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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Man Killed In Moonachie Shed Fire Authorities ID Man Killed In Moonachie Shed Fire
Authorities ID Man Killed In Moonachie Shed Fire Authorities have identified the 70-year-old man who was killed in a Moonachie shed fire that left his wife injured. Ida Kaba was pronounced dead at the scene following the 4:30 p.m. blaze Thursday, April 10 at the Oak Street home, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Fire crews from Moonachie and Wood-Ridge, along with other neighboring departments, responded to the scene. When they got there, they found a shed on fire in the backyard, and Kaba down near the entrance, Musella said. His wife, 67 years old, suffered non-life-threatening injuries while trying to save him, official…

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by Cecilia Levine
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Badly Burned In Suspicious Tenafly House Fire, Arson Investigators On Scene: Officials Woman Badly Burned In Suspicious Tenafly House Fire, Arson Investigators On Scene: Officials
Woman Badly Burned In Suspicious Tenafly House Fire, Arson Investigators On Scene: Officials A suspicious fire at a Tenafly home left a woman with severe burns as arson investigators work to determine the cause, authorities said. Tenafly police and firefighters responded to 12 Cameron Road on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 11:44 a.m., where they found a single-family home engulfed in flames, according to Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer. A female victim managed to escape before first responders arrived, but she suffered smoke inhalation and severe burns, officials said. She was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment…

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by Cecilia Levine
Rutherford, NJ
Police & Fire
Cops ID Rutherford Hotel Arsonist Who Prompted SWAT Response Cops ID Rutherford Hotel Arsonist Who Prompted SWAT Response
Cops ID Rutherford Hotel Arsonist Who Prompted SWAT Response Police have identified the Rutherford man accused of setting an East Rutherford hotel room ablaze Thursday, Jan. 9. Vincente Carabello, 55, allegedly started the fire around 11:24 a.m. at the Fairfield Inn on 850 Paterson Plank Road, after getting into an argument with hotel staff, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. East Rutherford officers arrived on scene, with the help of the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team’s countywide patrol units, which were in the area. Carabello had fled before officers arrived, police said. First responders tended to the fire in the hotel …

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by Cecilia Levine
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
Franklin Lakes House Fire Kills Two Cats, Resident Treated For Smoke Inhalation: FD Franklin Lakes House Fire Kills Two Cats, Resident Treated For Smoke Inhalation: FD
Franklin Lakes House Fire Kills Two Cats, Resident Treated For Smoke Inhalation: FD A Franklin Lakes home has been declared uninhabitable after a fire broke out on Saturday morning, Dec. 7, killing two cats and leaving a resident with smoke inhalation, authorities said. Click here for photos of the fire. The Franklin Lakes Fire Department was dispatched after 911 callers reported smoke coming from the house, according to police. Upon arrival, officers confirmed a working structure fire, prompting Chief of Department Chuck Bohny to call for additional alarms to bring in support from neighboring towns. Franklin Lakes EMS treated a resident for smoke inhalation at the scene,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Swastikas Spray-Painted On Jersey Shore Homes May Be Related To House Fire: AG Swastikas Spray-Painted On Jersey Shore Homes May Be Related To House Fire: AG
Swastikas Spray-Painted On Jersey Shore Homes May Be Related To House Fire: AG A fire that broke out this week at a Jersey Shore home is being investigated as a bias incident as swastikas had been spray-painted on several area homes before the blaze, authorities said. One suspect was in custody in connection with the Tuesday, June 6 incident, but their name was not released, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said in a joint statement. Further details including a location and time were not released. "Random acts of hate designed to instill fear and to violate New Jerseyans’ sense of security and belonging, solely…

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by Cecilia Levine
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Woman, Child Hospitalized After Fire Breaks Out At Long Island House Woman, Child Hospitalized After Fire Breaks Out At Long Island House
Woman, Child Hospitalized After Fire Breaks Out At Long Island House A little boy and a woman were both hospitalized after suffering burns when a basement fire broke out in a Long Island home. First responders from the North Amityville Fire Co. Inc. were dispatched to a Ronek Drive home at approximately 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, when a fire was reported at an area home. Crews were able to knock down the flames, but a 4-year-old boy was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital, and a 51-year-old woman was taken to Nassau University Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The two reportedly suffered third-degree burns on their le…

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by Zak Failla