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Worker Airlifted After 25-Foot Fall From Roof In NJ, Video Shows Rescue Response: Police Worker Airlifted After 25-Foot Fall From Roof In NJ, Video Shows Rescue Response: Police
Worker Airlifted After 25-Foot Fall From Roof In NJ, Video Shows Rescue Response: Police A 46-year-old Pennsylvania man was rescued after he fell 25 feet from the roof of a building in Fairfield, NJ on Friday, Sept. 20, authorities said (scroll for video). At 10:54 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call reporting a man had fallen from the roof of a commercial building at 310 Fairfield Ave., Fairfield Police Officer Stacy Chiarolanza said. The man, who was allegedly employed by a roofing company from Delran and was conducting roof work at the time of the incident, fell from the roof onto metal piping where he became entrapped, Chiarolanza said. Numerous departments and pri…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Four Victims Hospitalized In Emerson Rollover Crash (PHOTOS) Four Victims Hospitalized In Emerson Rollover Crash (PHOTOS)
Four Victims Hospitalized In Emerson Rollover Crash (Photos) Four people were hospitalized in a rollover crash Tuesday, Sept. 3 in Emerson, according to incident reporter Boyd A. Loving. A white SUV was heading west on Old Hook Road when it broadsided a blue SUV leaving a nearby medical building in the late morning hours, Loving said. Photo(s) of the day, 09/03/2024: Four (4) ambulances, two (2) paramedic vehicles, and two (2) fire department heavy... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 The blue SUV overturned and the occupants were extricated by firefighters using the Jaws of Life. All four victims of the crash were tak…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Pedestrian, 26, Struck By Driver, 75, While Trying To Cross Bergen County Street, Police Say Pedestrian, 26, Struck By Driver, 75, While Trying To Cross Bergen County Street, Police Say
Pedestrian, 26, Struck By Driver, 75, While Trying To Cross Bergen County Street, Police Say A 26-year-old man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car while crossing a Bergen County street in an area bereft of crosswalks, police said. Wyckoff police were called to Goffle Road around 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 24 for a man "down in the roadway," Lt. Joseph Soto said in a release. Boyd A. Loving The man was trying to cross the street in an area without crosswalks when he was struck by a 75-year-old female driver from Englewood who was heading south, Soto said. He was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Paterson by Ridgewood Ambulance and Vall…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Who Are New Jersey's Sexiest Civil Servants? Here's What New Poll Says Who Are New Jersey's Sexiest Civil Servants? Here's What New Poll Says
Who Are New Jersey's Sexiest Civil Servants? Here's What New Poll Says Ring the alarm! Firefighters may make the calendars and policemen are pretty, but a newly released survey found that New Jersey's sexiest civil servants are neither of the two. According to DatingNews, the hottest civil servants in the Garden State are customs and border protections officers. DatingNews released the new tally after interviewing 3,000 singles to uncover which uniformed pros, though they omitted out the usual suspects, including firefighters, police officers, and members of the military. "In the urban landscape, there's an undeniable physical magnetism that surrounds those …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Air Conditioner Blocks Firefighters From Rescuing Victim In Sussex County Blaze Air Conditioner Blocks Firefighters From Rescuing Victim In Sussex County Blaze
Air Conditioner Blocks Firefighters From Rescuing Victim In Sussex County Blaze Firefighters had no choice but to brave the flames and smoke ravaging a Sussex County home in order to rescue a victim this weekend. The blaze in the Lake Lackawanna section of Byram Township was one of two for firefighters on Saturday, Nov. 18. This one broke out around 3:51 a.m., the local fire department said. While firefighters initially tried to rescue the trapped occupant with a ladder on the second floor through a window, a police officer pointed out that an air condition blocked access. And so, firefighters entered the home to make the rescue, as police officers banged on the home…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
UPDATE: Old Tappan Boy, 2, Dies From Drowning UPDATE: Old Tappan Boy, 2, Dies From Drowning
Update: Old Tappan Boy, 2, Dies From Drowning UPDATE: A 2-year-old Old Tappan boy who was pulled from a backyard swimming pool died despite furious efforts to save his life, authorities said Friday. "They worked on him in the ER for 20 minutes before pronouncing him" at Hackensack University Medical Center, a responder said. Responding police officers conducted CPR and got a pulse after the boy was pulled from the pool around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, they said. It wasn't immediately clear how long he'd been in the water. EMS workers took over and continued CPR after AirMed One touched down at nearby Stone Point Park around 7 p.m. T…

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by Jerry DeMarco