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Gunman Lured PA Teen To Park Then Shot Him In 'Cold Blooded Execution,' DA Says Gunman Lured PA Teen To Park Then Shot Him In 'Cold Blooded Execution,' DA Says
Gunman Lured PA Teen To Park Then Shot Him In 'Cold Blooded Execution,' DA Says An 18-year-old man is facing murder charges in the "cold-blooded execution" of a 15-year-old Delaware County boy, authorities announced. Mark Laird, of Boothwyn, is accused of killing Reuben Rosado, whose body was found in Henry Johnson Park on Township Line Road and Veterans Drive in Trainer, on Tuesday, March 15, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said. Officers who arrived at the scene on Wednesday, March 16 also discovered a fired cartridge casing and a cell phone.  A witness — who identified Laird from a photo array — allegedly told polic…

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by Cecilia Levine & Nicole Acosta
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HEROES: Physician Assistant, Off-Duty Firefighter Rescue NJ Turnpike Driver Engulfed In Flames HEROES: Physician Assistant, Off-Duty Firefighter Rescue NJ Turnpike Driver Engulfed In Flames
Heroes: Physician Assistant, Off-Duty Firefighter Rescue NJ Turnpike Driver Engulfed In Flames A physician assistant and off-duty corrections officer were among several bystanders who sprung into action to help a truck driver whose body was engulfed in flames on the NJ Turnpike Monday afternoon. Daniel O'Beirne, a volunteer Wood-Ridge firefighter, was heading to work at as a corrections officer in Avenel when he saw the southbound tractor-trailer cab in front of him hit a sign pole then burst into flames, around 1:15 p.m., in Linden. O'Beirne pulled over, jumped out of his car and ran over to help the truck driver -- who he said was standing on the running boards of his truck, engulf…

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by Cecilia Levine