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Police & Fire
HEROES! Secaucus Police Help Resuscitate Man HEROES! Secaucus Police Help Resuscitate Man
Heroes! Secaucus Police Help Resuscitate Man Four Secaucus police officers helped resuscitate an unresponsive man on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 18, authorities said. Officers responded to the 200 block of Julianne Terrace and discovered the man was not breathing, Secaucus police said. Sergeant Nicholas Spangenberg and officer Thomas Schaffer began performing CPR,  police said. While CPR was being performed, officers Matthew Cutola and Thomas Spuler readied a defibrillator and assisted with the CPR until EMTs arrived and continued CPR, police said. A pulse was found shortly thereafter and the victim ultimately regained consc…

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
'Life Is Too Short': Tributes Pour In After Wrestler Dies At New Jersey Event 'Life Is Too Short': Tributes Pour In After Wrestler Dies At New Jersey Event
'Life Is Too Short': Tributes Pour In After Wrestler Dies At New Jersey Event Vince Steele, a 39-year-old wrestler, who died after sustaining a medical emergency during a match in Ridgefield Park on Sunday, March 16, was a fixture in the New Jersey wrestling scene. Steele, a.k.a. the Jurassic Juggernaut, was wrestling a four-way match for Brii Combination Wrestling at a Knights of Columbus on Bergen Avenue, when the incident occurred, BCW said.   According to PWInsider, the referee called for the bell and another referee began administrating CPR. Police used a defibrillator on Steele, whose real name was Vincent Rosa, and did not stop administering aid unti…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
HEROES: Secaucus Officers Revive Unresponsive Man HEROES: Secaucus Officers Revive Unresponsive Man
Heroes: Secaucus Officers Revive Unresponsive Man Two heroes in blue revived a man who'd stopped breathing. Secaucus Police Officer Michael Borrelli immediately began CPR when he and Officer Austin C. Hawxhurst arrived and found the unresponsive victim at the Harmon Cove Towers earlier this month, Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Hawxhurst administered a first shock from a defibrillator as he and Borelli continued CPR while awaiting EMTs from nearby Hudson Regional Hospital and paramedics from Jersey City Medical Center, the chief said. A second shock helped get a pulse going, Miller said.  The man then regained consciousness and wa…

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by Jerry DeMarco