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GOTCHA! Authorities Nab Accused Assailant After Police Rescue Stabbing Victim Near CNBC HQ GOTCHA! Authorities Nab Accused Assailant After Police Rescue Stabbing Victim Near CNBC HQ
Gotcha! Authorities Nab Accused Assailant After Police Rescue Stabbing Victim Near CNBC HQ UPDATE: Authorities captured a man who stabbed a woman in the parking lot of CNBC corporate headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced. The 30-year-old victim was leaving the Sylvan Avenue (Route 9W) facility shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, when Harshkuma H. Patel, 29, of Piscataway, approached her in the parking lot, the prosecutor said. The accused assailant, who 'd previously been seen hanging around the area, tapped on the woman's car window in the CNBC parking lot, sources said. The victim, who didn't know Patel, opened the window, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ State Trooper Catches Baby No. 5 In Swift Wawa Parking Delivery NJ State Trooper Catches Baby No. 5 In Swift Wawa Parking Delivery
NJ State Trooper Catches Baby No. 5 In Swift Wawa Parking Delivery Stephanie McPherson knew her fifth baby could come as fast as some of her other babies — if not faster. The Wantage mom was due on June 29, and was planning on a home birth. But contractions started on Saturday afternoon, June 1. The following day, she delivered Baby Boy No. 5. In just two pushes. With two contractions. In the passenger's seat of her family car in the Route 206 Wawa parking lot. Kneeling next to her was New Jersey State Police Trooper Romeo, who caught Baby Lane Wilder McPherson. "I had this suspicion and this fear of having the baby in the car or at work, or some p…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pedestrian, 26, Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Crash, Police Seek Tips Pedestrian, 26, Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Crash, Police Seek Tips
Pedestrian, 26, Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Crash, Police Seek Tips Trenton police seek the public's help in locating a Toyota that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash with a pedestrian. On Saturday, June 1, at approximately 4:30 a.m. Trenton Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to a person down on the street in the 800 block of S. Clinton Ave.  ALSO SEE: Mom Of Woman Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Lost 3 Kids In 5-Year Span The victim sustained multiple fractures and other serious injuries and died of cardiac arrest, Trenton police said. The victim was identified as 26-year-old Shydasia Merrick of Trenton. The vehicle has been ident…

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by Jon Craig
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NO CHOICE: Police Justified Shooting Knife-Wielding NJ Man, Grand Jury Finds NO CHOICE: Police Justified Shooting Knife-Wielding NJ Man, Grand Jury Finds
NO Choice: Police Justified Shooting Knife-Wielding NJ Man, Grand Jury Finds UPDATE: Police were justified in shooting a New Jersey man seen on bodycam video charging at an officer with a knife, a grand jury investigation required by state law found. Luke Mendez, 26, had his wrapped around the knife handle as he barreled down the steps of an Old Bridge home last April 24. Mendez was only two steps from the landing -- less than three feet from an Old Bridge officer -- when he left police no choice. Mendez was pronounced dead at a local hospital about 90 minutes later. Grand jurors reviewed various evidence but didn't really need any more than the bodycam video…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Central Jersey Crash Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Central Jersey Crash
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Central Jersey Crash A 50-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed in a crash in Sayreville, authorities said. On Tuesday, Feb. 27 at approximately 6 p.m., Sayreville police were dispatched to Washington Road and Walling Street for the crash, according to Lt. James Novak, a Sayreville police spokesman. Officers found the male pedestrian lying in the roadway unconscious with no pulse, Novak said. They immediately began CPR, he said. Sayreville Emergency Medical Services and Paramedics arrived and took over CPR.  The victim was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick wh…

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by Jon Craig
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Angels In Blue From Small NJ Town Honored For Saving Convulsing Infant's Life Angels In Blue From Small NJ Town Honored For Saving Convulsing Infant's Life
Angels In Blue From Small NJ Town Honored For Saving Convulsing Infant's Life Guardian angels come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Three of them were all wearing blue one steamy day last summer when an infant suddenly stopped breathing in Cresskill. Cresskill Police Officer Bryan Gil was working a road detail at the intersection of Union Avenue and Piermont Road when he heard a young mother scream for help. Her child, barely 15 months old, had begun convulsing. Gil radioed for EMS and other resources, then began delivering back blows to help clear the infant's airway. Arriving instantly were Officer Andrew Vigorita, who continued the back blows, and Officer Michae…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Carbon Dioxide Leak Clears Stew Leonard's In Paramus, Three Employees Rescued From Roof UPDATE: Carbon Dioxide Leak Clears Stew Leonard's In Paramus, Three Employees Rescued From Roof
Update: Carbon Dioxide Leak Clears Stew Leonard's In Paramus, Three Employees Rescued From Roof Five employees checked out OK, and firefighters plucked three others from the roof, after a broken refrigeration pipe filled Stew Leonard's in Paramus with carbon dioxide early Tuesday. The store hadn't opened yet when responders rushed to the Paramus Park mall at 7:45 a.m. Nov. 6, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. The pipe had been ruptured, releasing the CO2, while a service company was doing maintenance work, the chief said. Everyone was evacuated, including three workers who'd gone to the roof of the building and had to be collected by borough firefighters using a ladder truck, Ehr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Flown To Trauma Center In Warren County Crash With School Bus: PHOTOS Driver Flown To Trauma Center In Warren County Crash With School Bus: PHOTOS
Driver Flown To Trauma Center In Warren County Crash With School Bus: Photos A driver was flown to a nearby trauma center after a multi-car crash involving a school bus in Warren County, authorities said. (Scroll for photos). The Mansfield Township Fire Company responded to the crash on Route 57 near Watters Road in Mansfield Township around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, the department said on Facebook. The crash involved a school bus with no passengers and a driver that had self-extricated with serious injuries, the department said. Emergency crews worked to stabilize the vehicles while an Atlantic Air 1 medical helicopter was called to take one of the victims to a…

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by Valerie Musson
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Pedestrian Leaving MNF Game On Route 3 Whacked In Head By Rental Truck Mirror Pedestrian Leaving MNF Game On Route 3 Whacked In Head By Rental Truck Mirror
Pedestrian Leaving MNF Game On Route 3 Whacked In Head By Rental Truck Mirror A man walking from MetLife Stadium on Route 3 after the Giants-Cowboys Monday Night Football game was clocked in the head by the mirror of a rental truck. The 29-year-old victim from North Bergen was headed eastbound near the Hackensack River bridge when he was whacked from behind by the mirror of a Ryder Chevy, East Rutherford Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone said. He tried to keep walking but required medical attention and was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by East Rutherford EMS, the captain said. The 61-year-old driver from Paterson remained at the scene, he said. No summonse…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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2 Hospitalized In Head-On Morris County Crash (PHOTOS) 2 Hospitalized In Head-On Morris County Crash (PHOTOS)
2 Hospitalized In Head-On Morris County Crash (Photos) Two people were hospitalized following a head-on crash in Morris County, authorities said. The Long Valley First Aid Squad responded to the crash with EMS and Rescue 1 and 2 in Long Valley during the afternoon on Saturday, Sept. 10. The Long Valley Fire Company No. 1 tended to a fluid spill while EMS crew members treated two patients at the scene and transported them to nearby hospitals, the squad said. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. Click here to view additional photos from the scene.

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by Valerie Musson
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5 Hurt When Boat Runs Aground On Jersey Shore 5 Hurt When Boat Runs Aground On Jersey Shore
5 Hurt When Boat Runs Aground On Jersey Shore Five people were hurt when a boat ran aground in the Barnegat Bay in Toms River, authorities said. At approximately 9 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14, police and firefighters responded to Boca Raton Drive at Chadwick Island, Toms River police and firefighters from Ocean Beach Volunteer Fire Co.  Some passengers were ejected from the boat, Toms River police said.  There were eight people aboard the boat, police said.  All occupants and patients were removed by boat to awaiting EMS units and transported to hospitals.  One patient was airlifted to an area hospital.  A poli…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
School Bus Crash Reported On Jersey Shore (DEVELOPING) School Bus Crash Reported On Jersey Shore (DEVELOPING)
School Bus Crash Reported On Jersey Shore (Developing) A school bus carrying 30 children crashed on the Jersey Shore, accoreding to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred shortly before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, on Goetz Lane in Jackson Township, initial reports said. There were no immediate details about injuries. Several EMS crews had been called. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Motorist Trapped In Jersey Shore Crash (DEVELOPING) Motorist Trapped In Jersey Shore Crash (DEVELOPING)
Motorist Trapped In Jersey Shore Crash (Developing) A motorist was trapped in a crash on the Jersey Shore, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred at about 12:30 p.m. on Friday, April 22 at Stagecoach and Stillhouse roads in Millstone, initial reports said. EMS crews were called for multiple injuries, an unconfirmed report said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
US Coast Guard Rescues Fisherman Off Jersey Shore US Coast Guard Rescues Fisherman Off Jersey Shore
US Coast Guard Rescues Fisherman Off Jersey Shore A 46-year-old fisherman suffering a medical emergency was rescued off the Jersey Shore by members of the US Coast Guard from Barnegat and Atlantic City, authorities said. The rescue involved the fishing vessel "Captain John" about 45 miles east of Point Pleasant. A crew member aboard Captain John reportedly used a marine radio to notify Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay watchstanders of the emergency at about 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6. The Coast Guard launched an MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter crew from Air Station Atlantic City. A 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station B…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Shooting Reported In Piscataway (DEVELOPING) Shooting Reported In Piscataway (DEVELOPING)
Shooting Reported In Piscataway (Developing) Police were responding to a shooting in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The shooting occurred at about 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16 on Poplar Place in Piscataway, initial reports said. One victim was being treated by EMS crews, an unconfirmed report said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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Elizabeth EMT Supervisor Recovering After Serious Motorcycle Crash Elizabeth EMT Supervisor Recovering After Serious Motorcycle Crash
Elizabeth EMT Supervisor Recovering After Serious Motorcycle Crash Support is surging for an EMT supervisor who was seriously in a motorcycle crash while coming home from work in Elizabeth Friday. Jason Hamilton, affectionately known as "Hammy," was flown to the hospital after the crash at the corner of Magie Avenue and Springfield Road, City Spokeswoman Kelly A. Martins said. Hamilton faces a long road ahead as he recovers at University Hospital, those who know him say. Please keep in your prayers our EMS Supervisor Jason “Hammy”Hamilton (S5) who is assigned to the Elizabeth Fire... Posted by Friends of Elizabeth NJ EMS locals 87 & 309 on Saturd…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pedestrian Struck By Car In Brick Pedestrian Struck By Car In Brick
Pedestrian Struck By Car In Brick A 75-year-old pedestrian was hurt when he was struck by an SUV on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Michael Falcone of Brick reportedly suffered internal injuries as a result of the crash which occurred Monday afternoon as Falcone was crossing The Boulevard at Blake Circle in the Greenbriar section of the township, police said.  Joyce Asay, 82, also of Brick was reportedly driving a ;2014 Subaru Legacy westbound on Blake Circle at 2:58 p.m. Monday, police said. Falcone was walking east toward The Boulevard, police said.  Asay's vehicle reportedly stopped at the intersection as …

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by Jon Craig
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Injured EMT Settles Suit Against Mountain Creek For $1.75 Million Injured EMT Settles Suit Against Mountain Creek For $1.75 Million
Injured EMT Settles Suit Against Mountain Creek For $1.75 Million An EMT who was injured in a fall while working at Mountain Creek reportedly settled a lawsuit against the resort for $1.75 million. Frank Villecco was working for Atlantic Health, which provided emergency medical services to the Vernon Township resort, when he slipped on water while bringing an injured skier into a medical room in March 2013, New Jersey Law Journal reported. Villecco suffered a herniated disc, which required fusion surgery, a spinal cord stimulator implant and pain medication for what became a chronic condition, his lawyer said. He sued Mountain Creek for not removing the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
WATCH: Newark Firefighters Revive Car Crash Victim Thanks To Newly Implemented Training WATCH: Newark Firefighters Revive Car Crash Victim Thanks To Newly Implemented Training
Watch: Newark Firefighters Revive Car Crash Victim Thanks To Newly Implemented Training A newly-implemented policy in Newark requiring all firefighters respond to life-threatening calls paid off big time Saturday. Firefighters who otherwise may not have responded to the crash at Elizabeth Avenue and W. Peddie Street were able to revive one of the drivers. Arriving crews found one of the drivers without a pulse, and Battalion Chief Orlando Arce immediately began chest compressions while members of Engine 10 administered oxygen, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Members of Ladder 5 and Rescue 1 removed the driver from the vehicle and also assisted wi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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HEROES: Marlboro Police Officers, EMS Squad Save 1-Year-Old Baby's Life With CPR HEROES: Marlboro Police Officers, EMS Squad Save 1-Year-Old Baby's Life With CPR
Heroes: Marlboro Police Officers, EMS Squad Save 1-Year-Old Baby's Life With CPR A 1-year-old baby's life was saved this week by a Central Jersey police department's patrol officers and EMS Squad, authorities said. A frantic 9-1-1 caller from a Marlboro Township residence, at about 11:15 p.m. on Monday, said his daughter "was choking and not breathing." Officers from the Marlboro Police Department -- some of them with young daughters -- and members of the Marlboro Township First Aid Squad arrived within minutes, according to Capt. Steve Levy, a department spokesman. "They evaluated the girl and realized she was unresponsive, gasping for air and turning blue,"…

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by Jon Craig
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Woman Seeking Cherry Hill EMT Who Saved Her Life In Crash 20 Years Ago Woman Seeking Cherry Hill EMT Who Saved Her Life In Crash 20 Years Ago
Woman Seeking Cherry Hill EMT Who Saved Her Life In Crash 20 Years Ago Beth Mazgajewski is fully healed from the crash that nearly took her life 20 years ago in every way except for one. She hasn't been able to stop thinking about the Cherry Hill EMT who saved her life. Mazgajewski recently took to Facebook to seek out the off-duty responder, calling the attempt to find him a "long shot." Mazgajewski says she was broadsided while trying to make a left turn on Haddonfield-Berlin Road exiting the TD Bank parking lot next to Vito’s pizza on Sept. 22, 2001. Well, I did not expect this post to get the attention it did but getting more eyes on it can’t hurt. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Foot Stuck In Snowblower In Monmouth County Foot Stuck In Snowblower In Monmouth County
Foot Stuck In Snowblower In Monmouth County First responders were called to a home in Monmouth County on a report of a foot stuck in a snowblower, authorities said.  Firefighters from Millstone helped extricate the patient's foot from the machine at 43 Carrs Tavern Road in Millstone about 4 p.m. on Monday, initial reports said.  The victim suffered "serious trauma" and was taken by EMS crews to an area hospital, reports said.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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HERO: State Trooper Saves Unconscious Man At Garden State Parkway Service Area HERO: State Trooper Saves Unconscious Man At Garden State Parkway Service Area
Hero: State Trooper Saves Unconscious Man At Garden State Parkway Service Area A New Jersey State Trooper performed life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a 44-year-old man who collapsed and stopped breathing at a service area on the Garden State Parkway in Central Jersey, authorities said. At about 5 p.m. on Friday, Trooper John Taggart, of Troop “D” Holmdel Station, was dispatched to a 9-1-1 call for a man who reportedly suffered a medical episode and collapsed in the bathroom of the Monmouth Service Area in Wall Township, state police said. When Taggart arrived, he found the man lying on the floor unconscious and not breathing. After determining th…

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by Jon Craig
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Somerset County Man Tells Convenient Store Clerk 'I've Been Shot,' Then Collapses Somerset County Man Tells Convenient Store Clerk 'I've Been Shot,' Then Collapses
Somerset County Man Tells Convenient Store Clerk 'I've Been Shot,' Then Collapses A Plainfield man walked into a convenience store with a gunshot wound then collapsed on the ground Saturday night, authorities said Monday. The 28-year-old man went into a Route 22 store in Green Brook Township, told the clerk that he had been shot, then collapsed just after 11 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a joint release. Medical crews treated the man at the scene before taking him to a local trauma center for emergency surgery. He is listed in stable condition, authorities said. It is not clear where the shooting occurred or what the motive was, authoriti…

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by Valerie Musson
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VIDEO: Bodycams Show Moments Before Driver's Fatal Medical Episode Off Rt 80 VIDEO: Bodycams Show Moments Before Driver's Fatal Medical Episode Off Rt 80
Video: Bodycams Show Moments Before Driver's Fatal Medical Episode Off Rt 80 Body camera footage released Friday shows a diabetic Paterson driver who died following a traffic stop having a medical episode in the back of a State Police cruiser. Troopers handcuffed Sergio Rodriguez, 51, and led him to the marked SUV after finding heroin in his car during a June 27 stop outside their Totowa barracks on Minnisink Road, the footage released by state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal shows. Rodriguez tells the troopers that he’s low on insulin, so one asks him whether they should call EMS. Rodriguez says he doesn’t want his family finding out, but the trooper insists. “…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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DWI Bergen County Woman Faces More Serious Charges In Crash That Killed Hudson County Man DWI Bergen County Woman Faces More Serious Charges In Crash That Killed Hudson County Man
DWI Bergen County Woman Faces More Serious Charges In Crash That Killed Hudson County Man Charges have been upgraded against a Bergen County woman accused of killing a 66-year-old man in a Hudson County crash last year, authorities announced Monday. Denisse Ortega, 35, of New Milford, was initially charged with aggravated manslaughter and death by auto after the fatal crash on Sept. 29, 2019, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The latter charge has been upgraded to death by auto and DWI while within 1,000 feet of school property, Suarez said. Ortega surrendered to authorities Monday, Suarez added. Ortega was heading north on JFK Boulevard when she failed to obey multi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Palisades Park Firefighters Battle Extreme Heat, Terrain To Douse House Blaze Palisades Park Firefighters Battle Extreme Heat, Terrain To Douse House Blaze
Palisades Park Firefighters Battle Extreme Heat, Terrain To Douse House Blaze It wasn’t the easiest job: The air was thick, with temperatures still in the high 80s, when a fire broke out in a home on a Palisades Park hill at the top of a private driveway. Borough firefighters lugging hoses and ground ladders doused the Monday night blaze -- saving the house -- with no serious injuries. An air conditioning unit in back of the Chateau Road home ignited, sending flames up the vinyl siding, then into a soffit and roof rafter, shortly before 8 p.m., Fire Chief John Mantone said. Mantone’s firefighters had help at the scene from their colleagues from Ridgefield and Leoni…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Troubled Man Enters Paterson Police HQ With Shirt On Fire Troubled Man Enters Paterson Police HQ With Shirt On Fire
Troubled Man Enters Paterson Police HQ With Shirt On Fire An emotionally disturbed man walked into Paterson police headquarters with his shirt on fire, responders said. A desk officer at the Frank X. Graves Public Safety complex on Broadway quickly extinguished the fire and summoned EMS following the incident around 1 a.m. Monday, they said. The man’s condition couldn’t immediately be determined. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian Critical, Struck By Multiple Cars In Woodbridge Pedestrian Critical, Struck By Multiple Cars In Woodbridge
Pedestrian Critical, Struck By Multiple Cars In Woodbridge A pedestrian was struck by several cars early Monday in Woodbridge, authorities said. First responders were called to the 900 block of Route 1 to investigate reports of a car-pedestrian crash. All lanes of Route 1 were closed in both directions by 2:03 a.m. as EMS crews treated an identified person. The victim suffered severe injuries after being struck by several cars, according to initial reports. The critically injured victim was taken to an area hospital. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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WATCH: Bodycam Footage Shows NJ Transit Officer Reviving Newborn Baby In Train Station WATCH: Bodycam Footage Shows NJ Transit Officer Reviving Newborn Baby In Train Station
Watch: Bodycam Footage Shows NJ Transit Officer Reviving Newborn Baby In Train Station A fast-acting NJ Transit officer revived a lifeless baby born in Newark Penn Station.  He rushed her to the hospital in the passenger's seat of a police car Tuesday morning and didn't stop CPR until he got to the hospital, where she began to cry. Every second was captured by body cameras worn by the officers. The officers responded to a report of a medical event in the women's restroom at Newark Penn Station around 10 a.m., to find a mother cradling her newborn baby in her arms, NJ Transit officials said. The baby was grey in color and not breathing. Officer Bryan Richards can be see…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Deer, Bicyclist Collide In Central Jersey Deer, Bicyclist Collide In Central Jersey
Deer, Bicyclist Collide In Central Jersey Firefighters, police and EMS crews were called to 234 Millstone Road on a report of a bicyclist colliding with a deer, authorities said. The bicyclist was reported semi-conscious after the crash about 10:30 a.m. in Millstone Township, according to initial, unconfirmed reports. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES,

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by Jon Craig