A Louisiana woman reportedly fatally shot a suspect who forced entry into her home on Sunday. Robert Rheams, 51, was allegedly wearing a ski mask and had a shovel and a lug wrench when he broke into a Hammond residence. Tangipahoa Parish police said a physical altercation transpired between a female homeowner and Rheams — …
A New York man is credited with saving dozens of lives by breaking into a school and seeking shelter for himself and others during last week’s blizzard. On December 23, Jay Withey reportedly broke a window at Pine Hill School in Cheektowaga, after spending sleeping in his stalled truck with two strangers who had also …
Hundreds of people gathered Thursday to say good-bye to a beloved New York firefighter who died earlier this month in a training accident at his Brooklyn firestation. William “Billy” Moon, 47, spent 20 years in Queens before moving over to Rescue Company 2 in Brooklyn and served on the Islip Volunteer Fire Department in his …
Police officers helped save Christmas for one Indiana family whose presents were allegedly stolen from their home, WNDU-TV reports. On Saturday morning, police were dispatched to a residence in South Bend, Indiana, for a report of breaking and entering. The homeowner told officers that someone broke into her house and stole Christmas gifts intended for …
A 11-year-old boy suffered minor injuries this week when he dashed into his burning second-story apartment to rescue his toddler sister. The Maryland State Fire Marshal said the boy initially got out of the Salisbury apartment but then realized his 2-year-old sister was still inside and went back inside. He was “slightly burned” making his …
A brave Nevada mother covertly called 911 after she and her three children were kidnapped at knifepoint by a man in Las Vegas, FOX 5 reports. Authorities allege that 34-year-old Justin Junius Carter attempted to stab the woman and then kidnapped her and the kids, forcing them into a vehicle. While Carter was driving the …
Baltimore County firefighter Megan Warfield, who also volunteers for Bowleys Quarters Fire and Rescue, had been on administrative awaiting the birth of her third child earlier this month when she was involved in multi-car collision. She and her mother were heading home on October 4 after hosting an annual golf tournament in memory of her …
A Marine Corps veteran who saved his friend from an attacker was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon during the incident. Now the vet alleges that the gun charge may be unconstitutional in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, Fox News reports. On July 4, Lloyd Muldrow, 57, was visiting friend Marshal …
An 11-year-old North Carolina boy saw a toddler slip away from his mother and jump into a swimming pool earlier this month, and when he couldn’t get anyone’s attention to help, he just rescued the boy himself. Max Belward was at the pool but not swimming that day because he was recovering from swimmer’s ear, …
A woman climbed through a vehicle’s sunroof to rescue a pair of toddlers who were left inside on a steamy summer day, KOKH-TV reports. A security guard working for an Oklahoma City Walmart on August 14 reported that the vehicle was hot to the touch and that she had burned her hand in attempting to …
A Georgia toddler outside playing chasing bubbles with his mom last week found a missing 82-year-old woman with early-stage Alzheimer’s who had wandered from her Senoia home in search of her deceased sister. Ethan Moore, 18-months-old, and the family’s dogs chased rainbow bubbles blown by mom Brittany Moore toward the backyard fence line on Friday, …
A 7-year-old boy pulled a toddler from the bottom of an Sacramento apartment pool this week, and adults took over from there to get the little boy breathing again. Massiah Browne, who has been swimming for half his life, said he spotted the child at the bottom of the pool and immediately told his 9-year-old …
