High School Evacuated Due To 'Police Activity': Clark PD High School Evacuated Due To 'Police Activity': Clark PD
High School Evacuated Due To 'Police Activity': Clark PD Arthur L. Johnson High School was evacuated on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 12 due to police activity, authorities said. " All personnel have been evacuated as precaution," Clark police said in a statement. "Please stay away from the area." Check back later for more updates.
Gunman Dies By Suicide After Shooting Next Door Neighbors In Berkeley Township: Prosecutor Gunman Dies By Suicide After Shooting Next Door Neighbors In Berkeley Township: Prosecutor
Gunman Dies By Suicide After Shooting Next Door Neighbors In Berkeley Township: Prosecutor A husband and wife were shot by their next door neighbor, who later died by suicide in Berkeley Township on Monday, March 10, authorities said. At 4:45 p.m., Berkeley Township police responded to Drake Drive and found a man and a woman suffering from a gunshot wound, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.  An investigation determined John Adamo, 54, shot the man while he was located outside his neighboring residence, then shot into the home, striking the woman, Billhimer said.  Adamo retreated into his own residence, Billhimer said. The Ocean County Regional SWAT Team we…
Bomb Threat Prompts Ardsley Country Club Evacuation In Irvington: Police Bomb Threat Prompts Ardsley Country Club Evacuation In Irvington: Police
Bomb Threat Prompts Ardsley Country Club Evacuation In Irvington: Police A bomb threat at a country club in Westchester County led to a swift evacuation and investigation, police said.  The threat was reported at Ardsley Country Club in Irvington on Saturday, March 8, according to the Irvington Police Department.  According to the department, officers immediately secured the area upon receiving the threat and worked alongside local emergency services, including the Westchester County Hazardous Devices Unit. All people at the club were safely evacuated, and officers searched the premises.  At this time, no explosive devices have been fou…
Wildfires Threaten Wealthy Part Of The Hamptons: Here's The Latest On Long Island Wildfires Threaten Wealthy Part Of The Hamptons: Here's The Latest On Long Island
Wildfires Threaten Wealthy Part Of The Hamptons: Here's The Latest On Long Island A massive wildfire that erupted Saturday afternoon, March 8 at the edge of the Hamptons has burned through over two miles of land, destroyed two structures, and sent one firefighter to the hospital, officials said. The fire, which started around 1 p.m. in Center Moriches, spread rapidly due to 35 mph winds, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine said at a Saturday evening news conference. The flames quickly moved to East Moriches, Eastport, and then Westhampton, igniting a massive blaze just north of Gabreski Airport, he said. On Saturday, all eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway were closed bet…
Firefighters Battle Gloucester Township Wildfire Firefighters Battle Gloucester Township Wildfire
Firefighters Battle Gloucester Township Wildfire New Jersey firefighters battled two large wildfires this weekend, with 314 acres total burned across the state, officials said. A fast-moving brush fire in Gloucester Township scorched 40 acres and forced evacuations Saturday night, while a separate wildfire in Hopewell Township has burned 274 acres and is threatening 30 homes, authorities said. Gloucester Township Fire Burns 40 Acres A Gloucester Township Police officer spotted flames near Primrose Lane off Erial Road at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, the Gloucester Township Police Department said. Around the same time, a c…
12 Students, Staff Taken To Hospital After Falling Ill, Thompson Schools Evacuated 12 Students, Staff Taken To Hospital After Falling Ill, Thompson Schools Evacuated
12 Students, Staff Taken To Hospital After Falling Ill, Thompson Schools Evacuated Multiple students and staffers fell ill on Thursday morning, Feb. 27, at a Windham County school, forcing administrators to evacuate the building and send several to an area hospital for evaluation.  Firefighters were called to the school complex at  785 Riverside Drive in Thompson — made up of Mary Fisher Elementary School, Thompson Middle School, and Tourtellotte Memorial High School — after middle school students and staff members complained of feeling unwell, NBC Connecticut said.  Authorities evacuated the three schools for what was believed to be a carbon monoxide …
Early Morning Fire Forces Evacuation At York Township Apartment Complex Early Morning Fire Forces Evacuation At York Township Apartment Complex
Early Morning Fire Forces Evacuation At York Township Apartment Complex An early morning fire forced an evacuation at an apartment complex in York Township, authorities announced on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Fire crews responded to the multi-unit housing complex on the 500 block of Green Meadows Drive, near South Duke Street, around 3 a.m., according to the York County Regional Police Department. All residents were safely evacuated as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames, police said. No injuries were immediately reported. Drivers were advised to avoid the area while emergency crews remained on the scene. A photo from the scene shows smoke billowing from th…
Fire Forces Evacuations At Bridgeport Suites, Residents In Need Of Aid (VIDEO) Fire Forces Evacuations At Bridgeport Suites, Residents In Need Of Aid (VIDEO)
Fire Forces Evacuations At Bridgeport Suites, Residents In Need Of Aid (Video) A fast-moving fire ripped through the Bridgeport Suites Apartment Complex early Tuesday, forcing evacuations and leaving residents without a home, officials said. Firefighters rushed to the 300 block of W. Third Street around 1:30 a.m. on Feb. 22, where they battled heavy smoke and flames, according to emergency responders. Crews with Squad 27 were first on the scene, working quickly to knock down the fire, while firefighters from Quint 27 used a ground ladder to rescue a resident trapped on a balcony. Multiple rescues were made, officials said. The building has been deemed uninhabitable …
Explosion Blows Out Window Of Perth Amboy Restaurant: Report (DEVELOPING) Explosion Blows Out Window Of Perth Amboy Restaurant: Report (DEVELOPING)
Explosion Blows Out Window Of Perth Amboy Restaurant: Report (Developing) A gas explosion blew out the first-floor windows of a Perth Amboy restaurant and injured one person Thursday afternoon, Feb. 20, ABC7 reports. Fire crews arrived at the Hall Avenue scene around 3:40 p.m. to find an active gas leak and smoke coming from the building, prompting evacuations before Elizabethtown Gas secured the gas main and crews extinguished the flames, the outlet said.  One person was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and a third-floor family was displaced as officials continued investigating the cause, according to ABC7. Click here for more from ABC7.
Bomb Hoaxer Admits Targeting Jewish Hospitals On LI, Live-Streaming On Social Media Bomb Hoaxer Admits Targeting Jewish Hospitals On LI, Live-Streaming On Social Media
Bomb Hoaxer Admits Targeting Jewish Hospitals On LI, Live-Streaming On Social Media An Oregon man formally confessed to making a series of bomb threats against Jewish hospitals in New York, some of which were live-streamed on social media. Domagoj Patkovic, age 31, of Portland, Oregon, pleaded guilty to conspiring to make bomb threats related offenses in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Patkovic and others called in bomb threats to Jewish hospitals and care centers in New York City and on Long Island beginning in May 2021, according to prosecutors. During the calls, they allegedly made violent threats and threatened to detonate explosive devices. Patkovic hi…
Blaze Prompts Evacuation Of Home In Chelsea Blaze Prompts Evacuation Of Home In Chelsea
Blaze Prompts Evacuation Of Home In Chelsea Firefighters responded to an active chimney fire in Dutchess County on Wednesday evening, Feb. 12, prompting residents to evacuate. The fire, which happened at a home in the hamlet of Chelsea, was reported just before 7 p.m., with crews arriving to find heavy smoke inside the home and flames coming from the chimney. All residents had safely evacuated the house before firefighters arrived, according to the Chelsea Fire Company.  Chelsea Fire Company crews searched the inside of the home and requested help from the City of Beacon Fire Department, which sent a ladder truck to access …
Floor Collapses During Fast-Moving Fire At Wheaton Townhouse Floor Collapses During Fast-Moving Fire At Wheaton Townhouse
Floor Collapses During Fast-Moving Fire At Wheaton Townhouse Residents of a Montgomery County townhouse got a scare on Sunday morning when they woke up to the sound of smoke alarms going off in Wheaton, fire officials said. Crews were called at around 2:45 a.m. on Jan. 26 to a home on Lester Street, where they were met by frigid temperatures, smoke billowing from the building, flames showing, and a partial structure collapse. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Firefighters were quickly able to get the flames knocked down, but not before an electric meter was damaged, leaving several families without power and forcing a temporary evacuation of some residents. …