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NJ Correctional Officer Seriously Hurt In Parkway Motorcycle Crash With Deer, Campaign Says NJ Correctional Officer Seriously Hurt In Parkway Motorcycle Crash With Deer, Campaign Says
NJ Correctional Officer Seriously Hurt In Parkway Motorcycle Crash With Deer, Campaign Says A senior officer with the New Jersey Department of Corrections suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle crash with a deer on the Garden State Parkway last week, according to a campaign for his recovery and state police. Joel Hernandez, 54, of Fair Lawn, was riding his motorcycle home after work when he collided with a deer on the Garden State Parkway North near milepost 150.7 in Bloomfield, New Jersey State Police Trooper Sgt. Charles Marchan said. A GoFundMe campaign organized by William Sullivan says Hernandez suffered internal bleeding and multiple broken bones, requiring…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Foundation Supporting Families Of Fallen Newark Firefighters Foundation Supporting Families Of Fallen Newark Firefighters
Foundation Supporting Families Of Fallen Newark Firefighters The Tunnel To Towers Foundation is stepping up for the families of the two Newark firefighters who were killed last week battling a fire at Port Newark. The foundation announced it will pay off the mortgage of the family of Wayne "Bear" Brooks, Jr. and provide financial support to Augusto Acabou's fiancée, through its Fallen First Responder Program.  Brooks was a firefighter for 16 years and was stationed at Ladder 4 while Acabou had been a firefighter for almost a decade, stationed at Ladder 16. The Newark Firefighters Union recently launched its own fundraiser to assist the families…

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by Sam Barron