Suspect At Large After Device Detonated On Long Island Beach, Police Say Suspect At Large After Device Detonated On Long Island Beach, Police Say
Suspect At Large After Device Detonated On Long Island Beach, Police Say Know anything? Police investigators on Long Island are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down the suspects implicated in detonating an unspecified device at an area beach that left a crater in the sand. Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives released photos as they attempt to locate whoever detonated the device on Fox Island in the Town of Babylon on Sunday, Nov. 28. According to police, the department received multiple emergency calls at approximately 11 a.m. on Sunday morning, with Marine Bureau officers locating a crater - roughly four-foot wide and two-feet deep on F…
Former Northern Westchester HS/College Sports Standout Dies At 47 Former Northern Westchester HS/College Sports Standout Dies At 47
Former Northern Westchester HS/College Sports Standout Dies At 47 A former high school and collegiate sports standout in the area has died. Longtime Putnam County resident Dennis Leonard, a 1992 graduate of Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak, was 47 years old. He excelled on both the varsity football and lacrosse teams before attending Salisbury University in Maryland, where he was a member of back-to-back undefeated NCAA champion lacrosse teams. He died on Friday, Nov. 12 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore. He was a neurology sales account executive working directly with healthcare providers throughout Maryland, Washington DC, and Dela…
Boater Accidentally Pulls Fast One On Himself After Taking On Water Near Westchester Harbor Boater Accidentally Pulls Fast One On Himself After Taking On Water Near Westchester Harbor
Boater Accidentally Pulls Fast One On Himself After Taking On Water Near Westchester Harbor What could have been a dramatic incident as a boater took on water on the Long Island Sound near a Westchester harbor turned into a laughable moment when it turned out there was nothing wrong with the boat and he was instead plagued by user error, authorities said. The New Rochelle Police Department’s Harbor Unit responded to a stretch of the Sound shortly after 8 a.m. on Thursday, July 22, where there was a report of a distressed boater possibly in need of a rescue. According to officials, the boater, who was the only one on the 31-foot Sea Ray vessel at the time, reported that he was taki…
Man Who Lost Control Of Sailboat Rescued By Bay Constables On Long Island Man Who Lost Control Of Sailboat Rescued By Bay Constables On Long Island
Man Who Lost Control Of Sailboat Rescued By Bay Constables On Long Island A man who was unable to operate his 16-foot sailboat was saved by Bay Constables when he overturned the vessel. The rescue took place on Friday, June 18, when Southold Town Police received a report of a man overboard off of Kenney's Beach, in Southold.  Police said the boat's owner Peter Stanton, age 61, of Woodbridge, Virginia, was apparently unable to properly operate his 16' sailboat when he caused it to overturn.  Stanton was then unable to swim fast enough to catch up to it causing himself to become separated from the boat, police said. Southold Bay Constables John Kirincic…
Body Found In Connecticut River ID'd As Missing College Student Body Found In Connecticut River ID'd As Missing College Student
Body Found In Connecticut River ID'd As Missing College Student A body found in the Connecticut River has been identified as a college student who was reported missing last year. The body of Wasique Hasan, age 21, of Easthampton, Massachusetts, was discovered in Hampshire County Friday, May 21, by a boater in Hadley, said the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. No foul play is suspected. Hasan, who attended the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, had been reported missing by his family on Wednesday, Dec. 30, and his name was then entered into the National Crime Information Center as a missing person. Meanwhile, investigators said a woman kaya…
Coast Guard Helicopter Crew Rescues Fishermen From Burning Boat Off Jersey Shore Coast Guard Helicopter Crew Rescues Fishermen From Burning Boat Off Jersey Shore
Coast Guard Helicopter Crew Rescues Fishermen From Burning Boat Off Jersey Shore The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two fishermen after their boat caught fire approximately 34 miles off the Jersey Shore Thursday (click here for video). Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received a mayday call from one of the fishermen on the 53-foot Sport Fisher boat "Reel E Bugging," saying their engines were engulfed in flames and they needed immediate assistance. The fishermen were putting on life jackets and deploying their life raft just east of the Barnegat Inlet. Sector Delaware Bay watch standers issued an urgent marine broadcast notifying nearby vessels, and launched an MH-65 Dolp…
70-Year-Old Man Rescued From Purgatory Chasm 70-Year-Old Man Rescued From Purgatory Chasm
70-Year-Old Man Rescued From Purgatory Chasm Emergency personnel rescued a 70-year-old man from Purgatory Chasm State Reservation after he experienced a medical incident. Nearly half of search and rescue missions performed nationwide are for people who went on a hike, according to research “Dead Man Walking: Search and Rescue In U.S. National Parks.” The next most common reason someone needs saving is a boating accident. Police were informed of the man’s predicament Friday, Oct. 9, at around 3 p.m., Sutton Police told the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Due to the location of the man, a technical rescue was done. The man, who ha…
Two Rescued From Sinking Sailboat In Long Island Sound Two Rescued From Sinking Sailboat In Long Island Sound
Two Rescued From Sinking Sailboat In Long Island Sound Boaters on a sinking sailboat in the Long Island Sound were rescued by police in Fairfield County who made an emergency save. Darien Police Marine Division officers on patrol on the Long Island Sound received a distress call from a boat that was taking on water in the area of Copps Island shortly after 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15. Police said that the officers were able to locate the boat and found two men in the water, as well as the mast of a sunken sailboat that punctured the waterline. The two men were pulled onto the police boat by the responding officers and transported to the N…
Five In Disabled Boat Rescued Off Long Island Coast Five In Disabled Boat Rescued Off Long Island Coast
Five In Disabled Boat Rescued Off Long Island Coast Five boaters on Long Island were rescued just in the nick of time by Suffolk County Police after their vessel became disabled with a storm rapidly approaching them. While responding to an unrelated call, Suffolk County Marine Bureau officers spotted an emergency flare go off at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3 in the Great South Bay off Fire Island Pines. Police said that at the time the flare went off, there was a storm squall approaching, bringing lightning and wind gusts of up to 30 mph, putting the boaters in added danger. The officers were able to locate the disabled 26-foot…
Mark Cunningham Of Norwalk, 35, Dies Suddenly Mark Cunningham Of Norwalk, 35, Dies Suddenly
Mark Cunningham Of Norwalk, 35, Dies Suddenly Mark V. Cunningham of Norwalk died suddenly in Florida on Wednesday, Feb. 7. He was 35 years old. Mark was born in Norwalk on Nov. 23, 1982. He attended Norwalk schools and enjoyed his work as a deckhand in the fishing industry.  Mark loved being on the water, boating and fishing with his family. He is survived by his parents, Mickey Weisheit Carford and Mark Cunningham; his son, Anthony; sisters Heather, Audrey and Erin Cunningham; grandparents Martha Jane Weisheit, Vincent and Mary Cunningham; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. He was predeceased by his grandfather, Norman “Bud” Weishei…