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Distressed Boy Who Wet His Pants Gets Help From Newark Officer Distressed Boy Who Wet His Pants Gets Help From Newark Officer
Distressed Boy Who Wet His Pants Gets Help From Newark Officer A distressed boy who had wet his pants got help from a compassionate police officer in Newark. Newark Police Officer L. Ciesla found the boy near Broad Street and Branford Street, the city’s department of public safety said Tuesday. Ciesla then went to a nearby store and bought the boy new clothes using her own money. “Officer Ciesla went above and beyond in making the child’s day brighter by giving him a fresh set of clothes and helping him change, literally on her knees,” the department said. “We salute Officer Ciesla for treating the child as if he were a member of her own family.”

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by Valerie Musson
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SMH: Dispatcher Catches Thief Stealing Gear From Rochelle Park Flood Rescue Boat SMH: Dispatcher Catches Thief Stealing Gear From Rochelle Park Flood Rescue Boat
SMH: Dispatcher Catches Thief Stealing Gear From Rochelle Park Flood Rescue Boat How low can someone go? Rochelle Park firefighters found out when a Clifton man tried to snatch police life jackets and safety ropes from their rescue boat Thursday night, authorities said. The rescuers had left the boat on West Passaic Street, just beyond the floodwaters, after saving several victims and shuttling police to headquarters flooded by Tropical Storm Ida. Dispatcher Mike Colombini rushed out and kept Omar Omar, 49, from leaving before officers arrived around 7 p.m., Police Lt. James DePreta said. Omar was arrested, charged with theft and released pending a court hearing. Poli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Cherry Hill PD: Man Impersonating Police Pulled Woman Over, Tried Grabbing Her Neck Cherry Hill PD: Man Impersonating Police Pulled Woman Over, Tried Grabbing Her Neck
Cherry Hill PD: Man Impersonating Police Pulled Woman Over, Tried Grabbing Her Neck Police in Cherry Hill are searching for a man who pulled over a woman while impersonating police and tried grabbing her by her neck. The man was in a white Ford van with red and blue LED warning lights in the grill and rear doors. The woman said he pulled her over on Aug. 16 around 1:05 p.m. on Route 38. The white male in his 30s had dark red or brown hair and a mid-length beard, and was wearing a blue t-shirt with “POLICE” across the front, the woman told police. He approached the driver’s side window and reached into her vehicle grabbing for her neck, authorities said. The victim pulled…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old NJ Boy Said Nothing Before Deadly Leap From Hudson Yards Vessel, Report Says 14-Year-Old NJ Boy Said Nothing Before Deadly Leap From Hudson Yards Vessel, Report Says
14-Year-Old NJ Boy Said Nothing Before Deadly Leap From Hudson Yards Vessel, Report Says A 14-year-old New Jersey boy leapt to his death from The Vessel at Hudson Yards in New York City Thursday. The teen was with his parents, sister and grandmother, and said nothing before the jumped around 12:50 p.m., the New York Post reports. Police did not disclose the boy's identity, however, NJ1015 says he was from Livingston. This is the fourth suicide at the building in the last 18 months, and could prompt The Vessel to close, the outlet said. “We are heartbroken by this tragedy and our thoughts are with the family of the young person who lost his life,” Hudson Yards spokeswoman Kimb…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Legendary Rockland Police Chief Who Captured Three Brinks Murderers Dies Legendary Rockland Police Chief Who Captured Three Brinks Murderers Dies
Legendary Rockland Police Chief Who Captured Three Brinks Murderers Dies TRIBUTE: When they consider true heroes, crimefighters in North Jersey invariably include a lawman from just across the state line who single-handedly captured a trio of self-proclaimed revolutionaries after they killed two police officers and a guard following a $1.6 million armored car robbery. Alan Colsey, who died Wednesday at 69, had an impressive law enforcement career. He helped Rockland law enforcement computerize police records, get mobile data terminals in patrol cars and establish a radio system for first responders. Yet it was the Nyack native’s heroism on Oct. 20, 1981 tha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CRACKDOWN: 10 Busted, Guns, Drugs Seized, 350 Tickets Written, Cars Towed In Paterson PD Blitz CRACKDOWN: 10 Busted, Guns, Drugs Seized, 350 Tickets Written, Cars Towed In Paterson PD Blitz
Crackdown: 10 Busted, Guns, Drugs Seized, 350 Tickets Written, Cars Towed In Paterson PD Blitz Paterson police blitzed the city over the weekend, arresting 10 people, seizing two guns and nearly 1,000 heroin folds, among other drugs, and writing 349 traffic tickets as part of a crackdown on rising crime. The special ops detail “was deployed in our continued strategic response to an uptick in violent crime nationally,” city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. A total of 50 criminal complaints were filed, all but two of them for drug-related offenses, Speziale said. Detectives and officers from the Ceasefire, Street Crimes, Narcotics /ABC and Traffic units were deployed along …

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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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'Shelter-In-Place' Lifted After Gloucester SWAT Team Called to 5-Hour Deptford Home Standoff 'Shelter-In-Place' Lifted After Gloucester SWAT Team Called to 5-Hour Deptford Home Standoff
'Shelter-In-Place' Lifted After Gloucester SWAT Team Called to 5-Hour Deptford Home Standoff A five-hour standoff with a Gloucester County SWAT team and other law enforcement ended peacefully, authorities said. Residents were ordered to "shelter-in-place," reports said. The county Sheriff's Department and Deptford Township police barricaded several blocks.   The unspecified incident involving the  occupant of a home alarmed residents near Hurffville Road. There was never any threat to the public, authorities said. About 2 p.m. on Saturday, first responders were called to the1900 block of Pasadena Avenue on a report of a disturbance. The tense standoff betwee…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Suspended South Jersey Volunteer Fire Department Fights To Stay Open Suspended South Jersey Volunteer Fire Department Fights To Stay Open
Suspended South Jersey Volunteer Fire Department Fights To Stay Open A South Jersey volunteer fire department that's been temporarily suspended is fighting to stay open. Maple Shade VFD had services have been suspended for 90 days, according to CBS3.  But the firefighters say there's no reason for the department to be closed. "By suspending operations, the township is putting all the residents of this town in danger," the department said on Facebook.  "It will require surrounding towns to respond to Maple Shade to handle and emergencies that may occur. This will increase the time that is required to respond to emergencies in town especially if th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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GANGLAND: Seven Shot In Pair Of Paterson Drive-Bys, Police Eye Battle Over Drug Turf GANGLAND: Seven Shot In Pair Of Paterson Drive-Bys, Police Eye Battle Over Drug Turf
Gangland: Seven Shot In Pair Of Paterson Drive-Bys, Police Eye Battle Over Drug Turf Gang warfare was suspected in the wounding of five men and two women -- one of whom was shot in the head -- in a pair of Paterson drive-bys less than a half-hour apart, responders said. Witnesses reported seeing the same white Acura flee the shootings in two drug-infested neighborhoods, as gunfire in the Silk City continues to escalate. A drive-by at the corner of 30th Street and 22nd Avenue wounded five city men ranging in age from 22 to 27 shortly before 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. All…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'Wrong Target': NJ Woman Shoots, Kills Innocent Bystander, Prosecutor Says 'Wrong Target': NJ Woman Shoots, Kills Innocent Bystander, Prosecutor Says
'Wrong Target': NJ Woman Shoots, Kills Innocent Bystander, Prosecutor Says Authorities said they have arrested a 35-year-old New Brunswick woman who shot and killed a 46-year-old, whom authorities said was a bystander and "not the intended target." Rhadisha Maurrasse shot Delfino Aparicio-Lopez as he was driving in his vehicle on Handy Street around 4:35 p.m. on Monday, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Director Anthony A. Caputo said. Aparicio-Lopez was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, they said.  Maurrasse was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession o…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Bomb Squad Removes Unexploded Grenade From Yard Sale Atlantic City Bomb Squad Removes Unexploded Grenade From Yard Sale
Atlantic City Bomb Squad Removes Unexploded Grenade From Yard Sale Police in South Jersey were called to Shore Drive in North Cape May on Saturday on a report of a hand grenade found at a yard sale.  Lower Township Police determined that the hand grenade was unexploded and immediately evacuated the area of Shore Drive between Racetrack Drive and Folsom Drive, according to an alert. Once the area was safely evacuated, officers maintained a secure perimeter until the arrival of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Bomb Squad Unit.  The Atlantic City Bomb Squad was safely able to remove the device and transport it to a secure location, police said…

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by Jon Craig