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Firefighter Injured During Santa Detail In Bergen County (
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A Glen Rock volunteer firefighter was hospitalized Saturday night, Dec. 21, after sustaining a head injury during a "Santa Detail" event, according to incident reporter Boyd A. Loving. The 24-year-old firefighter was riding on top of a fire truck when his head was struck by a low-hanging tree branch on Doremus Avenue, near the Glen Rock Municipal Pool, Loving said. The injury, described as non-life-threatening, prompted an immediate response from local emergency services. Firefighters from Hawthorne Rescue Company #5 assisted Glen Rock Fire Department personnel in moving the injured …
Police & Fire
Toms River Man Died In Police Custody: Bodycam Footage Shows His Arrest
Authorities have released body camera video of the incident when a Toms River man died while police tried to detain him. The state Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability made the footage public on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The video showed the Friday, Apr. 19 encounter that ended with the death of 47-year-old John Cassidy. The incident began at a gas station on Route 37 near West End Avenue at around 1 p.m. Island Heights police officers Peter Muscarella, Dominique D’Amico-Violante, and Lt. Paul Rutledge attempted to arrest Cassidy on active warrants. The f…
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In East Orange After Crashing During Police Pursuit: AG
A driver involved in a pursuit with Bloomfield police was killed in East Orange on Tuesday, July 23, authorities said. Detectives from the Bloomfield Police Department began pursuing the vehicle after being notified it was involved in a robbery investigation, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. Police followed the vehicle from Bloomfield to Newark and attempted to initiate a motor vehicle stop, but the driver refused to pull over, authorities said. Police pursued the vehicle from Bloomfield to East Orange before the pursued vehicle crashed into another car and careened onto two o…
Police & Fire
Man Carjacked At Gunpoint: Newark PD
A man was carjacked at gunpoint on the early morning of Wednesday, June 26, authorities said. At 5 a.m., a man was parked on the 700 block of South 17th Street when he was approached by a Black man, wearing a black sweater and black face mask and brandishing a firearm, who opened his driver-side door and demanded he get out of the vehicle, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The victim proceeded to run westbound until he came upon an ambulance at 18th Avenue and South 18th Street, and EMS called police on his behalf, Fragé said. Detectives investigating this incident observed s…
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Medical Attention Needed For Police Officer, Guests In Hilton Meadowlands Fire
A police officer was treated for smoke inhalation and several guests reportedly required medical attention in a Christmas weekend fire at the Hilton Meadowlands just off the NJ Turnpike in East Rutherford. Multiple ambulances responded to 2 Meadowlands Plaza after garbage apparently caught fire on the third floor shortly before 9 a.m. on Christmas Eve. Conditions couldn’t immediately be determined, although responders said a guest with a heart condition required attention. No serious injuries were immediately reported. The blaze began as a second-alarmer before going to three bells for cov…
Police & Fire
Overturned Ambulance Halts Rush Hour Traffic On Garden State Parkway
An ambulance that overturned at a Garden State Parkway toll station halted rush hour traffic Friday, Nov. 18. Photos along the highway show the ambulance overturned at the Union County toll station in Hillside near exit 142 on the northbound side. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Police & Fire
BMW Ran Red Light In Crash That Hospitalized EMTs In Elizabeth: Authorities
A BMW that ran a red light struck an ambulance, sending two EMTs and a passenger in the vehicle to the hospital over the weekend in Elizabeth, authorities and sources said. The ambulance had a green light to cross Spring Street at Fairmount Avenue when it was struck by the BMS that ran the red light around 3:10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 6, city spokesperson Ruby Contreras said. The BMW driver was issued a summons.
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Machine Running In East Rutherford Chemical Plant Evacuation Sparks Fire, 2 Hospitalized
A machine left running while an East Rutherford plant was being evacuated for a chemical spill sparked a fire sending two people to the hospital with minor injuries Thursday, authorities said. A vapor cloud and fumes that people in the area said smelled like chlorine were reported at the Diamond Chemical Company around 1:30 p.m. Homes and businesses were evacuated in the area surrounding Diamond Chemical, located at the corner of East Union and Dubois Street. Shelters-in-place advised on the east side of Rutherford from Ridge Road to Meadow Road and in Lyndhurst east of Orient Wa…
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