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Ocean County College Jumper Airlifted: Police Ocean County College Jumper Airlifted: Police
Ocean County College Jumper Airlifted: Police A female was airlifted to the hospital after leaping from a building on the Ocean County College campus Wednesday, Sept. 14, authorities said. Police responding to the five-story Kean Gateway Building campus found the victim, who had jumped from the roof around 12:25 p.m., Toms River police said. The female was alert and conscious and was flown to Jersey Shore Medical University for treatment of her injuries. Ocean County Sheriff’s officers and Silverton First Aid Squad also assisted at the scene. The incident remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Suicide Bid By Gang Member Charged With Leonia Woman's Murder Locks Down Bergen County Jail Suicide Bid By Gang Member Charged With Leonia Woman's Murder Locks Down Bergen County Jail
Suicide Bid By Gang Member Charged With Leonia Woman's Murder Locks Down Bergen County Jail The Bergen County Jail was briefly locked down after a Paterson gang member charged with killing a Leonia woman tried to take his own life, responders said. Nile Diakos, 35, was taken in custody to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus after sheriff's officers stopped him from hanging himself around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, they said. Diakas was arrested on murder charges and jailed on March 30 for the stabbing death of Alicia Arnone in her Grand Avenue apartment several days earlier. Diakos was at the apartment with Arnone’s 13-year-old daughter when Leonia police responded to their 911 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Plunges Six Floors From Window In Hackensack, Police Investigate Man Plunges Six Floors From Window In Hackensack, Police Investigate
Man Plunges Six Floors From Window In Hackensack, Police Investigate A 49-year-old man was hospitalized after apparently jumping out a 6th-floor window Saturday morning in Hackensack, authorities said. He was found unresponsive but breathing outside the Berkley Arms off Anderson Street shortly after 9:30 a.m., said Capt. Darrin DeWitt, the officer in charge of the department. An ambulance took him to Hackensack University Medical Center. Although no foul play was initially suspected, the area was treated as a crime scene and an investigation was continuing, the captain said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Washington Township Woman Stabbed Dead, Boyfriend Charged In Attempted Murder-Suicide Washington Township Woman Stabbed Dead, Boyfriend Charged In Attempted Murder-Suicide
Washington Township Woman Stabbed Dead, Boyfriend Charged In Attempted Murder-Suicide A Washington Township man stabbed his girlfriend dead before trying to kill himself before dawn Sunday, authorities confirmed. Police responding to the Washington Commons townhouse complex off Pascack Road shortly after midnight found Mary Huber, 51, on the floor of her condo, with Patrick Camilli, 55, on top of her, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Huber, who'd suffered multiple stab wounds and bruises, was pronounced dead a short time later at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, the prosecutor said. Camilli was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was treated …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Goethals Bridge Jumper Airlifted After Being Found By Tug Boat Crew In Water Goethals Bridge Jumper Airlifted After Being Found By Tug Boat Crew In Water
Goethals Bridge Jumper Airlifted After Being Found By Tug Boat Crew In Water A man who leapt from the Goethals Bridge was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition Thursday, sources told Daily Voice. A tug boat crew apparently spotted the man in the water under the bridge, and brought him to Front Street in Elizabeth after the 12:12 p.m. incident, sources said. The man was airlifted to Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. It was not clear how long the male had been in the water. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Cecilia Levine