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Video Shows Officer Pulling Unconscious Driver From Burning Vehicle On Route 22
Newly released bodycam footage shows an officer running right toward a burning vehicle with an unconscious driver, and pulling him out of the car on Route 22 Wednesday, March 5. Footage released by the Bridgewater police department shows Officer Noah Allat arriving at the scene near the Thompson Avenue exit ramp at approximately 2:10 a.m., to find a man sitting on the curb holding his body, as a Hyundai Elantra and a 2007 Freightliner burned behind him. The man tells Allat he was a passenger in the sedan, but there was still an occupant inside, identified by police as a 44-year-ol…
Police & Fire
Firefighters Battle Central Jersey Blaze Into Early Hours Of New Year's Day
Firefighters worked tirelessly into the early hours of New Year’s Day to combat a blaze that broke out in Central Jersey. Piscataway Fire District #3 units arrived at the scene on West 4th Street just after midnight to find a working fire and immediately struck a box alarm, according to the River Road Fire Company. As the fire escalated, a second alarm was issued, prompting River Road Fire Company Truck 2 to respond. The River Road truck crew was tasked with fire suppression and overhaul operations on the second floor of the house. Firefighters located and extinguished multiple hot spots us…
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Residents Reflect On Life, Legacy Of Bound Brook Police Chief Who Died Of Cancer
The Bound Brook Police Department is mourning the loss of its chief, Richard S. Colombaroni, a lifelong resident and pillar of the community whose leadership and dedication over a 40-year career left an enduring impact. Chief Colombaroni passed away following a battle with pancreatic cancer, the department announced Friday, Dec. 20. He was 62 years old. A true embodiment of duty and integrity, Colombaroni began his career in 1983 as a dispatcher before attending the Municipal Police Academy in Sea Girt. That same year, he officially joined the Bound Brook Police Department as a pa…
Police & Fire
Car Enthusiast Set 4-Alarm NJ Fire Before Crash Stolen Construction Vehicle: Prosecutor
A 24-year-old Somerset County man who was arrested this week in connection with a fire that left five first responders injured and destroyed a downtown district had just crashed a stolen construction vehicle, authorities announced. Amr A. Khodeer, whose Facebook profile shows he's a car enthusiast who studied at Raritan Valley Community College, stole a vehicle from Union Street and sped away, hitting two cars in Bridgewater, as previously reported by Daily Voice. That incident happened around 2:15 p.m., police said. On Thursday, Dec. 12, the Somerset County Prosecutor's…
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Solar Paneled Roof Catches Fire In Somerset County, Police Say
Firefighters from multiple companies across Somerset County knocked down flames that erupted on the roof of a commercial building in Franklin Township Wednesday evening, July 10, officials said. Franklin police said flames erupted on the solar paneled roof of a School House Road building just before 5:10 p.m. Arriving units observed heavy smoke and flames from the roof of the commercial building. Today at 16:11 the South Bound Brook Fire Department and Bound Brook Fire Department were dispatched to canal road for a... Posted by South Bound Brook Fire Department on Wednesday, J…
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