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Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
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: Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family
A Jersey City police officer is not all that Morton Otundo was. The 40-year-old city resident killed in a motorcycle crash last week remembers him as a doting dad to his son, Andrew, and a coworker who treated his fellow officers as family, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched in his memory. More than $62,200 had been raised on that campaign -- started by Otundo's former colleague Melagne Ramirez -- as of Monday morning. All funds raised will go toward Andrew. "[Otundo] strived to educate and mold younger officers to be great at every turn," Ramirez writes. "Morton was a phenomenal…
Police & Fire
Woman Stabbed At Jersey Shore Stop & Shop Store, Reports Say
Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a report of a stabbing in Monmouth County, authorities said. A woman reportedly was stabbed at mid-afternoon on Tuesday in front of a Stop & Shop store on Route 36 in Keyport, according to initial reports. The victim was taken to an area hospital by EMS, reports said. She had not been identified. A crime scene area was set up in front of the store, an unconfirmed report said. No other details were immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Motorist Trapped, Airlifted After Vehicle Flips
Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a serious crash in Central Jersey, authorities said. The Tuesday afternoon crash occurred in Manalapan Township, Monmouth County, according to initial reports. The vehicle had overturned onto its roof on Taylors Mills Road, trapping at least one occupant, reports said. An unconfirmed report said one of the vehicle's occupants was unconscious on the ground and one was still trapped shortly after noon. A medevac helicopter was called to airlift at least one of the crash victims to a hospital, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
At Least 3 Hospitalized After Jersey Shore Rush-Hour Crash
Firefighters, police and EMS crews in Ocean County responded to a serious rush-hour crash, authorities said. Several people suffered multiple injuries in the collision shortly before 4 p.m. on Thursday, reports said. The crash occurred on the 1600 block of County Road 539 in Stafford Township. according to initial reports. An unconfirmed report said that one victim, who was not wearing a seat belt, suffered a head injury that required a medevac helicopter airlift. At least two other crash victims were being taken to the hospital by local EMS crews, reports said. C…
Police & Fire
Young Teen Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle In South Jersey, Authorities say
Police, firefighters and EMS crews in South Jersey were called on a report of a young pedestrian being struck by a vehicle in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred about 2 p.m. near Wynwood Drive and Winding Lane in Cinnaminson, according to initial reports. A medevac chopper was called to airlift the teenage victim to an area hospital, reports said. An unconfirmed report said that the victim was a 14-year-old boy, and that he was hit by a truck. No other details were immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
First Responders Called To Serious Bicycle Crash In Central Jersey
Police, firefighters and EMS responded to a serious bicycle crash in Central Jersey, authorities said. The crash occurred before 8 a.m. Thursday near School Road West and Wyncrest Road in Marlboro, according to initial reports. The unidentified victim was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, reports said. More details were not immediately available. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Schools
First Responders Called To Central Jersey School Bus Crash
Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a reported school bus crash, authorities said. The crash occurred before 1 p.m. Wednesday near Joyce Kilmer Avenue and Delavan Street in New Brunswick, initial reports said. An unconfirmed report said that EMS crews were evaluating eight children and two adults for injuries at the crash scene. Additional details were not immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
Police, EMS Crews Respond To Pedestrian Hit-Run Crash In Hazlet
Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a hit-run crash involving a pedestrian in Monmouth County, authorities said. The crash occurred about 3 p.m. on the 400 block of Route 36 in Hazlet, initial reports said The extent of the pedestrian's injuries were not immediately known. Local police reported that a blue van with white lettering fled the crash scene. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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7-Year-Old Child Stabbed Dead In Paterson
UPDATE: Responders furiously tried to save the life a 7-year-old Paterson boy whom authorities said was stabbed dead by his mother early Saturday. Iris Tolentino, 46, also stabbed the dead boy's 17-year-old brother, who was holding a bathroom closed to keep her restrained until police arrived, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. The younger boy, whom neighbors called David, was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. The older brother was treated for a stab wound to his upper arm be…
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Burn Victims Airlifted To Hospital
Police, firefighters and EMS crews in Ocean County were called to help a pair of burn victims, authorities said. The emergency call came in about 3 p.m. on Wednesday at 112 Woehr Ave. in Lakewood, according to initial reports. At least one of the burn victims was a child and a Medevac helicopter was called to transport the patient to St. Barnabas Medical Center, according to an unconfirmed report. It was unclear how the victims were burned. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
First Responders Called To Serious Motorcycle Crash In Central Jersey
Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a serious motorcycle crash in Middlesex County, authorities said. Port Reading emergency crews were called to Blair Road in Woodbridge late Tuesday afternoon. A Northstar medevac helicopter was called to Boynton Park shortly before 5 p.m. to airlift a 35-year-old man injured in the crash, according to initial reports. An unconfirmed report said that the rider suffered bilateral femur fractures. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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