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Man Safe After Threatening To Jump From Roof Of Linden City Hall
A man spent hours on the roof of Linden City Hall Monday, threatening to jump as police and other first-responders tried to bring him to safety, a police spokesman said.
Authorities cleared the scene around 5:30 p.m. The spokesman, Lt. Christopher Geunther, confirmed the man was safely in custody.
The man climbed to the roof of the building, located at 301 N. Wood Ave., around 1:45 p.m., nearly four hours earlier.
Streets around the area were closed off and "county and local resources" were deployed at city hall, Geunther said.
During the incident, the man, who was wearing a white s…
Filip Babiuk, 25, Of Linden, Business Owner Who Was Recently Engaged
Filip Babiuk, A Clark resident who spent much of his life in Linden, died suddenly Sunday. He was 25.
Born in Poland, Filip moved to Linden in 2005 before moving to Clark less than a year ago, where he owned and operated Stealth Pool Installations.
Filip enjoyed swimming, sailing, skiing and dancing, and worked as a lifeguard in Avenel in high school. He was a volunteer for many years during the pilgrimage to Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and also volunteered with the Polish American festival.
A self-taught man in many respects, he …
