Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
News
Cliffside Park Explosion: Trapped Victim Escapes By Smashing Windows Cliffside Park Explosion: Trapped Victim Escapes By Smashing Windows
Cliffside Park Explosion: Trapped Victim Escapes By Smashing Windows Two people escaped from a Cliffside Park home that was ravaged by flames ignited by an explosion Wednesday afternoon, April 1, Daily Voice has learned. Witnesses at the scene tell Daily Voice that a woman who was initially believed to be trapped in the back of the Cottage Place home escaped by breaking windows. It wasn't immediately clear if she suffered any injuries. View this post on Instagram Video shared by MiGenteDLasEscobas shows the flames and emergency response. Daily Voice has reached out to officials for more information.

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by Cecilia Levine
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
Police & Fire
Shooting Inside ‘Pop-Up Hookah Lounge’ Near Temple University Leaves 2 Hurt Shooting Inside ‘Pop-Up Hookah Lounge’ Near Temple University Leaves 2 Hurt
Shooting Inside ‘Pop-Up Hookah Lounge’ Near Temple University Leaves 2 Hurt A chaotic early-morning shooting inside an unauthorized hookah lounge near Temple University left two men hospitalized, Philadelphia police said. The gunfire erupted at a “pop-up hookah lounge” operating inside a vacant restaurant at North 10th and Diamond streets, Philadelphia, just after 3 a.m. on Monday, March 30, according to Philadelphia Police Captain Timothy Stephan. Officers arrived around 3:08 a.m. and found a large crowd inside the space, which was located on the ground floor of an off-campus student housing building known as Temple Crossing, Stephan said. Two men had been shot. …

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by Jillian Pikora
Bedford, NY
Police & Fire
Multi-Vehicle Crash With Injuries Closes Lanes On I-684 In Katonah (DEVELOPING) Multi-Vehicle Crash With Injuries Closes Lanes On I-684 In Katonah (DEVELOPING)
Multi-Vehicle Crash With Injuries Closes Lanes On I-684 In Katonah (Developing) A multi-vehicle crash with injuries caused major delays on Interstate 684 in Northern Westchester on Wednesday afternoon, March 25, authorities said.  The crash happened just after 3:30 p.m. on the northbound lanes near Exit 6 for Route 35 in the Katonah/Cross River area of Bedford, according to 511NY traffic reports.  New York State Police Trooper Krystal Paolicelli said multiple vehicles were involved in the crash, which resulted in personal injuries.  One lane remained open to traffic while emergency crews worked at the scene. All lanes are now open. More information abo…

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by Ben Crnic
Smithtown, NY
Police & Fire
5-Vehicle Crash Sparks Fire, Injures 6 On Veterans Memorial Highway In Smithtown 5-Vehicle Crash Sparks Fire, Injures 6 On Veterans Memorial Highway In Smithtown
5-Vehicle Crash Sparks Fire, Injures 6 On Veterans Memorial Highway In Smithtown A chain-reaction crash involving five vehicles left six people injured — two seriously — and sparked a fire on a busy Long Island roadway, police said. The crash happened on eastbound Veterans Memorial Highway in Smithtown on Tuesday, March 24, at 5:55 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. John Heenan, 60, of Glendale, was driving a 2025 Mazda CX30 in the left lane when he struck the rear of a stopped 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander waiting to turn onto Ledgewood Drive, police said. The impact triggered a chain reaction, pushing the Mitsubishi into a 2025 Tesla Model 3, which then struck a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Essex, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland Knife Attack On Sister Ends With Man Shot 17 Times By Police In Essex, No Charges: AG Maryland Knife Attack On Sister Ends With Man Shot 17 Times By Police In Essex, No Charges: AG
Maryland Knife Attack On Sister Ends With Man Shot 17 Times By Police In Essex, No Charges: AG The officers who shot and killed a man who stabbed his sister in Maryland will not face criminal charges, the state’s top prosecutor announced. The decision was announced in Baltimore this week after a months-long investigation into the Dec. 3, 2025 officer-involved shooting on Holgate Drive in Essex. Howard Sye, 31, of Essex, was shot and killed after officers responded to a 911 call reporting a stabbing inside an apartment. Investigators say Sye’s sister told dispatchers he had stabbed her, prompting multiple officers to rush to the scene just after 8:30 p.m. When officers reac…

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by Zak Failla
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland Troopers Save Choking Infant After Panicked Mother Flags Them Down (VIDEO) Maryland Troopers Save Choking Infant After Panicked Mother Flags Them Down (VIDEO)
Maryland Troopers Save Choking Infant After Panicked Mother Flags Them Down (Video) Some quick-thinking Maryland State Police troopers are being credited with saving the life of a choking infant over the weekend. Shortly after 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, troopers on patrol were flagged down by a panicked mother who advised that her young child had stopped breathing while drinking. The mother told troopers the boy was drinking when he started "spitting up some stuff," prompting them to jump into action. One trooper took the boy over his knee and began patting him on the back until the child was able to begin breathing again. He was then handed off to a second trooper, wh…

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by Zak Failla
Southeast-Brewster, NY
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Rollover Shuts Down Route 121 In Brewster Tractor-Trailer Rollover Shuts Down Route 121 In Brewster
Tractor-Trailer Rollover Shuts Down Route 121 In Brewster A tractor-trailer rollover in Putnam County caused a road closure for several hours, though the driver escaped without injury.  The crash happened on Monday, March 23, when the tractor-trailer rolled over at the intersection of Peach Lake Road (Route 121) and Danbury Road (Route 6) in Brewster, according to the Brewster Fire Department. Upon arrival, crews found the tractor-trailer overturned in the roadway. According to the Brewster Fire Department, the driver was not injured in the crash. Route 121 was closed for several hours as emergency crews worked at the scene and LisI’s Towin…

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by Ben Crnic
Prince Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
No Charges In Fatal Prince Frederick Crash After Police Chase That Killed Innocent Driver: AG No Charges In Fatal Prince Frederick Crash After Police Chase That Killed Innocent Driver: AG
No Charges In Fatal Prince Frederick Crash After Police Chase That Killed Innocent Driver: AG No charges will be filed in a Maryland police pursuit that ended in a deadly crash — a decision that closes the criminal case, but not the questions surrounding it. Attorney General Anthony Brown announced on Monday, March 23, that prosecutors will not charge the deputy involved in the Dec. 12, 2025, crash that killed 58-year-old Servon Gatewood. The collision happened shortly after midnight in Prince Frederick, where a late-night traffic stop attempt spiraled into a violent three-vehicle crash. According to investigators, a Calvert County deputy tried to pull over a Nissan for a broken br…

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by Zak Failla
Morristown, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver, 37, Killed In I-287 Morristown Crash (UPDATE) Driver, 37, Killed In I-287 Morristown Crash (UPDATE)
Driver, 37, Killed In I-287 Morristown Crash (Update) A 37-year-old man was killed in an early-morning crash on I-287 Sunday, March 22, authorities said. Attem Petiukh, of Wharton, was driving a Honda SUV north when the vehicle struck the rear of a Volvo tractor-trailer parked on the right shoulder at 4:18 a.m. on I-287 north near milepost 35.8 in Morristown, according to Trooper II Christopher Postorino. The crash occurred as the Honda was negotiating a left curve in the roadway, Postorino said. Petiukh died as a result of the crash.  No other injuries were reported at the scene, according to authorities.

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by Cecilia Levine
Enfield, CT
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Girl Found Dead Inside Enfield Home; Police Investigating Cause 12-Year-Old Girl Found Dead Inside Enfield Home; Police Investigating Cause
12-Year-Old Girl Found Dead Inside Enfield Home; Police Investigating Cause A 12-year-old girl was found dead in an Enfield home on Wednesday, March 18, police said. At approximately 10:25 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call reporting an unresponsive girl at a home on Elm Street, Enfield police said.  When first responders arrived, they confirmed the girl — a resident of the home — was dead at the scene, police said. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has been notified. Police said the cause of death was not immediately apparent. Authorities have obtained a search warrant to investigate the home and expect to remain on scene through the evening. The…

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by Josh Lanier
Beacon, NY
Police & Fire
Victim Rescued By Passerby From Burning Porch, Hospitalized In Beacon Victim Rescued By Passerby From Burning Porch, Hospitalized In Beacon
Victim Rescued By Passerby From Burning Porch, Hospitalized In Beacon A quick-thinking passerby helped rescue a victim from a burning home in Dutchess County, where a fast-moving fire prompted a multi-agency emergency response Tuesday afternoon, March 17. Fire crews were dispatched at around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday to a reported house fire in Beacon, with initial reports indicating a person may have jumped from a second-story window, according to the Beacon Fire Department.  Crews arrived within minutes and confirmed that there was a fire, prompting a second alarm that brought in more help and mutual aid from surrounding departments.  Firefighters wer…

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by Ben Crnic
Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
Burglar Alarm Wakes Darlington Man To Find Massive Garage Blaze Instead: Fire Marshal Burglar Alarm Wakes Darlington Man To Find Massive Garage Blaze Instead: Fire Marshal
Burglar Alarm Wakes Darlington Man To Find Massive Garage Blaze Instead: Fire Marshal A roaring overnight blaze tore through a garage in Maryland, lighting up the dark sky and leaving behind a smoldering wreckage of machinery, tools, and farm equipment. The fire broke out around 1:45 a.m. Monday, March 16, at a property on Castleton Road in Darlington, Harford County, investigators with the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said. What started as a burglar alarm quickly turned into something far more serious. The owner’s adult son — who lives on the property — was alerted by the alarm and went to investigate. When he checked the building, he discovered flames burning insi…

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by Zak Failla