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Elderly Man
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Elderly Man Struck Dead Near Ewing Intersection
An elderly man died after being struck by a vehicle near an intersection in Ewing Wednesday evening, authorities confirmed. The man was struck near the intersection of Pennington Road and Somerset Street shortly before 5:50 p.m., Ewing Police said in a press release. He was rushed to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries. His identity was not released. The driver stopped at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, which remained ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Justin Quinlan at (609) 882-1313 ext. 7512, send an ema…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
82-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured In House Fire On Long Island
An elderly woman is hospitalized with serious injuries after being rescued from a house fire on Long Island. Fire crews were called at around 8:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4, with reports of a Roosevelt home engulfed in flames on East Raymond Avenue near Nassau Road. When police arrived, they found a 79-year-old man outside who had escaped the home, Nassau County Police said. First Precinct officers and members of the Roosevelt Fire Department then used a newly issued tool called a Dynamic Entry Breaching Sledge to break open the home’s rear wall. Inside, crews located and removed an 8…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Teens Carjack 82-Year-Old Willow Grove Mall Shopper, Steal Gift He Bought His Wife, Police Say
Authorities in Montgomery County are looking for two suspects who they say attacked and robbed an elderly man before stealing his car outside the Willow Grove Park Mall on Saturday, Sept. 10. The 82-year-old man was walking through the parking lot towards his truck around 8:15 p.m. when two teen boys approached him from behind, Abington Township police said. That's when one of the suspects struck the victim in the back of his head with a "hard object," police said. They allegedly forced the man to the ground and told him, "This is a hold up- give us all your money.” The teens th…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Elderly Driver Carjacked In Maplewood Wawa Parking Lot: Police
An elderly driver was carjacked in the parking lot of a Wawa convenience store, authorities say. A 72-year-old man was walking to his car after leaving the location on Springfield Avenue in Maplewood when he was approached by a man who demanded his keys around 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 11, police said. The elderly man was then shoved by the carjacker, who once again demanded keys before reaching in and taking them out of his pockets, investigators said. The man quickly entered and stole the victim’s vehicle, heading eastbound on Springfield Avenue into Irvington. The victim was uninju…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Skateboarder Arrested After Knocking Elderly Victim Unconscious In Newark
UPDATE: The alleged suspect has been arrested. ***Original story below*** Police are seeking the identity of a skateboarder who they say assaulted an elderly man on Friday, Feb. 11 in Newark. The victim was walking when he was knocked unconscious by a suspect riding a skateboard on Ferry Street near Merchant Street around 10 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. He was taken to University Hospital where he reportedly is in stable condition. Police say the suspect was wearing a black jacket, red hoodie, beige pants, and red sneakers. The alleged suspect.Newark Dep…
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
‘Be Alert:’ Police Seek Info On Suspicious Elderly Man Who Grabbed Woman’s Shirt In Hellertown
Police in Northampton County are seeking information and warning residents to stay alert after a woman reported being grabbed by an elderly man while running. The woman told officers she was running on the SV Rail-Trail between Water and Walnut Streets in Hellertown when she was confronted by an elderly man who “came out from the wooded area [and] grabbed her shirt as she ran by” around 9:30 a.m. August 20, police said. The man “got close to her face but did not say anything” before the woman pulled away and left the area, police said. The man had gray hair and a light complexion, police s…
Pascack Valley, NJ
News
River Vale Man, 79, Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
A 79-year-old River Vale man was hospitalized after shooting himself on Thursday, authorities said. He was reported in stable condition at Hackensack University Medical Center following the noontime incident on Central Avenue. Police were trying to determine whether the gunshot wound was accidental or self-inflicted.
Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
Hovercraft Used To Rescue Man Stranded On Ice Island In Hilltowns
Firefighters used a hovercraft to rescue an elderly man who had become trapped on an ice island in the middle of a lake Monday, Dec. 28. The man, who was not identified, was out hunting in the Knightville Dam area in Huntington when he became lost and found himself on a patch of ice 300 feet from shore, according to MassLive. Using a cell phone, the man was able to call 911 and dispatchers were able to ping his location in the Knigtville Basin. Huntington, a community in the Hilltowns, was covered in ice and snow making it difficult for responders to reach the stranded man by foot. Hunt…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Fatal Trenton House Fire Called 'Suspicious'
UPDATED: Authorities are investigating the cause of a fatal house fire that is considered suspicious. An elderly man was killed in the three-alarm blaze in Trenton on Tuesday night. After the fire was extinguished, the body of the dead man was found in fire debris, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman with the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. The blaze broke out about 8:30 p.m. in a home that was cluttered with hoarded belongings on the 700 block of Southard Street, authorities said. A 63-year-old man was found on the first floor of the structure. His name had not been r…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Elderly Worker Airlifted With Serious Injuries After Tractor Pushes Him Into Barn Door
An elderly man working on a tractor in Hunterdon County was airlifted with serious injuries Tuesday afternoon when the machine started up and pushed him into a barn door that then fell on top of him, authorities said. The incident occurred on Croton Road in Franklin Township around 2:45 p.m., Township Sgt. Kevin Bollaro told Daily Voice. The man was taken via helicopter to the closest trauma center as a result of his injuries.
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Reported Struck By Truck Near South Jersey Wawa
Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to Route 206 in Burlington County on a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle near a Wawa station, authorities said. The crash occurred about 1 p.m. on Tuesday on the 2300 block of U.S. Route 206 in Southampton, according to initial reports. The pedestrian was an elderly man, and he was reportedly struck by a truck, according to an initial unconfirmed report. His head was injured and he was unconscious, the report said. A medevac helicopter had been called to airlift the victim to a local hospital. It was landing in the parking lot o…
