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Responders: 2 Men On ATV Hit By Train In East Rutherford End Up In Creek Responders: 2 Men On ATV Hit By Train In East Rutherford End Up In Creek
Responders: 2 Men On ATV Hit By Train In East Rutherford End Up In Creek Two Hasbrouck Heights men were injured Sunday afternoon when their ATV was struck by an NJ Transit train in East Rutherford, authorities said. One of the men tumbled into Berry's Creek near the Route 3 bridge and the other went in after him, responders said. Both were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, they said. It was unclear what the men, ages 38 and 40, were doing on the tracks when they were struck by the Bergen Line train from Spring Valley to Hoboken around 12:20 p.m. , NJ Transit's Lisa Torbic said. Both recei…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Mail Thief Who Kicked, Bit Officer In Fierce Fight Released By Judge NJ Mail Thief Who Kicked, Bit Officer In Fierce Fight Released By Judge
NJ Mail Thief Who Kicked, Bit Officer In Fierce Fight Released By Judge A Wood-Ridge police sergeant was injured during a furious struggle with an accused mail thief from Union City who was quickly back on the street following his arrest. Responding to a 911 call, Sgt. Joseph Rutigliano found Jimmy Yepez, 36, while searching the area of the thefts near Bergen Street and Industrial Road, Detective Lt. Joseph Biamonte said. As the sergeant pulled up, Yepez ran around his vehicle and threw mail and other evidence into Berry’s Creek, Biamonte said. Rutigliano got out and ordered him to the ground several times, but Yepez – who has a prior arrest history -- fought …

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by Jerry DeMarco