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Fatal Narcotics: 3 Killed, 1 Injured In Coram, Suffolk County Police Say Fatal Narcotics: 3 Killed, 1 Injured In Coram, Suffolk County Police Say
Fatal Narcotics: 3 Killed, 1 Injured In Coram, Suffolk County Police Say A deadly batch of narcotics killed three people and seriously injured another in Coram, Suffolk County police announced on Friday, July 11. The Suffolk County Police Department issued an urgent warning following the overdoses, which happened earlier that day. Investigators believe a toxic substance was present in the drugs involved. “We are urging people to use caution due to this potentially deadly substance,” SCPD said in a news release. The department has deployed its Medical Crisis Action Team (MedCAT) to the area. The team is specially trained in advanced life support and will assist …
Driver Crashes Into Taco Bell, Hospitalized In Poughkeepsie Driver Crashes Into Taco Bell, Hospitalized In Poughkeepsie
Driver Crashes Into Taco Bell, Hospitalized In Poughkeepsie A driver was hospitalized after crashing into a Taco Bell in Dutchess County over the weekend.  The crash happened around 11:32 a.m. on Saturday, June 14 at the fast-food restaurant located at 755 Main St., prompting an emergency response, according to the Arlington Fire District.  Arlington firefighters arrived on scene within three minutes and began providing advanced life support care to the driver, who was the only occupant of the vehicle. The driver was later transported to a local hospital by Empress EMS, accompanied by an Arlington paramedic, officials said. The building …
Man Pulled From Jordan Park Pond In Critical Condition After Drowning Incident: Allentown FD Man Pulled From Jordan Park Pond In Critical Condition After Drowning Incident: Allentown FD
Man Pulled From Jordan Park Pond In Critical Condition After Drowning Incident: Allentown FD A man is in critical condition after being pulled from the water by firefighters at Jordan Park in Allentown on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 1:22 p.m., the Allentown Fire Department announced. Witnesses told 911 the man had jumped into the water and failed to resurface. Bystanders tried to rescue him but were unsuccessful, according to the release. Firefighters arrived and entered the water immediately. The man was located underwater and removed. Paramedics from the City of Allentown began CPR and administered advanced life support. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest, wher…
Repeat Englewood Offender Arrested For DUI After Sending Car Into Teaneck Tree: Police Repeat Englewood Offender Arrested For DUI After Sending Car Into Teaneck Tree: Police
Repeat Englewood Offender Arrested For DUI After Sending Car Into Teaneck Tree: Police An Englewood man with a history of arrests was taken into custody again this weekend after crashing his car into a tree in Teaneck while driving under the influence, police said. Court records show that Shawne Wolfe, the driver arrested in the incident on Sunday, Feb. 16, has nine pages of offenses including burglary, DUIs, assault, and more, dating back to 2005 (scroll down for more on Wolfe's history). Officers responded to the intersection of Englewood Avenue and Spruce Street at 2:09 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, after receiving multiple 911 calls about a single-car crash, Teaneck Police Chief …
UPDATE: Paterson Officer Charged By State Authorities For Shooting Fleeing Man In Back UPDATE: Paterson Officer Charged By State Authorities For Shooting Fleeing Man In Back
Update: Paterson Officer Charged By State Authorities For Shooting Fleeing Man In Back "Drop the gun!" a Paterson police officer shouted several times as he chased a fleeing man down a city street before dawn this past June. Suddenly, two shots rang out and unarmed 28-year-old Khalif Cooper fell face down in the street. Officer Jerry Moravek, who fired the shots, handcuffed Cooper, who is heard on police bodycam video telling him, "I don't got no gun." He didn't have one, said New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin in announcing on Monday, Feb. 6 that his office had charged Moravek with aggravated assault and official misconduct. Moravek, 40, violated the state's …
Pedestrian Struck At Busy Intersection Outside Hackensack Park Pedestrian Struck At Busy Intersection Outside Hackensack Park
Pedestrian Struck At Busy Intersection Outside Hackensack Park A 23-year-old pedestrian was struck and injured in a busy Hackensack intersection, authorities said. An Advanced Life Support ambulance was summoned after he was struck by an Acura outside Johnson Park on River and East Anderson streets around 10:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit was also notified. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with head trauma. His injuries were later downgraded to non-life-threatening, responders said. Reports that an NJ TRANSIT bus was involved were wrong, authorities said.
Two Seriously Injured In Washington Township Motorcycle Crash Two Seriously Injured In Washington Township Motorcycle Crash
Two Seriously Injured In Washington Township Motorcycle Crash A couple was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash outside a Washington Township strip mall late Saturday afternoon. Responders from Washington Township, Hillsdale and Westwood converged at the Washington Town Center on Pascack Road at the corner of Manhattan Avenue around 4 p.m. after the cycle reportedly collided with another vehicle. An Advanced Life Support crew from Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck also responded. Multiple responders rushed to the scene on Pascack Road at Manhattan Avenue in Washington Township.Katie Beirne Fisher A medical chopper that as initially called fo…
Hudson Valley Man Rescued From Mining Tunnel After Being Trapped By 40-Ton Boulder Hudson Valley Man Rescued From Mining Tunnel After Being Trapped By 40-Ton Boulder
Hudson Valley Man Rescued From Mining Tunnel After Being Trapped By 40-Ton Boulder An employee at an area materials quarry was rescued after a boulder broke free and landed on his machine, trapping him 2,500 feet into a tunnel. The incident took place around 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 14 at the Wingdale Materials quarry in Dutchess County in Dover, said the JH Ketcham Hose Company. According to Chief Ryan Sartori, of the JH Ketcham Hose Company, his department, along with Dover Ambulance, were dispatched to the quarry for the man trapped in a machine in the mine.  To free the man, a difficult, technical rescue operation took more than an hour after a 40-ton boulder pinned…
South Jersey Police, EMS Respond To Motorcycle Crash In Gloucester South Jersey Police, EMS Respond To Motorcycle Crash In Gloucester
South Jersey Police, EMS Respond To Motorcycle Crash In Gloucester Police, firefighters and EMS crews were at the scene of a serious motorcycle crash in Camden County, authorities said. The crash occurred about 3:30 p.m. at Jarvis and Kearsley roads in Gloucester Township, according to initial reports. An unconfirmed report said that the motorcycle rider was down and bleeding from her face with a head injury.  Advanced life support crews were called to the scene of the crash. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Authorities: Mahwah Woman Stabbed Dead, Husband In Custody After Calling Police Authorities: Mahwah Woman Stabbed Dead, Husband In Custody After Calling Police
Authorities: Mahwah Woman Stabbed Dead, Husband In Custody After Calling Police UPDATE: Authorities on Tuesday night identified a Mahwah retiree who they said stabbed his wife dead with a kitchen knife after her morning shower. Dieter R. Zimmerman, 73, called police around 7:45 a.m. from the couple's home on Indian Field Court, a townhouse development off Belgrove Drive near the Rockland border, to tell them what happened, authorities said. Township police found Zimmerman with “several scratches and a bleeding cut on a finger” and his 69-year-old wife, Jaquelin, on a floor in an upstairs bathroom adjacent to the master bedroom, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella sa…
Body Of Bogota Man Who Jumped From Route 95 Bridge Recovered From Creek In Ridgefield Body Of Bogota Man Who Jumped From Route 95 Bridge Recovered From Creek In Ridgefield
Body Of Bogota Man Who Jumped From Route 95 Bridge Recovered From Creek In Ridgefield UPDATE: Responders early Monday afternoon recovered the body of a despondent Bogota man who jumped from the Route 95 bridge in Ridgefield Park. The 60-something man left his home around 5 a.m. following a family dispute, authorities said. New Jersey State Police found his abandoned car on the highway before noon and alerted local authorities. Ridgefield Park responders pulled the man's body from Mill Creek in the area of 295 Bergen Turnpike, and he was pronounced dead a short time later. Rescuers from Teaneck, Ridgefield and Leonia also converged on the area along with New Jersey State Po…