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70-Year-Old Arsonist Set Three Fires Inside His Own Home: Prosecutor 70-Year-Old Arsonist Set Three Fires Inside His Own Home: Prosecutor
70-Year-Old Arsonist Set Three Fires Inside His Own Home: Prosecutor A 70-year-old Ocean County man has been charged with setting multiple fires inside his home over the weekend, authorities said. Berkeley Township police and firefighters responded to George DiPierro's Harbor Court home around 12:15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, where they were met by smoke on the first floor and a fire that appeared to have been extinguished, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Fire crews then discovered two additional fires in rooms on the second floor of the structure that they were able to extinguish, Billhimer said. An investigation b…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
17-Year-Old Killed As 100 People Flood Trenton Street During Halloween Chaos: Prosecutor 17-Year-Old Killed As 100 People Flood Trenton Street During Halloween Chaos: Prosecutor
17-Year-Old Killed As 100 People Flood Trenton Street During Halloween Chaos: Prosecutor A Halloween night disturbance involving a large group of juveniles left one teen dead and another injured in Trenton, authorities said. Officers responded to the first block of East Hanover Street at approximately 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, after receiving numerous 911 calls about a large disturbance, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey and Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson said. Callers reported multiple fights and accounts of individuals being stabbed or shot, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. When officers arrived, they found a single victim in the street, ide…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
'It's Going To Be Okay': Bayonne OEM Rescues Girl Trapped In Flood 'It's Going To Be Okay': Bayonne OEM Rescues Girl Trapped In Flood
'It's Going To Be Okay': Bayonne OEM Rescues Girl Trapped In Flood The Bayonne Office of Emergency Management had its work cut out for them as massive rainstorm caused flooding in the city Thursday, Oct. 30. Videos posted by Bayonne OEM show first responders rescuing a driver and a young girl in a Mercedes SUV, who got stuck in the floodwaters underneath an overpass. ⚠️FLOODED ROADS⚠️Do NOT drive into flooded roads. We have numerous cars stuck in flooded roadways. Remember: TURN AROUND DONT DROWN! @BayonnePolice @CityofBayonne pic.twitter.com/Dp6U7CLPgU — Bayonne OEM (@Bayonne_OEM) October 30, 2025 "It's going to be okay," a first responder says while…

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by Sam Barron
Weather
Small Fish Swims Through Flooded Firehouse As Coastal Storm Batters NJ Small Fish Swims Through Flooded Firehouse As Coastal Storm Batters NJ
Small Fish Swims Through Flooded Firehouse As Coastal Storm Batters NJ Rising tides flooded the Beach Haven Firehouse early Monday, Oct. 13, as a powerful coastal storm battered the New Jersey shoreline with winds topping 60 mph, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). “Our trucks are staged on higher ground and our high-water vehicle is in the engine bay,” the Beach Haven Fire Company wrote in a social media post. “We are still in service and responding to emergency calls. Please, stay home! If you must drive, please do so on the ocean roads (Atlantic & Beach Ave), as Bay Ave and Long Beach Blvd are closed.” Firefighters even found some levity in…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Mass Shooting At Bar Leaves 4 Dead, 20 Injured On Island Off Carolina Coast Mass Shooting At Bar Leaves 4 Dead, 20 Injured On Island Off Carolina Coast
Mass Shooting At Bar Leaves 4 Dead, 20 Injured On Island Off Carolina Coast A crowded night at a popular bar on an island of the Carolina coast turned into chaos when gunfire erupted, killing four people and injuring at least 20 others as patrons fled to nearby businesses seeking cover. Shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, deputies in South Carolina responded to reports of a mass shooting  at Willie’s Bar and Grill on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, on St. Helena Island, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said.  The island is located between Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia. Arriving units found a large crowd with multiple victims …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
NJ Country Club Destroyed By Fire NJ Country Club Destroyed By Fire
NJ Country Club Destroyed By Fire A massive fire tore through a New Jersey country club early Tuesday morning, Oct. 7, officials said. Firefighters were called to 420 Boyer Avenue, the Frog Rock Golf and Country Club in Hammonton, around 2:39 a.m. for reports of an explosion and fire, according to the Hammonton Fire Department. First-arriving crews found a fully involved commercial structure with heavy fire spreading throughout the building and into nearby greens and wooded areas, the department said. Firefighters from Hammonton and numerous mutual aid partners responded to the scene, officials said. The blaze was brought…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Small Plane Crashes In North Jersey Small Plane Crashes In North Jersey
Small Plane Crashes In North Jersey No injuries were reported when a small plane crashed in West Milford Monday morning, Oct. 6, officials said. Emergency responders were called to the Greenwood Lake Airport for the 10:50 a.m. crash at the end of a runway, the West Milford Office of Emergency Management said. Arriving personnel found a plane down with no injuries but leaking fuel, officials said. The occupants were evaluated by the First Aid Squad. The fuel was offloaded from the plane and the plane was removed off the runway, the WMOEM said.  The airport was reopened an hour later. The crash is being investigated…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
3 Killed, At Least 8 Injured As Shooter Opens Fire From Boat At NC Marina Restaurant 3 Killed, At Least 8 Injured As Shooter Opens Fire From Boat At NC Marina Restaurant
3 Killed, At Least 8 Injured As Shooter Opens Fire From Boat At NC Marina Restaurant A gunman opened fire from a boat at a dockside restaurant in North Carolina overnight, killing three people and wounding at least eight before a suspect was detained on nearby Oak Island, authorities said. The shooting happened Saturday, Sept. 27, around 9:30 p.m. in the city of Southport, at the American Fish Company on Yacht Basin Drive, according to authorities.  A boat with a single occupant paused briefly at the waterfront venue and then opened fire on patrons before fleeing toward the Intracoastal Waterway, Southport city officials reported. Shortly after 10 p.m., a US Coast Gua…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
3 Officers Dead, 2 Critical In York County, PA Shooting As FBI, ATF, DHS Respond (DEVELOPING) 3 Officers Dead, 2 Critical In York County, PA Shooting As FBI, ATF, DHS Respond (DEVELOPING)
3 Officers Dead, 2 Critical In York County, PA Shooting As FBI, ATF, DHS Respond (Developing) Three police officers were killed and two others critically injured during a shooting in North Codorus Township, York County, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Col. Christopher Paris announced. The officers and the shooter were identified the following day. Click here to read our full updated coverage. The deadly encounter began with a 911 call for shots fired near the 1800 block of Haar Road at 2:10 p.m., according to York County Office of Emergency Management spokesperson Ted Czech. The call stemmed from a domestic dispute that began the previous day. Emergen…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
NJ Dad, Canadian Pilot ID’d After Helicopter Crash In Pennsylvania NJ Dad, Canadian Pilot ID’d After Helicopter Crash In Pennsylvania
NJ Dad, Canadian Pilot ID’d After Helicopter Crash In Pennsylvania A New Jersey father and a Canadian pilot have been identified as the two men killed in a helicopter crash in Pennsylvania, Carbon County Coroner Mark K. Smith announced on Saturday, Sept. 13. The victims were 52-year-old Jeffrey Patmore of Terrace, British Columbia, and 40-year-old Michael S. Higgins of Haddon Township, New Jersey, Smith said. The crash happened around 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, in a wooded area of Penn Forest Township near the 300 block of Maury Road by Penn’s Peak concert hall in Jim Thorpe, the coroner confirmed. The helicopter, an MD500D, was being used by a third-part…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
WATCH: Car Soars Over 6-Lane Highway After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency WATCH: Car Soars Over 6-Lane Highway After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency
Watch: Car Soars Over 6-Lane Highway After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency A car flew across four lanes of a Long Island highway in a wild, caught-on-camera wreck that left onlookers stunned and a local man in the hospital. Dashcam video captured on a 2012 Honda launch off a service road embankment, rocket through the air, and soar above Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore, New York, before slamming down on the opposite side on Wednesday, Sept. 3, the New York Post reported.  Bay Shore firefighters told reporters that a 70-year-old Brentwood, New York, man was behind the wheel when he suffered a seizure.  View this post on Instagram …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Wayne Pilot Captures Dramatic Footage Of 70-Acre West Milford Wildfire Wayne Pilot Captures Dramatic Footage Of 70-Acre West Milford Wildfire
Wayne Pilot Captures Dramatic Footage Of 70-Acre West Milford Wildfire A 90-acre wildfire is burning in Passaic County, and a local pilot captured it all (scroll for video). The fire, in the area of Clinton Road, is now 20% contained as of Wednesday, Sept. 3. Overnight, crews constructed containment lines and began backfire operations, officials said. No structures are threatened and no evacuations have been ordered. Clinton Road remains closed between Goldfinch Lane and Van Orden Road. Resources on scene include Forest Fire Service fire engines and ground crews. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Pilot Eric Sampson said he spotted the blaze shortl…

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by Cecilia Levine