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Watch As Lifeguard With Prosthetic Leg Rescues Driver From Sinking Car In Bayonne Watch As Lifeguard With Prosthetic Leg Rescues Driver From Sinking Car In Bayonne
Watch As Lifeguard With Prosthetic Leg Rescues Driver From Sinking Car In Bayonne A local swimming instructor with a prosthetic leg happened to be in the right place at the right time Tuesday, when a 68-year-old driver who couldn't swim accidentally sent his car into the Newark Bay in Bayonne. The British Swim School instructor and lifeguard -- 29-year-old Anthony Capuano -- went in after him. And the entire rescue was caught on tape. Capuano, of Elizabeth, was just 17 years old when he was struck by a train in Jersey City. He's been living with a prosthetic limb, but that hasn't stopped him from living an active life. Three years ago, he became a swimming instructor, …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Three Arrested In Jersey City 'Revenge Robbery' Three Arrested In Jersey City 'Revenge Robbery'
Three Arrested In Jersey City 'Revenge Robbery' Three people have been arrested -- one with help from the U.S. Marshal's -- in connection with an armed Jersey City robbery planned by one of the suspects as revenge for another incident, authorities said. Orasha Wilkes, 40, arranged the armed robbery of Colin Baskerville, her boyfriend, whom she said hit her in the face and head with the same handgun she used to rob him, Hudson County Sheriff Frank X. Schillari said. Wilkes, Larry Johnson, and Tyrone Baskin were all involved in robbing Baskerville at gunpoint, taking his wallet, shoes and phone while he was sitting in his car near the…

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by Valerie Musson
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U.S. Marshals Help Capture Hudson County Armed Robbery Fugitive Recently Released From Prison U.S. Marshals Help Capture Hudson County Armed Robbery Fugitive Recently Released From Prison
U.S. Marshals Help Capture Hudson County Armed Robbery Fugitive Recently Released From Prison A Jersey City man who was recently released from prison and wanted in an armed robbery in Hudson County was captured with help from theU.S. Marshals Monday morning, authorities said. Tyrone Baskin, 50, of Jersey City, was found around 9 a.m. at his sister's home, Hudson County Sheriff Frank X. Schillari said. Baskin -- who recently been released from prison for aggravated sexual assault -- had been wanted in the incident that occurred near Garfield Avenue on the border of Jersey City and Bayonne Aug. 1, authorities said. He was charged with robbery, possession of a firearm, aggravated…

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by Cecilia Levine