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Wildwood Boardwalk, Theme Park Evacuated For Police Activity Wildwood Boardwalk, Theme Park Evacuated For Police Activity
Wildwood Boardwalk, Theme Park Evacuated For Police Activity A popular theme park was evacuated as part of a larger investigation into reports of a man with a gun along a Wildwood pier this weekend, as reported by 6abc. Photos shared to social media show police officers on the beach near Morey's Piers on Saturday, June 22. Cops searching 25th and the beach in North Wildwood! We have reporters on the scene gathering more info! Stay with us... Posted by Watch The Tramcar Please on Saturday, June 22, 2024 North Wildwood police said only that their presence and the evacuation of the pier was due to an incident circulating on social media, and s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bomb Threat By Employee's Ex Clears Teterboro Walmart Bomb Threat By Employee's Ex Clears Teterboro Walmart
Bomb Threat By Employee's Ex Clears Teterboro Walmart A threatening comment from the ex-husband of a store associate cleared the Teterboro Walmart on Tuesday, authorities said. The man had called the Teterboro Landing Walmart shortly before noon June 11, Moonachie Police Lt. Jeff Napolitano said. "When he was told that the associate was not available, he became agitated and [said] that he would blow up the store," the lieutenant said. Responding officers found the store evacuated and began looking into what happened, Napolitano said. "Further investigation revealed no credibility to the threat and no danger posed to Walmart or its …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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New Details Emerge As Feds Take Case Of South Jersey Man Charged With Building Pipe Bombs New Details Emerge As Feds Take Case Of South Jersey Man Charged With Building Pipe Bombs
New Details Emerge As Feds Take Case Of South Jersey Man Charged With Building Pipe Bombs Federal authorities on Tuesday announced that they're now handling the prosecution of a South Jersey man who forced a major evacuation of homes and businesses after local police said they found him driving around with homemade pipe bombs in his car. U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip Sellinger announced the move on Jan. 23 while sharing new details about last summer's arrest. Jeremy Giliberti, 52, of Mount Laurel, was stopped by Hamilton Township police in the parking lot of a T-Mobile store on South Broad Street shortly before 11 a.m. last July 26. On the floorboard of the front passenge…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of Teaneck Neighborhood Amid Bitter Cold Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of Teaneck Neighborhood Amid Bitter Cold
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of Teaneck Neighborhood Amid Bitter Cold Well over a dozen homes in Teaneck were evacuated in frigid temperatures following a dangerous gas leak. Alerted by a resident, a PSE&G crew found high natural gas readings coming from the area of a home on Larch Avenue between North Street and Kenwood Place shortly before 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, Teaneck Police Lt. Kevin Brennan said. “The readings were at levels that warranted an evacuation of all residences within 330 feet,” the lieutenant said. Teaneck police, firefighters and members of the Volunteer Ambulance Corps worked together to clear the neighborhood and secure the scene,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Silent Clown-Masked Visitor Leaves Suspicious Item At Major Testing Lab In Elmwood Park Silent Clown-Masked Visitor Leaves Suspicious Item At Major Testing Lab In Elmwood Park
Silent Clown-Masked Visitor Leaves Suspicious Item At Major Testing Lab In Elmwood Park UPDATE: A Westchester County resident who works at one of the largest clinical testing labs in the U.S. triggered a large emergency response Friday when she walked into the Bergen County building wearing a devil mask, handed a supervisor a jar of salsa with her name on it and left without saying a word, authorities said. Ray Greenwald, 27, of Ardsley, NY, and the supervisor at BioReference Laboratories just off Route 80 in Elmwood didn't know one another and apparently had never met before, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. However, Greenwald, who works in another building, told police sh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Stubborn Fire Clears New Passaic Shopping Development Stubborn Fire Clears New Passaic Shopping Development
Stubborn Fire Clears New Passaic Shopping Development Firefighters doused a stubborn blaze Thursday at the recently redeveloped Brook Haven Mall in Passaic. Although an investigation was continuing, a welder's torch appear responsible for igniting the fire in an unfinished area of the Terhune Avenue building's enormous basement shortly after 9 a.m. March 9, Passaic Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost said. Firefighters quickly gained control of the blaze, which extended to a loading dock, but had to keep searching for the source while contending with 60,000 feet of basement smoke, the chief said. It was a labor-intensive job, he said, adding that c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Tree Service Crane Topples, Dangles In Bergen Neighborhood Tree Service Crane Topples, Dangles In Bergen Neighborhood
Tree Service Crane Topples, Dangles In Bergen Neighborhood A tree service crane toppled backwards and was suspended in the air late Monday morning during a residential job n Cresskill. No injuries were immediately reported in the mishap, which left the cab of the O'Brother Tree Service of Bergenfield snagged on power lines 25 feet in the air between single-family homes on dead-ended Roosevelt Street near Lexington Avenue at 9:40 a.m. Feb. 27. An Orange and Rockland Utilities crew cut the power and five houses were evacuated as a precaution while a pair of heavy-duty wreckers from Tumino's Towing righted the rigs. Tumino's Towing to the rescue.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Worker Feared Dead In Sea Isle City Balcony Collapse: Reports Worker Feared Dead In Sea Isle City Balcony Collapse: Reports
Worker Feared Dead In Sea Isle City Balcony Collapse: Reports UPDATE: Philadelphia Worker ID'd As Victim Killed In Sea Isle City Balcony Collapse A 43-year-old construction worker from Philadelphia has been identified as the victim crushed to death by a balcony that collapsed at a Sea Isle City high-rise Friday, Feb. 24, authorities said. The victim's body was pinned under the 30-foot concrete slab for several hours before responders could cut through approximately 12 inches of reinforced concrete, police said. The side of the building was deemed unsafe and authorities began evacuating residents. Click here for the updated story.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Made Bomb Threat That Evacuated Florida Terminal: Reports South Jersey Man Made Bomb Threat That Evacuated Florida Terminal: Reports
South Jersey Man Made Bomb Threat That Evacuated Florida Terminal: Reports A Salem County man was arrested after he allegedly made a bomb threat while boarding a Philadelphia-bound plane at Palm Beach International Airport, according to the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office and multiple news reports. John Magee, 66, of Carney’s Point, was overheard by another passenger threatening Frontier Airlines flight 2346 Tuesday night, WPBF says citing the arrest report.  Magee was overheard saying, "You don't know what you are in for," and "I have a bomb in the bag," while slamming a large bag on the ground continuously, the outlet said. That led to an evacuation of much of…

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by Jon Craig
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Fire Destroys Apartments, Businesses, Closes Route 46 In Clifton Fire Destroys Apartments, Businesses, Closes Route 46 In Clifton
Fire Destroys Apartments, Businesses, Closes Route 46 In Clifton A multiple-alarm fire raged in Clifton on Wednesday, destroying apartments and businesses, closing Route 46 in both directions and sending up plumes of smoke that could be seen for miles. A massive contingent of area firefighters converged on the mixed-use Piaget Avenue building after the blaze broke out in a second-floor apartment and then spread to the cockloft. No serious injuries were immediately reported, nor was the cause of the fire immediately known. Near the scene in Clifton.Dawn Fantasia (FACEBOOK) The building houses two restaurants -- Aurora Ristorante and Zen Sushi -- two …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Dump Truck Rips Off Propane Valve, Causing Massive Leak, Evacuation In Sussex County (PHOTOS) Dump Truck Rips Off Propane Valve, Causing Massive Leak, Evacuation In Sussex County (PHOTOS)
Dump Truck Rips Off Propane Valve, Causing Massive Leak, Evacuation In Sussex County (Photos) A mason dump truck drove over a propane tank in Sussex County, causing a massive leak that took hours to repair and required an evacuation of the area, authorities said. Fire departments in Stillwater, Fredon, and Hampton responded to the Bear Brook community in Fredon alongside numerous local emergency crews around 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 29, authorities said. Upon arrival, the teams found that the mason dump had driven over an underground 1,500-gallon propane tank and ripped off the relief valve from the top. The truck was still on top of the tank as crews responded to the scene, the team…

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by Valerie Musson
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Hunterdon County Development Evacuated As Construction Equipment Hits Gas Line (PHOTOS) Hunterdon County Development Evacuated As Construction Equipment Hits Gas Line (PHOTOS)
Hunterdon County Development Evacuated As Construction Equipment Hits Gas Line (Photos) A Hunterdon County development was evacuated after a natural gas line was struck by construction equipment Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The Township of Clinton Division of Fire confirmed the struck line behind a multi-family home on Greenbriar Lane in the Beaver Brook development just before 12:45 p.m., the department said. Additional crews arrived at the scene to place lines in service until utilities were shut off, authorities said. The local area was evacuated, and South Branch Emergency Services evaluated one resident at the scene. The area was cleared just before 4:40 p.m., …

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by Valerie Musson