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Crash With Injuries In Central Jersey Crash With Injuries In Central Jersey
Crash With Injuries In Central Jersey Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called on a report of a serious motor vehicle crash with multiple injuries in Central Jersey, authorities said. The crash was reported about 5:15 p.m. Thursday at Commercial Avenue northbound and Baldwin Street in New Brunswick, according to initial reports. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Weather
NJ Father, Daughter Either Electrocuted Or Drowned During Ida, Report Says NJ Father, Daughter Either Electrocuted Or Drowned During Ida, Report Says
NJ Father, Daughter Either Electrocuted Or Drowned During Ida, Report Says A father and daughter from New Jersey were either electrocuted or drowned in the heavy floodwaters of Tropical Storm Ida, reports say. James Mcgee, 66, and Shenique Mcgee, 46, died in the basement of their flooded home on Lincoln Place in Irvington on Sept. 1, NJ.com reports. It took emergency crews about two hours to access the family’s home due to the extent of the floodwaters, which had grown tall enough to engulf several surrounding vehicles, according to the report, citing wife and mother Joann Mcgee. More than $8,200 had been raised as of Wednesday on a GoFundMe launched by Shenique’…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Mercer County Firefighters Rescue Autistic Child From Storm Drain, Reports Say Mercer County Firefighters Rescue Autistic Child From Storm Drain, Reports Say
Mercer County Firefighters Rescue Autistic Child From Storm Drain, Reports Say Police, firefighters and EMS crews responded to a report of a child in a storm drain, authorities said.  First responders from several towns in Mercer County were called about 5 p.m. Tuesday to 24 Point Court in Lawrence Township, reports said. An unconfirmed report said the missing child was an autistic girl about 9 years old. A robotic camera from Hamilton Township was being used to assist in a search about 15 feet from the surface of the drain, reports said.  By 5:30 p.m., the unidentified victim had been removed from the drain, reports said, but her condition was unknown. C…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
DEVELOPING: Pedestrian Struck By Car, Seriously Injured In Somerset County DEVELOPING: Pedestrian Struck By Car, Seriously Injured In Somerset County
Developing: Pedestrian Struck By Car, Seriously Injured In Somerset County A pedestrian was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning in Somerset County, initial police reports say. The crash occurred on Grandview Road around 9:30 a.m., in Montgomery. A medevac was placed on standby but the victim apparently was transported by ambulance. Police Lt. Silvio Bet said details were forthcoming.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Struck, Airlifted After Mercer County Collision Bicyclist Struck, Airlifted After Mercer County Collision
Bicyclist Struck, Airlifted After Mercer County Collision Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called on a report of a bicyclist struck by a car in Mercer County, authorities said. The crash occurred Thursday afternoon on a curvy, wood-lined stretch of Bear Tavern Road near Maddock Road in Hopewell Township, initial reports said. A female bicyclist in her 30s may have suffered a head injury, according to an unconfirmed report.  A medevac helicopter was requested to airlift her to an area hospital, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Hillsborough Man Crushed To Death By Lawnmower Hillsborough Man Crushed To Death By Lawnmower
Hillsborough Man Crushed To Death By Lawnmower A 74-year-old Hillsborough man was crushed to death by a commercial lawnmower the weekend, authorities said. Police found John Levinski under the machine on the 400 block of Township Line and not breathing after neighbors called 911 just before 5 p.m., Hillsborough police said. The mower had been hoisted in the air by a cable that was attached to a Kubota tractor when the cable broke and the mower fell on Levinski, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident has been ruled accidental in nature.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
ATV Rider Seriously Hurt In Monmouth County Crash ATV Rider Seriously Hurt In Monmouth County Crash
ATV Rider Seriously Hurt In Monmouth County Crash An unidentified ATV rider was seriously hurt on Tuesday evening, authorities said.  Howell police and township emergency services responded about 7 p.m. on Tuesday to a crash in which a person crashed while riding a quad, police said. The crash occurred off of Tyrpak Road northbound near West Farms Road. Howell police officers located an injured man deep in the wooded area, they said.  The crash victim was airlifted by medevac to an area hospital.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys Parish House Of Historic Jersey Shore Church Fire Destroys Parish House Of Historic Jersey Shore Church
Fire Destroys Parish House Of Historic Jersey Shore Church A fire destroyed the parish house of a historic Long Branch church, injured one firefighter and displaced five residents Easter Sunday. Flames erupted on the first floor of the Broadway facility -- originally the First Reformed Church of Long Branch --  and spread to the second level, NJ.com reports. The blaze was reported by neighbors around 6:25 p.m., bringing approximately 50 firefighters to the scene. The parsonage was evacuated as firefighters worked to prevent the blaze from spreading to the church next door, which dates back to 1867, the outlet said. Tour 4 operated at a 2nd A…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
New Jersey EMS President Charged With Stealing Nearly $100K From Rescue Squad New Jersey EMS President Charged With Stealing Nearly $100K From Rescue Squad
New Jersey EMS President Charged With Stealing Nearly $100K From Rescue Squad A Bergen County man was charged with stealing nearly $100,000 from the Essex County emergency rescue squad that he presided over, authorities said. Jonathan Arredondo stole more than $75,000 from various Nutley Emergency and Rescue Squad accounts and ran up more than $30,000 in personal finances, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said Friday. The 30-year-old River Vale resident withdrew cash of approximately $5,000 increments and then deposited the money into his own personal bank accounts 19 times between May 2019 and August 2020, Stephens said. Arredondo serve…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Morristown Police Chief, Officers Clash Over Retaliation Allegations Morristown Police Chief, Officers Clash Over Retaliation Allegations
Morristown Police Chief, Officers Clash Over Retaliation Allegations A Morris County police benevolence association is accusing township administrators of retaliating against the department after officers admitted to writing fewer tickets during the COVID-19 pandemic. The department chief, however, said the allegations are false and scolded the officers for "spreading false information on social media." Lenient enforcement efforts and lack of non-emergency ticketing by Morristown police struck a nerve with township officials, PBA Local 43 said on Facebook Sunday. "As of recent, our members have been extremely hesitant to write tickets outside of mandatory, f…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Middletown Police, EMS, Firefighters Respond After Front-End Loader Strikes Town DPW Employee Middletown Police, EMS, Firefighters Respond After Front-End Loader Strikes Town DPW Employee
Middletown Police, EMS, Firefighters Respond After Front-End Loader Strikes Town DPW Employee First responders in Middletown were called Friday afternoon to a report of a life-threatening injury involving a front-end loader, authorities said. A Middletown Township DPW employee may have been struck by the heavy equipment, according to initial reports.  The victim was reported to be a township Department of Public Works employee, police said.  Both of his legs and an arm possibly were crushed by the machinery, according to an initial, unconfirmed report. The DPW employee was reportedly going into shock about 1:40 pm. and EMS was urged to respond quickly, according to an ea…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
South Jersey First Responders Called To Car-Pedestrian Crash South Jersey First Responders Called To Car-Pedestrian Crash
South Jersey First Responders Called To Car-Pedestrian Crash Police, firefighters and EMS crews from Burlington County responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle late Thursday morning, authorities said.  A peson was reportedly struck at West Broad Street and Cinnaminson Avenue in Palmyra, according to initial reports.  The injured pedestrian was taken to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden, an unconfirmed report said. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.

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by Jon Craig