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HEROES: Officers Revive Man At NJ Shooting Range HEROES: Officers Revive Man At NJ Shooting Range
Heroes: Officers Revive Man At NJ Shooting Range Three North Jersey officers are being hailed as heroes for performing life-saving measures on a man at a local gun range. Secaucus officer Philip Caruso found the 59-year-old victim without a pulse and not breathing when he arrived at Long Shot Gun Range around 8:30 a.m. June 12, Chief Dennis Miller said. Caruso began CPR as officers Matthew Kirvin and Kristen Bronowich arrived, and assisted. The officers utilized their Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and administered two “shocks” to the victim. A pulse was found shortly thereafter by Hudson Regional Hospital EMT’s who also ar…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Motorcyclist Killed In Fiery Route 1&9 Crash Motorcyclist Killed In Fiery Route 1&9 Crash
Motorcyclist Killed In Fiery Route 1&9 Crash A motorcyclist died in a fiery crash in Elizabeth Tuesday night. The rider was speeding when he hit a concrete median, ejecting him around 11:40 p.m. at 1170 Spring St. (Route 1&9), City Spokeswoman Kelly A. Martins said. The rider was then run over by another driver, Martins said. Police performed CPR on the victim, who had been ejected from his bike while riding southbound, sources said.  The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene and the roadway remained closed for investigation, responders said. The crash occurred several feet from where a woman was struck and ki…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Two Narcan Saves In One Weekend: Good Samaritans, EMS Assist Emerson Police Two Narcan Saves In One Weekend: Good Samaritans, EMS Assist Emerson Police
Two Narcan Saves In One Weekend: Good Samaritans, EMS Assist Emerson Police HEROES: Two good Samaritans helped police rescue an overdosing driver in one of two Narcan saves made in Emerson over the weekend, authorities said. The civilians had pulled the lifeless 30-year-old Lodi driver from his Ford sedan, which was stopped in the middle of Ackerman Avenue, shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday, Capt. Michael McDermott said. Sgt. Joseph Alasio assisted them with CPR and got a pulse, McDermott said. The driver was speaking with the sergeant when he lost consciousness again, McDermott said. Backup Officer Anthony Mazzo then joined the two civilians in CPR before members o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Old Tappan Boy, 2, Dies From Drowning Old Tappan Boy, 2, Dies From Drowning
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
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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
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HEROES: Palisades Park Police Resuscitate OD Victim HEROES: Palisades Park Police Resuscitate OD Victim
Heroes: Palisades Park Police Resuscitate OD Victim A 17-year-old drug user showed no signs of life when a trio of Palisades Park police officers found her on the back deck of a home off Broad Avenue. Officer Theo Christolias administered two doses of Narcan as Sgt. Marc Messing and Officer Robert DeVito conducted CPR, Detective Alex Monteleone said. DeVito applied defibrillator pads that advised no shock, Monteleone said. Messing and Christolias continued CPR and she eventually came around, the detective said . The girl was alert and conscious when taken to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: Off-Duty EMTs, Officer Coincidentally Dining At Same Rahway Restaurant Save Choking Man HEROES: Off-Duty EMTs, Officer Coincidentally Dining At Same Rahway Restaurant Save Choking Man
Heroes: Off-Duty EMTs, Officer Coincidentally Dining At Same Rahway Restaurant Save Choking Man A group of off-duty EMTs and an off-duty police officer who all happened to be eating at the same Rahway restaurant sprung into action to save a man choking on his food Monday night. The six medics and the officer were dining at The Waiting Room in Rahway, when the man began choking on a piece of steak around 9:30 p.m. Elizabeth EMT Amber Henderson, 27, was the first to notice. "I happened to look over and saw a woman standing up and hitting a man on the back," she told Daily Voice. Henderson stood up slowly to see if the man was able to get the food out, but noticed very quickly that wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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HEROES: Body Cam Footage Shows Newark Officers Reviving Unresponsive Driver (VIDEO) HEROES: Body Cam Footage Shows Newark Officers Reviving Unresponsive Driver (VIDEO)
Heroes: Body Cam Footage Shows Newark Officers Reviving Unresponsive Driver (Video) Body cam footage captured the suspenseful moments in which a Newark police officer performed CPR on an unresponsive driver -- ultimately saving him. The victim was hunched over his wheel with no pulse and was not breathing on the 200 block of North 12 St. around 1:15 p.m. Friday, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Seventh Precinct Police Officers Gerard Conzentino and Justin Corio rushed to the scene and immediately began performing CPR. Witnesses told the officers that the man apparently passed out while driving. Corio applied a sternum rub before he and Conzentino …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Kind, Caring, Loving, Respectful: North Haledon Firefighter, 18, Killed In Motorcycle Crash Kind, Caring, Loving, Respectful: North Haledon Firefighter, 18, Killed In Motorcycle Crash
Kind, Caring, Loving, Respectful: North Haledon Firefighter, 18, Killed In Motorcycle Crash Grieving friends, co-workers and others came in droves to offer love and support to the parents of an 18-year-old North Haledon firefighter who was killed in a motorcycle crash over the weekend. Many of those who knew Frank Powell echoed the sentiments of others when they spoke of his heart of gold, devotion to firefighting and willingness to help others. Powell was riding his motorcycle when he crashed on Greenwood Lake Turnpike in Ringwood near the Monksville Reservoir shortly after 6:30 p.m. Sunday, police said. Officers administered CPR, trying to revive Powell, while summoning a medi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Dr. Oz Helps Port Authority PD Resuscitate Stricken Traveler At Newark Airport Dr. Oz Helps Port Authority PD Resuscitate Stricken Traveler At Newark Airport
Dr. Oz Helps Port Authority PD Resuscitate Stricken Traveler At Newark Airport Celebrity physician Dr. Oz helped Port Authority police resuscitate a stricken traveler at Newark Airport, authorities said. PAPD Officer Jeffrey Croissant saw the 60-year-old New Jersey man go down in the Terminal A baggage claim area shortly after 11 p.m. Monday, authority spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. He "looked like a tree falling," the officer said. Croissant rushed over and found the man wasn’t breathing and didn’t have a pulse, Valens said. The officer summoned backup, began CPR and was joined by Mehmet Oz, who’d just gotten off the flight and was at the carousel when he saw the c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HERO: State Trooper Saves Unconscious Man At Garden State Parkway Service Area HERO: State Trooper Saves Unconscious Man At Garden State Parkway Service Area
Hero: State Trooper Saves Unconscious Man At Garden State Parkway Service Area A New Jersey State Trooper performed life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a 44-year-old man who collapsed and stopped breathing at a service area on the Garden State Parkway in Central Jersey, authorities said. At about 5 p.m. on Friday, Trooper John Taggart, of Troop “D” Holmdel Station, was dispatched to a 9-1-1 call for a man who reportedly suffered a medical episode and collapsed in the bathroom of the Monmouth Service Area in Wall Township, state police said. When Taggart arrived, he found the man lying on the floor unconscious and not breathing. After determining th…

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by Jon Craig
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HEROES: Retired Trooper Rescued In Rt 80 Crash By NJSP Pair, Hackensack Firefighter, Tow Driver HEROES: Retired Trooper Rescued In Rt 80 Crash By NJSP Pair, Hackensack Firefighter, Tow Driver
Heroes: Retired Trooper Rescued In Rt 80 Crash By Njsp Pair, Hackensack Firefighter, Tow Driver UPDATE: A retired New Jersey State Police trooper has recovered from a multi-vehicle collision on Route 80 crash thanks to two of the victim’s former NJSP colleagues, an off-duty Hackensack firefighter and other passersby, authorities said. A GMC Sierra driven by retired Sgt. First Class Peter Visconti of Rochelle Park was involved in the four-vehicle crash before slamming into the concrete divider on the westbound highway near the Saddle Brook/Elmwood Park border around 3:45 p.m. Oct. 6, State Police said. Tow truck driver David Ortega said he pulled over and broke the back window of …

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by Jerry DeMarco