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Father Of 3 Killed When Tree Falls Onto Car In Rockland County: Report Father Of 3 Killed When Tree Falls Onto Car In Rockland County: Report
Father Of 3 Killed When Tree Falls Onto Car In Rockland County: Report A 29-year-old man was killed on Sunday morning, Nov. 16, when a tree suddenly fell onto his moving vehicle in Rockland County, Monsey Scoop reports. The crash happened near 445 South Pascack Road in Chestnut Ridge, where a tree “suddenly toppled onto a moving vehicle, causing the driver to lose control and crash," the outlet reported. The National Weather Service had issued a wind advisory in Chestnut Ridge Sunday, where gusts were expected to reach up to 45 mph. The driver, identified by Monsey Scoop as a father of three heading to Jewish learning, was initially found unconscious at the s…
Delta Flight's Severe Turbulence At 37,000 Feet Leads To Emergency Landing, 25 Hospitalizations Delta Flight's Severe Turbulence At 37,000 Feet Leads To Emergency Landing, 25 Hospitalizations
Delta Flight's Severe Turbulence At 37,000 Feet Leads To Emergency Landing, 25 Hospitalizations A Delta Air Lines flight from the United States to Europe turned harrowing when severe turbulence forced the plane to divert and have an emergency landing, sending 25 people to the hospital for evaluation and care. Delta Flight 56, an Airbus A330-900 from Salt Lake City bound for Amsterdam, was carrying 275 passengers and 13 crew members, when the incident happened Wednesday evening, July 30. Delta Airbus A33-900 Delta The "significant turbulence" occurred while the aircraft was about 37,000 feet over Wyoming, Delta said, prompting the crew to divert to Minneapolis-St. Paul Inte…
3 Drownings, 1 Weekend: 44-Year-Old Dies In Wayne Pool Party Incident, Cops Say 3 Drownings, 1 Weekend: 44-Year-Old Dies In Wayne Pool Party Incident, Cops Say
3 Drownings, 1 Weekend: 44-Year-Old Dies In Wayne Pool Party Incident, Cops Say A third drowning that happened over the weekend in Passaic County has been reported. Wayne police say this incident involved a 44-year-old Queens, NY man, who had drowned in a backyard pool on Rutgers Court. Officers responded to a home on Rutgers Court around 10:36 p.m. Saturday, July 19, after a report of a car crashing into a swimming pool. When they arrived, they discovered it wasn’t a crash, but something far worse, according to Police Capt. Daniel Daly. A house guest had drowned in a backyard pool, Wayne police said in a statement. The victim, a 44-year-old man from Queens, NY, had …
Man Jumps To Death From Parking Garage At Boston Medical Center: Police Man Jumps To Death From Parking Garage At Boston Medical Center: Police
Man Jumps To Death From Parking Garage At Boston Medical Center: Police Police are investigating after a man jumped to his death from the parking garage used by the Boston Medical Center and Boston University Medical Campus on Wednesday morning, May 28.  Boston police received a report of a jumper around 8:45 a.m. at 710 Albany Street, which is listed as the visitor and patient parking garage. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.  Authorities have not identified the man, and the incident is under investigation by district detectives, Boston police said.  The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is next to that parking garage. 
Infant Found In NJ Minivan Dies: Prosecutor Infant Found In NJ Minivan Dies: Prosecutor
Infant Found In NJ Minivan Dies: Prosecutor A 4-month old infant died after he was found in a vehicle on Tuesday, March 18, authorities said. At 1:45 p.m., police responded to 5th Street and found paramedics rendering lifesaving aid to the baby, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The baby was transported to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, where he was pronounced dead, Billhimer said. The incident remains under investigation, Billhimer said.
Connecticut Mom Begs For Help After Stepson She Imprisoned Sets Fire To Home In 911 Call Connecticut Mom Begs For Help After Stepson She Imprisoned Sets Fire To Home In 911 Call
Connecticut Mom Begs For Help After Stepson She Imprisoned Sets Fire To Home In 911 Call A 911 call released to the media this week reveals what was happening inside an alleged house of horrors when a 32-year-old man — who police say had been locked away for two decades — set fire to his home in a desperate bid to escape. Kimberly Sullivan made the 911 call on Feb. 17 when she saw smoke coming from her stepson's bedroom in their Waterbury home on Blake Street, police said. Related: Police Chief Calls Case "Worst Treatment Of Humanity' He's Ever Seen In the recording obtained by CT Insider, Sullivan pleads with 911 dispatchers for firefighters and paramedics to hurry to the sce…
Man Airlifted In Fall While Pulling Luggage Outside His Bergen County Apartment: Police Man Airlifted In Fall While Pulling Luggage Outside His Bergen County Apartment: Police
Man Airlifted In Fall While Pulling Luggage Outside His Bergen County Apartment: Police A 74-year-old man was airlifted to the hospital after suffering a head injury in a fall outside a Bergen County apartment complex Monday afternoon, Dec. 2, police said. The incident occurred at approximately 4:25 p.m. when the man, who lives on Sutton Place in Norwood, was walking backward on the sidewalk while pulling a piece of luggage, Norwood Police Chief Christian Federici said. The man lost his balance and fell, striking his head on the concrete. Norwood officers, Norwood EMS, and paramedics responded to the scene, where the man was found breathing but unresponsive, Federici said…
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…
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. The blue SUV overturned and the occupants were extricated by firefighters using the Jaws of Life. All four victims of the crash were taken to local hospitals. Emerson PD, Emerson FD, Westwood PD, and Westwood FD responded. Click here for more photos from Boyd A. Loving.
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…
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 …
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…
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…