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Three Officers Attacked By Route 46 Carjacker On GWB: Prosecutor
One person was in custody after crashing a stolen car and fleeing in a vehicle that he carjacked before attacking three Port Authority Police officers on the George Washington Bridge overnight, authorities said. It all began around 2:35 a.m. in South Hackensack Sunday, Oct. 13, when officers were called to a Route 46 business for a crash and report of a stolen vehicle, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The car, which had been stolen out of New York City during an armed carjacking, was found abandoned as the driver fled and tried to steal another car, but was unsuccessful, Musella …
Lifestyle
Who Are New Jersey's Sexiest Civil Servants? Here's What New Poll Says
Ring the alarm! Firefighters may make the calendars and policemen are pretty, but a newly released survey found that New Jersey's sexiest civil servants are neither of the two. According to DatingNews, the hottest civil servants in the Garden State are customs and border protections officers. DatingNews released the new tally after interviewing 3,000 singles to uncover which uniformed pros, though they omitted out the usual suspects, including firefighters, police officers, and members of the military. "In the urban landscape, there's an undeniable physical magnetism that surrounds those …
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Hero
: 'It's Time To Go,' Would-Be GWB Jumper Tells Veteran Port Authority Police Officer
"It's time to go," a suicidal man perched on the outer railing of the George Washington Bridge told Port Authority Police Officer Stephen Gryboski. Gryboski isn't just any law enforcer, however. The senior officer at the PAPD's George Washington Bridge Command Center, Gryboski is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He also proudly wears the badge of his father, retired Port Authority Police Officer Frank Gryboski, who served the department from 1959 through 1980. He also has a slow heartbeat. A few years ago, a member of the public sent the department an unsolicited mes…
Police & Fire
Update
: 3 Suspects In Custody After Stolen Car Crash Injures 6 Trenton Police Officers
UPDATED: Four Trenton police officers were injured including one critically after being shot at during a wild pursuit of a stolen sedan that ended in a major wreck overnight, authorities said. One Trenton police officer remained in critical condition as of 3 p.m. Wednesday, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokesperson for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. A second police officer was hospitalized in serious but stable condition, she said. One of the stolen car suspects was in critical condition. A second suspect was hospitalized with broken bones. A third suspect and two addit…
Police & Fire
Authorities: Combative Hudson Woman Refuses To Resist, Removes Face Guard To Spit At Police
A 20-year-old Secaucus woman twice removed face guards to spit at police -- and kicked one of them in the groin -- while battling them from her home to headquarters and then on the way to the hospital, authorities said. Secaucus officers responding to a 911 hang up in which screaming could be heard in the background “encountered what they described as an irate and combative” woman, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Margaret O’Leary “approached police and pulled at one officer’s vest, then kicked the same officer in the groin,” Grewal said. O’Leary refused medical attention when…
Police & Fire
NJ Authorities: Shoplifter Coughs On Police, Says She Has Coronavirus
A habitual offender coughed on Belleville police and told them she had the coronavirus after they chased her down for shoplifting, authorities said.Vanessa Shaaraway, 35, was charged with making terroristic threats during a state of emergency, aggravated assault on a police officer and resisting arrest, among other counts. Shaaraway -- whose most recent addresses have been in Kearny and neighboring Belleville -- bolted and refused commands to stop, forcing police to chase her down, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. "When she was caught by two officers, she purposefully coughed o…
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Pair Of Jersey City Police Officers In Serious Condition, 42 Out With Coronavirus Symptoms
A pair of Jersey City police officers were hospitalized in serious condition after testing positive for coronavirus, and 42 others are out with symptoms, officials said Sunday. An additional 16 officers were quarantined -- eight medically-advised and another eight who work in close proximity with the first group -- while 28 officers who were out returned to work, Mayor Steven Fulop said. "There's no question we are seeing an impact on first responders," added the mayor, noting that the police department is fully staffed. There has been a 25 percent decrease in service, including major inci…
Police & Fire
Update
: Two Paterson Police Officers Injured In High-Rise Fire
Two Paterson police officers were briefly hospitalized during a 13th floor high-rise apartment blaze Thursday night. The fire at the 16-story Riverview Towers on Presidential Boulevard went to three alarms within 15 or so minutes of the 10:30 p.m. call as flames blew out the back window, responders said. By 11 p.m., the main body of the fire had been knocked down. It was declared under control around midnight. The suspected cause wasn't immediately disclosed, but Paterson firefighters alerted county arson investigators after the officers had to be taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Cen…
Police & Fire
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: Pink Heals, Bergen Responders Help Boy, 2, With Cancer Deliver Toys To Ailing Kids
Assisted by members of Pink Heals and police and firefighters from several Bergen County towns, an inspiring 2-year-old boy with cancer delivered toys collected during a "hero's parade" for him to other ailing youngsters at Tomorrow’s Children Hospital in Hackensack. The parade for Declan Hagerty two weeks ago brought firefighters and other responders in more than 100 emergency vehicles from across New Jersey to Lebanon, where he and his family live. No sooner had it ended than preparations began for shipping toys collected during the event some 55 or so miles in a U-Haul from Hunterdon Co…
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