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Associated Press
05-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Eagle Scout Who Saved Family Home from Palisades Fire Honored by MAGLITE with its Maglite-Tough Civilian Hero Award
- Andrew Grinsfelder built a DIY generator and pump system that drew water from the family swimming pool to save house from destruction in the firestorm - ONTARIO, Calif., March 5, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — With flames bearing down on their home from the catastrophic Palisades fire, Andrew Grinsfelder found no water coming to their house to save it from destruction. So, the Eagle-Scout used a generator and pump, attached a hose, and pumped water from the family swimming pool. He then got onto the roof and used the system he had just created to save the house by keeping the roof wet with the pool water. But his heroics did not end there. Disregarding his safety, he and his mother went through their neighborhood to assist others. For these acts, he has been recognized with the Maglite-Tough Civilian Hero Award. Maglite created this award to honor civilians who perform extraordinarily in challenging and even dire circumstances. It also reflects the values of toughness and reliability that underlie our products and the people who use them. The award's first recipient was Gary Fishbone, who saved many people's lives by leading them out of the World Trade Center Basement on 9/11 using a mini Maglite. Another Los Angeles teen honored was Hailey Morinico, who fought off a Momma Bear and her cubs menacing her dog in her Bradbury home in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County. 'What Andrew did was extraordinarily brave and ingenious,' said Tony Maglica, Founder of Maglite. 'We are happy to honor him, and I am sure this young man has a very bright future ahead of him.' Andrew's family has a long history with Maglites. 'We've always had Maglite flashlights in our family as long as I can remember,' said Andrew. 'They are very reliable, just about indestructible, so they are a great product for preparedness because bad things just don't happen in daylight. We also appreciate that they are manufactured here in the USA so we can feel good about buying them and supporting American workers.' For VSOT, Voice-Over, Script and B-Roll for air contact Lou Desmond at (951) 258-6466. About Mag Instrument: Mag Instrument, manufacturer of the MAGLITE® flashlight, is a proud U.S.A. manufacturer. Each flashlight is a result of an obsession with fine engineering, craftsmanship and a commitment to perfection. Founder, owner, and President Anthony Maglica has guided his company's growth from a one-man machine shop in 1955 to an enterprise that has proudly employed thousands of American workers since it produced its first flashlight in 1979. For more visit: MEDIA ONLY CONTACT: Lou Desmond for Mag Instrument, Inc. 951-258-6466 NEWS SOURCE: Mag Instrument Inc. Keywords: General Editorial, Palisades Fire, Andrew Grinsfelder, MAG Instrument, Maglite-Tough Civilian Hero Award, LA Fires, ONTARIO, Calif. Send2Press® Newswire. Information is believed accurate but not guaranteed. Story ID: S2P124486 AP-R15TBLLI
Fox News
27-02-2025
- Fox News
Suspected serial killer's 1980s summer job may have been road map to murders: prosecutors
As a young adult, suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann worked summer jobs at Jones Beach, another sandy stretch in the same area he would be accused of dumping half a dozen victims' bodies decades later. Prosecutors revealed at a hearing this week that Heuermann's alleged motive was to "identify and 'hunt' women for the purpose of committing murder" and that the job patrolling sandy stretches of Jones Beach at night made him intimately familiar with the area. The 61-year-old Heuermann, who sources say picked up the nickname "Sexy Rexy" at the Suffolk County Jail, worked there from 1981, the year he graduated from high school, until 1984, according to court documents. "Part of defendant's work at the beach entailed the defendant getting on All-Terrain Vehicle and going from field to field to ensure beachgoers were off the property once the beach was closed, a role that made the defendant extremely familiar with Ocean Parkway at night," Assistant Suffolk County District Attorney Andrew Lee wrote in a court filing unveiled Tuesday. Heuermann is a South Shore native who bought the Massapequa Park house he grew up in from his mother in the early 1990s. That neighborhood is near both beaches. Jones Beach is less than 7 miles from Gilgo down Ocean Parkway. Six of the seven victims' remains were recovered in whole or in part east of Gilgo Beach, and prosecutors call the area the "central disposal site." The filing came as prosecutors voiced their opposition to Heuermann defense lawyer Mike Brown's request to have the slew of charges against his client split up across multiple trials. GET REAL TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB Heuermann is accused of seven murders dating back to 1993, committed under gruesome circumstances and involving allegations of torture, mutilation and dismemberment. Prosecutors argued that the crimes shared the same modus operandi and that many witnesses overlap. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER The victims were all described as "petite" women, many of them around 5 feet tall and barely over 100 pounds. An eyewitness in the case who was the last to see one of them alive described Heuermann, whose identity was unknown at the time, as an "ogre" driving a Chevrolet Avalanche. Heuermann's job patrolling the beach has drawn comparisons to the convicted serial killer Dennis Rader, whose BTK nickname stands for bind, torture, kill. Rader spent years working for the home security company ADT, installing systems for people who may have wanted house alarms after his first set of slayings, the home invasion murder of the Otero family in 1974. Rader then went on to work as a compliance and animal control officer in Park City, Kansas. "Dad even built his animal control officer outfit based on a county sheriff look, including a large night stick, a large Maglite, [and he] carried a shotgun in his truck," Rader's daughter, Kerri Rawson, told Fox News Digital. "He looked imposing and absolutely like a cop." John Kelly, a criminal profiler who has interviewed numerous serial killers and developed an early profile in the Gilgo Beach case, said the beach patrol job could have sated a desire "for authority and control." "It shows and feeds his need for control at an earlier age and being in a position of authority like BTK," he said. Heuermann later became an architect and was accused of abusing his power when dealing with city compliance issues, the New York Times reported in the days after his arrest. He was arrested in July 2023 outside his Manhattan office after police say DNA collected from a discarded pizza box helped them identify him as the suspect.
