Two-Alarm Fire Tears Through Richmond's Marina Garage In Earleville, Causing $500K In Damage Two-Alarm Fire Tears Through Richmond's Marina Garage In Earleville, Causing $500K In Damage
Two-Alarm Fire Tears Through Richmond's Marina Garage In Earleville, Causing $500K In Damage A towering plume of smoke could be seen rising across Maryland’s Upper Shore after a massive commercial fire tore through a marina building in Cecil County on Wednesday afternoon. The two-alarm blaze broke out shortly before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, at Richmond's Marina in the 1500 block of Glebe Road in Earleville, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal.  Firefighters were dispatched at approximately 12:57 p.m. after the property owner discovered flames inside an 80-by-30-foot metal-framed garage building. Crews from the Hacks Point Volunteer Fire Company led the response…
'Sounded Like A Bomb': Tractor-Trailer Slams Parked Cars In 4 AM In Hackensack 'Sounded Like A Bomb': Tractor-Trailer Slams Parked Cars In 4 AM In Hackensack
'Sounded Like A Bomb': Tractor-Trailer Slams Parked Cars In 4 AM In Hackensack A tractor-trailer slammed into two parked cars on Hudson Street in Hackensack early Wednesday morning, March 11, jolting nearby residents awake with a thunderous crash, authorities and a neighbor said. The crash happened around 4 a.m. near the intersection of Hudson Street and Kennedy Street, Hackensack Police Chief Michael Antista said. The tractor-trailer, operated by a 45-year-old man, was traveling north on Hudson Street when the driver attempted to swerve away from a vehicle passing him on the left, Antista said. During the maneuver, the truck struck two parked vehicles, according to …
Car Plunges Down Drainage Ditch, Closes Route 17K In Bullville For Hours (DEVELOPING) Car Plunges Down Drainage Ditch, Closes Route 17K In Bullville For Hours (DEVELOPING)
Car Plunges Down Drainage Ditch, Closes Route 17K In Bullville For Hours (Developing) A serious crash in Orange County left at least one person seriously injured and shut down a major roadway for hours Tuesday evening, March 10, authorities said.  The incident happened late Tuesday afternoon, March 10, on Route 17K in Bullville, just east of Lunney Lane, according to Incident Reporter Mark Lieb of Rockland Video Productions.  According to Lieb, authorities said the crash involved multiple vehicles, including a badly damaged SUV that ended up in a deep drainage ditch with its airbags deployed. A red Honda nearby also sustained heavy damage, Lieb reported.  The…
Paramus Officer Frees Trapped Driver From Overturned SUV After Crash Near Bergen Town Center Paramus Officer Frees Trapped Driver From Overturned SUV After Crash Near Bergen Town Center
Paramus Officer Frees Trapped Driver From Overturned SUV After Crash Near Bergen Town Center A Paramus police officer helped rescue a driver trapped inside an overturned SUV after a crash near Bergen Town Center on Tuesday evening, March 10. Paramus Police Officer Hugo Rodriguez responded to a motor vehicle accident on Forest Avenue near Bergen Town Center just before 8:30 p.m., where a 60-year-old woman from Hackensack, driving a Honda SUV, had attempted to make a left turn at a traffic signal, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The woman's vehicle was struck by another vehicle traveling southbound, and the impact caused the SUV to roll over, leaving the dri…
Hit-And-Run Jeep Crash Erupts In Flames In Ansonia; Passenger Left In Critical Condition Hit-And-Run Jeep Crash Erupts In Flames In Ansonia; Passenger Left In Critical Condition
Hit-And-Run Jeep Crash Erupts In Flames In Ansonia; Passenger Left In Critical Condition A crash that started as a hit-and-run ended with a Jeep in flames and four people injured — one critically — in Ansonia. The incident began around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 8, when a motorist contacted police to report that a gray Jeep had crashed into them at the intersection of Bridge Street and West Main Street and kept going, police said. The driver said the Jeep was last seen heading toward Pershing Drive. Moments later, an officer located the Jeep after it had been involved in a second crash at Pershing Drive and Division Street. The vehicle hit two other cars and then smashed into a p…
Massive Barn Fire Ends In Complete Loss In Pawling Massive Barn Fire Ends In Complete Loss In Pawling
Massive Barn Fire Ends In Complete Loss In Pawling A large barn fire in Dutchess County drew a major response from multiple fire departments and burned for hours before being brought under control.  The blaze broke out around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, when the Pawling Fire Department was dispatched to a well-involved barn fire, according to Pawling Fire Chief Everett White. Before crews arrived at the scene, a second alarm was requested, bringing more firefighters and equipment to help with the growing blaze.   Firefighters battled the flames for several hours. The structure’s design, which included a shared attic, plas…
Driver Falls Asleep, Flips Pickup Into Saddle River Off Route 4 (UPDATE) Driver Falls Asleep, Flips Pickup Into Saddle River Off Route 4 (UPDATE)
Driver Falls Asleep, Flips Pickup Into Saddle River Off Route 4 (Update) A 43-year-old New York driver heading home from work fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed into the Saddle River off Route 4 before dawn on Sunday morning, March 8, before being rescued by good Samaritans, authorities said. Fair Lawn and Paramus police officers responded to Route 4 West near the Paramus Road ramp at approximately 4:28 a.m., for a single-vehicle crash involving a Chevy Silverado pickup truck, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Investigators determined the truck left the roadway, struck a guardrail and a billboard, then traveled down an embankment before coming to …
Hartford Police Union Backs Officers In Fatal Shooting, Calls For Mental Health Response Reform Hartford Police Union Backs Officers In Fatal Shooting, Calls For Mental Health Response Reform
Hartford Police Union Backs Officers In Fatal Shooting, Calls For Mental Health Response Reform After Hartford police officers shot and killed two men who police believe were suffering from severe mental health crises, the leader of the city's police union is standing firm behind the officers. He said the state must do more to care for individuals struggling with mental illness to avoid officers being put in positions where they must act. Hartford police shot 55-year-old Steven Jones on Blue Hills Avenue while he waved a large knife and continued approaching officers at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27. Jones died of his wounds on Tuesday. A family member called 911, saying Jones was experienc…
‘Swatting’ Hoax Triggers Armed Police Response In Doylestown Neighborhood: Police ‘Swatting’ Hoax Triggers Armed Police Response In Doylestown Neighborhood: Police
‘Swatting’ Hoax Triggers Armed Police Response In Doylestown Neighborhood: Police A false emergency call triggered a major police response in an Eastern Pennsylvania neighborhood late Tuesday night, authorities said. Officers with the Central Bucks Regional Police Department rushed to the Clear Springs Court section of Doylestown Borough after receiving a high-priority report of a critical incident around 10:13 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, according to the department. When officers arrived, they established a perimeter and activated emergency protocols while assessing the situation and communicating with the residents inside the targeted home, police said. Investigators la…
Woman Killed After Car Goes Airborne, Ends Up Underneath Truck: Edison PD Woman Killed After Car Goes Airborne, Ends Up Underneath Truck: Edison PD
Woman Killed After Car Goes Airborne, Ends Up Underneath Truck: Edison PD A 77-year-old Metuchen woman was killed in a car crash after colliding with a truck in Edison on Monday, March 2, authorities said. At 2:44 p.m., officers responded to New Durham Road and Talmadge Road after a 2016 Buick Enclave traveling eastbound left the roadway at a high rate of speed, became airborne, entered Talmadge Road and crashed into a flat bed tractor trailer, Edison police said. The Buick underneath the trailer, sustaining catastrophic damage, police said. The driver of the Buick, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at 3:24 p.m., police said. The force of the coll…
PHOTOS: Traffic Light Toppled In Crash At Busy Fair Lawn Intersection PHOTOS: Traffic Light Toppled In Crash At Busy Fair Lawn Intersection
Photos: Traffic Light Toppled In Crash At Busy Fair Lawn Intersection A two-vehicle crash toppled a traffic light and shut down part of a busy Fair Lawn roadway Monday morning, March 2, as reported by incident reporter Boyd A. Loving (click here for photos). The collision happened at the intersection of Broadway westbound and 26th Street in Fair Lawn, where the crash knocked down a traffic light and temporarily closed Broadway between 26th Street and Plaza Road. Ambulances transported two victims of the crash to separate local hospitals, Hackensack University Medical Center’s main campus and The Valley Hospital, according to Loving. Both heavily dam…
Trying To ‘Kill The Spiders,’ Poconos Man Sets 4 Homes On Fire, Flees (UPDATE) Trying To ‘Kill The Spiders,’ Poconos Man Sets 4 Homes On Fire, Flees (UPDATE)
Trying To ‘Kill The Spiders,’ Poconos Man Sets 4 Homes On Fire, Flees (Update) A fire allegedly sparked to “kill the spiders” tore through four connected townhomes in the Poconos before the suspect fled nearly 100 miles to New York City, authorities said. The fire originated in the 600 block of Uncus Lane in Pocono Pines at 5:58 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 23, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police. Officers arrived to find flames engulfing the townhome, which quickly spread to three additional connected units. A witness told officers the homeowner had been setting small fires inside the residence throughout the day and claimed he “needed to kill the spiders within th…