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Man Dies After Found Unresponsive At Perth Amboy Train Station Platform Man Dies After Found Unresponsive At Perth Amboy Train Station Platform
Man Dies After Found Unresponsive At Perth Amboy Train Station Platform A man who was found unresponsive at a Perth Amboy train station Sunday morning died, officials said. The man was found on the eastbound platform by an NJ Transit police officer around 9 a.m., NJ Transit Spokesperson Jim Smith said. The officer administered Narcan and started CPR, he said. Further CPR and use of a defibrillator by EMS workers were unsuccessful, Smith said. The cause of death was not immediately released and the man's identity was pending, he said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Perth Amboy Neighbors Raise Money For Families Displaced By Fire Perth Amboy Neighbors Raise Money For Families Displaced By Fire
Perth Amboy Neighbors Raise Money For Families Displaced By Fire Friends, family and neighbors of 30 victims of a weekend fire in Perth Amboy are raising money to support relocation of tenants who lost their apartments and belongings. At least two GoFuneMe fundraising campaigns have been launched for victims of the weekend fire that gutted two multi-family homes on Madison Avenue. The displaced families are being assisted by both the city and the American Red Cross. No residents were injured, fire officials said. One Perth Amboy fire captain was treated for a minor injury and released, they said. Two houses were destroyed by the afternoon fire that…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Authorities: NJ Mom Set Apartment On Fire Then Fled With 3 Kids To Perth Amboy Authorities: NJ Mom Set Apartment On Fire Then Fled With 3 Kids To Perth Amboy
Authorities: NJ Mom Set Apartment On Fire Then Fled With 3 Kids To Perth Amboy A Hillsborough mom was charged with intentionally starting three fires inside of her apartment before fleeing the scene to Perth Amboy with her three kids, authorities said. Hillsborough police got a 9-1-1 call around 11:10 p.m. April 20 for a fire at a Treeman Drive apartment, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson announced in a joint release. A neighbor told police she saw Jacklyn McLoughlin, 33, fleeing the unit where she lived with her kids just before fire companies and police responded, Robertson said. An investigation found that the fires were planned and deliber…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Defiant Caravan: 17 Vehicles, Throng Of Pedestrians Parade Through Perth Amboy Defiant Caravan: 17 Vehicles, Throng Of Pedestrians Parade Through Perth Amboy
Defiant Caravan: 17 Vehicles, Throng Of Pedestrians Parade Through Perth Amboy A defiant caravan of vehicles accompanied by pedestrians paraded through downtown Perth Amboy in violation of state coronavirus emergency orders, leading to a pair of arrests, authorities said. Davide Camilo-Chiolo and Luis Diaz-Dejsus, both 21, were “in a group of pedestrians who were wearing masks but who failed to maintain social distancing and were obstructing traffic” on Tuesday, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Both were charged with violating Gov. Phil Murphy’s emergency social distancing order “after they failed to heed warnings to disperse,” Grewal said Wednesday. Pol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
2 Dead, Infant Critical In Perth Amboy Crash 2 Dead, Infant Critical In Perth Amboy Crash
2 Dead, Infant Critical In Perth Amboy Crash Two people were killed and an infant hospitalized in critical condition after a horrific crash Friday night in Perth Amboy, responders said. The child apparently went into cardiac arrest after the 6:30 p.m. crash at Chamberlain Avenue and Convery Boulevard, they said. Firefighters extricated victims, four of whom responders said were hospitalized or treated at the scene. The intersection and surrounding streets were closed off for an investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Crash Investigative Unit and Perth Amboy police. Authorities temporarily withheld specifics pending notifi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
HEROES: Firefighters Rescue Two Kids, Adult Trapped In Perth Amboy House Blaze HEROES: Firefighters Rescue Two Kids, Adult Trapped In Perth Amboy House Blaze
Heroes: Firefighters Rescue Two Kids, Adult Trapped In Perth Amboy House Blaze Two children and an adult trapped on an upper floor were rescued by Perth Amboy firefighters during a Friday night house blaze. Four people in all were hospitalized in the Market Street fire, all with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, firefighters said. A total of 18 people were displaced, they said. Arriving units said they found heavy fire in the basement shortly after 9 p.m. They raised a bucket ladder to a third-floor window to rescue the three trapped occupants, getting them all down safely and securely, the Perth Amboy Fire Department said. They were then turne…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Marine Fire Unit Rescues Boater In Perth Amboy Marine Fire Unit Rescues Boater In Perth Amboy
Marine Fire Unit Rescues Boater In Perth Amboy One person was rescued from a boat fire on the Perth Amboy waterfront Thursday evening, authorities said. Fire Department units arrived to find a boat on fire with a person still on board around 5 20 p.m., near Front and Gordon street, Perth Amboy fire officials said. Marine 5 rescued the occupant, who did not sustain any injuries, and extinguished the blaze, officials said. Fireboats from Carteret and Newark also were dispatched as part of the NJ Regional Fireboat Task Force, but later cancelled. Perth Amboy's Marine 5 responded to a boat fire on Thursday evening.Perth Amboy Fire Dep…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Perth Amboy Man, 36, Fatally Shot In Elizabeth Perth Amboy Man, 36, Fatally Shot In Elizabeth
Perth Amboy Man, 36, Fatally Shot In Elizabeth The fatal shooting of a 36-year-old early Monday in Elizabeth is under investigation, authorities said. The victim has been identified as Zakee Cooper, 36, of Perth Amboy, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. At about 2 a.m. on Monday, Elizabeth police responded to the 1000 block of North Broad Street.  Officers found Cooper, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, police said. He was subsequently pronounced dead. The shooting is under active investigation by the Homicide Task Force of the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, Elizabeth Police Department, Unio…

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by Jon Craig
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Couple Admit Roles In Ring That Trafficked Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Into Raritan Bayshore Couple Admit Roles In Ring That Trafficked Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Into Raritan Bayshore
Couple Admit Roles In Ring That Trafficked Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Into Raritan Bayshore A Pennsylvania man admitted in federal court in Trenton that he participated in a drug ring that trafficked major quantities of heroin and cocaine into the Raritan Bayshore area. Guy Jackson, 47, was the 10th defendant snagged in a federal sweep to plead guilty in exchange for leniency at sentencing. The 11th is his wife, Lashawn Mealing, 48, who admitted trying to destroy evidence in the case. Jackson, of Effort, PA, “regularly obtained large quantities of heroin and cocaine for further distribution from co-defendant Gregory Gillens,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Friday. Mealing wa…

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by Jerry DeMarco