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‘Devastating’ House Fire Prompts Wave Of Support For Morris County Activist ‘Devastating’ House Fire Prompts Wave Of Support For Morris County Activist
‘Devastating’ House Fire Prompts Wave Of Support For Morris County Activist Support is on the rise for a Morris County activist who lost everything in a devastating house fire. Long Hill resident Donna Fucci’s home was ravaged by a “devastating” fire that took with it the majority of her personal items, her sister Debbie writes in a GoFundMe launched on Thursday, April 27. The fire occurred on Mercer Street the morning of Tuesday, April 18, the Stirling Fire Company said: This morning at approximately 10:56 AM the Stirling and Millington Fire Companies along with the Long Hill First Aid... Posted by Stirling Fire Company No. 1 on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 “Clot…
3 Paterson Officers Used 'Less Lethal Force' Before Two Shot Non-Violence Activist, AG Says 3 Paterson Officers Used 'Less Lethal Force' Before Two Shot Non-Violence Activist, AG Says
3 Paterson Officers Used 'Less Lethal Force' Before Two Shot Non-Violence Activist, AG Says UPDATE: Three Paterson police officers first employed “less lethal force” before two others shot and killed a local non-violence activist who was in the middle of a mental health crisis last week, the state’s top law enforcement official said Wednesday. Tensions were rising in the city as New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin formally identified Najee Seabrooks, who was killed during the nearly five-hour confrontation at his home last Friday, and the officers who were directly involved in a release on Wednesday. Mayor Andre Sayegh, who has been criticized by community leaders for …
Paterson Non-Violence Activist Shot Dead In Police Standoff Was Clearly In Crisis: Advocates Paterson Non-Violence Activist Shot Dead In Police Standoff Was Clearly In Crisis: Advocates
Paterson Non-Violence Activist Shot Dead In Police Standoff Was Clearly In Crisis: Advocates The shooting death of a Paterson non-violence activist following a five-hour barricaded standoff with city police has a pained, shaken and angry community demanding answers. Najee Seabrooks was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson shortly after the 12:30 p.m. shooting at an apartment near the corner of Mill and Edison streets on Friday, March 3, state Attorney General Matthew Platkin confirmed. Although initial details remained sketchy, all agreed that Seabrooks was in a mental health crisis. Officers initially responded to a report of an emotionally distu…