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Gunman On The Loose As 30-Year-Old Shot In Lehigh Valley: Report Gunman On The Loose As 30-Year-Old Shot In Lehigh Valley: Report
Gunman On The Loose As 30-Year-Old Shot In Lehigh Valley: Report A 30-year-old man underwent emergency surgery following a shooting in the Lehigh Valley area, and the gunman is still on the loose, LehighValleyLive reports. The hospital contacted Bethlehem Police after the victim arrived at the emergency room in a personal vehicle with a gunshot wound to the abdomen around 5:15 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, the outlet said citing police. Investigators say the man was gunned down near the 600 block of Linden Street but have not released details regarding suspects or motives, the report says. The victim was in stable condition following emergency surgery, accor…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Victim Shot, Chaos Erupts At American Dream Mall In Meadowlands Victim Shot, Chaos Erupts At American Dream Mall In Meadowlands
Victim Shot, Chaos Erupts At American Dream Mall In Meadowlands UPDATE: A man underwent emergency surgery after being shot twice in the chest in the parking lot at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford on Thursday, April 7, multiple sources confirmed. Chaos erupted at the mall in the Meadowlands Sports Complex after the bleeding victim walked into the mall shortly around 5:50 p.m., they said. The victim was conscious when taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries, sources with knowledge of the shooting told Daily Voice. "Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives determined that only one suspect shot the victim, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Dad Dies Suddenly After Surprise Trip Home To Kiss His Wife Dad Dies Suddenly After Surprise Trip Home To Kiss His Wife
Dad Dies Suddenly After Surprise Trip Home To Kiss His Wife A Central Pennsylvania community is mourning the loss of a father-of-four who collapsed shortly after a surprise trip home from work just to kiss his wife, those who knew him said. Joseph M. Matonti IV, 40, of Coatesville, told his wife he wasn’t feeling well and collapsed in her arms in the driveway, according to a GoFundMe launched by family friend, JenMarie Macdonald. EMS was soon called and Matonti was rushed to Brandywine Hospital, and then life-flighted to Reading Hospital, according to the page. Once in Reading, he underwent emergency surgery and was put on life support, but he unfo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
‘Gridiron Icon’: Ramapo HS Football Coach Drew Gibbs, 59, Dies After Emergency Surgery ‘Gridiron Icon’: Ramapo HS Football Coach Drew Gibbs, 59, Dies After Emergency Surgery
‘Gridiron Icon’: Ramapo HS Football Coach Drew Gibbs, 59, Dies After Emergency Surgery The term “legend” is often too easily used, but no one who knew him -- or of him -- would dispute how precisely it fits Drew Gibbs. All of them prayed for the best after learning that the Ramapo High School coach and teacher was hospitalized with chest pains following practice on Monday. Gibbs, who was eagerly anticipating another regional championship game this Friday, died Tuesday morning. He was 59. “I am devastated this morning by the sudden passing of the amazing, caring man I had the joy of calling my brother,” Geoff Gibbs posted soon after. “I am at a complete loss for words to des…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Worker Shot At Englewood Apartment Complex Undergoes Emergency Surgery, Gunman Sought UPDATE: Worker Shot At Englewood Apartment Complex Undergoes Emergency Surgery, Gunman Sought
Update: Worker Shot At Englewood Apartment Complex Undergoes Emergency Surgery, Gunman Sought SEE ANYTHING? A construction worker was struck Monday by stray gunfire at an Englewood apartment complex, said authorities who were searching for the shooter. The innocent bystander was struck by at least one bullet deliberately fired through the window of a second-floor apartment at the Rock Creek Terrace Apartments between Routes 4 and 95 around 10 a.m., responders said. Family members were home at the time, but the worker -- who was part of a crew working there -- was the only one injured, they said. The victim underwent successful emergency surgery at Hackensack University Medical Cent…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'Please Don't Let Me Die': Man Shot At Hackensack Convenience Store, Arrest Made 'Please Don't Let Me Die': Man Shot At Hackensack Convenience Store, Arrest Made
'Please Don't Let Me Die': Man Shot At Hackensack Convenience Store, Arrest Made “Please don’t let me die,” a shooting victim told police as he lay bleeding on the floor of a Hackensack convenience store. The victim survived, thanks to city firefighters and paramedics, and the gunman was arrested a block away, thanks to a Bergen County sheriff's K-9 unit. Officers Aaron Rios and Jeffrey Rodriguez found the victim on the floor inside the Central Mini Market at the corner of 1st Street and Central Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. He was holding crumpled paper towels over a gunshot wound in his abdomen, he said. “I don’t want to die…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Lakewood Birthday Boy, 11, Critical After Falling Two Stories From Balcony Lakewood Birthday Boy, 11, Critical After Falling Two Stories From Balcony
Lakewood Birthday Boy, 11, Critical After Falling Two Stories From Balcony A Lakewood boy's 11th birthday party ended with a fall from a balcony that left him critically injured, police said. Police were called to the Yeshiva Apartments on Princeton Avenue about 6 p.m. Tuesday on a report of a serious fall, Lakewood police said. The youngster was trying to throw a party snapper from the second-floor balcony during the celebration when he accidentally plunged 20 feet onto concrete below, police said. He was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune City with significant head injuries requiring emergency surgery, police said. He was listed in crit…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Retired Hackensack, Saddle Brook, Newark Firefighter Seriously Injured In Accident UPDATE: Retired Hackensack, Saddle Brook, Newark Firefighter Seriously Injured In Accident
Update: Retired Hackensack, Saddle Brook, Newark Firefighter Seriously Injured In Accident A retired Newark deputy fire chief who was also a firefighter in Hackensack and Saddle Brook was seriously injured in a construction accident behind Franklin Lakes police headquarters Wednesday morning, authorities said. James Weiss, 59, was in emergency surgery at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson after he was struck in the head by a large sheet of metal at the Bender Court construction site just after 8:30 a.m., authorities said. Weiss, who works for Altona Metal Works of Little Ferry, was transported by AirMed One, which landed nearby, Capt. John Bakelaar said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Englewood Man Critically Injured In Suspected Suicide Jump From Route 4 Overpass Englewood Man Critically Injured In Suspected Suicide Jump From Route 4 Overpass
Englewood Man Critically Injured In Suspected Suicide Jump From Route 4 Overpass A 30-year-old Englewood man was undergoing a lengthy emergency surgery after jumping from a Route 4 overpass early Tuesday in a suspected suicide attempt, authorities said. Responding city police officers found him moving but severely injured on South Dean Street below the highway at 7:15 a.m., Deputy Chief Gregory Halstead said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with a possibly severe spinal injury, along with heavy facial injuries and cuts, responders said. South Dean Street was temporarily closed between Van Nostrand Avenue and Rockwood Place, Halstead said.

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by Jerry DeMarco