VPN-619

MAY 12, 1994
EMS BOMB TECH
1660 HERING AVE AND VAN NEST AVE , MORRIS PARK, BRONX
-MANY EMTS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHS STAND AROUND, EVACUATED NEIGHBOR CHRISTINE LUCIANO MAKES STATEMENT ABOUT WEIRD NEIGHBOR
-NYPD BOMB SQUAD ON SCENE, ATF, ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS, BOMB SNIFFING DOG
-DETECTIVES SEARCH TRUCK, RESIDENTS ON STREET, GUN CASES IN BACK OF CAR, AGENTS REMOVE EVIDENCE FROM HOUSE, LOTS OF WEAPONS
-NYPD CHIEF OF EXPLOSION SQUAD AND OTHERS TALK ABOUT AN EMT, ROBERT FRANO, WHO HAS A COLLECTION OF WEAPONS, COPS ENTER HOUSE, EXT OF HOUSE, BABY WAVES FROM WINDOW

MAY 12, 1994
MILLION DOLLAR DIAMOND HEIST FOILED
JFK AIRPORT BLDG 269, QUEENS
-HANDCUFFED HISPANIC MALE PERP IN BACK OF PORT AUTHORITY COP CAR
-INTERVIEW WITH PA SPOKESPERSON, TALKS ABOUT ATTEMPTED THEFT AT UNITED AIRLINES TERMINAL AND ARREST, EXT OF PA POLICE HEADQUARTERS AT JFK

MAY 13, 1994
ST. PATRICK'S BOMB SCARE
50 ST AND MADISON AVE, MIDTOWN MANHATAN
-DARK STREET AT NIGHT, NYPD EMERGENCY SERVICES TRUCK ARRIVES, FIRETRUCK, FDNY, CATHEDRAL CORDONED OFF, BOMB SQUAD ARRIVES
-STREET SIGN: EAST 50 AND MADISON

MAY 13, 1994
EMS BOMB TECH ARRESTED
49 PRECINCT, BRONX
DETECTIVES WITH BOXES IN PRECINCT, PERP WALK OF EMS TECHNICIAN ARRESTED FOR HAVING ILLEGAL CACHE OF WEAPONS, HANDCUFFED WHITE MALE PERP WALK, LED OUT TO COP CAR
-EXT OF 49 PRECINCT HOUSE, PAN OF COP CAR AND MODERN SCULPTURE?

MAY 13, 1994
GOVERNOR'S ISLAND FLOATER
COAST GUARD TERMINAL, SOUTH FERRY, MANHATTAN
-NYPD EMERGENCY SERVICES TRUCK ON SCENE, NEW YORK HARBOR, GOVERNOR'S ISLAND IN DISTANCE, CHOPPY WATER
-FERRY TO ISLAND BOARDS AND UNBOARDS, US COAST GUARD FERRY, EMERGENCY VEHICLES COME OFF FERRY
-SIGN FOR US COAST GUARD

MAY 13, 1994
FOUR ALARM STORE FIRE INJURES 1
30 WEST 125 ST AT LENOX AVE, HARLEM, MANHATTAN
-FDNY FIREFIGHTERS CUTTING THROUGH BACK WALLS OR DOORS IN THE DARK, FIRE BURNS INSIDE
-BUSY STREET WITH MANY AMBULANCES, LOTS OF FLASHING LIGHTS, EMTS (EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHS) TREAT MANY FIREFIGHTERS
-FIREMEN EXIT POPCORN BARGAIN STORE, WIG STORE DISPLAY, FDNY COMMAND POST

MAY 14, 1994
OFF DUTY COP, STEPHEN GRIFFIN, SHOOTS SELF AFTER AUTO ACCIDENT
10 AVE AND WEST 39 ST, MANHATTAN
NYPD HOUSING COP CARS AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES AT HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM ENTRANCE, 9TH PRECINCT CAR, HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS
-EMT BAGS UP BLOODY MEDICAL WASTE, BLOODY STRETCHER
-TRANSIT COP CAR CU, EMPIRE STATE BUILDING AT NIGHT, CRIME SCENE UNIT ARRIVES, MANY COPS
-STATEMENT BY MICHAEL ESPOSITO ABOUT ACCIDENT AND SUICIDE BY OFF DUTY OFFICER
-MINISTER ARRIVES, CAR WITH FRONT END DAMAGE,COPS WITH HOSE WASHES AWAY BLOOD STAINS, CU OF BLOOD, DETECTIVES GATHER EVIDENCE AT SCENE
-STREET SIGN: 10 AVE AND WEST 39 ST

MAY 15, 1994
2 ALARM FIRE, HERO COPS EVACUTE TENANTS
1075 FIRST AVE, MANHATTAN
-DAYTIME FIRE, MANY FDNY FIREFIGHTERS ON SCENE, VICTIMS IN AMBULANCE RECEIVE OXYGEN, COPS AND PARAMEDICS
-STATEMENT BY NYPD DETECTIVE ABOUT RESCUES, FIREMAN DESCENDS LADDER, AERIAL TOWER SPINS AROUND, RARE DAYTIME FIRE
-STREET SIGN: 1 AVE AND EAST 59 ST, UPPER EAST SIDE
-FIREMAN ON STRETCHER TREATED WITH BANDAGED KNEES, FEMALE FIREFIGHTER RESTS
-STATEMENT BY DEPUTY CHIEF ABOUT THE FIRE, INTERVIEW WITH FIREFIGHTERS ABOUT RESCUE

2 ALARM FIRE AT HISTORIC PETE'S TAVERN
129 EAST 18 ST, MANHATTAN, GRAMERCY PARK
-DAYTIME FIRE WITH FDNY FIREFIGHTERS, AWNING READS "NEW YORK'S OLDEST ORIGINAL BAR", STREETS FLOODED FROM FIRE HOSE
-STREET SIGN: EAST 18 ST AND IRVING PL

MAY 15, 1994
HUNDREDS LINE UP FOR 1994 NY MARATHON APPLICATIONS
TAVERN ON THE GREEN, WEST 67 ST CENTRAL PARK, MANH.
-ELECTRIC ROCK BAND PLAYS IN CENTRAL PARK AS PEOPLE WAIT ON LINE, PROCESSING PEOPLE THROUGH , HANDING OUT POSTERS
-POURING TROPICANA ORANGE JUICE, MAN HOLDS UP POSTER FOR 1994 NYC MARATHON

MAY 15, 1994
FUEL TANKER TRUCK OVERTURNS, ONE DEAD
EAST BOUND LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY RAMP TO BQE
BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPRESSWAY
-BURNING WRECKAGE ON HIGHWAY, TONS OF BLACK SMOKE, DAYTIME ACCIDENT, HUGE FIRE BURNING ITSELF OUT, NYPD POLICE OFFICERS AND FDNY FIREFIGHTERS STAND BY, LOCAL RESIDENTS WATCH, HELICOPTER OVERHEAD

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