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Heroes
: First-Responding Paterson Police Officers Evacuate Burning Building
UPDATE: A trio of Paterson police heroes evacuated a multi-family home during a Saturday morning fire, getting several residents to safety, authorities confirmed. Officers Edward Akins, Kevin Brito and Mark Alvarez were instantly on the scene of the Oak Street fire and got all of the residents out safely, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The officers selflessly "put others' lives before their own," the director said. Firefighters were met by heavy flames on the second floor and in the attic of a two-story wood-frame home shortly after 9:30 a.m., Speziale said. The bla…
Police & Fire
Jersey City Officer Reunited With Baby He Caught From Balcony, 1 Charged With Attempted Murder
A Jersey City man who dangled a baby over a 2nd-story balcony before tossing it into a quick-thinking police officer's arms below has been charged with attempted murder, authorities announced. Officers were called to 64 Rose St. around 9:40 a.m. on reports of a man dangling the baby, where civilians were pleading with the unidentified man not to drop the child, city officials said. “Don’t do it brother,” says a man capturing the incident on video (below). "This is sick." View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Stocky Ahki (@humzhal…
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: Watch As Secaucus Police Catch Boy, 4, Thrown From Window In Fire
Video shows Secaucus police officers catching a 4-year-old boy tossed to them from the window of a burning building. They also carried an unconscious, badly burned woman out the front door. Officer Nicholas Spangenberg forced his way into a first-floor apartment in the the smoky Radio Avenue building and found the 56-year-old woman unconscious on the floor. He, Officer Jason Mitchell, and Detective Aniello Schaffer carried out the woman, who police said suffered 2nd- and 3rd-degree burns. Another mother, seeing other officers below, tossed her son to them out the second-floor window of a …