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Man, 53, Struck, Killed By Freight Train In North Jersey Man, 53, Struck, Killed By Freight Train In North Jersey
Man, 53, Struck, Killed By Freight Train In North Jersey A married Haworth father of four was struck and killed by a freight train in Harrington Park late Sunday. Responders said the victim apparently walked the two miles or so to the spot 100 yards or so yards south of the LaRoche Avenue crossing, where he was struck shortly after 4 p.m.  The media executive, who'd worked with major television and Internet companies, was pronounced dead at the scene soon after. His death was ruled a suicide, Harrington Park Police Chief Albert Maalouf said. “CSX appreciates the swift response by local emergency personnel and extends its thoughts to those …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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VIDEO: Woodbridge Man, 57, Found Dead After Standoff With Police VIDEO: Woodbridge Man, 57, Found Dead After Standoff With Police
Video: Woodbridge Man, 57, Found Dead After Standoff With Police A 57-year-old man was found dead from a gunshot wound in his Colonia home on Monday after an hours-long standoff with police, authorities said. The man's identity has not been released by authorities, pending notification of his family. About 7:30 a.m., police from the Woodbridge and Rahway police departments responded to a home on Dukes Road. A caller claimed to have hostages, weapons and was incoherent and expressing suicidal thoughts, a Woodbridge Police Department spokesman said. The township's SWAT unit was sent to the home about 7:50 a.m. to negotiate with the man who said he had sho…

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by Jon Craig
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Fleeing Driver Crashes Vehicle Into Howell Police Car, Caught After Foot Chase Fleeing Driver Crashes Vehicle Into Howell Police Car, Caught After Foot Chase
Fleeing Driver Crashes Vehicle Into Howell Police Car, Caught After Foot Chase Howell police captured a man who crashed his vehicle into one of their cars and then tried to flee on foot, authorities said. What began as a motor vehicle stop became a pursuit and a crash around 8 p.m. Monday, police said in a Facebook post. They caught him after a brief foot chase, they said. Southbound Route 9 was partially closed near Lanes Mills Road during the investigation.

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by Jon Craig
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Man Falls 14 Feet Down Butler Elevator Shaft Helping Person With Hand Stuck In Doors Man Falls 14 Feet Down Butler Elevator Shaft Helping Person With Hand Stuck In Doors
Man Falls 14 Feet Down Butler Elevator Shaft Helping Person With Hand Stuck In Doors A 59-year-old man remained in critical but stable condition Monday after falling through an elevator shaft in a Butler building while helping a person who had their hands stuck in the doors, authorities said. The man fell through a shaft at 10 Park Place after trying to open the elevator door for a person who had their hand stuck around 10:55 p.m. Saturday, Butler police Lt. Michael Moeller said. When the good Samaritan opened the door, he stepped back and fell down the shaft near Unit 4A, Moeller said. The man was bleeding from his head when Butler firefighters extricated him, and tu…

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by Cecilia Levine