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Driver Killed In East Orange After Crashing During Police Pursuit: AG Driver Killed In East Orange After Crashing During Police Pursuit: AG
Driver Killed In East Orange After Crashing During Police Pursuit: AG A driver involved in a pursuit with Bloomfield police was killed in East Orange on Tuesday, July 23, authorities said. Detectives from the Bloomfield Police Department began pursuing the vehicle after being notified it was involved in a robbery investigation, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. Police followed the vehicle from Bloomfield to Newark and attempted to initiate a motor vehicle stop, but the driver refused to pull over, authorities said. Police pursued the vehicle from Bloomfield to East Orange before the pursued vehicle crashed into another car and careened onto two o…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Man Carjacked At Gunpoint: Newark PD Man Carjacked At Gunpoint: Newark PD
Man Carjacked At Gunpoint: Newark PD A man was carjacked at gunpoint on the early morning of Wednesday, June 26, authorities said. At 5 a.m., a man was parked on the 700 block of South 17th Street when he was approached by a Black man, wearing a black sweater and black face mask and brandishing a firearm, who opened his driver-side door and demanded he get out of the vehicle, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The victim proceeded to run westbound until he came upon an ambulance at 18th Avenue and South 18th Street, and EMS called police on his behalf, Fragé said. Detectives investigating this incident observed s…

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by Sam Barron
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Medical Attention Needed For Police Officer, Guests In Hilton Meadowlands Fire Medical Attention Needed For Police Officer, Guests In Hilton Meadowlands Fire
Medical Attention Needed For Police Officer, Guests In Hilton Meadowlands Fire A police officer was treated for smoke inhalation and several guests reportedly required medical attention in a Christmas weekend fire at the Hilton Meadowlands just off the NJ Turnpike in East Rutherford. Multiple ambulances responded to 2 Meadowlands Plaza after garbage apparently caught fire on the third floor shortly before 9 a.m. on Christmas Eve. Conditions couldn’t immediately be determined, although responders said a guest with a heart condition required attention. No serious injuries were immediately reported. The blaze began as a second-alarmer before going to three bells for cov…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Overturned Ambulance Halts Rush Hour Traffic On Garden State Parkway Overturned Ambulance Halts Rush Hour Traffic On Garden State Parkway
Overturned Ambulance Halts Rush Hour Traffic On Garden State Parkway An ambulance that overturned at a Garden State Parkway toll station halted rush hour traffic Friday, Nov. 18. Photos along the highway show the ambulance overturned at the Union County toll station in Hillside near exit 142 on the northbound side. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
BMW Ran Red Light In Crash That Hospitalized EMTs In Elizabeth: Authorities BMW Ran Red Light In Crash That Hospitalized EMTs In Elizabeth: Authorities
BMW Ran Red Light In Crash That Hospitalized EMTs In Elizabeth: Authorities A BMW that ran a red light struck an ambulance, sending two EMTs and a passenger in the vehicle to the hospital over the weekend in Elizabeth, authorities and sources said. The ambulance had a green light to cross Spring Street at Fairmount Avenue when it was struck by the BMS that ran the red light around 3:10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 6, city spokesperson Ruby Contreras said. The BMW driver was issued a summons.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Machine Running In East Rutherford Chemical Plant Evacuation Sparks Fire, 2 Hospitalized Machine Running In East Rutherford Chemical Plant Evacuation Sparks Fire, 2 Hospitalized
Machine Running In East Rutherford Chemical Plant Evacuation Sparks Fire, 2 Hospitalized A machine left running while an East Rutherford plant was being evacuated for a chemical spill sparked a fire sending two people to the hospital with minor injuries Thursday, authorities said. A vapor cloud and fumes that people in the area said smelled like chlorine were reported at the Diamond Chemical Company around 1:30 p.m. Homes and businesses were evacuated in the area surrounding Diamond Chemical, located at the corner of East Union and Dubois Street. Shelters-in-place advised on the east side of Rutherford from Ridge Road to Meadow Road and in Lyndhurst east of Orient Wa…

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine