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LAWSUIT: Former North Jersey Police Officer Fired Over EMT Work During Pandemic LAWSUIT: Former North Jersey Police Officer Fired Over EMT Work During Pandemic
Lawsuit: Former North Jersey Police Officer Fired Over EMT Work During Pandemic A former Morris County police officer has filed a lawsuit alleging he was forced to quit for taking a job as a Bergen County EMT during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clifton's Thomas Trommelen says he was forced to resign from the Harding Police Department after officials there refused to approve his work as a Fort Lee EMT, over fears he would be at risk for contracting Coronavirus, according to the suit filed last week in state Superior Court in Morris County. Trommelen, 27, didn't want to leave the force because he felt it was understaffed at the onset of the pandemic, the suit says. Trommelen …

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by Cecilia Levine
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PHOTOS: Morris County Officer Wrangles Petrified Peacock PHOTOS: Morris County Officer Wrangles Petrified Peacock
Photos: Morris County Officer Wrangles Petrified Peacock There's certainly a feather in Harding patrolman Mike Resciniti's cap now. The officer helped corral a runaway peacock on Sheepfield Farms Drive last Saturday. The pheasant lives on Baileys Mill Road became frightened by another animal and took off around 1:45 p.m., Chief Erik Heller said. A nearby resident called in a wandering pheasant, bringing Resciniti to the scene. Resciniti corners the bird with its owner on Sheepfield Farms Drive.Harding PD Resciniti works his magic.Harding PD The officer grabbed the peacock with a net and returned him to his owner.

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by Cecilia Levine