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Firefighters Rappel Down Building For Daring Rescue: North Bergen Mayor Firefighters Rappel Down Building For Daring Rescue: North Bergen Mayor
Firefighters Rappel Down Building For Daring Rescue: North Bergen Mayor One person was hospitalized after a high rise fire produced a daring rescue in North Bergen on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 23, authorities said. At 10 a.m., firefighters responded to a fire at the Stonehenge building on the 28th floor of 8200 Blvd. East, North Bergen police said. The fire was confined to a single unit, North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco said. "The North Hudson Regional Fire Department's prompt response effectively prevented the fire from spreading to adjacent units," Sacco said. To rescue an individual on the 28th floor, firefighters rapelled down from the 29th floor…

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by Sam Barron
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Thief Jailed After Jumping Into Hudson, Headbutting Edgewater Officer: Authorities (UPDATE) Thief Jailed After Jumping Into Hudson, Headbutting Edgewater Officer: Authorities (UPDATE)
Thief Jailed After Jumping Into Hudson, Headbutting Edgewater Officer: Authorities (Update) A thief who jumped into the Hudson River while running from Edgewater police head-butted an officer when he was finally taken into custody, authorities said. An officer responding to The Promenade apartments off River Road on a call of a theft of an apartment key from the guardhouse spotted Anthony M. Quinones Savino, 32, shortly after 6 a.m., Detective Lt. Steven Tibus said. Quinones bolted, ignoring commands to stop, the lieutenant said. He ran into the parking deck, then jumped a railing into the river, Tibus said. Police summoned the borough, New Jersey State Police and North Hudson R…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Foot Chase Ends When Suspect Jumps Into Hudson River Foot Chase Ends When Suspect Jumps Into Hudson River
Foot Chase Ends When Suspect Jumps Into Hudson River A thief who jumped into the Hudson River while running from Edgewater police head-butted an officer when he was finally taken into custody, authorities said. An officer responding to The Promenade apartments off River Road on a call of a theft of an apartment key from the guardhouse spotted Anthony M. Quinones Savino, 32, shortly after 6 a.m., Detective Lt. Steven Tibus said. Quinones bolted, ignoring commands to stop, the lieutenant said. He ran into the parking deck, then jumped a railing into the river, Tibus said. Police summoned the borough, New Jersey State Police and North Hudson R…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Kayaker Rescued From Water Off Bayonne Kayaker Rescued From Water Off Bayonne
Kayaker Rescued From Water Off Bayonne Rescuers pulled a kayaker from the water in Bayonne late Saturday afternoon. The victim, who responders said was alert and suffering from hypothermia, was taken to Bayonne Medical Center after being rescued off Lefante Way while holding on to the kayak around 5 p.m. “At 4:35 p.m. [Saturday], the Bayonne Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a kayaker in distress on the east side waterways," Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver said.  "Responding firefighters found a kayaker clinging to his vessel in the middle of the inlet that separates the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor (former MOT)…

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by Jerry DeMarco