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Rescuers Free Teaneck Man Pinned Between Table, Bench Rescuers Free Teaneck Man Pinned Between Table, Bench
Rescuers Free Teaneck Man Pinned Between Table, Bench Responders with power tools rescued a Teaneck man who got wedged between a wooden table and a workout bench in a garage. A passerby noticed the 60-year-old Bogert Street man's plight and alerted police around 10 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. Police, firefighters, the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps found and extricated the unconscious victim, who may have suffered a medical episode, Deputy Police Chief John A. Faggello said. It was initially unclear how long the man had been pinned. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, Faggello said. "He was reported to be …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? Jersey Shore Row-Boater Missing HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? Jersey Shore Row-Boater Missing
Have YOU Seen HIM? Jersey Shore Row-Boater Missing UPDATE: Rescuers found both the rowboat and life jacket of an Ocean Gate man who went missing before a major thunderstorm hit the Jersey Shore earlier this week, authorities confirmed. His wife reported Matt Conway, 67, missing around 4 p.m. Tuesday, they said. The U.S. Coast Guard released security camera photos of Conway shortly before he left a dock on the Toms River in a silver rowboat that morning. His sneakers were found on the beach of Anglesea Avenue, responders said. Conway was known to row for exercise. A State Police helicopter and fire companies in Toms River assisted wit…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
Three Fall Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir, One Reported In Cardiac Arrest Three Fall Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir, One Reported In Cardiac Arrest
Three Fall Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir, One Reported In Cardiac Arrest UPDATE: A Hawthorne man who fell into the Monksville Reservoir in Ringwood while apparently ice fishing Friday afternoon died a short time later, authorities said. Robert R. Trojanowski, 54, was taken by ambulance to Chilton Hospital in Pequannock, as were two Ringwood police officers who jumped in to save him. Trojanowski fell through the icy lake about 100 feet from shore in the Long Pond Ironworks State Park sometime around 2 p.m., responders said. Two Ringwood police officers went after him before all three were pulled out by colleagues from Ringwood and West Milford, they said. The i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
HERO: Off-Duty Jersey City Firefighter Gets Ahead Of 3-Alarm Blaze HERO: Off-Duty Jersey City Firefighter Gets Ahead Of 3-Alarm Blaze
Hero: Off-Duty Jersey City Firefighter Gets Ahead Of 3-Alarm Blaze A Jersey City firefighter on his way into work jumped into action when he saw a fire spreading Tuesday morning. The firefighter, identified by News12 as Keneyada Thompson noticed smoke coming out of an Orient Way building just before 7:45 a.m. He called in the fire and immediately began evacuating residents in two buildings. The blaze spread to adjacent buildings and, although no injuries were reported, many residents were left homeless. Bruce Springsteen's son Sam Springsteen, who was sworn into the JCFD earlier this month, was among those who responded. At the scene.Steven Fulop Tw…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
HEROES: Englewood Police, Firefighters, Dispatcher DPW Workers Save Lives HEROES: Englewood Police, Firefighters, Dispatcher DPW Workers Save Lives
Heroes: Englewood Police, Firefighters, Dispatcher DPW Workers Save Lives A police officer who was nearly killed when a gunman dragged him with a car, a trio of men in blue who revived a heart attack victim along with a group of firefighters who rescued a man overcome by freon fumes and two DPW workers who freed a trapped elderly driver are among several Englewood first responders recently honored for their heroism. Police Officer Anthony Gallo had stopped two upstate New York men in a car last year when the driver ran off. Gallo bolted after him while Officer Maciej Mlynaryk dealt with a front-seat passenger -- who got into the driver’s seat and hit the gas. Ha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
40 FEET UP: Hackensack Firefighters Rescue Workers Stuck In Boom Truck 40 FEET UP: Hackensack Firefighters Rescue Workers Stuck In Boom Truck
40 Feet UP: Hackensack Firefighters Rescue Workers Stuck In Boom Truck Hackensack firefighters on Wednesday rescued two workers who were stuck for hours in a crane above the Crow's Nest off Route 17. Members of City Ladder Company No. 1 got the workers down around noon. Their boom truck crane apparently got stuck about two hours earlier, responders said. Both refused further medical attention after city EMS workers evaluated them at the scene.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: 68-Year-Old Hillsdale Woman Rescued After Falling Into Well PHOTOS: 68-Year-Old Hillsdale Woman Rescued After Falling Into Well
Photos: 68-Year-Old Hillsdale Woman Rescued After Falling Into Well A 68-year-old Hillsdale woman was rescued after falling into an 8-foot dry well on Friday.  The longtime area resident sustained only minor injuries, responders said. She'd complained of head and back pain, Detective Travis Woods said. It was initially unclear why the well on Trinity Place, near the corner of Liberty Avenue, wasn't covered. Members of the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) team got the woman out safely. The team included responders from the Hackensack, Woodcliff Lake and Paterson fire departments and North Hudson Regional Rescue. Borough police also requested an Adv…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
RISKY RESCUE: Rappel Team Above, Officers Below Pluck Trapped Female Trio From Palisades RISKY RESCUE: Rappel Team Above, Officers Below Pluck Trapped Female Trio From Palisades
Risky Rescue: Rappel Team Above, Officers Below Pluck Trapped Female Trio From Palisades A rappel team from above the Palisades teamed up with a marine officer below to rescue three out-of-state hikers who'd become trapped on a cliff above the Hudson River. The women left the marked trail Monday afternoon and were caught on steep, boulder-filled terrain in the Alpine section of Palisades Interstate Park near what's known as the Giant Stairs, PIP Police Lt. Jock Watkins Jr. said. The hikers -- one from San Gabriel, CA, another from Warminster, PA, both 24, and a 25-year-old from Quincy, MA -- gave PIP police their coordinates, which helped rescuers locate them, Watkins said. Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
WATCH: Clifton Firefighters Rescue Woman, 73, From Car Trapped In Flood WATCH: Clifton Firefighters Rescue Woman, 73, From Car Trapped In Flood
Watch: Clifton Firefighters Rescue Woman, 73, From Car Trapped In Flood A 73-year-old woman whose car was flooded during a fast-moving storm was removed by firefighters Wednesday afternoon in Clifton. The woman's sedan and at least another SUV were trapped in a section of the westbound side of Route 46. The highway was closed in both directions as of 3:45 p.m. At the sceneSpecial to Daily Voice

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Responders Rescue Driver From Fiery Wreckage Of Head-On Glen Rock Crash Responders Rescue Driver From Fiery Wreckage Of Head-On Glen Rock Crash
Responders Rescue Driver From Fiery Wreckage Of Head-On Glen Rock Crash WATCH THIS: A group of Glen Rock police officers fought flames in the engine of a truck that had just collided head-on overnight with a sedan, protecting the trapped driver of the smaller car until firefighters could arrive, video shows. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/fairlawn/police-fire/video-responders-rescue-driver-from-fiery-wreckage-of-head-on-glen-rock-crash/771947/ ****** Glen Rock firefighters and police pulled a driver from the fiery wreckage of an overnight head-on crash. Criminal charges apparently were pending after a Chevy Trailblazer and four-door Nissan collided near t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'Not My Proudest Moment,' Says Man Rescued After 20-Foot Plunge At Paterson Great Falls 'Not My Proudest Moment,' Says Man Rescued After 20-Foot Plunge At Paterson Great Falls
'Not My Proudest Moment,' Says Man Rescued After 20-Foot Plunge At Paterson Great Falls A 29-year-old man who had to be rescued after falling more than 20 feet at the Paterson Great Falls considers himself lucky to walk away with bumps and bruises. Police briefly detained the man before quickly releasing him Wednesday evening after determining what had happened. An ambulance took him to the hospital, where he was treated before being released. The Maywood man said he and a friend had visited the nearby Paterson Museum before heading over to the falls. "I got curious -- I was an idiot," he said Thursday. "There'a little walkway that brings you down," he added. "I crossed ov…

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by Jerry DeMarco