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Police & Fire
Birthday Party Fire Kills 2 Girls In Newark (
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The bodies of two severely burned girls ages 6 and 8 were found at a Newark home following a fire over the weekend, officials said. Witnesses told detectives that there had been a birthday party for one of the girls on the second floor of the home and they'd been playing with fire near a couch in the hallway of the Eckert Street home on Saturday, Oct. 20, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Firefighters responding around 12:30 a.m. found the girls unresponsive and severely burned inside. They performed CPR, but the children were reported dead at the scene, authorities said. …
Police & Fire
Sports Bar Destroyed By Fire Vows To Rebuild: 'We Are Not Out'
A popular Warren County sports bar was destroyed by a fire this weekend. Firefighters were called to Angry Dad Draught House on Route 31 in Washington around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24. This afternoon at approximately 15:30 hours, 83 Fire was requested as part of Box 76-01 for a confirmed working... Posted by Washington Fire Department Station 83 on Saturday, August 24, 2024 Photos of the scene show flames blowing through the roof. WFMZ says the roof of the restaurant collapsed and that no one was inside at the time of the blaze. The restaurant thanked first responders and those …
Politics
Conditions Improve For Injured Victims From PA Trump Rally, Hospital Says
The two men who were shot during a Trump rally in Pennsylvania and left in critical condition have had their conditions upgraded, Allegheny Hospital Officials told Daily Voice on Wednesday, July 17. David Dutch, 57 of New Kensington, PA, and James Copenhaver, 74 of Moon Township, PA, were in critical condition following the shooting by Thomas Matthew Crooks at the Trump rally on Saturday, July 13. Both of their statuses "have been upgraded from critical to serious condition as of 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17," a spokesperson from AGH told us that evening. To clarify, this means both o…
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NJ State Trooper Catches Baby No. 5 In Swift Wawa Parking Delivery
Stephanie McPherson knew her fifth baby could come as fast as some of her other babies — if not faster. The Wantage mom was due on June 29, and was planning on a home birth. But contractions started on Saturday afternoon, June 1. The following day, she delivered Baby Boy No. 5. In just two pushes. With two contractions. In the passenger's seat of her family car in the Route 206 Wawa parking lot. Kneeling next to her was New Jersey State Police Trooper Romeo, who caught Baby Lane Wilder McPherson. "I had this suspicion and this fear of having the baby in the car or at work, or some p…
Police & Fire
2 Hospitalized By Explosion At Industrial Gas Supply Company In NJ Town
Two people were injured after an explosion at an industrial gas company in Branchburg on the early morning of Wednesday, June 5, authorities said. At 4:30 a.m., first responders arrived at 197 Meister Ave. and found smoke visible from the Air Liquide building, Branchburg police said in a release. Two people suffering from chemical burns were transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment, police said. Air Liquide is a French industrial gas supplier, its website says. First responders were able to deem the location safe and the scene has been cleared, police said. Meister Avenue…
Police & Fire
Verona First Responders Extract Cardiac Patient Through Basement Vault Door: Police
Verona first responders had a harrowing rescue on Tuesday, Nov. 8, treating a cardiac emergency in a basement, police said. At 11:20 a.m., police, rescue, fire along with the Department of Public Works and first responders from Montclair and Atlantic responded to a cardiac related medical emergency inside the basement of a building at Bloomfield Avenue and Fairfield Avenue, officers said. Upon arrival, first responders realized the only way to get him out was through a sidewalk basement vault door, officers said. "This required a unified and coordinated effort between all agencies at the s…
Police & Fire
Lyndhurst Police Officer Shot At By Enraged Resident Receives Bergen 200 Club's Highest Honor
Lyndhurst Police Officer Michael Clifford had a split-second to react when an enraged resident standing outside his home took a shot at the veteran lawman during what was supposed to be a welfare check. Clifford fired back and took cover. The sound of another gunshot followed. Clifford, discovering that the 36-year-old resident had shot himself, tried to resuscitate him to no avail. For his heroism that fall morning in 2021, Clifford has received the Valor Award from the 200 Club of Bergen County, one of the nation's largest groups of its kind. He's richly deserving of the honor, the Lyn…
Police & Fire
Mutual Aid Helps Boy, 4, From Family Of North Jersey First Responders Begin Cancer Fight
A 4-year-old boy who comes from a family of North Jersey first responders has headed into a battle with the additional love and support of friends, fellow public servants and others. Jonathan Benkovic has Wilms tumor. Also known as nephroblastoma, it's a pediatric cancer that often affects children 3 to 4 years old. Next week he'll begin chemotherapy treatments that are expected to last 30 weeks. A community of public servants are all pulling for Jonathan, who comes from a family of heroes. The sheriff’s PBA Local 134, along with police and firefighters in Hasbrouck Heights and Hackensack…
Police & Fire
Man Trapped In Industrial Machinery Dies In NJ
First responders' attempts to save a man trapped in industrial machinery were futile as the man died on Friday morning, Aug. 25, in Ocean County. OSHA is investigating the fatality at Cambridge Pavingstones, according to Lenore Uddyback-Fortson, regional director of the federal agency. The man was found unresponsive in the machine at 10 Havenwood Court in Lakewood just after 7:30 a.m., Lakewood police said. Responders were able to free the man and began life-saving measures. Unfortunately, efforts were unsuccessful and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, police sa…
Lifestyle
Metallica's Rob Trujillo Gives Subtle Shoutout To Elizabeth Fire EMS During MetLife Concert
Elizabeth's first responders were put on full display in the best way Friday, Aug. 4. Metallica bassist Rob Trujillo rocked an Elizabeth Fire EMS T-Shirt while performing at MetLife Stadium. According to the department, EMT Nancy Herrera gave Trujillo a shirt as a gift a few months back when he was signing autographs at Bayway Liquors. Rob Trujillo from Metallica wore an Elizabeth Fire EMS T-Shirt tonight during his concert at MetLife Stadium. a few... Posted by Friends of Elizabeth NJ EMS locals 87 & 309 on Friday, August 4, 2023 Things came full circle at Friday's show, as Her…
Police & Fire
Pickup Crashes Through Route 17 Guardrail, Down Embankment
A driver and passenger escaped serious injury when their pickup truck crashed through a Route 17 guardrail and landed on its side down an embankment, responders said. It was just past the bus stop at the Sheridan Avenue exit on the southbound highway in Waldwick just past 2 a.m. Wednesday when the Chevy Silverado barreled through the rail and landed on its driver's side. Waldwick firefighters stabilized the truck, then used a ladder to get the two occupants out. Waldwick firefighters cut a section of guardrail away so the pickup could be removed following the crash off southbound Route…
Obituaries
'Icon To The Community': NJ Ground Zero First Responder Mickey McCabe Dead At 76
Mickey McCabe was all about helping the City of Bayonne. The longtime first responder and community leader died on Monday, June 19 after a long battle with lung cancer, according to his obituary. McCabe and his wife Judy started McCabe Ambulance Company, which they operated for more than 50 years, his obituary reads. McCabe was also co-founder and chairperson of the board of BCB Community Bank and a founding member of the Bayonne St. Patrick's Parade Committee, according to his obituary. On 9/11, McCabe went to Manhattan to be a part of the rescue efforts at Ground Zero, working at the…
Police & Fire
State Police Cruisers, Ambulance Crushed By Truck On Route 80 (
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A truck that failed to move over at an active police scene struck three state police vehicles and an ambulance on Route 80 in Warren County Thursday night, Feb. 23, responders said (scroll for photos). The police vehicles had activated their lights and were closing off the roadway at mile marker 17.4 to assist with a separate crash when a rotator truck towing a refrigerated box truck struck them and an Allamuchy-Green First Aid Squad ambulance around 11:15 p.m., State Police and Allamuchy firefighters said. The police vehicles, blocking the left and center lanes, were seriously damaged whi…
News
Fire Destroys One Prospect Park Home, Ravages Another
Firefighters from surrounding towns rushed to aid their colleagues in Prospect Park after a noontime house fire spread to a neighboring home. Initial reports of an occupant possibly trapped thankfully proved unfounded after the fire broke out on the second floor of the primary North 11 Street home, off Fairview Avenue, around 11:30 a.m. Council President Anand Shah called for prayers for those who lost their homes and belongings in the destructive blaze, which topped out at five alarms for coverage. Mayor Mohamed T. Khairullah praised the first responders who braved not only the fire itse…
News
'Life Is So Fragile': Rutherford Boy, 17, Killed, Three Friends Injured In Horrific Crash
UPDATE: Rutherford Mayor Frank Nunziato asked that everyone "come together as one community to respect the privacy of these families and offer them the support they need today, tomorrow and in the future during this sad and tragic time." Members of the Rutherford Volunteer First-Aid Ambulance Corps expressed their feelings in a social media post: "Our heartfelt condolences go out to those involved in (Friday's) tragic accident. We pray for those grieving and recovering, and thank all the agencies who assisted throughout....Take a moment to hug your kids tonight, as life is so fragile." ***…
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'Even In Death,' Tow Truck-Driving NJ First Responder Will Continue To Save Lives
The Stars & Stripes were raised and then lowered to half-staff in honor of a tow truck-driving first responder from Bergen County who was taken off life support this weekend after being gravely injured while responding to a call. Robert Thornton, 31, of Ridgefield Park, was officially pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, loved ones said. Even in death, Thornton "will now save many lives," Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad Lt. Chris Yuhasz said. Thornton's organs were harvested following a solemn ceremony Sunday that drew a large cr…
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Flag Ceremony Set At Hospital For NJ Tow Truck Driver, First Responder Coming Off Life Support
UPDATE (Feb. 28): The Stars & Stripes were raised and then lowered to half-staff in honor of a tow truck-driving first responder from Bergen County who was taken off life support this weekend after being gravely injured while responding to a call. READ MORE.... ****** TRIBUTE: A tow truck-driving first responder from Bergen County who was gravely injured while on a call two weeks ago will be removed from life support following a flag-raising ceremony scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27. Family members of Robert Thornton, 31, said there will be no limit on the number of attendees durin…
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old NJ Boy Found Unresponsive On School Bus Dies
A 12-year-old boy died days after being found unresponsive on a school bus in Camden County, authorities said. School officials and first responders tried reviving the boy after finding him on a bus in Gloucester Township Jan. 24, a spokesman with the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said. He died on Tuesday, Feb. 1, at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The matter remains under investigation by the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and the Gloucester Township Police Department
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Deadly Levels Of CO Overcome Dumont Couple
Two Dumont residents who were overcome by carbon monoxide gas were rescued by responders. Both were taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center after police, firefighters and EMS members responded to the Niagara Street home shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. The male resident was revived by CPR and brought to the hospital's Intensive Care Unit, responders said. The female resident was transferred to the Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, they said. Her condition couldn't be determined. Their dog survived, responders said. Police first responded to the 911 after a neighbor and friend…
Police & Fire
Mother And Daughter Hit By Speeding Driver In Head-On Mt. Olive Crash Were Unharmed: ‘Miracle’
While a father and daughter suffered critical injuries in a head-on crash on Route 46, a daughter recalling her and her mother’s terrifying experience says they were incredibly lucky to have remained unharmed. The crash occurred near Joy Drive around 12:30 p.m. Saturday and resulted in four victims being airlifted to local hospitals, according to the Budd Lake Fire Department. Carly Flatt, 28, and her mother, Mary Sedlock, 59, were in the second vehicle that was hit head-on by the speeding driver, who crossed the double-yellow lines and plowed into oncoming traffic, Flatt tells Daily Voice.…
Police & Fire
NJ Woman Plows Into 4 First Responders, Killing Firefighter At Scene Of I-76 DUI Crash
A firefighter was killed and three other first responders injured when a New Jersey woman plowed into them at the scene of a DUI crash on Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania early Saturday morning. Troopers and firefighters were at the scene of a crash involving a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu and 2017 Nissan Altima in the right shoulder of the westbound side around 3:05 a.m., PSP Trooper William Butler said. That's when a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Jacquelyn Walker, of Pemberton, drove up the right shoulder hitting a state trooper, the Altima and three firefighters from Belmont Hills and Gladwyne fi…
Police & Fire
'All We Heard Was Screaming': Off-Duty Officers, EMT Rescue 3 Victims From Turnpike Crash
An off-duty police officer, two corrections officers and an EMT rescued three victims trapped inside of an SUV that overturned on the NJ Turnpike Sunday afternoon in Newark. NJ Corrections Officer and Wood-Ridge firefighter Dan O'Beirne was riding his motorcycle on the northbound side of the highway when he noticed the crash near Newark Airport around 3:30 p.m. Driving in his personal vehicle behind him was Wood-Ridge Officer Mark Torsiello, who had Rutherford volunteer EMT Walter Rogers with him. Behind them was NJ Corrections Officer Chris Araujo. "We saw Danny suddenly switch …
News
Injured Boy Rescued At Ridgewood Pool
UPDATE: An 8-year-old boy was hospitalized after being injured during opening day of Ridgewood's Graydon Pool. The boy was conscious but initially couldn't move, immediately raising fears of a spinal injury, after he either fell or jumped from a platform and hit his neck shortly before 6 p.m., witnesses said. Lifeguards, two firefighters who were at the pool and other first responders got to him quickly and worked together to stabilize the boy and bring him into a waiting ambulance. His condition didn't appear as severe as first thought, the relieved responders said. Rescuers work toge…
Police & Fire
Heroes
: Off-Duty EMTs, Officer Coincidentally Dining At Same Rahway Restaurant Save Choking Man
A group of off-duty EMTs and an off-duty police officer who all happened to be eating at the same Rahway restaurant sprung into action to save a man choking on his food Monday night. The six medics and the officer were dining at The Waiting Room in Rahway, when the man began choking on a piece of steak around 9:30 p.m. Elizabeth EMT Amber Henderson, 27, was the first to notice. "I happened to look over and saw a woman standing up and hitting a man on the back," she told Daily Voice. Henderson stood up slowly to see if the man was able to get the food out, but noticed very quickly that wa…
Police & Fire
NJ Dad Charged With Attempted Murder Of 2-Year-Old Daughter At Motel
A New Jersey dad has been charged with first degree attempted murder after surveillance tapes caught him putting his 2-year-old daughter in a plastic bag and carrying her through a New Jersey motel, authorities said. North Plainfield police responded to a Route 22 motel on reports of a baby inside of a bag around 12:40 p.m. on Jan. 23, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. There, they found a man later identified as Lamar S. Waller -- the girl's dad -- holding his child, Robertson said alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W.…
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Union County Firefighters Help Woman Deliver Election Day Baby Girl At Linden Home
Firefighters in Union County jumped to action to help deliver a baby girl after a local woman went into labor at her home on Election Day morning. Linden firefighters rushed to a 4th Avenue home and found the woman lying in bed with the baby crowning, Fire Chief William Hasko Jr. said on Facebook. Additional first responders arrived “within seconds” after determining that the birth was “imminent,” Hasko said. Firefighters used an OB Kit to help the woman give birth to baby Deborah, who was born at 7:12 a.m. weighing 6 pounds and 10 ounces and measuring 20 inches long. “The professional, r…
Police & Fire
Covering Faces Instead Of Windshields: Parking-Enforcement Tool Maker Helps Allendale Police
A company that makes a parking-enforcement gadget has added a new tool to help police and other first responders amid the coronavirus pandemic. Barnacle Parking made its name with a 6-square-foot block of yellow plastic that police can splay across a windshield to keep drivers with outstanding tickets from moving their cars – a less expensive alternative than towing.The company retooled one of its plants and is now also covering faces as well as windshields.Allendale police received a shipment of shields -- and just in time, Chief George Scherb said. "The few shields the officers had to us…
Police & Fire
Hip-Hopping NJ Firefighter Channels Wu-Tang Clan:
Covid-
19 'Ain’t Nuthin’ To Be Stuck With'
WATCH: A New Jersey firefighter has tapped into classic hip-hoppers Wu-Tang Clan for a video warning that COVID-19 “ain’t nuthin’ to be stuck with.” Some listeners will instantly get the play on words from a classic 1992 Wu cut in the “#CovidCalls” video dropped Wednesday by Michael Sarno, who’s also an EMT and Afghanistan combat veteran. Jump cuts of responders in action mix with Sarno posting up at the Belleville and Bloomfield firehouses: “The Wuhan virus ain’t nuthin’ to be stuck with/There’s no place to hide when we step inside the room/Boys in blue, prepare for this doom and damn/We’…
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Thunderbirds, Blue Angels Take Flight Over NJ (
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A formation of U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flew over New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut to salute first responders on the coronavirus frontlines Tuesday. The New York flyover began at the George Washington around noon and last for 40 minutes. The path was across all five New York City boroughs, Newark, Long Island, White Plains, NY and Stamford, CT. The Trenton and Philadelphia flyover began at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakenhurst at approximately 1:45 p.m. The path was over Trenton, a large part of the metro Philadelphia area and ended over Wilmingto…
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Expect Mental Health Crisis For First Responders On Coronavirus Frontlines, NJ Physician Says
The COVID-19 crisis is putting first responders at a dangerously high risk for a variety of mental health problems, psychiatric experts say. And according to Daniel Finch -- Vice President of Population Health Strategies and Director of Psychiatric Urgent Care Services of CarePlus NJ -- the worst is yet to come. “Right now, it’s all about ‘survival mode,'" said Finch, who spent nearly eight years as an emergency psychiatry doctor at Hackensack University Medical Center. "The adrenaline is flowing. Full energy and concentration is being put toward the care of patients. “Onc…
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Urgent Care Center In Passaic County Offers
Covid-
19 Testing
Kinder Pediatric Urgent Care has begun conducting coronavirus tests for children, families, healthcare workers and first responders, among others, at their centers in Totowa and Union, the company announced Wednesday. Although Kinder is a walk-in urgent care provider for children, COVID-19 has changed priorities for everyone on the front lines. “How can we focus on just the children and ignore COVID-19 screening and testing for their families, caregivers, or essential workers in their communities?” asked Dr. Figen Altunkaya, a senior Kinder physician. All COVID-19 testing is done by appoin…
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