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UPDATE: Dead Tree Worker In North Jersey Brought Down By Firefighters UPDATE: Dead Tree Worker In North Jersey Brought Down By Firefighters
Update: Dead Tree Worker In North Jersey Brought Down By Firefighters Authorities were trying to determine how long a tree worker who died on the job in Closter had been suspended in the air. The worker was tethered in a harness nearly 40 feet up, supported by climbing ropes attached to several parts of the tree, when he apparently suffered a medical emergency outside a home on Anderson Avenue on Saturday, Police Lt. Vincent Aiello said. The homeowner, who'd dialed 911 around noon, didn't know how long he'd been up there, Aiello said. Responding police officers shouted but couldn't revive the worker from the ground, the lieutenant said. He was lowered to a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEE ANYTHING? Closter, Tenafly Police Pursue Fleeing Car Burglars SEE ANYTHING? Closter, Tenafly Police Pursue Fleeing Car Burglars
SEE Anything? Closter, Tenafly Police Pursue Fleeing Car Burglars Closter police sought the public’s help finding an SUV connected to overnight vehicle burglaries at a local shopping center. Police tried stopping the black Chevy Tahoe with Florida license plate CTK-W25 around 6 a.m. in connection with two vehicle burglaries roughly 15 minutes earlier at Closter Plaza, Sgt. Vincent Aiello said. The driver sped off south on Piermont Road and a pursuit ensued, with Tenafly police chasing the SUV to westbound Route 80 before breaking off the chase, Aiello said. Anyone who saw anything, sees the Tahoe or knows where to find any of the occupants is asked to co…

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by Jerry DeMarco