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Downed Wires In Ridgewood Trap 15-Month-Old Toddler In SUV Downed Wires In Ridgewood Trap 15-Month-Old Toddler In SUV
Downed Wires In Ridgewood Trap 15-Month-Old Toddler In SUV A toddler had to remain in her car seat for more than an hour after live wires downed by a broken tree limb fell across her parents' SUV in Ridgewood. The 15-month-old girl's mom talked with her from outside the vehicle before a PSE&G tech cut the power to the lines Friday and the child was removed safely. Responders included firefighters and police -- among them, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke. 

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Wanaque Dad ID'd As Incinerated Franklin Lakes Driver Wanaque Dad ID'd As Incinerated Franklin Lakes Driver
Wanaque Dad ID'd As Incinerated Franklin Lakes Driver A Wanaque father has been identified as the driver who was incinerated Thursday morning by a live utility wire in Franklin Lakes. Anthony Gonzalez, a father of three, died after driving around traffic cones and trying to move a downed wire in that was blocking Summit Avenue near the intersection of Route 208 just before 9 a.m., authorities said. Jackie Milnes of Fair Lawn, who works with Gonzalez' wife as a teacher, started a GoFundMe for the family. The site had raised nearly $500 as of mid Thursday afternoon. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Cecilia Levine