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Police & Fire
1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized In Monmouth County Fire: Cops
One person is dead and another is hospitalized after a fire tore through a home in Monmouth County on Saturday morning, March 15, authorities said. Police responded to 25 Dakarla Dr. in Middletown, at approximately 6:48 a.m. after receiving reports of a structure fire, according to Middletown Township Police Deputy Chief Paul Bailey. Officers arrived to find an active blaze, and units from the Middletown Township Fire Department were dispatched to battle the flames, Bailey said. The fire resulted in one fatality and one injury, authorities confirmed. The injured individual was transported …
Police & Fire
NJ Student Airlifted After Clothes Ignite During Cooking Class, School Evacuated: Police
A student and a teacher suffered burns during a cooking class at Monroe Township Middle School on Wednesday, March 12, authorities said. The student came in contact with an open flame during the class, causing her clothes to ignite, Monroe Township police said. The teacher in charge of the class quickly attempted to smother the flames, police said. A student used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames, police said. The student was airlifted to a burn center, Monroe Township EMS said. The teacher sustained minor burns and was transported to a local hospital via ambulance, police said…
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S'mores Started Massive Brush Fire Outside Hamptons, Officials Say
A family attempting to make s’mores in their backyard accidentally sparked several brush fires that burned hundreds of acres on Long Island, authorities said. An investigation by Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives determined that high winds spread embers from a Manorville backyard on Cozine Road after the family attempted to start a fire for s’mores, the agency announced Monday, March 10. “It’s believed strong winds spurred additional fires from embers leading to the brush fires,” Suffolk County Police said. Detectives are continuing to speak with witnesses and investigate tips,…
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FBI Probes Alleged Arson Fire At NJ Home Of Bayer Exec: Report
A suspicious fire that broke out at the New Jersey home of a pharmaceutical company executive earlier this week is under investigation by multiple agencies including the FBI, authorities said. Yahoo Finance was first to report the alleged attack on a Bayer executive March 4 in Morris County. The blaze broke out at a home on East Lane in Madison at approximately 7:30 that morning, according to Meghan Knab, a spokesperson for the Morris County Prosecutor's Office. The fire was quickly extinguished by local firefighters and the home did not suffer significant damage. Knab could not confirmed t…
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Wrong-Way Driver Triggers Fiery 8-Car Crash On Route 70, Two Critical: Prosecutor
A Cadillac driver traveling the wrong way on Route 70 triggered a devastating eight-car crash that left two people critically injured, officials said. The fiery collision happened at 5:50 a.m. on Friday, March 7, 2025, in the area of Route 70 and Airport Road in Lakewood, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Investigators determined that a Cadillac CT5 Blackwing was speeding westbound in the eastbound lanes when it slammed head-on into a Mazda CX5, Billhimer said. The impact caused a chain-reaction crash involving six additional vehicles, officials said. The Cadillac …
Police & Fire
Video Shows Officer Pulling Unconscious Driver From Burning Vehicle On Route 22
Newly released bodycam footage shows an officer running right toward a burning vehicle with an unconscious driver, and pulling him out of the car on Route 22 Wednesday, March 5. Footage released by the Bridgewater police department shows Officer Noah Allat arriving at the scene near the Thompson Avenue exit ramp at approximately 2:10 a.m., to find a man sitting on the curb holding his body, as a Hyundai Elantra and a 2007 Freightliner burned behind him. The man tells Allat he was a passenger in the sedan, but there was still an occupant inside, identified by police as a 44-year-ol…
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NJ Wrong-Way Driver, 25, Caused Double Fatal Crash On Route 17 In NY: Cops (
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A wrong-way driver caused a devastating head-on collision on Route 17 in Orange County, leaving two people dead and another seriously injured, New York State Police confirmed. The crash occurred around 1:50 a.m. on Wednesday, March 5, when a 2009 Nissan traveling in the eastbound direction on the westbound lanes of Route 17 near Exit 126 in Chester struck a 2014 Honda Odyssey head-on, according to State Police. Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. They were identified as the driver of the Honda, 54-year-old Sullivan County resident Mordichy Zafir of Kiamesha Lake,…
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Pitt Football Freshman Mason Alexander Killed In Fiery Crash While Home In Indiana
Mason Alexander, a freshman on the University of Pittsburgh football team, was killed in a fiery car crash in Fishers, Indiana, on Saturday night, March 2, authorities confirmed. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a vehicle fire with entrapment at 10900 block of Florida Road around 9:03 p.m., dispatch records show. Alexander, 18, was a passenger in a 2016 BMW 340 traveling south on Florida Road from 113th Street when the driver attempted to pass another vehicle, investigators said. As the BMW crested a hill near Geist Park, it entered the northbound lane and swer…
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: Mugshot Released Of Ex-College Soccer Star Accused In Brother's Princeton Murder
Daily Voice has exclusively obtained the mugshot of 31-year-old Matthew Hertgen, a former Wesleyan University soccer player accused of murder in his brother Joseph Hertgen's death. Hertgen's charges were announced Monday, Feb. 24, by Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey, following the Saturday, Feb. 22 death of 26-year-old Joseph Hertgen in Princeton. Matthew is also charged with third- and fourth-degree weapons offenses for allegedly possessing a knife and a golf club, as well as third-degree animal cruelty for the death of a cat found inside the apartment, Marbrey said. The NY…
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Man Trying To Keep Warm Charged With Arson In Massive NJ Storage Facility Blaze: Cops
An 84-year-old man who authorities say was trying to keep warm has been charged with arson after starting a massive fire at a storage facility in Cape May County on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 19, authorities said. Salvatore Gellura was working in his storage unit at Burleigh Storage in Middle Township and lit cardboard in a metal container to keep warm sometime around 8:49 a.m., Middle Township police said. The fire spread beyond the container and Gellura was unable to control it, police said. One firefighter was transported to a nearby hospital for smoke inhalation, police sa…
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Explosion Blows Out Window Of Perth Amboy Restaurant: Report (
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A gas explosion blew out the first-floor windows of a Perth Amboy restaurant and injured one person Thursday afternoon, Feb. 20, ABC7 reports. Fire crews arrived at the Hall Avenue scene around 3:40 p.m. to find an active gas leak and smoke coming from the building, prompting evacuations before Elizabethtown Gas secured the gas main and crews extinguished the flames, the outlet said. One person was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and a third-floor family was displaced as officials continued investigating the cause, according to ABC7. Click here for more from ABC7.
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Massive Fire Rips Through Storage Unit Facility In Cape May County
Firefighters were on scene of a major blaze at a Cape May County storage unity facility Wednesday morning, Feb. 19. Drone photos by Dan Robinson show flames ripping across the roof of the building at 663 Shunpike Road in Middle Township as of 9:30 a.m. Robinson says the facility has approximately 50 units. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
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