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'First ResPAWnders': Enter Daily Voice Police, Fire K-9 Competition 'First ResPAWnders': Enter Daily Voice Police, Fire K-9 Competition
'First ResPAWnders': Enter Daily Voice Police, Fire K-9 Competition Daily Voice is on a mission to find the best First ResPAWnder in North Jersey. Whether he or she is a firehouse dog or blueline buddy, we want to see the best boys and girls in Bergen, Passaic and Morris counties. Police officers, firefighters and EMS members can submit their pet for a featured article and a chance to win a prize (it's not bragging rights -- we know you do that anyway). Readers will vote to select the winner. Email [email protected] to enter.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
HEADS UP: Paramus Firefighter Whose Truck Was Broken Into Says He Was Followed From Bank HEADS UP: Paramus Firefighter Whose Truck Was Broken Into Says He Was Followed From Bank
Heads UP: Paramus Firefighter Whose Truck Was Broken Into Says He Was Followed From Bank Standing on line at a Western Union in Paramus, a borough volunteer firefighter saw a familiar face: Moments earlier, he’d seen the same man sitting in a suspicious minivan parking outside his bank. Leaving the Stop & Shop on Route 17 after withdrawing money, the 30-year-old firefighter found the passenger-side window of his pickup truck smashed and console compartment open. Gone were reading glasses, a charger and headphones. He was reporting it to a 911 dispatcher when he again saw the same man walking through the parking lot. Spotting the firefighter, the stranger hurried into the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Missing Rockland Hikers Found, Firefighter Treated Missing Rockland Hikers Found, Firefighter Treated
Missing Rockland Hikers Found, Firefighter Treated A firefighter had to be treated for an undetermined injury after rescuers found four Rockland County hikers who’d become lost in the woods late Saturday night after crossing into New Jersey, responders said. One of the missing hikers was found near the Boy Scout camp in Alpine after they became lost in the Alpine-Rockleigh area, they said. Firefighters from Closter, Harrington Park, Old Tappan, Norwood and Northvale joined their colleagues from Orangetown in the search. The injured firefighter was taken to HUMC Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Homeowner, Firefighter Injured In Furious Wallington Blaze PHOTOS: Homeowner, Firefighter Injured In Furious Wallington Blaze
Photos: Homeowner, Firefighter Injured In Furious Wallington Blaze UPDATE: The owner of a Wallington home destroyed by a furious fire that broke out late Tuesday night was hospitalized with burns, as was a firefighter who got a piece of glass in his eye, responders said. Police arrived just after 10 p.m. to find flames engulfing the more-than 75-year-old, 2,450-square-foot Lester Street home at the corner of Halstead Avenue. Both the homeowner and the firefighter were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center along with the seriously injured homeowner, responders said. More than $1,200 had been raised for the family on a GoFundMe as of Wednesday morn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Firefighter Hospitalized Battling Waldwick Blaze Firefighter Hospitalized Battling Waldwick Blaze
Firefighter Hospitalized Battling Waldwick Blaze A firefighter was transported to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries while battling a Waldwick blaze Tuesday afternoon. The three-alarm Franklin Turnpike fire broke out at approximately 1:30 p.m. It was under control in less than an hour. Mutual aid was requested from several neighboring departments. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this story.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Death Of Popular Mahwah Firefighter, 49, Stuns, Saddens Community Death Of Popular Mahwah Firefighter, 49, Stuns, Saddens Community
Death Of Popular Mahwah Firefighter, 49, Stuns, Saddens Community He was considered a solid man, a great dad, a reliable firefighter – which is why so many were as saddened as they were shocked to hear Monday that Mahwah firefighter Giovanni Pertuz had died. Township fire officials were preparing an official release about the death of the popular "Gio" Pertuz, the 49-year-old president of Co. 2 and proud married father of two. “Loved his kids. A great dad,” a colleague said. “We’re all a bit devastated.” A Hackensack native, Pertuz owned Master Fire and Electric on Franklin Turnpike in Mahwah, which installed, service and inspected fire alarm s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
GoFundMe Campaign Aids Family Of Beloved Mahwah Firefighter, 49 GoFundMe Campaign Aids Family Of Beloved Mahwah Firefighter, 49
GoFundMe Campaign Aids Family Of Beloved Mahwah Firefighter, 49 He was considered a solid man, a great dad, a reliable firefighter – which is why so many were as saddened as they were shocked to hear Monday that Mahwah firefighter Giovanni Pertuz had died. "Gio" Pertuz, the 49-year-old president of Co. 2 and proud married father of two, died suddenly on Monday. More than $600 had been raised as of Wednesday for his wife, Linda and children, Matthew and Nicole on a GoFundMe page launched by the township's fire department and employees. “Loved his kids. A great dad,” a colleague said. “We’re all a bit devastated.” A Hackensack native, Pertuz o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Requiescat In Pace: Beloved Saddle Brook Firefighter In ATV Crash Dies Requiescat In Pace: Beloved Saddle Brook Firefighter In ATV Crash Dies
Requiescat In Pace: Beloved Saddle Brook Firefighter In ATV Crash Dies He fought hard for nine days, but on Sunday Saddle Brook Engine Co. #1 Lt. Shawn Sturdy died from injuries sustained in an ATV crash in Pennsylvania. "Shawn was one of those people who lit up a room when he walked in," fellow firefighter Doug Habermann said. "He always had a smile on his face and a pleasant greeting when you saw him. I can’t even explain how much he’ll be missed by us all. A true gentleman, friend, and brother." ****** ARRANGEMENTS: Visiting hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Kugler Community Home For Funerals. The service will be held at the fune…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Bogota Firefighter Injured In House Blaze OK VIDEO: Bogota Firefighter Injured In House Blaze OK
Video: Bogota Firefighter Injured In House Blaze OK BOGOTA, N.J. -- A Bogota firefighter was treated for a knee injury after he and his colleagues doused a Sunday morning house blaze with help from neighboring companies. "Crazy how things can be going so good then in the blink of an eye so bad," the injured firefighter posted on Facebook Sunday afternoon. "Thank you to everyone who was there with me and to the guys that got me out of there quick. Damn good stop to a well-advanced fire," added the firefighter, who was released after being treated at a local hospital. "Through the thick and thin, I'm proud to be a memb…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Lindsey Paris Of Cliffside Park Dies, 35 Lindsey Paris Of Cliffside Park Dies, 35
Lindsey Paris Of Cliffside Park Dies, 35 Lindsey Mae Paris of Cliffside Park died Saturday, March 24. She was 35 years old. She is predeceased by her father, Cosmo Paris, a popular borough firefighter who died from a heart attack four years ago after an extended fire watch in the frigid cold. SEE: NJ Statehouse Flags To Fly At Half-Staff For Cliffside Park Firefighter Cosmo Paris Paris is survived by her son, Michael Cosmo Paris Mason; her mother, mom Susan Paris (nee Matura); companion Johnathan Mason; sisters Melissa S. Paris-Melian (Oscar) and Carly Nina Paris; aunt Linda Santangelo; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: 20 Displaced In Paterson Fire UPDATE: 20 Displaced In Paterson Fire
Update: 20 Displaced In Paterson Fire PATERSON, N.J. – A storefront was destroyed and four families lost their homes in a furious Paterson fire that collapsed a Main Street building. No one was seriously injured in the four-alarm blaze, although responders said a firefighter was hospitalized. A resident also apparently slipped and fell while fleeing the flames, which broke out late Monday in the basement and quickly raced through a street-level cellular phone store and two floors of apartments above. The Red Cross was tending to what it said were 20 residents left homeless by the fire, which continued burning toward daybreak. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Driver Extricated After Mahwah Crash PHOTOS: Driver Extricated After Mahwah Crash
Photos: Driver Extricated After Mahwah Crash MAHWAH, N.J. -- Firefighters cut a driver out of a sedan that rolled over Saturday night in Mahwah. The driver was hospitalized after firefighters secured the Chevy sedan and removed the roof just after 6:30 p.m. crash on MacArthur Boulevard. There was no immediate word on the extent of injuries.

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by Jerry DeMarco