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Dallas Texas Firefighter John Chen Charged After Attack On Motorist In Bicycle Road Rage Case
June 30th, 2008
DALLAS TEXAS - A Dallas firefighter faces an assault charge for what police call an “unusual” road rage case. The firefighter is accused of attacking a driver - from his bicycle.
The incident started in Trophy Club when a driver pulled out in front of some cyclists and ended in Roanoke, with a driver allegedly being hit with a water bottle. Police say it’s a case where both cyclist and motorist were battling over the same right-of-way.
“I didn’t even hear him ’til I heard him say, ‘You ran me off the road b_tch!” explained driver Lucy Morris. “That was the first time I saw him.”
“She had a cigarette in one hand and a cell phone in the other hand and just very like ‘I don’t care’ attitude,” bicyclist John Chen told CBS 11 News.
Read MoreMichigan City Indiana Battalion Fire Chief Under Investigation After Noose Incident
June 18th, 2008
MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA - The fire department in Michigan City, Ind., is investigating whether a white firefighter hung a noose made of a fire hose over the head of a black firefighter.
CBS 2 Northwest Indiana Bureau Chief Pamela Jones reports that news of the alleged incident has stirred strong emotions.
Mike Rivera with the LaPorte County chapter of the NAACP, said “It’s just a very dirty, nasty feeling that just the sight of it, not to mention it being held over your head, can really trigger a lot of animosity.”
But that’s exactly what a black Michigan City firefighter said happened to him on June 10. The 30-year veteran complained that during a training exercise, a battalion chief held a noose made of a fire hose over his head.
Read MoreIowa Police And Firefighter “Strike Teams” Go Door To Door Breaking Into Homes - Threaten Residents
June 17th, 2008
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - Strike teams searched flood fringe areas on both sides of the Cedar River on Sunday, finding flooded basements, collapsed walls and piles of debris.
But, as of 3:30 p.m., Cedar Rapids Fire Capt. Dan Dall was not aware of any new victims.
“A lot of structural damage in some areas,” he said.
Each strike team consisted of six or seven people, including police, firefighters, utilities workers, and city employees. Dall said they were checking for safety issues, including gas leaks, structural integrity, hazardous materials and air quality.
If it was safe, the home was considered “cleared” and a green sticker was placed on the door.
“The main objective is for citizens to get back into their residences,” said Dall, a search manager with Iowa Task Force One during the flood recovery effort.
Read MoreNew York City Fire Department EMT Scott Desimone Charged After Hit And Run Accident That Killed Pedestrian
June 13th, 2008
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK - Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced that Scott Desimone (DOB 04/03/73) of 322 Ft. Washington Avenue, Hawthorne, New York was arraigned today on one count of Leaving the Scene of an Accident resulting in Death, a class “D” Felony.
On March 1, 2008 in the area of Saw Mill River Road and Hunter Lane, the defendant, operating his rented 2008 Mazda Tribute struck the victim, Manuel Guaman Saca, who was walking on the side of Saw Mill River Road/Route 9A in Greenburgh.
The victim was struck by the hood and right fender of the defendant’s vehicle.
The defendant continued to drive his vehicle away from the scene without stopping to render assistance or to provide the required information and the defendant failed to report the accident to the nearest police station as soon as he was physically able to do so.
Read MoreVeteran Manchester New Hampshire Firefighter Michael Lescatre Receives Less Than A Slap On The Wrist For Stalking After Threatening His Wife’s Boyfriend And Showing Up At His Home With A Gun
May 21st, 2008
Michael Lescatre, 44, of 16 Sarette Road in Goffstown has six months to stay out of trouble with the law. After the probationary period, he will appear in court again for a final review of his behavior.
Londonderry police arrested Lescatre on the night of Wednesday, March 12, as he made his way to the other man’s home on South Road in Londonderry with the alleged intent of harming the man.
Lescatre, a 15-year veteran of the Manchester Fire Department, allegedly called the Londonderry man, identified in a police affidavit as Wayne Macleay, 45, and threatened to “rip his head off” before making the trip to Macleay’s home.
Fulton County/City Of Hickman Kentucky Rescue Squad Votes To Stop Answering Calls Until County Buys Them A Firetruck For Christmas
May 19th, 2008
Fulton County Judge Executive David Gallagher says the Fulton County-City of Hickman Rescue Squad is invaluable to county residents, but has asked the county to buy an $89,000 truck it can’t afford.
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The County Fiscal Court offered $10,000, but the 13 members of the independent volunteer squad voted to cease responding to rescue calls — a decision that Chief Jim Moss says could lead to disbanding the group.
While Gallagher says the county wants to keep the squad operational, Moss says raising the other $79,000 in a county that ranks first in population decline in Kentucky isn’t feasible.
Among services the squad offers are river rescue on the Mississippi River, extracting people pinned in wrecked vehicles and weather spotting. Appeared Here