Cop, former paramedic wrestles coyote to save kid attacked at playground

Officer Arcangelo Liberatore had just finished a run when he saw a "mass of fur and bodies" and jumped into action to save the 5-year-old girl MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. - An off-duty cop meeting his wife and kids at a Westchester County playground foiled a terrifying coyote attack on a little girl. Irvington Officer Arcangelo Liberatore had just finished a run and was at the park in Thornwood with his wife, 4-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son Sunday at about 4:40 p.m., when he saw the coyote climb through a fence into the playground.
https://www.ems1.com/police/articles/381176048-Cop-former-paramedic-wrestles-coyote-to-save-kid-attacked-at-playground/

Fashion show benefits kids with cancer

... by visiting pediatric hospital while dressed as beloved princesses. Pediatric cancer survivor Gia Gentile, 7, of Thornwood, NY, stands with Christina Prendergast at A Moment of Magic's second annual 'Find Your Wings' fashion show and brunch. The ...
http://www.riverdalepress.com/stories/fashion-show-benefits-kids-with-cancer,65503

The Westchester Bank Receives 26th Consecutive Bauer Financial 5-Star...

... Park Avenue (moving to 1900 Central Park Avenue effective this June), White Plains at 464 Mamaroneck Avenue, Thornwood at 994 Broadway, Mt. Kisco at 51 S. Moger Avenue, Mamaroneck at 305 Mamaroneck Avenue and Rye Brook at 800 Westchester Ave - 4th ...
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2018/05/prweb15454894.htm

Coyote in Westchester Playground Tests Positive for Rabies, Officials Say

The coyote that attacked a 5-year-old girl at a Thornwood playground over the weekend has tested positive for rabies, officials said Tuesday. The Westchester D.A. says the mother of the child that died after a police-investigated domestic incident in Mamaroneck Saturday is under arrest.
http://theloopny.com/coyote-in-westchester-playground-tests-positive-for-rabies-officials-say/

Coyote That Attacked Girl On NY Playground Was Rabid

The coyote that attacked a 5-year-old girl on a suburban New York playground has tested positive for rabies. The coyote was captured on Monday in Thornwood by an off-duty police officer and shot by another police officer after the animal chased and bit the girl in the arm.
http://wibx950.com/coyote-that-attacked-girl-on-ny-playground-was-rabid/

Coyote that pounced on a 5-year-old girl and ripped open her...

... attacked a five-year-old girl in a park Natalia Petrellese was playing with her brother and mother in the park in Thornwood, New York, on Sunday when the animal latched on to her arm Arcangelo Liberatore was in a park with his family in Thornwood, ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5680783/Coyote-pounced-5-year-old-girl-ripped-open-forearm-RABIES-tests-reveal.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Coyote that attacked girl on NY playground was rabid

The coyote that attacked a 5-year-old girl on a suburban New York playground has tested positive for rabies. The coyote was captured on Monday in Thornwood by an off-duty police officer and shot by another police officer after the animal chased and bit the girl in the arm.
https://m.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Coyote-that-attacked-girl-on-NY-playground-was-12879028.php

Coyote that attacked 5-year-old in Westchester park had rabies

The Westchester County coyote that attacked a 5-year-old girl before it was wrestled to the ground by an off-duty cop had rabies, authorities said Tuesday. The determination by the Westchester Department of Health came two days after Irvington Officer Arcangelo Liberatore bravely foiled the terrifying attack in upstate Thornwood.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/coyote-attacked-5-year-old-westchester-park-rabies-article-1.3965860

Coyote Killed After Attacking Girl In Westchester Was Rabid

The coyote that lunged at, and bit a 5-year-old girl at Carroll Park in Thornwood Sunday has tested positive for rabies. The child, who was at the park with her parents, was "just playing with other children when the coyote approached and bit her, on the left forearm" said Mount Pleasant Police Lt.
http://peekskill.dailyvoice.com/news/coyote-killed-after-attacking-girl-in-westchester-was-rabid/736481/

Off-duty officer throttles coyote during playground attack in New York

... grabbed a little girl by the arm and tried to drag her away. Arcangelo Liberatore was in a park with his family in Thornwood, New York, on Sunday when the animal attacked five-year-old Natalia Petrellese. After getting his wife and children to ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5675241/Off-duty-officer-throttles-coyote-playground-attack.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

A coyote in the wild near Corvallis, Oregon.

An off-duty police officer jumped on a coyote and throttled it as the animal attacked a 5-year-old girl on a suburban New York playground. Kasey King-Petrellese told WNBC that the coyote appeared out of nowhere and bolted "like a cheetah" toward her daughter, Natalia, and 3-year-old son on Sunday in Thornwood.
http://www.cbs46.com/story/38076344/coyote-attacking-children-on-playground-throttled-by-off-duty-officer

Cop fights coyote to save kid at Westchester park

An off-duty cop meeting his wife and kids at a Westchester County playground foiled a terrifying coyote attack on a little girl. Irvington Officer Arcangelo Liberatore had just finished a run and was at the park in Thornwood with his wife, 4-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son Sunday at about 4:40 p.m., when he saw the coyote climb through a fence into the playground.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/fights-coyote-save-kid-westchester-park-article-1.3964471

Coyote attacking children on New York playground throttled by off-duty officer

... appeared out of nowhere and bolted "like a cheetah" toward her daughter, Natalia, and 3-year-old son on Sunday in Thornwood. "I took my foot and I kicked him as hard as I could in his face, which knocked him to the ground and he stumbled a little. ...
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/05/01/coyote-attacking-children-on-new-york-playground-throttled-by-off-duty-officer.html

"I was telling my wife, I'm just wired differently than most people, I think. I run toward danger."

An off-duty police officer jumped on a coyote and throttled it as the animal attacked a girl on a suburban New York playground, leaving the child with an arm bite that required a rabies shot, stiches and antibiotics. The girl's mother, Kasey King-Petrellese, told WNBC that the coyote appeared out of nowhere and bolted "like a cheetah" toward 5-year-old Natalia and her 3-year-old brother in Thornwood on Sunday.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/04/30/off-duty-cop-throttles-coyote-attacking-child/