementary school teacher Elaine “Louise” Shepherd died unexpectedly at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York after having a severe brain hemorrhage and going into cardiac arrest while driving home from Boston on Monday, Sept. 26. She was 57. Born in Stakeford, Northumberland, England, Louise went to Bedlington High School before graduating from Northumberland College in Ashington, her obituary says. Louise then went to the US for what was initially supposed to be a six-month job as a nanny in 1985 — but after meeting her husband, Scott, the pair decided to settle …

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by Valerie Musson
Danbury, CT
News
Man Rushed To Danbury Hospital After Nearly Drowning In Candlewood Lake Man Rushed To Danbury Hospital After Nearly Drowning In Candlewood Lake
Man Rushed To Danbury Hospital After Nearly Drowning In Candlewood Lake A man was pulled from a popular lake after first responders in Fairfield County were dispatched for a report of a drowning. The incident took place in Brookfield around 5 p.m., Monday, Aug. 16, when Brookfield Fire and EMS were dispatched to Blueberry Island for a reported drowning on Candlewood Lake, the department said. Crews responded to the island and found an unknown-aged man in cardiac arrest, the department added. Upon arriving at the island EMTs and paramedics immediately began life-saving measures. The patient was moved to Marine 25 and transported by to Echo Bay Marina, they sai…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
Obituaries
Former Captain Of Island Park Fire Department Dies At Age 38 While Attending Fundraiser Former Captain Of Island Park Fire Department Dies At Age 38 While Attending Fundraiser
Former Captain Of Island Park Fire Department Dies At Age 38 While Attending Fundraiser A weekend fundraiser turned tragic when a Long Island firefighter who was a mentor to young recruits died from a heart attack at the age of 38. Former Capt. Michael Fischer, a 10-year veteran of the Island Park Fire Department, died Sunday, Aug. 14, at a restaurant in the village after a doctor and first responders worked to revive him for more than 40 minutes, said Former Island Park Fire Department Chief Anthony D'Esposito. D'Esposito said the day had started out like any Sunday, with a cup of coffee and then training and working with young recruits for the department. After trainin…

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by Kathy Reakes
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
Occupant Hospitalized In Cardiac Arrest As Car Plummets Into Sussex County Waters Occupant Hospitalized In Cardiac Arrest As Car Plummets Into Sussex County Waters
Occupant Hospitalized In Cardiac Arrest As Car Plummets Into Sussex County Waters One person was hospitalized in cardiac arrest after a car plummeted into the water in Sussex County, authorities said. The Byram Township Fire Department responded to the report of a car in the water near Amity Road and found multiple occupants attempting to escape around 3:10 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, the squad said. One of the occupants made their way to shore before going into cardiac arrest, prompting crew members to administer CPR as the remaining occupants were safely brought to shore. A medical helicopter was requested with a landing zone at Johnson field, though the patient was ulti…

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by Valerie Musson
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Possible Drowning Reported On Jersey Shore (DEVELOPING) Possible Drowning Reported On Jersey Shore (DEVELOPING)
Possible Drowning Reported On Jersey Shore (Developing) First responders were attempting a water rescue on a swimmer who had gone unconscious, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The possible drowning occurred at about 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 27 off Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright, initial reports said. An unconfirmed report said the swimmer had gone into cardiac arrest. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
State Police Investigating Untimely Death Of CT Man State Police Investigating Untimely Death Of CT Man
State Police Investigating Untimely Death Of CT Man State Police are investigating the untimely death of a Connecticut man. The incident took place in New Haven County in Oxford just before midnight on Monday, June 20. Officers from the Oxford Resident Trooper’s office and emergency services responded to 21 Pawnee Road for a man in cardiac arrest, said state police. Upon the arrival of first responders, the man was pronounced dead on the scene, state police said. The State Police Western District Major Crime Squad was requested to document the circumstances surrounding the death.  At this time, there is no threat to the public, polic…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Officers Revive Man Who Suffered Cardiac Arrest Long Island Officers Revive Man Who Suffered Cardiac Arrest
Long Island Officers Revive Man Who Suffered Cardiac Arrest A Long Island man has two police officers to thank for saving his life. Emergency crews were called to a home in Suffolk County on Church Street in Holbrook Friday, May 13, with reports that an 81-year-old man had suffered cardiac arrest. When officers arrived, they found the man unresponsive and without a pulse, police said. That's when Fifth Precinct officers Marcin Pawezka and Nicholas Vezzi began administering CPR and used an automated external defibrillator (AED). Their efforts paid off and the man began breathing on his own, police said. The officers continued performing CPR to mai…

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by Michael Mashburn
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Elderly Woman Dies After Accidental Severn House Fire (UPDATE) Elderly Woman Dies After Accidental Severn House Fire (UPDATE)
Elderly Woman Dies After Accidental Severn House Fire (Update) An elderly woman has died after being rescued from a fire at her Severn home, fire officials said.  Joann Marie Smith, 75, was in cardiac arrest when crews pulled her from her home, located at 8289 Portsmouth Drive, around 6:17 p.m. on Monday, April 11, Anne Arundel County Fire Department said.  She later died at Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital on Thursday, the department said. The cause of the fire was ruled accidental but the cause is undetermined, the department said.  Smith's death is the third fire-related death in Anne Arundel County in 202…

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by David Cifarelli
Newark, NJ
News
Newark 'Boss Baby' Brain-Damaged After Mysterious Seizure, Mom Says Newark 'Boss Baby' Brain-Damaged After Mysterious Seizure, Mom Says
Newark 'Boss Baby' Brain-Damaged After Mysterious Seizure, Mom Says One minute, 3-year-old Alayah Butler was running around a pumpkin patch laughing. The next, the Newark girl was having a seizure — and then in cardiac arrest. Doctors aren't sure what caused the Oct. 7, 2021 seizure or heart attack, which left little Alayah brain-damaged and wheelchair-bound. To make matters worse, her mom Leah Butler, lost her job and is caring for her around the clock. More than $4,300 had been raised on a GoFundMe for the family as of Saturday, April 2, as Butler recently lost her job, and has been home caring for her daughter. Alayah and a pastor praying for her.Le…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
PA Dad Wanted In Fentanyl-Related Death Of Infant Son Surrenders PA Dad Wanted In Fentanyl-Related Death Of Infant Son Surrenders
PA Dad Wanted In Fentanyl-Related Death Of Infant Son Surrenders Police have arrested a 25-year-old Pennsylvania dad wanted in the fentanyl-related death of his infant son, they said. Daniel Howarth was remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility in lieu of $10 million bail, Bensalem police said on Wednesday, March 23. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Thursday, March 17. Felicity Westmoreland, the four-month-old baby's mother, and his grandmother, Donna Westmoreland, have also been charged in the case, authorities previously said. Bensalem police officers responding to a report of an infant in cardiac arrest found the baby unresponsive…

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by Nicole Acosta