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Arson Task Force Probing Jersey City Fire That Seriously Injured Victim, 57
The Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force is investigating a fire that left a man seriously injured in Jersey City overnight. The Jersey City Fire Department received a 911 call for a fire at 366 1⁄2 7th Street in Jersey City around 2:10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Firefighters found an unresponsive 57-year-old male inside the home with serious injuries. He was taken to Jersey City Medical Center where he was treated for his injuries, then transferred to Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center — a specialized burn hospital — where he is in cri…
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One Of Sussex County's Newest First Responders 62, Killed In UTV Crash:
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A 62-year-old Sussex County first responder was killed when his UTV was struck by a pickup truck in upstate New York on the evening of Sunday, Sept. 1, authorities said. At 6 p.m., William Timko, a Wantage resident and member of the fire department, was operating a UTV in Turin, traveling eastbound, when he failed to acknowledge a yield sign at the intersection of State Route 12 and Milk House Road and was struck by a 2018 Ford F-150 pickup truck traveling southbound on State Route 12, New York State Police said. Timko was taken to Lewis County General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead…
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Video Shows Rescue In Cliff-Diving Gone Wrong In Passaic County
The New Jersey State Police Department has released video footage of an aerial rescue of a cliff-diver who suffered serious injuries in a West Milford accident. The NJSP's aviation unit and TEAMS unit, a special operations unit, responded to an area of West Milford Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 28, for a diver who was seriously injured in rugged terrain. Pilots, hoist operators, and rescuers "undertook a complex and high-risk extraction," NJSP says. Video shows troopers locating the victim from the air, packaging him into a stokes basket, and then hoisting him up. "Facing challenging weat…
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Pedestrian Survives Train Strike In Hudson County: NJ Transit
A pedestrian was truck by a train in Harrison on the early morning of Sunday, Aug. 18, authorities said. At 12:50 a.m., Morris and Essex train 6907 struck the pedestrian just east of Broad Street Station, NJ Transit said. The train had departed New York Penn Station at 12:34 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Dover at 2:13 a.m., NJ Transit said. The pedestrian was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, NJ Transit said. An investigation is ongoing, NJ Transit said.
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3-Year-Old Critical After Accidental Shooting: Newark PD
A 3-year-old boy is in critical condition after accidentally shooting himself in Newark on the late afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 15, authorities said. At 5:47 p.m., police responded to a residence on Wainwright Street near Bragaw Avenue and found a 3-year-old boy who had been shot and two other children unharmed, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The 3-year-old was transported to University Hospital for treatment, Fragé said. A firearm was recovered at the scene, Fragé said. The shooting appears to have been accidental and self-inflicted, Fragé said, though…
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Two Men Arrested For Assault With Motorcycle Helmet At Guttenberg Bar: Police
Two men were recently arrested and charged for assaulting another man with a motorcycle helmet outside a bar in Guttenberg in June, authorities said. On Saturday, June 1 at 1:16 a.m., police responded to a bar at 68th Street and Bergenline Avenue and found a man suffering from multiple head injuries and bleeding profusely, Guttenberg police said in a release. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital and police worked to identify the two suspects, one of whom used his motorcycle helmet to strike the man in the back of the head during a verbal dispute, police said. Braihan Collado-Col…
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Man Shot By Police In Newark After Wild Struggle: AG
A man shot by police in Newark on Monday evening, Aug. 12 is in critical but stable condition, authorities said. At 8:34 p.m., two Newark police officers spotted a stolen SUV in the area of Clinton Place near Hawthorne Avenue, the state Attorney General's Office said. Police approached the vehicle and a struggle ensued between a man in the driver's seat, authorities said. The vehicle accelerated, initially backward and then forward during the struggle, authorities said. A police officer fired his weapon, striking the driver, authorities said. The vehicle struck the police offi…
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Attacker Who Shoved NJ Woman Into Oncoming Subway Train Will Serve 12 Years In Prison: DA
A 32-year-old woman who pushed a New Jersey resident into an oncoming train at a New York City subway platform in 2021 pleaded guilty on Thursday, Aug. 8 and will be sentenced to 12 years in prison, authorities said. On Oct. 4, 2021, Anthonia Egegbara, was sitting on a bench when she stood up, walked over to Lenny Javier, a Union City resident, and pushed her into the oncoming train at the Times Square subway station on the 1,2, 3 platform during the morning rush, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said. She will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to assault, Bragg sai…
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Intoxicated Driver Crashes Into Officer Head-On, Passenger Seriously Injured In NJ: Police
A 57-year-old Butler resident was driving while intoxicated when he drove head-on into a police car in Morris County on Friday, July 26, sending the officer and his own passenger to the hospital, authorities said. While Butler police were conducting speed enforcement, Charles Dampman was driving a black Ford Explorer when he entered the opposite lane of travel on Bartholdi Avenue and struck police officer Justin Brunda's parked vehicle head-on at a high rate of speed, officers said. Brunda was transported to a local hospital where he was later released, police said. Dampman's…
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Jersey Shore Judoka Eliminated From 2024 Olympics, Enjoys 'Unreal Experience' In Paris
A West Long Branch man from a storied judo family had his quest for Olympic gold in Paris cut short after losing his first contest. Jack Yonezuka was defeated 10-0 by Adil Osmanov of Moldova in a round of 32 fight in the 73-kilogram weight class on Monday, July 29. He lost by ippon (points) after he was given his third shido (a penalty) three minutes and 40 seconds into the match. Before his fight, the 2021 Shore Regional High School graduate shared Instagram pictures and videos of his view aboard Team USA's boat during the opening ceremony along the River Seine on Friday, Ju…
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Victim In Double Fatal Atlantic County Crash Was 8 Months Pregnant, Campaign Says
Support is on the rise for the family of an expectant 21-year-old woman who was one of two people killed in a crash that left multiple others injured over the weekend. A GoFundMe campaign launched for Escarlin Suriel's family says she was 8 months pregnant with a baby girl, Viviana, at the time of the Black Horse Pike crash Friday, July 26, that let her and 22-year-old Gabriella Constrantino of Pleasantville dead. "Escarlin was a loving, caring, and devoted mother and wife. She was a beautiful soul," reads the campaign launched by Maria Tropea. "She leaves behind her four-year-old daug…
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Double Fatal: Women Ages 21, 22 Dead, Multiple Injured In Atlantic County Crash, Reports Say
Two women ages 21 and 22 were killed and multiple others injured in a four-vehicle crash on Black Horse Pike in Atlantic County Friday, July 26, multiple news reports say. According to 6abc and NJ Advance Media, 21-year-old Escarlin Suriel of Atlantic City, and 22-year-old Gabriella Constrantino, of Pleasantville, both died in the incident at approximately 8:30 p.m. on the 8000 block of the Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township. The crash was caused by a westbound Nissan Sentra that entered the eastbound lanes and struck a Kia Forte head-on, sending the Kia backward into a different Nissa…
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