Police & Fire

GOLDENS BRIDGE, N.Y. – The annual Community Day event organized by the Goldens Bridge Fire Department featured a lineup of demonstrations, fun crafts, and interactive activities.

At the event, held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the firehouse on Route 138, firefighters showcased a dramatic ladder rescue from a second-story window and lifted a vehicle off a pinned victim.

SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. - A 30-year-old South Salem man was pulled over for speeding Tuesday on West Road, but that was only the beginning of his problems.

During the traffic stop, Police Officer Andrew Llewellyn smelled a "fresh odor of marijuana" coming from the car. After being asked to exit the car, Officer Llewellyn asked the man if he had anything he wasn't supposed to have. The ...

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SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. - The South Salem Fire Department hoped to raise awareness of its operations and inspire a new generation of volunteer first responders with its 12th annual Open House on Saturday, Oct. 13, at its headquarters on Route 35. At the ...

KATONAH, N.Y. – A stretch of I-684 in Katonah closed for more than 15 hours Sunday after a pickup truck crashed into and severely damaged an exit sign structure near Route 35.

Traffic was halted and the truck remained in place because the sign, which spans three southbound lanes, was in danger of collapsing. The single-car crash happened around 4:48 a.m. near Exit 6.

The driver, who ...

KATONAH, N.Y. - The New York Times reported Monday that an explosive device was discovered in a mailbox at the Katonah home of George Soros, a billionaire philanthropist.

According to the report, an employee of the residence discovered the suspicious package around 3:45 p.m. After opening the package and seeing what appeared to be an explosive device inside, ...

BEDFORD, N.Y. – A 57-year-old Lewisboro woman was arrested Thursday, Oct. 4, for her alleged involvement in a road rage incident on I-684.

The woman is accused of throwing an “unknown metal object” at the vehicle of another driver around 3:15 p.m., according to New York State Police. The object struck the vehicle and damaged the windshield, police said.

The woman was ...

GOLDENS BRIDGE, N.Y. – Efforts to rebuild the Goldens Bridge Firehouse, damaged by a fire in 2014, received a quarter-million-dollar boost from state Sen. Terrence Murphy, who presented firefighters with a New York State grant late last month. Murphy’s office said the money will fund a fire suppression sprinkler system, a concrete driveway pad, and a septic system, among other related ...