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UPDATE: Elmwood Park Toddler Burned By Hot Tea OK, Mom Says UPDATE: Elmwood Park Toddler Burned By Hot Tea OK, Mom Says
Update: Elmwood Park Toddler Burned By Hot Tea OK, Mom Says UPDATE: An Elmwood Park toddler was hospitalized with burns Wednesday morning after accidentally knocking a cup of hot tea onto himself at the kitchen table, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. "My baby is fine," the boy's mother said. "It was an accident."  The boy -- only a month short of 2 years old -- was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after being injured around 9 a.m. at Washington Avenue and Mola Boulevard, Foligno said. A medical chopper was initially requested and then canceled in favor of an ambulance.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Elmwood Park Gas Station Attendant Dodges Bullet During Robbery Elmwood Park Gas Station Attendant Dodges Bullet During Robbery
Elmwood Park Gas Station Attendant Dodges Bullet During Robbery ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. – A fleeing bandit fired a shot at an Elmwood Park gas station attendant who chased him and an accomplice with a crowbar after a $400 robbery Thursday night, authorities said. One River Drive Delta station attendant told police the masked pair approached him around 8:40 p.m. near the pump booth, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He handed them the cash after one of the robbers pointed a black handgun at him, the chief said. A second employee saw what was happening, grabbed a crowbar and ran after them. One of the bandits then turned and fired a .40-caliber round at him…

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by Jerry DeMarco