Northeast
Police officer breaks down door to rescue teen, pets trapped in burning building: bodycam
A teenage girl and three pets were trapped inside a burning building, and there was no time for firefighters to get there.
An Atlantic City, New Jersey, police officer was on patrol in the area around 1 a.m. on May 26 when he spotted a commotion outside a burning building, with smoke rising from the home and a person hanging out the second-floor window.
Officer Riley Flynn rushed toward the danger. People outside were heard yelling, “I tried to bust down this window, but I can’t do anything!”
Flynn broke down the front door and was immediately hit by suffocating smoke that blanketed the room, bodycam video shows.
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Atlantic City Police Officer Riley Flynn finds the trapped teenage girl in the upstairs bathroom of a burning building and leads her to safety. (Atlantic City Police Department)
Flynn made his way through the thick fumes and up a staircase, where he found the trapped victim in the bathroom.
“Come here! Come here! Let’s go!” Flynn yelled as he reached his hand for the victim. She covered her mouth as they bolted downstairs and out of the burning home, bodycam footage shows.
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Smoke alarms were blaring. People were screaming and yelling outside.
They finally escaped. She was safe. Flynn asked if anyone else was in the house. Someone responded, saying, “The dogs.”
After saving a teenager, Atlantic City Police Officer Riley Flynn rushed back in the house a second time to save the dogs. (Atlantic City Police Department)
This was Atlantic City Police Officer Riley Flynn’s third trip inside to save a third dog and a cat. (Atlantic City Police Department)
Flynn ran back into the burning home and navigated through the thick smoke yelling, “Dog! Dog!”
There was virtually no light except the beam from the officer’s flashlight. He followed the sound of the barking pup and found two dogs hiding.
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They were carried out to safety, but there was one more dog, so the officer ran back into the home a third time.
He climbed the steps and found the third dog hiding in a closet. He grabbed the canine and ran out of the house.
Flynn is heard aggressively coughing from the smoke inhalation as the video ends, but everyone was saved.
An Atlantic City police officer saw a trapped girl hanging out of a burning building, and was hit with thick smoke after knocking the door down. (Atlantic City Police Department)
Atlantic City Police Officer Riley Flynn battled the suffocating smoke to run upstairs where a trapped teenage girl was hiding in the bathroom. (Atlantic City Police Department)
In total, he rescued a teenage girl, three dogs and a cat during the fire.
“I commend Officer Flynn for his quick actions in not only rescuing a teenager, but also going back inside to rescue the animals who I know are part of their family,” Atlantic City Chief James Sarkos said in a statement.
The fire department ultimately knocked down the fire, which started in the kitchen, according to the police department.
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New Hampshire
Cher’s son heads to court over allegations he broke into a New Hampshire home
The son of Cher is scheduled to be in court Wednesday for a hearing over allegations he broke into a New Hampshire home earlier this month.
It was the second arrest in a matter of days for Elijah Allman, 49, of Malibu, California, who was detained Feb. 27 after allegedly acting belligerently at a prestigious prep school in New Hampshire. It was unclear if Allman had any connection to either St. Paul’s School or the home in Windham, New Hampshire.
Allman remains in the Rockingham County Department of Corrections in what is called preventive detention, Superintendent Jonathan Banville said.
Allman, whose father was the late singer Gregg Allman, faces two counts of criminal mischief, one count of burglary and a count of breach of bail for breaking into the home on March 1. Police said in a report that Allman did not have permission to be at the home and forcibly entered it .
In the incident at the prep school, Allman was charged with four misdemeanors: two counts of simple assault, criminal trespass and criminal threatening. Allman was also charged with a violation of disorderly conduct, which is illegal in the state but not considered a crime.
At about 7 p.m. that day, Concord police responded to reports that Allman was disturbing people in the dining hall of St. Paul’s School. After charging Allman, police said he was released on bail as his case works through the court system.
Allman did not respond to an email requesting comment, and a phone number for him was not working. It was unclear from the court records if Allman has an attorney.
In December 2023, Cher filed a petition to become a temporary conservator overseeing her son’s money, saying Allman struggles with mental health issues and addiction have left him unable to manage his assets and potentially put his life in danger.
The petition from the singer and actress said Elijah Allman is entitled to regular payments from a trust fund. But “given his ongoing mental health and substance abuse issues,” she is “concerned that any funds distributed to Elijah will be immediately spent on drugs, leaving Elijah with no assets to provide for himself and putting Elijah’s life at risk,” the petition says.
A few weeks later, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jessica Uzcategui denied the request, saying she was not convinced that a conservatorship was urgently needed. Allman was in the courtroom with his his attorneys, who acknowledged his previous struggles but argued that he is in a good place now, attending meetings, getting treatment and reconciling with his previously estranged wife.
New Jersey
Heavy police presence prompts concern in South Jersey neighborhood
MILLVILLE, N.J. (WPVI) — Residents in a Millville, New Jersey, neighborhood spent hours trying to understand what was happening after a New Jersey State Police helicopter circled overhead, and troopers eventually entered a home while searching for a suspect.
Video from a Ring camera shows state police and officers in tactical gear taking over the front porch of a home on the 100 block of Third Street.
Officers are heard speaking into a doorbell camera moments before entering the residence.
A woman who lives in the home and did not want to be identified said she was at work at the time of the incident, but her son was inside when police surrounded the house. She said her son later described the encounter to her.
“My son was here, he was a little freaking out, they actually made him come out with his hands up and guns were drawn,” she said.
The woman said her son told her troopers explained they were pursuing someone on foot in the area.
“They just said they were on a foot pursuit and the guy was jumping the fences behind my house. A construction worker saw him go down my steps, but didn’t know where he went from there. That’s why they need to make sure everything is safe,” she said.
Nearby residents also noticed the heavy police activity.
Michele Brown of Bridgeton said she was walking her dogs when she saw officers in the area.
“It was a lot I didn’t understand what was going on,” Brown said.
Brown said the scene was alarming for people nearby.
“Definitely startling cause you see all these cops with their guns out, and you’re just looking like, ‘Whoa’,” she said.
Action News reached out to New Jersey State Police for more information, but we did not receive a response.
In a statement, Millville police say the suspect was not apprehended after fleeing state police on foot.
There is no suspected threat to the community, the department added.
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Pennsylvania
Funeral arrangements set for Pa. state trooper shot and killed in Chester County
The funeral arrangements for Corporal Timothy O’Connor, who was shot and killed in Chester County on Sunday, have been announced.
The viewing for O’Connor will be Tuesday, March 17, from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church located at 338 Manor Avenue in Downingtown, Pa., according to the Parkesburg Police Department.
The funeral will be held at the same location on Wednesday, March 18, at 11 a.m., police said.
O’Connor was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Honey Brook on Sunday night. The suspect, Jesse Nathan Elks, took his own life after shooting O’Connor.
O’Connor was a 15-year veteran of the Pennsylvania State Police who leaves behind a wife, Casey, and a 6-year-old daughter, according to police.
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