Weekly Safety Report: Theft and Car Theft in Esperance, Heroic Rescue of Seniors from Burning Motorhome in Greene County, New York

This week in Greene County, New York, two incidents occurred that required police intervention. In the first incident, a woman was accused of stealing guns, cash, and a car from a residence in Esperance. The suspect, Heather L. Billingsley, allegedly entered the home without the victim's knowledge and fled the scene in the stolen vehicle. The second incident involved a heroic rescue by state police troopers who saved two seniors trapped inside a burning motorhome on I-87 southbound in the Town of Catskill. The troopers successfully pulled the couple from the RV as smoke billowed out.

Police : Greene County woman took cash , drugs and car

WNYT01-03-2024

Heather L. Billingsley, a 53-year-old woman from Cairo, is accused of stealing firearms and money from a residence in Esperance. She entered the home without the victim's knowledge and then left the scene in a stolen vehicle. The stolen car was later found unoccupied in Colonie, but the other stolen items were not recovered.

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• Police : Greene County woman took cash , drugs and car

State police bodycam video shows heroic rescue of seniors trapped in burning RV

News 1201-03-2024

State police troopers Gregory Langtry and Scott Westfall were among the first responders to a burning motorhome on I-87 southbound in the Town of Catskill. The police body camera video shows Langtry attempting to break the RV's windshield and motorhome door window with his baton. The troopers successfully rescued the couple, both in their 80s, from the RV as smoke filled the air.

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