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Infant Unconscious, 4 Hurt When Lighting Strikes Tree In Braddock Park: Police Infant Unconscious, 4 Hurt When Lighting Strikes Tree In Braddock Park: Police
Infant Unconscious, 4 Hurt When Lighting Strikes Tree In Braddock Park: Police Multiple people were injured including an infant who was unconscious following a lightning struck that caused a tree to fall in North Bergen. According to North Bergen Police Capt. Jorge Raposo, lightning struck a tree in Braddock Park, causing the break and subsequent collapse of several parts of the tree just before 6:30 p.m. Among those struck were four women, one of whom suffered a broken femur, and an infant, who fell unconscious but was expected to make a full recovery, Raposo said. Footage of the incident was shared by HudPost. View this post on Instagram …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Thief Jailed After Jumping Into Hudson, Headbutting Edgewater Officer: Authorities (UPDATE) Thief Jailed After Jumping Into Hudson, Headbutting Edgewater Officer: Authorities (UPDATE)
Thief Jailed After Jumping Into Hudson, Headbutting Edgewater Officer: Authorities (Update) A thief who jumped into the Hudson River while running from Edgewater police head-butted an officer when he was finally taken into custody, authorities said. An officer responding to The Promenade apartments off River Road on a call of a theft of an apartment key from the guardhouse spotted Anthony M. Quinones Savino, 32, shortly after 6 a.m., Detective Lt. Steven Tibus said. Quinones bolted, ignoring commands to stop, the lieutenant said. He ran into the parking deck, then jumped a railing into the river, Tibus said. Police summoned the borough, New Jersey State Police and North Hudson R…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Foot Chase Ends When Suspect Jumps Into Hudson River Foot Chase Ends When Suspect Jumps Into Hudson River
Foot Chase Ends When Suspect Jumps Into Hudson River A thief who jumped into the Hudson River while running from Edgewater police head-butted an officer when he was finally taken into custody, authorities said. An officer responding to The Promenade apartments off River Road on a call of a theft of an apartment key from the guardhouse spotted Anthony M. Quinones Savino, 32, shortly after 6 a.m., Detective Lt. Steven Tibus said. Quinones bolted, ignoring commands to stop, the lieutenant said. He ran into the parking deck, then jumped a railing into the river, Tibus said. Police summoned the borough, New Jersey State Police and North Hudson R…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Kayaker Rescued From Water Off Bayonne Kayaker Rescued From Water Off Bayonne
Kayaker Rescued From Water Off Bayonne Rescuers pulled a kayaker from the water in Bayonne late Saturday afternoon. The victim, who responders said was alert and suffering from hypothermia, was taken to Bayonne Medical Center after being rescued off Lefante Way while holding on to the kayak around 5 p.m. “At 4:35 p.m. [Saturday], the Bayonne Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a kayaker in distress on the east side waterways," Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver said.  "Responding firefighters found a kayaker clinging to his vessel in the middle of the inlet that separates the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor (former MOT)…

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by Jerry DeMarco