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NJ Officer Saved Man From Burning Home: Long Branch Police NJ Officer Saved Man From Burning Home: Long Branch Police
NJ Officer Saved Man From Burning Home: Long Branch Police A Long Branch police officer is being honored after he rescued a man from a burning home, his department announced Tuesday, Nov. 25. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, officer Ivan Guzman responded to a fire at 869 Van court Ave., where  he encountered heavy smoke coming from the second floor, Captain Jorge Silverio said. Without hesitation, Guzman made entry into the residence and learned a man was trapped upstairs, Silverio said. Despite being met with intense smoke, low visibility, and dangerous conditions, he made multiple attempts to reach the man each time retreating only when physically unabl…
EXCLUSIVE: 20-Year-Old Died A Hero Protecting Family During NY Knife Attack, Dad Says EXCLUSIVE: 20-Year-Old Died A Hero Protecting Family During NY Knife Attack, Dad Says
Exclusive: 20-Year-Old Died A Hero Protecting Family During NY Knife Attack, Dad Says A New York family is mourning a young man who died protecting his loved ones—just weeks after graduating from college. Simon Brault, 20, was fatally stabbed outside his family’s Clifton Park home on Saturday, May 31, as Daily Voice previously reported. But for his father Bernard, the story is about something more: bravery, brotherhood, and sacrifice. “If Simon had not been there, [the attacker] would’ve stabbed my wife, me, or [Simon’s brother] Paul,” the elder Brault told Daily Voice. The grieving dad said the altercation began around 2 p.m.—on prom day. A 17-year-old boy, reportedly upse…
Troopers Risk Lives, Earn Top Honor After Armed Standoff At Sussex County Motel: NJSP Troopers Risk Lives, Earn Top Honor After Armed Standoff At Sussex County Motel: NJSP
Troopers Risk Lives, Earn Top Honor After Armed Standoff At Sussex County Motel: Njsp Two New Jersey State Police sergeants were named 2024 Trooper of the Year for their bravery in an incident in Sussex County that involved an armed man having a mental health crisis.  On Tuesday, Jan. 30, Sergeant Marc Nietubyc and Sergeant Roy Rohel Jr. conducted a wellbeing check at a motel in Branchville where a man, armed with an air rifle was making threats to harm himself and other , New Jersey State Police said.  Police secured the area by establishing a perimeter, evacuating nearby rooms, and deploying the Crisis Negotiations Team to contact the man by phone, auth…