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Images Of 26 More Heroes Added To Port Authority PD Line-Of-Duty Death Memorial Images Of 26 More Heroes Added To Port Authority PD Line-Of-Duty Death Memorial
Images Of 26 More Heroes Added To Port Authority PD Line-Of-Duty Death Memorial The images of 26 Port Authority police officers who died in the line of duty before and after 9/11 were added to a striking memorial on the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge. The memorial at Port Authority Police Benevolent Association headquarters off East Palisade Avenue in Englewood Cliffs originally was created to honor the 37 PAPD officers killed in the 9/11 terror attacks on America. They included K9 Sirius, whose handler put him into what was believed to be a safe place at the World Trade Center before the buildings fell. "At that time, we had what we believed to be ei…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Bayonne Police Captain Dies In Line Of Duty Bayonne Police Captain Dies In Line Of Duty
Bayonne Police Captain Dies In Line Of Duty Police in Bayonne are mourning the loss of one of their one. Capt. Paul Jamolawicz died in the line of duty, according to city officials. A cause of death was not announced. The members of the Secaucus Police Department send deepest condolences to our brothers and sisters of the Bayonne Police Department while they mourn the loss of Captain Paul Jamolawicz. Posted by Secaucus Police Department on Saturday, November 12, 2022 Jamolawicz began his career in 1985, a year before now-Mayor Jimmy Davis joined the force. He worked as a patrolman, detective bureau, narcotics unit and internal a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Assistant Hillsborough Fire Chief William 'Billy' Shaffer Dies In Line Of Duty Assistant Hillsborough Fire Chief William 'Billy' Shaffer Dies In Line Of Duty
Assistant Hillsborough Fire Chief William 'Billy' Shaffer Dies In Line Of Duty A HIllsborough Township firefighter died in the line of duty Wednesday. William "Billy" Shaffer, assistant chief of Co. 2, was at the scene of a vehicle fire on Camplain road when he was found unresponsive, officials said. His coworkers treated him and he was transported to RWJ Somerset Hospital, where he died.  He is survived by his wife, Marian, and three children. Earlier today, our firefighting family suffered a sudden loss with the passing of Bill Shaffer, Assistant Chief of the... Posted by Flagtown Fire/Rescue - Hillsborough Volunteer Fire Co. #1 on Wednesday, July 14, 2021

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
50 Years Later: Saddle Brook Fire Chief Who Made Ultimate Sacrifice Remembered 50 Years Later: Saddle Brook Fire Chief Who Made Ultimate Sacrifice Remembered
50 Years Later: Saddle Brook Fire Chief Who Made Ultimate Sacrifice Remembered TRIBUTE: Thoughts and prayers Friday were with the family of a Saddle Brook fire chief who died in the line of duty 50 years ago. It was shortly after midnight June 26, 1970 that a West Caldwell driver’s car veered off the Garden State Parkway and plunged 30 feet onto Saddle River Road, bursting into flames. Fire Chief William “Don” Wilson was two blocks from the scene of the crash when he lost control of his own vehicle and it struck a tree on a notoriously treacherous curve on Saddle River Road. He was pronounced dead at what was then Hackensack Hospital about an hour later. Don Wilson …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Children's Section Of Ridgefield Library Named For Beloved Firefighter Who Died In Line Of Duty Children's Section Of Ridgefield Library Named For Beloved Firefighter Who Died In Line Of Duty
Children's Section Of Ridgefield Library Named For Beloved Firefighter Who Died In Line Of Duty TRIBUTE: Ridgefield Firefighter Michael McLaughlin was 51 when he answered his final alarm: While operating the tower ladder at a two-alarm blaze in 1996, the 10-year department veteran suffered a fatal heart attack. Loved ones, colleagues and grateful citizens proudly carry McLaughlin's memory – and now the children’s section of the borough library carries his name. McLaughlin’s death “was a huge blow to the department,” Fire Chief Michael Kees said at a dedication ceremony Monday night. “Mike was the guy everyone looked up to and was always glad to have around." Kees and McLaughlin’…

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by David Brierty & Jerry DeMarco