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Berks County Boy, 10, Shot, Killed During Target Practice, DA Says
A 10-year-old Berks County boy was shot and killed during target practice on Thanksgiving Day, authorities said. Responders carried the boy out of the woods to an ambulance after he was shot near his home about 100 feet off Chestnut Street in Hereford Township around 1:30 p.m., they said. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest near Allentown, where he was pronounced dead. District Attorney John Adams said the target shooter was “known to the child” and was among those interviewed by State Police as part of an ongoing investigation. An autopsy reportedly was expected to be cond…
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Englewood Girl, 11, Injured In SUV Accident
An 11-year-old Englewood girl was hospitalized following a vehicle accident Wednesday morning, authorities said. The child ran into the street and into the side of a passing Honda CRV on Durie Avenue near Tenafly Road around 8 a.m., Police Lt. Fred Pulice said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with a leg injury, he said. The 59-year-old female driver from Englewood remained at the scene and wasn't issued any summonses.
Police & Fire
Boy Shot In Hamilton, Gunman At Large, Police Say
A boy was shot in Hamilton over the weekend, and the gunman remains at large, police said. Officers responding to a shooting report near Greenwood Avenue and Connecticut Avenue found a boy with a gunshot wound in his upper left leg just before 6:35 p.m. Saturday, Hamilton Police Chief James M. Stevens said in a Sunday release. A bystander had started applying pressure to the victim’s wound while another officer applied a tourniquet to slow the bleeding, Stevens said. The victim told police that he had been standing with a friend on the corner of Greenwood Avenue and Connecticut Avenue when…
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Halloween Hysteria: C'mon, Do You Really Think Anyone's Giving Trick-Or-Treaters Pot Edibles?
Halloween 2021 is bringing the usual nationwide warnings from authorities to be on the lookout for nefarious strangers giving kids pot edibles that look like candy -- but how much of it is (a) based in reality and how much is (b) fear mongering? The answers: (a) none of it and (b) all of it. The true danger lies in people believing urban legends, says Snopes.com, a site dedicated to debunking them. “You are more likely to summon Beetlejuice by saying his name three times than you are to find marijuana edibles in your children’s Halloween candy,” NORML Executive Director Erik Altieri told…
Schools
Police Seek ID For Driver Who Repeatedly Approached Middle School Girl At Parsippany Bus Stop
Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a vehicle driven by a man they say repeatedly approached a middle school girl standing at a Parsippany bus stop. A white man in his 60s with gray hair and a mustache was behind the wheel of the sedan pictured above when he passed a girl standing at a bus stop in the Intervale area and called her “pretty” Tuesday morning, Parsippany police said citing a Brooklawn Middle School resource officer. The girl told officers that the same vehicle — a blue sedan — had traveled past the area a few times within the past week, police said. “Keeping our c…
Schools
Attempted Child Luring In Morris County Was Case Of Mistaken Identity, School District Says
An attempted child luring in Morris County Friday morning turned out to be a case of mistaken identity, the school district concluded. The possible luring was initially reported near Cheri Lane and Bridle Lane in Mount Olive around 8:05 a.m., officials said in a post on the district’s Facebook page. The post was updated shortly before 10:30 a.m. stating the investigation found that the case was merely a case of mistaken identity, though the incident will be used as a learning lesson to reinforce proper safety procedures among young students. “District educators will be reinforcing with stu…
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Mom Jumps Into Sewage-Filled Manhole To Save Toddler At NJ Playground, Report Says
A fast-acting mom rescued her 14-month-old son after he fell into a manhole at a North Jersey park on Thursday morning. The mom noticed her child went missing while at the Kawameeh Park in Union around 10:45 a.m., ABC7 reports. She soon found him chin-deep inside of a manhole 7 feet deep, filled with nearly two feet of sewage, the outlet says. While on the phone with dispatchers, the woman noticed her son starting to drift away. And so, she jumped in and grabbed him before he could be swept away, ABC7 says. The mom and son were taken to a local hospital for evaluation. Click here fo…
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How About Some AC? Police Say Pennsylvania Predator Invited Hot Kids To Cool Off In His Car
"Hey kids, you want some candy?" is apparently outdated. Now potential abductors ask, "Hey kids, you want some air conditioning?" That sounds like the beginning of a bad joke but on Tuesday, a man supposedly asked two children that question, according to Derry Township police. Two men in the Swatara Creek area walked from their parked vehicles to the Deer Run development and spoke with 9 and 11-year-old boys sitting with their dog on a porch outside a home around 5 p.m. One man spoke to the children and the other stood by his car. The man "commented that it was hot outside and the boys c…
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Officer Smashes Car Window To Rescue Child -- Then Pays For New One
A fast-acting Jersey Shore police officer smashed a window of a car to rescue a child accidentally locked inside by his mother, and then offered to cover the costs of a replacement window. Island Heights Patrolman Mellott saw the frantic mom outside of her vehicle on River Avenue, saying she had just secured her child in to a car seat but accidentally locked her keys inside the vehicle on July 12. Mellott quickly requested first aid as a precaution, as well as dispatching a duty tow truck to preform a lock out kit on the car. After minutes passed, Mellott noticed the child starting t…
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5-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Backyard Bergen Pool
A 5-year-old boy died in a backyard pool drowning in Cresskill over the July 4th weekend, authorities confirmed Tuesday. Cresskill police and members of BLS and ALS teams responded to a home in the East Hill section of town at 6:51 p.m. Monday, police records show. CPR was conducted after the boy went into cardiac arrest, responders said. The child was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead hours later, they said. Daily Voice is withholding further information. Exactly two months ago, a 2-year-old boy who was pulled from a backyard swimming pool in O…
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Clifton Man Charged With Hitting Child
A 47-year-old Clifton man was charged with hitting a child, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announced. "On September 9, 2020, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office received a report of an 11-year-old child who was examined by a pediatrician for certain injuries," Valdes said in a release. "The child was brought to the pediatrician because the child disclosed being assaulted by Mr. Russy at a residence and in a motor vehicle, both in the City of Clifton," the prosecutor said. "During the investigation, Prosecutor’s Office detectives interviewed the victim and multiple witnesses…
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Driver Charged With Trying To Lure Lyndhurst Girl Says He 'Did Nothing Wrong'
A 15-year-old Lyndhurst girl kept walking when a driver pulled up and asked if she wanted a ride to the park. Moments later, she said, he approached her on foot. Police were called, but the stranger had gone. Later that day, Officer Matt Giunta stopped a Toyota Camry on Ridge Road that matched the vehicle described by the frightened girl. Giunta and backup Detective Nick Abruscato arrested the driver, whom the teen later identified as her stalker, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. MD Sikder, 29, of Lyndhurst claimed he tried talking to the girl and “did nothing wrong,” Auteri said. He w…
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