Content about Matt McDanel

11.26.10

NorthWest EMS river rescue team chief Matt McDanel (in the white helmet) heads out onto the river in one of the easily and quickly deployable inflatibles used in water operations.

10.02.10

Health and safety

NorthWest EMS's Matt McDanel explains to residents about the NorthWest EMS river rescue team.

06.18.10

Drug bust ends with shots fired

A drug bust ended badly in Avalon last Thursday night, with a suspect attempting to run over a police officer and the officer shooting at the vehicle.

Avalon police Chief Tom Kokoski said that officers Walt Johnson and Matt McDanel were working in plainclothes, observing a drug deal occurring in Peach Alley. When the officers approached the car, Kokoski said, identifying themselves as police officers, the driver took off, headed right for Johnson. The chief said that Johnson fired three shots in self defense but did not hit the vehicle.

07.10.09

Independence gets dogs in hot water

Two pooches got a little bit too independent for their own good, with the result being that Avalon and Bellevue rescue workers spent several hours of their Fourth of July holiday rescuing the pair from the cliffside behind the former Ponderosa restaurant on Ohio River Boulevard in Avalon.