A Few Clouds 39°
Tag:

North Arlington Volunteer Emergency Squad

Police & Fire
Volunteer Responder In Bergen, Passaic Charged With Theft Volunteer Responder In Bergen, Passaic Charged With Theft
Volunteer Responder In Bergen, Passaic Charged With Theft A volunteer first responder in two counties was arrested on theft charges in Bergen, records show. Tyler M. Kotchkowski, 21, was charged last week with two counts of theft from the North Arlington Volunteer Emergency Squad, for which sources said he'd served as treasurer. An exact amount couldn't immediately be determined. Kotchkowski, a North Arlington native who moved to Clifton last summer, studied criminal justice at Bergen Community College, according to his LinkedIn profile. He'd been with NAVES since May 2021 and also a volunteer with the West Paterson Fire Co. 3 since June 2021, i…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Backhoe Falls On Utility Worker In North Arlington Backhoe Falls On Utility Worker In North Arlington
Backhoe Falls On Utility Worker In North Arlington A PSE&G worker was hospitalized after a compact backhoe fell on him Wednesday at a North Arlington job site, authorities said. The driver tried to leap away when the machine apparently became unbalanced and began to tip over, Police Chief Scott M. Hedenberg said. But it knocked him down and a portion landed on the lower half of his body, the chief said. Fellow workers and a police officer who was at the scene lifted the machine together, freeing the victim, Hedenberg said. The North Arlington Volunteer Emergency Squad arrived quickly and the patient was taken, alert and conscious, to …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
HEROES: North Arlington Police Officers Revive Lifeless Dog After Dousing Shed Fire HEROES: North Arlington Police Officers Revive Lifeless Dog After Dousing Shed Fire
Heroes: North Arlington Police Officers Revive Lifeless Dog After Dousing Shed Fire Two North Arlington police officers had just knocked down a raging shed fire when the owner carried out his motionless dog. Officers Nicholas Valakas and Mark Ballantyne had used a garden hose and fire extinguisher to douse the flames that engulfed the Arlington Boulevard structure. They then collected Darla from her owner and began chest compressions, assisted by firefighter Mark Cunningham. EMT James Sackerman of the North Arlington Volunteer Emergency Squad attached an oxygen mask to the distressed pup. Ballantyne then drove Darla to Veterinary Care of Clifton, accompanied by Sackerman…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco