tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35145176452881219692024-09-11T14:05:38.508-04:00Posting public safety related breaking news. Posts are typically made during or immediately after an incident. Information comes from radio transmissions of police officers, firefighters, and EMT's on the scene, but is not verified to be official. Also posting about radios, scanners, planespotting, media, law enforcement...a little of everything!AlertNewEnglandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01584640398368632515noreply@blogger.comBlogger373125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514517645288121969.post-16439454192454472322012-09-07T16:16:00.001-04:002012-09-07T16:20:56.807-04:00

Flight of B-1 Lancers returned home to the US today. After crossing the Atlantic, they were refueled by tankers over Nova Scotia, and then proceeded towards Massachusetts Bay. While en route, their flight plan had to be adjusted. Here's the audio of the Boston Center controller giving them their new routing. Audio is courtesy of liveatc.net. listen to ‘ZBW RAMA41 07SEP’ on Audioboo (function() {

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Whenever the president is in town, a restricted airspace is set up in the area. Often times, pilots of smaller planes don't check the current restrictions and end up inadvertently entering the restricted space. The US Air Force tracks all these planes, and will come up on the aviation emergency channel 121.5 MHz (known as 'VHF Guard') to warn them away from, or out of, the area. Quite a few

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Mode S Logs: Time (Z) Call     Type    Tail     Force  Unit    Base Sqwk Alt.  Hex   02:39:29 RCH748  KC-135R  62-3559  USAF    22ARW  KIAB            ADFF0D 03:14:43 RCH434  KC-135R  62-3506  NH ANG 133ARS  KPSM            AE024D 04:

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One person sustained serious injuries during an accident just before 3:00 this afternoon near the intersection of Main Street and Park Avenue. A car reportedly reportedly rear-ended a Fallon ambulance. Reports say the ambulance driver was uninjured, but the driver of the car was unresponsive. He was transported from the scene in traumatic arrest. His condition is unknown at this time. Weymouth PD

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The Citizen's Bank at 1628 Tremont Street was robbed just before noon this morning by a suspect who reportedly claimed he had an explosive device on him. The suspect received money after passing a note to the teller, and fled on foot towards Francis Street. A dye pack was given and police are reporting it did explode. The suspect is described as a black male wearing all black and a long black

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Leominster PD responded to a call involving a barricaded subject who might be armed this morning on Liberty Street, and requested Massachusetts State Police STOP team assistance. The subject, a 19 year old woman, was reported to be barricaded in the basement with access to a black powder rifle, a .22 rifle, and possibly a handgun. Police established a perimeter around the residence, and fire

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Track     Start(z) End(z) Altitude  Frequencies AR20(NE)  0800     1000   FL150-280 341.75 349.70 AR212(NE) 1400     1515   FL190-220 238.90 282.70 AR631     1430     1630   FL200-220 295.80 282.70 AR204(NE) 1530     1630   FL240-260 324.60 282.70 AR204(NE) 2300     2359   FL240-260 324.60

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This morning, I posted to my twitter and facebook accounts a story of a child falling from a window on Hancock Street in Worcester. Worcester Police responded to the call at 9:56 this morning and upon arrival found a mother holding her 2 year old son. The boy was alert and crying at the time, and had sustained abrasions to his head. He was transported by ambulance to UMass Hospital. WPD

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REACH434 took off from Pease. Looks like they went down to Florida.  listen to ‘RCH434 30AUG’ on Audioboo (function() { var po = document.createElement("script"); po.type = "text/javascript"; po.async = true; po.src = "http://d15mj6e6qmt1na.cloudfront.net/assets/embed.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })();MAINE86-87 went to AR-631 to

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A woman was injured when the car she was driving crashed and rolled onto it's side on Route 128 northbound near Exit 14 in Gloucester just after 1:00 PM on Thursday. Firefighters on scene freed the trapped woman from her vehicle. She was reported to be conscious and alert, but her injuries were severe enough to request a Medflight helicopter from Boston. State Police shut the highway down at Exit

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Mode S hits: Hex    Reg.     Call Sign TimeZ    Type            Unit                     Base   Sqwk Alt. AE05A5 62-3508  TOPCAT5   23:32:49 KC-135R     USA NJ ANG | 108W | 141ARS   [KWRI] 1105 20900  ADFE2D 2112     ---      

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Mode S hits: ADS    Reg.    Flight   Lat.       Long.    Alt.   Course Speed  Time        Type Sqwk ADFE2D 2112               0.00000   0.00000 15975' 0.0°   0.0kts 00:50:36UTC FA20 4635 AE04B9 58-0030 MAINE87   44.19896 -71.20184 27000' 0.0°   0.0kts 01:49:01UTC

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Ever since I started posting military air activity, people have been asking for a way they could listen in on line.  About a week ago, I started a fund-raising campaign, with one of the goals being to get a feed up that people can listen to. Six of you jumped right in and contributed, and I'm happy to announce the feed is now online on LiveATC.net (search for KBOS). A few items of

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Mode S hits: ADS    Reg.    Flight   Lat.       Long.    Alt.   Course Speed  Time        Type Sqwk 710392 HZ-102  HZ102      0.00000   0.00000 34025' 0.0°   0.0kts 04:09:18UTC B738 0000 AE06E2 163840             0.00000   0.00000       &

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Mode S logs: ADS    Reg.    Flight Lat.     Long.     Alt.   Time        Type Sqwk AE023C 63-8888 BOLT16  0.00000   0.00000  9400' 00:50:12UTC K35R 6054 AE055F 85-0002 RCH402  0.00000   0.00000 31000' 01:43:50UTC C5   2111 AE023A 62-3520 NATN13 42.17360 -70.32401 37400' 14:46:14UTC K35R 3517

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F-15's from the Massachusetts Air National Guard conducted exercises today which involved a simulated scramble to intercept targets over Glens Falls, New York. The fighters launched from Barnes, and the role of the unknown aircraft was played by a Civil Air Patrol Cessna. In this recording you can hear NORAD Northeast Air Defense Sector (call sign HUNTRESS) giving intercept instructions to the

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Firefighters in Boston are currently on scene of a 4 alarm blaze in a large 3 decker house at 5 Fairmount Street. The call came in just after 11:00 AM, and the first fire crews on the scene reported heavy smoke coming from the house. The fire appears to have originated in the basement and then spread to all the floors. Firefighters were able to search the house for occupants before being forced

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(This post applies mainly to my military air information) So, I finally pulled the trigger and ordered a new computer to replace the one that I currently leave on 24/7 to run the plane tracking software that I use. This presents me with some pretty great opportunities. Currently, via my Facebook page and twitter feed I provide real time updates, when I'm able, on military activity throughout

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US Airways flight 750, en route from Philadelphia to Brussels, was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing in Boston after seeing and smelling smoke in the cockpit. The plane, a Boeing 767, landed safely. Below is the audio of the landing. I cut about two minutes of silence from the middle of it while the plane lands. Audio is courtesy of liveatc.net. Cactus750 by AlertNewEngland

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Note: The following information applies specifically to Boston Center ARTCC. The 'special purpose' squawk information applies nationwide. For more information, see here. Often times when monitoring aircraft, especially when listening to them take off, you'll hear the controller say something like "N46F, squawk 6252". What does this mean, and what information, if any, can we gain from this?

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At about 7:15 PM on August 6th, a single car with five occupants was involved in an accident on the northbound side of Rt. 3 in Braintree. The driver of the vehicle, 26 year old Framingham resident Timella Warren, was transported to Boston Medical Center, but died from her injuries. The four passengers also sustained serious injuries, and two were taken to South Shore Hospital and two to Boston

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This afternoon and evening, President Obama was in Connecticut for campaign events in Westport and Stamford. As is typical, a "no fly zone" was established around the areas he would be in for the duration of the visit. It read, in part, like this: NEW YORK, NEW YORK TO STAMFORD/WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT, AUGUST 6, 2012 LOCAL. PURSUANT TO 49 USC 40103(B), THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA)

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Hope everyone's ready for the Great New England Air Show this weekend at Westover. Here's a guide to some scanner frequencies to get you started. TIP: If this is your first time bringing a scanner to an air show, bring headphones! Otherwise, it may be too loud for you to hear the radio. Westover Airport frequencies: CTAF: 134.85 UNICOM: 122.95 ATIS: 114.0 138.1 WESTOVER GROUND: 118.35

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This post is written primarily in rebuttal to this blog post here, in which the author raises questions about the appropriateness of fighters scrambling to intercept commercial jets. First, a little background. Every time there is a threat against a plane, I'm sure a fighter intercept is considered. However, in the vast majority of incidents, disturbances, etc, the plane proceeds to the nearest

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The Chief of Police of the Manchester, New Hampshire Police Department recently sent this letter to a resident: Dear Mr. McCue,     I wanted to take a moment to recognize your actions on the 17th of December, 2011 when you encountered a female burglar inside of your residence.  The reports on the matter indicate that  the burglar attempted to

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