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River Avenue, Island Heights, NJ

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Jersey Shore Officer Smashes Car Window To Rescue Child -- Then Pays For New One Jersey Shore Officer Smashes Car Window To Rescue Child -- Then Pays For New One
Jersey Shore Officer Smashes Car Window To Rescue Child -- Then Pays For New One A fast-acting Jersey Shore police officer smashed a window of a car to rescue a child accidentally locked inside by his mother, and then offered to cover the costs of a replacement window. Island Heights Patrolman Mellott saw the frantic mom outside of her vehicle on River Avenue, saying she had just secured her child in to a car seat but accidentally locked her keys inside the vehicle on July 12. Mellott quickly requested first aid as a precaution, as well as dispatching a duty tow truck to preform a lock out kit on the car.  After minutes passed, Mellott noticed the child starting t…

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by Cecilia Levine