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Deadly Fall Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of Popular Ladders Deadly Fall Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of Popular Ladders
Deadly Fall Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of Popular Ladders More than 1.7 million ladders are being recalled after bolts broke while people were using them, creating a risk of serious injury or death from falls. Louisville Ladder recalled about 1.77 million of its Louisville, Featherlite, Lite and Century attic stairway ladders, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, Aug. 6. Another 13,054 ladders were sold in Canada. The CPSC said the bolts can break while the ladders are in use. The company has received 11 reports of bolts breaking, including one injury involving the neck, head and back. The recall covers Louisville, Featherlite…

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by Chris Spiker
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Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police
Retired Nypd Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police A retired NYPD chief who spent decades protecting New Yorkers drowned in a backyard pool at his Long Island home, authorities said. Anthony J. Izzo, 75, of Stony Brook, was found by a family member in the pool at his Malverne Lane home at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Sixth Precinct officers and members of the Stony Brook Fire Department pulled Izzo from the pool and performed CPR, police said. Izzo was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detective…

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by Jillian Pikora
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VIDEO: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale VIDEO: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale
Video: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale Video shows three off-duty Bergen County sheriff’s detectives and a retired police chief stepping in to restrain an unruly passenger causing a disturbance aboard a United Airlines flight from Newark earlier this week. Bergen County Sheriff’s Office detectives Cesar Fernandez, Jonathan Veloz and Gianina Ocasio were aboard the flight when passenger Daniel Borman appeared intoxicated and began causing a disturbance on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to Sheriff Anthony Cureton. The flight had departed Newark and was bound for Fort Lauderdale, and Borman, 36, is reportedly from Springfield…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit A New Jersey woman is suing a town and its police department, claiming officials released unredacted video last year showing her exposed breast while she was in police custody, leading to the footage being viewed hundreds of thousands of times online (lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article). Adrianna Smith, a Mount Olive resident, filed the 17-page lawsuit in Passaic County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 28, against the Township of Little Falls, Little Falls Police Department, civilian records clerk Robert Scalera, and unnamed employees and supervisors. Smith was arrested by L…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jaw-Dropping Photo Shows Car Submerged In Glen Rock Floodwaters After Victims Rescued Jaw-Dropping Photo Shows Car Submerged In Glen Rock Floodwaters After Victims Rescued
Jaw-Dropping Photo Shows Car Submerged In Glen Rock Floodwaters After Victims Rescued A jaw-dropping photo shows a vehicle nearly swallowed by floodwater after two people trapped inside were rescued during severe storms in Glen Rock Friday evening, Aug. 7. The Glen Rock Volunteer Fire Department responded to 15 flooding-related calls throughout the evening, the department said. One of the most serious incidents involved a vehicle trapped in floodwater with two occupants inside, firefighters said. As the vehicle continued filling with water, Glen Rock firefighters entered the water alongside the Glen Rock Police Department and pulled both occupants to safety, according to the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$761K! Camden County Lotto Player Hits Jackpot $761K! Camden County Lotto Player Hits Jackpot
$761K! Camden County Lotto Player Hits Jackpot It was a terrific Thursday for a lottery player in Camden County. A ticket sold in Laurel Springs matched all five balls in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Thursday, Aug. 6, winning $761,184. The ticket was sold at A Plus Sunoco on Chews Landing Rd. The winning numbers were 05, 20, 33, 36 and 44. The Bullseye was 20 and the XTRA was 05. 

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by Sam Barron
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Atlantic City Teen Learns Fate For Deadly Stabbing Atlantic City Teen Learns Fate For Deadly Stabbing
Atlantic City Teen Learns Fate For Deadly Stabbing A 19-year-old Atlantic City teen was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing a juvenile, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 7. Trumaine Clements pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, at 10:40 p.m., Atlantic City police responded to Carver Hall Apartments and found a juvenile stabbed in the torso, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The juvenile died the next day, authorities said. Surveillance footage showed Clements exit his apartment at the Carver Hall Apartmen…

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by Sam Barron
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Mercedes Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Popular NJ Mall, Police Say Mercedes Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Popular NJ Mall, Police Say
Mercedes Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Popular NJ Mall, Police Say A 42-year-old man was arrested after police say he exposed himself to women in the parking lot of Westfield's Garden State Plaza in Paramus. Jordan Williams, of Hackensack, was charged with lewdness following the incident in Paramus on Thursday, Aug. 6, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Frank Scott said. Officer Vincent LaBarbiera, who was working with the department’s Crime Suppression Unit, spotted a gray 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLS450 driving through multiple parking aisles and stopping near women walking through the lot, Scott said. Officers began watching the Mercedes, which Williams was dri…

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by Cecilia Levine
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WATCH: Baseball Team's Plane Struck By Lightning WATCH: Baseball Team's Plane Struck By Lightning
Watch: Baseball Team's Plane Struck By Lightning A plane carrying the Party Animals baseball team was struck by lightning while flying into the Lehigh Valley ahead of two games this weekend, officials said. The flight was traveling from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport when the lightning strike happened on the way down for landing on Friday, Aug. 7. The plane landed safely at LVIA, according to officials. Party Animals player Garett Delano had been documenting the team's travel troubles on social media before the lightning strike. “30 minute delay to start the trip to Lehigh Valley. Nothing …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Four Men Forced Women Into Prostitution: NJ AG Four Men Forced Women Into Prostitution: NJ AG
Four Men Forced Women Into Prostitution: NJ AG Four men are charging numerous charges for forcing two women into prostitution, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 7. Keith Woodson, a 40-year-old Camden resident, Lee Byrd, a 62-year-old Philadelphia resident, Raymond Cooper, a 48-year-old Sicklerville resident and Andre Lindsey, a 41-year-old Woodlynne resident are charge with racketeering; conspiracy to commit human trafficking; promoting organized street crime; human trafficking by threat of harm; human trafficking by drug facilitation; conspiracy to promote prostitution; conspiracy to commit financial facilitation of criminal activ…

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by Sam Barron
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Man Shot, Killed By Millville Police: AG Man Shot, Killed By Millville Police: AG
Man Shot, Killed By Millville Police: AG A man was shot and killed by police in Millville on Thursday, Aug. 6, authorities said. The shooting occurred at a residence, the Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability said. The identity of the man shot, and the name of the officer involved have not been released. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said. N.J.S.A. 52:17B-107(a)(2) requires the Attorney General’s Office to conduct investigations of a person’s death that occurs during an encounter with a law enforcement officer acting in the officer’s official capacity or while the decedent is in custody…

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by Sam Barron
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Dirtbike Rider Struck, Killed By Vehicle: Bridgeton PD Dirtbike Rider Struck, Killed By Vehicle: Bridgeton PD
Dirtbike Rider Struck, Killed By Vehicle: Bridgeton PD A 25-year-old Bridgeton man was struck and killed by a vehicle, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 6 At 9:35 p.m., on Saturday, Aug. 1, officers responded to W. Broad Street and Lawrence Street after Benjemin Finlaw Jr. was operating an E-Ride electric dirtbike when he entered the roadway and was struck by a vehicle, Bridgeton police said. Finlaw was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The striking vehicle remained on scene, police said. The incident remains under investigation, police said.

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by Sam Barron