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Homeless Man Sets Himself On Fire On Jersey Shore: Police Homeless Man Sets Himself On Fire On Jersey Shore: Police
Homeless Man Sets Himself On Fire On Jersey Shore: Police A homeless man set himself on fire in Lakewood, authorities said. The 43-year-old man reportedly called 9-1-1- and said he was feeling suicidal and set his sweatshirt on fire, Lakewood police said. He suffered minor burns to his stomach and chest at the New Jersey Transit Bus terminal at 200 First Street at about 11 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, police said. Emergency responders transported the man to a local hospital for treatment of his burns and psychological screening for his mental health. 

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Anti-Semite Refused Medical Care Because EMTs Were Jewish: Report (VIDEO) Anti-Semite Refused Medical Care Because EMTs Were Jewish: Report (VIDEO)
Anti-Semite Refused Medical Care Because EMTs Were Jewish: Report (Video) A video showing a Lakewood resident refusing to accept medical care because the volunteer first responders from Lakewood EMS were Jewish, Yeshiva World News reports. "She don't want to talk to you guys," the woman's husband is heard telling the EMTs. "No judio." "If she doesn't feel well you have to get medical help," an EMT can be heard saying. Paramedics were then called to help the women, but they also were Jewish, the outlet said. Eventually, the woman was treated and taken to an area hospital by the Jewish first responders — "but not before she threw a fit," YWN says.  Earlier …

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