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Authorities: Trucker Charged With Setting Pit Bull On Police In Ringwood Dies Of Seizure Authorities: Trucker Charged With Setting Pit Bull On Police In Ringwood Dies Of Seizure
Authorities: Trucker Charged With Setting Pit Bull On Police In Ringwood Dies Of Seizure UPDATE: A Florida tractor-trailer driver who was arrested after authorities said he set his pit bull loose on police during a traffic stop in Ringwood died after suffering an apparent seizure. John Baker, 54, suffered the seizure in the Passaic County Jail's intake unit Tuesday night, said Bill Maer, the spokesman for Sheriff Richard H. Bernik. Baker was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a little over an hour after the 10:08 p.m. call, he said. The cause of death was being investigated. Police had charged Baker earlier with five counts of aggravat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Services Set For Former Lakeland HS Teens Killed In Wanaque Crash Services Set For Former Lakeland HS Teens Killed In Wanaque Crash
Services Set For Former Lakeland HS Teens Killed In Wanaque Crash Services are scheduled at the same funeral home this week for two former Lakeland High School students killed last week in a crash in Wanaque. The first service will be held for Victor Weinpel, 19, at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the D'Agostino Funeral Home in Haskell. Visiting hours will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Visiting for John Carlson, 17, will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23, with a memorial service at 3:30 p.m. at the funeral home. D'Agostino's is located at 881 Ringwood Avenue in Haskell. PHONE: (973) 835-4220  More than $15,500 had been raised on a…

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by Cecilia Levine