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Car Lifted Off Crossing Guard Struck In Fair Lawn Car Lifted Off Crossing Guard Struck In Fair Lawn
Car Lifted Off Crossing Guard Struck In Fair Lawn A 71-year-old crossing guard was struck by a car in Fair Lawn on Wednesday morning, Jan. 22, while assisting children at a busy intersection, police said. At the scene of the crash Boyd A. Loving The crossing guard was hit by a 2022 Toyota Camry driven by a 22-year-old Fair Lawn resident who was making a left turn from Arnold Street onto Hopper Avenue, around 8:40 a.m., police said in a news release. Rescuers lifted the car off of the victim, who was found lying in the roadway with injuries, sources said. The driver remained at the scene following the crash. The victim was…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Irate Driver Targets Crossing Guard Protecting Children In Glen Rock, Police Say Irate Driver Targets Crossing Guard Protecting Children In Glen Rock, Police Say
Irate Driver Targets Crossing Guard Protecting Children In Glen Rock, Police Say Police are investigating an unsettling incident involving an aggressive motorist who targeted a crossing guard while children were in the crosswalk last month. The driver of a red 2011 Chrysler 200 honked, yelled, and then slowly drove towards the crossing guard stationed at Rock Road and Maple Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, Glen Rock Police said. The crossing guard was helping children cross the street at the time, but no one was injured, and the children crossed safely. Police say the crossing guard managed to capture a photograph of the vehicle and its male driver, which will…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Crossing Guard Struck, Killed On-Duty: Prosecutor NJ Crossing Guard Struck, Killed On-Duty: Prosecutor
NJ Crossing Guard Struck, Killed On-Duty: Prosecutor A High Bridge crossing guard and veteran firefighter was fatally struck by a vehicle while on duty Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Robert "Bob" Bork, 75, was hit by a southbound vehicle on CR 513 at the intersection of Larrison Avenue around 12:10 p.m., according to the High Bridge Police Department and the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office. Emergency responders, including local police, fire departments, and the Forensic Analysis Collision Team (F.A.C.T.), rushed to the scene. Bork was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center, where he later succumbed to his injuries, officials said…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
WATCH: Dancing Hackensack Crossing Guard Pulls Out All The Stops WATCH: Dancing Hackensack Crossing Guard Pulls Out All The Stops
Watch: Dancing Hackensack Crossing Guard Pulls Out All The Stops It's difficult not to smile watching Hackensack crossing guard Sharon Skinner at her post. She swings her hips and waves her stop sign at the corner of Byrne and Passaic streets every day. Skinner, in her third year on the job, is affectionately known to locals as "The Dancing Crossing Guard." "I want everyone to wake up in the morning and just be happy," said Skinner, 55, dancing and waving to drivers Tuesday afternoon. "Some people ride by just to see me. It makes their day." Skinner has always been a positive force and full of energy, her cousin David Johns said. "She's hap…

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by Cecilia Levine