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Newark Officer Shot In Neck Gets Emotional Clapout From Hospital (VIDEO) Newark Officer Shot In Neck Gets Emotional Clapout From Hospital (VIDEO)
Newark Officer Shot In Neck Gets Emotional Clapout From Hospital (Video) The Newark police officer who was shot in the neck while tracking down a shooting suspect has been released from the hospital after a two-day stay. Just before being wheeled out the front doors into the crowd, Johnny Aquino was greeted by fellow Newark officer Jabril Paul, who was shot in the leg Tuesday, Nov. 1, while trying to serve a warrant. ALSO SEE: Sniper Kendall Howard Accused Of Shooting 2 Newark Officers Captured After Manhunt: Videos posted by the NPD show crowds gathered outside University Medical Center Friday, Nov. 4 in support of Aquino. "God is good we're able to see …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Struck On NJ Train Tracks, Authorities Say Man Struck On NJ Train Tracks, Authorities Say
Man Struck On NJ Train Tracks, Authorities Say A man was struck on train tracks in New Jersey early Friday morning. New Jersey Transit Police were called to a report of an individual possibly being struck by a train on the Northeast Corridor near Linden Station, according to NJ Transit Spokesman Jim Smith.  There are no initial reports of a NJ Transit train being involved. The man was transported to University Medical Center with unknown injuries.  New Jersey Transit Police remained on the scene.  Northeast Corridor Rail Service has resumed after a brief suspension of rail service due to the incident. An investigation…

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by Jillian Pikora
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WATCH: Bodycam Footage Shows NJ Transit Officer Reviving Newborn Baby In Train Station WATCH: Bodycam Footage Shows NJ Transit Officer Reviving Newborn Baby In Train Station
Watch: Bodycam Footage Shows NJ Transit Officer Reviving Newborn Baby In Train Station A fast-acting NJ Transit officer revived a lifeless baby born in Newark Penn Station.  He rushed her to the hospital in the passenger's seat of a police car Tuesday morning and didn't stop CPR until he got to the hospital, where she began to cry. Every second was captured by body cameras worn by the officers. The officers responded to a report of a medical event in the women's restroom at Newark Penn Station around 10 a.m., to find a mother cradling her newborn baby in her arms, NJ Transit officials said. The baby was grey in color and not breathing. Officer Bryan Richards can be see…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Toms River Woman, 34, Airlifted In Union County Garden State Parkway Crash PHOTOS: Toms River Woman, 34, Airlifted In Union County Garden State Parkway Crash
Photos: Toms River Woman, 34, Airlifted In Union County Garden State Parkway Crash A 34-year-old Toms River driver was extricated then airlifted to an area trauma center in a Garden State Parkway crash in Clark Monday night, State Police said. Nicholle May was heading southbound in a Mercedes Benz sedan when her car went off the road to the right at milepost 135.8 around 8:15 p.m., Trooper Alejandro Goez said. May's car struck several sign posts and an overpass, where it came to a stop, Goez said. She was extricated in a joint effort by the Clark Fire Department, Cranford Fire Department, Rahway MICU, Medic 10 and Cranford First Aid Squad, responders said. May was airlif…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Five Injured In Newark Police Pursuit Crash Five Injured In Newark Police Pursuit Crash
Five Injured In Newark Police Pursuit Crash A Newark police pursuit ended in a multi-vehicle crash that injured a carjacker, two police officers and two civilian before dawn Monday, responders said. All five were taken to University Medical Center after the chase ended in a chain-reaction collision at Hawthorne and Chadwick avenues shortly after 2:30 a.m., they said. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office, which was investigating the crash, said none of the injuries appeared life-threatening. It hadn't yet confirmed an earlier report that the carjacker bailed from the vehicle after it collided with a police car -- then somehow became …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Thomas Bliss, 14, Of Kenilworth, Avid Denver Broncos Fan Thomas Bliss, 14, Of Kenilworth, Avid Denver Broncos Fan
Thomas Bliss, 14, Of Kenilworth, Avid Denver Broncos Fan Thomas Robert Bliss of Kenilworth died at University Medical Center in Newark Tuesday. He was 14 years old.  Born in Perth Amboy, he lived with his family in Roselle Park before they moved to Kenilworth in 2012.  He attended David Brearly Middle School in Kenilworth and was a student at Magnet High School in Scotch Plains. He loved playing video games and was a fan of the Denver Broncos football team.  Thomas was predeceased by his maternal grandparents, Patricia and William Knapp. Surviving are his parents, Thomas and Kathleen;  sister Kayla Bliss; paternal grandparent…

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by Paul Milo