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BREAKING: Wayne School Bus Crashes Into Building After Hitting 2 Cars, Police Say BREAKING: Wayne School Bus Crashes Into Building After Hitting 2 Cars, Police Say
Breaking: Wayne School Bus Crashes Into Building After Hitting 2 Cars, Police Say A Wayne Board of Education school bus crashed into a building after striking two vehicles at a busy intersection Thursday morning, Dec. 20, authorities said. ALSO SEE: Students, School Bus Driver Hospitalized In Crash With Tractor-Trailer On Route 17 In Paramus The crash occurred at approximately 7:28 a.m. as the bus was traveling north on Black Oak Ridge Road near the intersection with Pompton Plains Crossroad, according to Detective Captain Dan Daly of the Wayne Police Department. After hitting two vehicles stopped in the left turn lane, the bus continued into the intersection, veer…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Woman Struck, Seriously Injured By Car Crossing Hackensack Intersection Woman Struck, Seriously Injured By Car Crossing Hackensack Intersection
Woman Struck, Seriously Injured By Car Crossing Hackensack Intersection A 74-year-old woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle Saturday night, Oct. 26 in Hackensack, police said. The woman was crossing the street at the intersection of Hudson and Moonachie Road when she was struck around 9:45 p.m., Police Chief Michael Antista said. The female suffered serious bodily injury and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene and was cooperating with investigators. The incident is under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Uninsured Driver Making Improper Turn Sends Motorcyclist To Hospital In Hackensack: PD Uninsured Driver Making Improper Turn Sends Motorcyclist To Hospital In Hackensack: PD
Uninsured Driver Making Improper Turn Sends Motorcyclist To Hospital In Hackensack: PD A 67-year-old New York driver was cited for causing a motorcycle crash in Hackensack on Wednesday night, Sept. 11, police said. The New York man was behind the wheel of a Cadillac SUV when he left a left turn in front of a motorcycle around 9:20 p.m. at Lodi Street and Polifly Road, Hackensack Police Capt. Michael Antista said. The motorcyclist, 26, was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Meanwhile, the Cadillac driver was issued a summons for an improper turn and no insurance. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
North Bergen Man, 26, Stomps On Victim's Head In Brutal Guttenberg Assault, Police Say North Bergen Man, 26, Stomps On Victim's Head In Brutal Guttenberg Assault, Police Say
North Bergen Man, 26, Stomps On Victim's Head In Brutal Guttenberg Assault, Police Say A 26-year-old North Bergen resident was arrested in Guttenberg after an assault and a foot pursuit on Thursday, Aug. 8, authorities said. At 12:41 p.m., officers responded to Bergenline Avenue and 70th Street upon a report of a fight, Guttenberg police said. Officers found a man who had sustained injuries to his head and face and noticed another man, Jazzy Vasquez, walk away from the scene, police said. Witnesses identified Vasquez as the assailant and police ordered him to stop. Vasquez fled on foot but after a brief pursuit, was apprehended, police said.  Police obtained video foota…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Driver, 30, Dies When Car Plunges Into Central Jersey Lake Driver, 30, Dies When Car Plunges Into Central Jersey Lake
Driver, 30, Dies When Car Plunges Into Central Jersey Lake A 30-year-old New Brunswick resident died after driving into Lake Nelson, authorities said. Alquan Green was driving north on Metlars Lane at 6:51 p.m. Saturday, May 13 when his SUV crashed through a guardrail and landed in the lake, Piscataway officials said. Green was taken to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries. Piscataway Township Police Department Patrol Officers Lance LeBrew, Michael J. Medvecky and Kyle Snyder and Lake Nelson resident Dennis Gilbert dove into the water to try to save the driver. The Somerset Dive Team subsequently had to secure the car to have a special…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Trooper Airlifted To Nearby Hospital Following Sussex County Rear-End Crash UPDATE: Trooper Airlifted To Nearby Hospital Following Sussex County Rear-End Crash
Update: Trooper Airlifted To Nearby Hospital Following Sussex County Rear-End Crash A trooper was flown to a local hospital after being rear-ended by an SUV in Sussex County Tuesday afternoon, state police confirmed. The trooper was sitting in a troop car with emergency lights activated parked along the side of Route 655 in Frankford while assisting with a crash when the car was hit from behind by a Chevrolet Equinox just after 3:50 p.m., NJSP Tpr. II Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. The trooper was flown by medical helicopter to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, Marchan said. Meanwhile, the Chevrolet driver was treated at the scene for …

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by Valerie Musson
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HEROES: North Caldwell Police Officers Revive Drowning Boy, 5 HEROES: North Caldwell Police Officers Revive Drowning Boy, 5
Heroes: North Caldwell Police Officers Revive Drowning Boy, 5 Three North Caldwell police officers revived a 5-year-old drowning victim last week. Sgt. Sue Depoe, Det. Sgt. John Lynch and Officer Matt Carleo arrived at the undisclosed address around 1:30 p.m. Aug. 16, where the boy had been pulled from the pool by a teen lifeguard, authorities said. Carleo began life saving measures on the child, and then officers performed CPR.  The boy's heart was restarted before he was taken to a local hospital, police said.  "The department commends these officers whose quick thinking and teamwork were able to save a child's life," authorities sa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Critical After Jumping From 2nd Story Window Of Jersey City Home Man Critical After Jumping From 2nd Story Window Of Jersey City Home
Man Critical After Jumping From 2nd Story Window Of Jersey City Home A man who plunged out of a second-story window over the weekend was in critical condition as of Monday, officials said. Police observed the 46-year-old man jump out of the window at 12 Wegman Ct., around 1 p.m. on Jan. 2, Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace Scalcione said. He was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. It was not clear why he jumped and no further details were being released.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
HIGH DRAMA: Port Authority Police Rescue Suicidal Man, 24, Perched Past GWB Railing HIGH DRAMA: Port Authority Police Rescue Suicidal Man, 24, Perched Past GWB Railing
High Drama: Port Authority Police Rescue Suicidal Man, 24, Perched Past GWB Railing A despondent Bronx man was perched on a narrow ledge after climbing over the upper-level westbound railing on the George Washington Bridge before dawn Thursday when a trio of Port Authority police officers arrived. Officers responding to a 911 call shortly before 5:30 a.m. found the 24-year-old Bronx man on the northside perch threatening to jump, said Steve Coleman, the Port Authority's deputy media director. Officer Miguel Correa-Rodriguez and Sgt. Michael Barry were talking with him when the man "began to walk along the narrow perch on the outside of the railing, seeking to avoid [them],…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Mom, Daughter Struck By Car In Hawthorne Mom, Daughter Struck By Car In Hawthorne
Mom, Daughter Struck By Car In Hawthorne HAWTHORNE, N.J. -- A mother and her daughter weren't seriously injured when they were struck by a car while crossing a Hawthorne street Monday morning. Both were taken to a local hospital as a precaution. The incident occurred in a crosswalk at the intersection of Lafayette and Van Winkle Avenues around 8:30 a.m. Hawthorney police and EMS responded. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article.

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by Jerry DeMarco