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Schools
Dramatic Video Shows Linden Teacher Jump In Rolling SUV Headed Toward Students Dramatic Video Shows Linden Teacher Jump In Rolling SUV Headed Toward Students
Dramatic Video Shows Linden Teacher Jump In Rolling SUV Headed Toward Students Dramatic video footage shows a fast-acting Linden Public School jump into an SUV to stop it from rolling into students. Health and physical education teacher Valerie Tauriello was on drop-off duty in front of Soehl Middle School when she spotted a frantic dad get out of a car to drop off an iPad that his child forgot Wednesday morning, Linden school officials said. Keen-eyed Tauriello noticed the car start rolling toward a group of students on a sidewalk. Without hesitation, she jumped in the driver's seat to avert tragedy on the first day of school. Middle School Principal …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
HEROES: East Brunswick Officers Pull Jumper Back From Overpass Above NJ Turnpike HEROES: East Brunswick Officers Pull Jumper Back From Overpass Above NJ Turnpike
Heroes: East Brunswick Officers Pull Jumper Back From Overpass Above NJ Turnpike New Jersey Turnpike traffic whizzed below as two East Brunswick police officers struggled with a distraught would-be jumper who pleaded with them to let him go. Dashcam video recorded the heroic rescue by Officers Ryan Hensperger and Rob Thuring on the Route 18 overpass 50 or so feet above the busy turnpike. The officers approached cautiously but quickly -- then made the most of an instant when the man let down his guard. "He was receptive of me talking to him," Thuring told ABC7 Eyewitness News. "I kept moving closer and closer to him...He said a couple of things that made me realize the …

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by Jerry DeMarco