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Beechwood Drive, Wayne, NJ

HEROISM IN ACTION: Wayne Police Officer Rescues Woman From Burning Home HEROISM IN ACTION: Wayne Police Officer Rescues Woman From Burning Home
Heroism IN Action: Wayne Police Officer Rescues Woman From Burning Home WAYNE, N.J. – A Wayne police officer pulled a woman through the window of her burning home, saving her life, authorities said. Her frightened husband yelled to Officers Rick Vanderclock and Eric Caffrey that she was still inside the Beechwood Drive house when they arrived at 3:20 a.m. Monday to find the front of the house "fully engulfed in flames" after a seies of explosions, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Vanderclock ran to the back and heard the woman yelling from an open window, Martin said, adding that heavy smoke was pouring out. The officer pulled the woman out and …