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Video Shows Trooper Talk Suicidal Man Off Route 78 Overpass Video Shows Trooper Talk Suicidal Man Off Route 78 Overpass
Video Shows Trooper Talk Suicidal Man Off Route 78 Overpass A 39-year-old man contemplating a leap from a Route 78 overpass last week has a New Jersey State Trooper to thank for his life. Sitting on the guardrail, the man was yelling and emotional when Trooper Luckenson Noel arrived at the Ramsey Avenue overpass in Hillside around 6:30 p.m. March 2. "Get away from me," the man yelled. Noel listened, he stepped back. But he didn't stop talking. Knowing his words were a matter of life and death, Noel opened up to the man about how he lost his dad when he was young. Turns out, the suicidal man lost a parent of his own. In sharing his own life st…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Trenton Man Ran Over, Killed GF In North Jersey: Prosecutor Trenton Man Ran Over, Killed GF In North Jersey: Prosecutor
Trenton Man Ran Over, Killed GF In North Jersey: Prosecutor A Trenton man was arrested for running over his girlfriend, killing her, last month in Union County, authorities said. Daaim J. Boykins, 40, is charged with first-degree murder a weapons offense in connection with the death of Schwnaire Jones, 36 of Willingboro, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Hillside Police Chief Vincent Ricciardi said. Hillside police responded to 41 King St., where Jones was found suffering critical injuries laying on the sidewalk around 9:30 p.m. Dec. 5, Ricciardi and Daniel said. She was subsequently pronounced dead, according to Union County Assis…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hillside Man Struck Gas Attendant With Crowbar In Violent Robbery, Police Say Hillside Man Struck Gas Attendant With Crowbar In Violent Robbery, Police Say
Hillside Man Struck Gas Attendant With Crowbar In Violent Robbery, Police Say A Hillside man was arrested for striking a gas attendant with a crowbar during a robbery last month, authorities said. The worker was inside a booth at the Express Fuel on Route 22 west on Aug. 2 when 38-year-old Quadiir Canty opened the door and struck him on the head with a crowbar, Hillside police detective Natalie Ogonowski said. Canty then took money from the attendant’s pants pocket and fled the scene. The worker was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. An investigation identified Canty as a suspect and he was apprehended on Aug. 29 in Hillside,…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Hillside Man Arrested After Making Music Video Aiming Firearm At Officer Hillside Man Arrested After Making Music Video Aiming Firearm At Officer
Hillside Man Arrested After Making Music Video Aiming Firearm At Officer A man who made a music video of himself pointing a firearm at a Hillside police officer got the attention of authorities who ultimately took him into custody, they said. Kevin M. Vincent, 22, was recording a music video from a home on Leo Street when he pointed what looked like a black gun at an officer in a marked vehicle on Tuesday, April 21, Hillside police said in a news release. Vincent then uploaded the video to Instagram, where someone saw it and reported it the Hillside Police Department, authorities said. An investigation identified Vincent as the suspect, prompting authorities to…

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by Valerie Musson