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Patient, 60, Who Wandered From Wyckoff Facility Found In Hawthorne Patient, 60, Who Wandered From Wyckoff Facility Found In Hawthorne
Patient, 60, Who Wandered From Wyckoff Facility Found In Hawthorne A 61-year-old psychiatric patient who wandered off from a senior care facility in Wyckoff was found a short time later in Hawthorne, authorities said. The man left the Christian Health Care Center on Sicomac Avenue on foot shortly after 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 7, Wyckoff Police Lt. Kevin Kasak said. Fortunately, he didn't get very far. An alert was broadcast to police in surrounding towns as Wyckoff officers searched the area, the lieutenant said. Hawthorne police found the man none the worse for wear on Goffle Hill Road less than a half-hour later, he said. He was returned to Christian …

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Teaneck Police Heroes Rescue Wheelchair-Bound Tenant, 88, From Apartment Building Fire Teaneck Police Heroes Rescue Wheelchair-Bound Tenant, 88, From Apartment Building Fire
Teaneck Police Heroes Rescue Wheelchair-Bound Tenant, 88, From Apartment Building Fire UPDATE: Two Teaneck police officers rescued an 88-year-old wheelchair-bound tenant from what began as an appliance fire in her fifth-floor apartment, carrying her down several flights to safety, authorities said. Sgt. Stephen Morena and Officer Aundra Ellington quickly gathered the woman – who, it turns out, had an oxygen tank that could have exploded – after the blaze broke out in the brick building at 34 State Street shortly before 8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2. Morena and Ellington carried the woman to the second floor and handed her over to members of the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps, A…

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by Jerry DeMarco