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Motive Unclear After Gang Jumps Lyndhurst Resident, Flees Off-Duty Officer Motive Unclear After Gang Jumps Lyndhurst Resident, Flees Off-Duty Officer
Motive Unclear After Gang Jumps Lyndhurst Resident, Flees Off-Duty Officer An off-duty police officer rescued a Lyndhurst man who was jumped by a group of assailants as he and his wife left their apartment, authorities said. The attackers were "all wearing facial coverings" when they demanded entry into the victim's Stuyvesant Avenue home around 6 a.m. Thursday, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The passing officer scared them off, however, he said. The officer tended to the victim before an EMS unit took him to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries, the lieutenant said. A motive for the attack wasn't officially disclosed. The vic…

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HEROES: Firefighters, Off-Duty Police Officer Rescue Driver, Young Child In Route 46 Rollover HEROES: Firefighters, Off-Duty Police Officer Rescue Driver, Young Child In Route 46 Rollover
Heroes: Firefighters, Off-Duty Police Officer Rescue Driver, Young Child In Route 46 Rollover Little Ferry firefighters and an off-duty Secaucus police officer rescued a young Pompton Lakes driver and her 7-year-old daughter following a Route 46 rollover crash. The 31-year-old driver was headed west shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday when her 2021 Hyundai Palisade slammed into a 2012 Honda Pilot driven by a 39-year-old Ridgefield Park man that was stopped a red light at Phillips Avenue in South Hackensack, authorities said. The woman told police she didn’t remember what happened after that, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. Little Ferry firefighters extricated the mom, while the off-…

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by Jerry DeMarco