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Trapped Baby Rescued By Good Samaritans From Flipping SUV In Lehigh Valley: Report Trapped Baby Rescued By Good Samaritans From Flipping SUV In Lehigh Valley: Report
Trapped Baby Rescued By Good Samaritans From Flipping SUV In Lehigh Valley: Report Several Good Samaritans came to the immediate rescue of an 18-month-old child trapped in an SUV that had flipped following a serious crash in the Lehigh Valley on Wednesday, Sept. 28, LehighValleyLive reports. One person was taken to St. Luke’s Easton Hospital and two other adults were trapped inside the vehicle following the two-car crash on the 200 block of Nazareth Rd. in Palmer Township around 11 a.m., the outlet says citing Jim Alercia, the town’s deputy fire chief. The child was brought to safety and was determined to be unharmed after the bystanders used the SUV’s back hatch to get a…

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by Valerie Musson
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Pedestrian Hit-Run: Civilians Help Police Head Off Fleeing Driver At GWB Pedestrian Hit-Run: Civilians Help Police Head Off Fleeing Driver At GWB
Pedestrian Hit-Run: Civilians Help Police Head Off Fleeing Driver At GWB GOTCHA! Concerned citizens helped police head off a hit-and-run driver headed toward the George Washington Bridge moments after he struck and injured a pedestrian in Edgewater, authorities said. 911 callers brought police to the intersection of River Road and Garden Place after seeing a man struck in the marked crosswalk by an SUV that kept going shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, Detective Lt. Steven Tibus said. Several witnesses told the officers that the SUV was driven recklessly – at one point running a red light – before hitting the victim, Tibus said. The adult victim was taken …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man, 24, Drowns In Lake At Central PA State Park Man, 24, Drowns In Lake At Central PA State Park
Man, 24, Drowns In Lake At Central PA State Park A 24-year-old man drowned in a lake located in a Pennsylvania State Park Saturday, York County officials said. The unidentified male was out with family on a pontoon rental when they all decided to swim close to the shore around 7 p.m. in Lake Marburg at Codorus State Park, York County Coroner Pamela Gay said. The victim was reportedly a good swimmer and was using a camera under water. His family realized he hadn't resurfaced, and so all went back in the waters to find him, Gay said. Two Good Samaritans who they flagged down for help also aided in the search. The man's body was eventually…

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by Cecilia Levine
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BEWARE: Weather Service Warns Against Rip-Tide Swimming As Temperatures Rise BEWARE: Weather Service Warns Against Rip-Tide Swimming As Temperatures Rise
Beware: Weather Service Warns Against Rip-Tide Swimming As Temperatures Rise The National Weather Service is warning that there is a "high risk" of rip tide currents this weekend at New Jersey and Delaware beaches, just as temperatures are expected to climb up into the 90s. An offshore storm is expected to cause swells, making swimming potentially dangerous, according to forecasts. “Remember, the ocean water temperature is only around 60 degrees and many beaches are not yet staffed with lifeguards,” the NWS’s Mount Holly station said on Twitter.  The National Weather Service is warning weekend beachgoers that there could be rip currents in NJ and Delaware. Twit…

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by Jon Craig
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Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper
Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper A Union County couple remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Sunday after being charged with assaulting a New Jersey state trooper during a traffic stop on westbound Route 80 in Hackensack. Alecia S. Jones of Hillside and Tyson S. Stamper of Elizabeth, both 22, are charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, as well as resisting arrest and possession of marijuana. Stamper, who has a criminal history, was wanted on outstanding warrants out of Elizabeth and Clark, records show. The couple had been pulled over around 9:50 a.m. Saturday when they attacked th…

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by Jerry DeMarco