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Cliff
Rescue
: Traveler From CT Admiring View Falls 60 Feet Down Palisades
A man apparently admiring the view from atop the cliffs near the George Washington Bridge fell nearly 60 feet, authorities said after he was rescued by rappellers. The 38-year-old victim from Manchester, CT had walked to the edge to take photos near the Mobil service station off the northbound Palisades Interstate Parkway in Englewood Cliffs when he lost his footing shortly after 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, a woman who described herself as his girlfriend told police. Responding officers spoke with the man before members of the East Bergen Rappel Team rescued him, PIP Police Lt. Raymond E. …
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Falling Tree Branch Clips Bergen County Park-Goer
A man escaped serious injury when he was grazed by a falling tree branch in the Glen Rock section of Saddle River County Park. Members of the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps brought the man to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood as a precautionary measure after he'd been struck on the arm and head shortly after 4:30 p.m. Thursday. He walked to the rig under his own steam. Responding with Bergen County sheriff's officers and the ambulance squad were Glen Rock police. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. Glen Rock section of Saddle River County ParkBoyd A. …
Police & Fire
NJ Mustang Driver Killed In PA Turnpike Crash Was Set To Marry Next Weekend: Report
A 33-year-old New Jersey man who died in a crash on the PA Turnpike was set to marry next weekend, news reports say citing authorities. Harry Jackson Jr., of Brigantine, was in a Mustang 2011 Ford Mustang that struck the cab of a tractor trailer on the PA Turnpike Friday, July 29, killing him, LehighValleyLive reports. Jackson was pronounced dead while his female passenger was hospitalized with minor injuries, the outlet reports citing police. The rush hour crash happened when a tractor-trailer driven by a Philadelphia man went off the right side of the Northeast Extension of the highway…
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1-Year-Old Bergen County Baby Severely Burned By Scalding Coffee
A 1-year-old boy was severely burned when he pulled a cup of scalding hot coffee from the top of a TV in the family living room, Garfield police said. The boy suffered second-degree burns on his upper right chest and upper right shoulder in the 8:45 a.m. accident Wednesday on Malcolm Avenue, Capt. Mario Pozo said. Based on the severity of the burns, he said, Hackensack University Medical Center paramedics summoned AIrMed One, which picked up the boy with his father at nearby 20th Century Field barely a block from their home. Both were taken to the Burn Center at St. Barnabas in Livingston,…
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Roaring Shed Fire Doused In Cresskill
A July 4th fire consumed a shed and damaged two homes in Cresskill. The fire ignited just 15 feet from the Beechwood Road home just off Knickerbocker Road shortly before 3:30 p.m. Monday, responders said. Everyone in the house got out OK and no injuries were reported. The house and a neighbor's house sustained some damage, as did nearby trees and a length of wooden fencing. The blaze "appeared accidental in nature, pending the results of an investigation," Cresskill Fire Chief Christopher S. Ulshoefer said. SEE PHOTOS from this fire at: BT Fire Photos: Cresskill 7-4-22MORE: BT Fire Phot…
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Flames Swallow Wildwood's Windward Motel
Flames swept through a Wildwood motel causing nearly $500,000 in damages Tuesday, June 14. Squads arrived to the Ocean Avenue motel around 11:30 a.m. as the fire consumed the second floor. Firefighters cut a trench cut in the roof of the motel to help contain the blaze, which was under control in about 90 minutes. The cause was deemed accidental and no injuries were reported.
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Target Shooter, 73, Accidentally Wounds Himself At Passaic County Gun Range
A 73-year-old man accidentally clipped the tip of his index finger at a Passaic County gun range over the weekend, authorities said. Officers who responded to Gun For Hire at the Woodland Park Range on McBride Avenue around noon Sunday tended to the victim before EMS arrived, Police Chief John Uzzalino said. He was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson for treatment. As often happens, scanner listeners mistakenly shared word of the incident as a shooting at McBride and Lackawanna avenues instead of what it was.The chief thanked everyone for their concern.
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Update
: Resident Killed In Ridgewood Senior Housing Blaze
Authorities on Monday identified a resident killed in a weekend apartment fire at a senior living community in Ridgewood. The body of Denise Dillon, 72, was found after firefighters doused the flames in her unit at the Ridgecrest Senior Housing development on Ridge Road shortly after 7:30 p.m., Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. "At this time, it appears that the fire started accidentally," Lutchcke said. She didn't elaborate, but responders and others said the elderly widow -- whose body was found in a chair -- was a smoker. Ridgecrest Senior Housing in RidgewoodBoyd A. Loving Fir…
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SUV Collides With Porsche, Pole In Lodi
A crash with a Porsche sent an SUV into a utility pole at a busy Lodi intersection. Both the Nissan Rogue and the Cabriolet convertible were severely damaged in the crash outside the BP station at Essex Street and Riverview Avenue just off westbound Route 80 around midnight Saturday. There was no immediate word on injuries. Both vehicles had to be towed following the accident at Essex Street and Riverview Avenue in Lodi.Jo Fehl for DAILY VOICE Lodi police and firefighters responded. Belfie's Towing removed the vehicles. A PSE&G crew was summoned to repair the pole. PHOTOS by Jo Fe…
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Crash Spills Bottles Of Water, Gatorade, Sunny D Across Route 17
A sedan slammed into a pickup truck on Route 17 early Sunday, spilling dozens of bottles of water, Gatorade and Sunny D orange drink. There were injuries but no immediate word on the extent following the northbound-side collision outside the Valero gas station at the border of Ramsey and Upper Saddle River around 7 a.m. One lane of traffic was able to squeeze by as the debris was cleared. One lane got by at the border of Ramsey and Upper Saddle River on northbound Route 17.Michael P. Alvarez for DAILY VOICE The Acura sedan -- which ended up with bottles inside its crumpled engine -- h…
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NJ Man Trying To Flee Hospital With Makeshift Bedsheet Rope Dies: Report
A New Jersey man trying to flee from the third floor of a hospital fell to his death after trying to use a makeshift bedsheet as a rope, RLSmedia reports. Crews responding to the fall report at Clara Maass Hospital in Belleville, Essex County found a man suffering from serious injuries shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24, the outlet reports citing sources involved with the investigation. The man — who an investigation showed broke a window and jumped out with nearly two dozen bedsheets tied together — was pronounced dead at the fall scene, the report says. The case was being handle…
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Man Hospitalized In Paramus Mall Fall
A homeless man was hospitalized after he fell a dozen or so feet from a railing at a mall in Paramus over the weekend, responders said. The victim apparently tried to sit on the railing near the California Pizza Kitchen at the Garden State Plaza when he lost his balance and fell backward before flipping and landing on his feet, then his side, shortly after 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, they said. The dazed man then got up and began walking away when a security guard, concerned for his safety, convinced him to wait for EMS, responders said. He was alert and conscious when taken to Hackensac…
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