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Emergency Services Unit

Fairfield
Police & Fire
Fairfield Resident Kills Self While Police On Scene Fairfield Resident Kills Self While Police On Scene
Fairfield Resident Kills Self While Police On Scene A resident died by suicide while police were on the scene for a welfare check in Fairfield County. The incident occurred in the town of Fairfield around 3 p.m., Monday, March 4 on Longdean Road. According to Sgt. Michael Stahl of the Fairfield Police, the resident's employer called the police asking for a welfare check when the employee did not show up for work or answer the phone. When officers arrived at the home they found a note indicating that the person could be found in the garage, Stahl said. Officers then heard a gunshot come from the area of the garage and began to set up a per…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hudson
Police & Fire
Train Death Reported On Journal Square PATH tracks Train Death Reported On Journal Square PATH tracks
Train Death Reported On Journal Square PATH tracks A woman was struck and killed by a PATH train at Journal Square, authorities said. The person was struck by a westbound train and pronounced dead at the station in Jersey City shortly after midnight Monday, Jan. 22, said Lenis Valens of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The authority's Emergency Services Unit, Jersey City firefighters and an EMS unit were among the responders, Valens said. Power to the tracks was temporarily shut down, she said, adding that train service resumed at 3:04 a.m. It wasn't immediately clear whether it was an accidental or intentional incident, alt…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack
Police & Fire
Worker Injured In Partial Hackensack Building Collapse Worker Injured In Partial Hackensack Building Collapse
Worker Injured In Partial Hackensack Building Collapse UPDATE: A worker was seriously injured when an awning that he and others were dismantling in front of an apartment building in Hackensack collapsed on him Friday, authorities confirmed. The 50-something victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with what appeared to be a broken arm, among other injuries, after the structure at the Parkview Apartments on Polifly Road gave way shortly before noon Oct. 27, responders said. Hackensack police, their Emergency Services Unit and city firefighters were joined at the scene by city building, electrical and fire inspectors, OSHA and bo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hudson
Police & Fire
Jersey City Man Shot By Police Charged At Them Wielding Large Knife, Videos Show Jersey City Man Shot By Police Charged At Them Wielding Large Knife, Videos Show
Jersey City Man Shot By Police Charged At Them Wielding Large Knife, Videos Show UPDATE: Less than a month after Jersey City police shot and killed a disturbed resident, state authorities publicly released videos that show him charging at tactical officers with a knife. Family members, friends and others have spent the time since the Aug. 27 incident calling city police murderers, accusing authorities of withholding information and demanding what they say is accountability for Andrew Washington’s death. During a protest outside City Hall on Wednesday, Sept.,20, they claimed that they were deliberately being kept in the dark. What some may not have known is that an inve…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus
Traffic
Route 17 Crash Downs Wires Route 17 Crash Downs Wires
Route 17 Crash Downs Wires A single-vehicle rollover crash Wednesday night downed utility wires on Route 17 in Paramus. The northbound highway was closed for a little over a half-hour after a vehicle slammed into a utility pole near Midland Avenue around 10:30 p.m. July 12. Only one lane was passable on the southbound side while the wreckage was removed and police investigated. An occupant was extricated, although word was that Injuries didn't appear serious. Paramus police, Emergency Services Unit members, firefighters and EMS responded, along with a PSE&G crew and the state Department of Transporation. There…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Morris
Police & Fire
Custodian Finds Spent Ammo In Chatham Middle School Hallway Custodian Finds Spent Ammo In Chatham Middle School Hallway
Custodian Finds Spent Ammo In Chatham Middle School Hallway A custodian found a spent ammunition round in the hallway of a Morris County middle school, authorities said. The discovery was made at Chatham Middle School on Monday, May 1, according to local police. The shell casing was turned over to the principal and School Resource Officer Brian Stanton who immediately notified the police department. There was no imminent threat reported; however, out of an abundance of caution, a shelter in place was implemented while the Chatham Borough Police and Morris County Sheriff’s Department (Emergency Services Unit and K9) conducted a search of the school…

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by Cecilia Levine
Northern Highlands
News
YOUR OTHER LEFT: Wrong-Way Sedan Gets Stuck On Bergen Tracks, Service Delayed Nearly An Hour YOUR OTHER LEFT: Wrong-Way Sedan Gets Stuck On Bergen Tracks, Service Delayed Nearly An Hour
Your Other Left: Wrong-Way Sedan Gets Stuck On Bergen Tracks, Service Delayed Nearly An Hour A driver who stuck to the GPS instructions got stuck on the railroad tracks in Ho-Ho-Kus, leading to delays Monday night of nearly an hour. The driver had come down Glenwood Road from Ridgewood during the Dec. 20 evening rush and, following the GPS, made a left near the Ho-Ho-Kus train station -- only too soon. The Ford sedan instantly got stuck on the tracks. NJ TRANSIT's Emergency Services Unit got the car off the tracks in Ho-Ho-Kus.Boyd A. Loving Citywide Towing initially sent a lift instead of a flatbed, so NJ TRANSIT's Emergency Services Unit responded to free the vehicle so it c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bridgeport
News
Bridgeport Woman Charged Following Shooting, Standoff, Police Say Bridgeport Woman Charged Following Shooting, Standoff, Police Say
Bridgeport Woman Charged Following Shooting, Standoff, Police Say A Fairfield County woman has been charged with weapons charges and risk of injury to a child after allegedly firing a gun out a window onto a city street and then barricading herself. The incident began in Bridgeport around 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 9, when police received a report of shots fired. Early information indicated a woman shot a firearm from the third-floor window of a multifamily home within the 600 block of William Street, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. Officers arrived, identified the multifamily home on William Street, and began to evacuate innocent ci…

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by Kathy Reakes
Nassau
Police & Fire
Nassau County Woman Arrested For Threatening Neighbor, Resisting Arrest, Police Say Nassau County Woman Arrested For Threatening Neighbor, Resisting Arrest, Police Say
Nassau County Woman Arrested For Threatening Neighbor, Resisting Arrest, Police Say A Long Island woman threatened to kill her neighbor before becoming combative with officers attempting to apprehend her, sending one to the hospital, police said. Officers from the Nassau County Police Department responded to a New Cassel apartment building at 1120 Broadway at approximately 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 14, where there was a report of a disturbance. Police said that one resident of the building, Jennifer Pettway, age 40, was involved in an argument with her 51-year-old neighbor, at which point she allegedly became enraged and threatened to kill her, prompting the neighbor to c…

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by Zak Failla
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Threatened Woman With Knife, Police Say Long Island Man Threatened Woman With Knife, Police Say
Long Island Man Threatened Woman With Knife, Police Say A man threatened a woman with a knife before barricading himself in a home and becoming suicidal during a scene that played out on Long Island, police said. Nassau County Police officers responded to a Rose Avenue home in Roosevelt at 8:53 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12, where there was a report of an incident involving a disturbance with a knife-wielding man. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found the victim, a 48-year-old woman outside the home, who said she had been involved in a dispute with Roosevelt resident John Myrick, age 54, who allegedly threatened her. Police said that during the…

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by Zak Failla
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Distraught Long Island Woman Sitting On Edge Of Roof Saved By Cops, Police Say Distraught Long Island Woman Sitting On Edge Of Roof Saved By Cops, Police Say
Distraught Long Island Woman Sitting On Edge Of Roof Saved By Cops, Police Say A Long Island woman sitting on the edge of a roof in crisis was saved by police officers, according to authorities. The incident took place just before 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 10 in the Nassau County village of Bellerose. That's when the Emergency Services Unit was called in to assist with a woman sitting close to the edge of the second-story roof of a three-story home and she appeared to be in crisis.  The woman was very upset and distraught, an officers from the 3rd Precinct spoke to her in an attempt to calm her down, according to Nassau County Police.  Eventually, officer…

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by Kathy Reakes
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Police Come To The Rescue Of Dog With Head Stuck In Crate On Long Island Police Come To The Rescue Of Dog With Head Stuck In Crate On Long Island
Police Come To The Rescue Of Dog With Head Stuck In Crate On Long Island Police came to the rescue of a dog who had gotten his head stuck in one of the holes of the crate he was being transported in on Long Island. The incident took place around 9:40 a.m., Saturday, April 17, in Elmont, said the Nassau County Police. According to police, the department received a telephone call for assistance from a dog trainer who was transporting a dog in a crate to Uniondale.  While en route the dog, Bentley, managed to get his head stuck in a circular opening designed for his view and was starting to display signs of distress.  Sgt. Kananowitz, along with officers  Arbisi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Armed Man Attempted To Barricade Himself In Long Island Home With Woman, Children, Police Say Armed Man Attempted To Barricade Himself In Long Island Home With Woman, Children, Police Say
Armed Man Attempted To Barricade Himself In Long Island Home With Woman, Children, Police Say A man was apprehended after authorities say he attempted to barricade himself in a Long Island home with a woman and two children. Around noontime Friday, April 9, Nassau County Police officers responded to a residence on Pennywood Avenue in Roosevelt after a report of a dispute between two men, one with a gun.  After an initial investigation and through interviews with multiple witnesses, officers confirmed that the suspect did brandish a rifle during the dispute with his neighbors, Nassau County Police said. The suspect refused to speak with officers and refused entry, said police.&…

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by Joe Lombardi
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Off-Duty FDNY Employee, Good Samaritans Rescue Victim Of LI Crash In Burning Vehicle Off-Duty FDNY Employee, Good Samaritans Rescue Victim Of LI Crash In Burning Vehicle
Off-Duty Fdny Employee, Good Samaritans Rescue Victim Of LI Crash In Burning Vehicle An off-duty FDNY employee along with two Good Samaritans dragged a man from a burning vehicle following a single-vehicle crash in Nassau County. The crash took place around 2:53 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 5, in Woodbury, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, a 2012 Audi was traveling westbound on the Long Island Expressway when the driver, 34, lost control of the vehicle.  The vehicle left the roadway and struck a cement barrier wall, which launched the vehicle into the cement overpass for the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway, police said. The impact of the collision caused t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Suffolk NY
News
Woman Rescued After Getting Trapped Under Dock At Long Island Marina Woman Rescued After Getting Trapped Under Dock At Long Island Marina
Woman Rescued After Getting Trapped Under Dock At Long Island Marina Quick-thinking first responders on Long Island helped rescue a woman who found herself trapped under a dock at an area marina. An off-duty Nassau County Police Aviation Unit officer at the Wantagh Park Marina at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22 heard a splash and scream for help, prompting him to jump into action. Police said that the officer was able to quickly locate an 80-year-old woman submerged in water and trapped under the dock. The officer was able to dislodge one board of the dock and grabbed hold of the female and held the woman’s head above the water while other re…

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by Zak Failla
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Woman, Two Men Charged After 22 Unregistered Firearms, Drugs Seized At Long Island Residence Woman, Two Men Charged After 22 Unregistered Firearms, Drugs Seized At Long Island Residence
Woman, Two Men Charged After 22 Unregistered Firearms, Drugs Seized At Long Island Residence A woman and two men are facing charges after being busted with nearly two dozen unregistered firearms and an assortment of drugs at a Long Island residence, police said. Nassau County Police officers were called to the Staples Street residence at approximately 7 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15, in Farmingdale to check on the well-being of a resident. Upon arrival, officers were given permission to enter the home, which was occupied by residents Tiffany Pawson, Eddie Fernandez and Daniel Petrizzo. According to police, officers found various chemicals in liquid and powder form as well as nu…

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by Zak Failla
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Worker Suffers Injuries After Falling 25 Feet Into Foundation At Long Island Construction Site Worker Suffers Injuries After Falling 25 Feet Into Foundation At Long Island Construction Site
Worker Suffers Injuries After Falling 25 Feet Into Foundation At Long Island Construction Site A construction worker was rescued after falling about 25 feet into a large foundation at a Long Island construction site. It happened around 11:15 a.m. on Monday, July 6 in Glen Head at 162 Linden Lane. Old Brookville Police officers responded to an incident where the worker, age 67, fell approximately 25 feet into a large foundation pit at a construction site, Nassau County Police said. The Emergency Services Unit rescue team performed an extrication by utilizing a mechanical hauling system with ropes and a stokes basket, police said. The worker was packaged into the stokes basket and h…

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by Joe Lombardi
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Worker Rescued After Falling 25 Feet Into Pit At Long Island Construction Site Worker Rescued After Falling 25 Feet Into Pit At Long Island Construction Site
Worker Rescued After Falling 25 Feet Into Pit At Long Island Construction Site A worker was pulled to safety after falling about 25 feet into a large foundation pit at a Long Island construction site. It happened around 10:15 a.m. on Friday, May 8 in Searingtown at 60 Shelter Rock Road, Nassau County Police said. The Emergency Services Unit rescue team performed the extrication by utilizing a mechanical hauling system with ropes and a stokes basket.  The 36-year-old worker was packaged into the stokes basket and hauled up the 25 feet safely in stable condition.  He was then transported to a local hospital for medical treatment of a head injury an…

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by Joe Lombardi
Hudson
Obituaries
Union City Police Officer, Emerson HS Graduate Alex Ruperto, 52, Dies Of Coronavirus Union City Police Officer, Emerson HS Graduate Alex Ruperto, 52, Dies Of Coronavirus
Union City Police Officer, Emerson HS Graduate Alex Ruperto, 52, Dies Of Coronavirus Union City police officer Alex Ruperto has died of coronavirus, the department said. He was 52 years old. “Alex was kind, patient, soft-spoken and genuine," Chief Nichelle Luster said. "Alex was a good person and an exceptional officer and I know we will all remember him fondly.” Ruperto of Glen Ridge graduate from Emerson High School in 1986, and then the Bergen County Police Academy (Class No. 82) in 1999. He was a founding member of the city's Emergency Services Unit (ESU) and most recently assigned as a detective in the training division. Ruperto is survived by two adult ch…

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by Cecilia Levine
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Long Island Pit Collapse Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Long Island Pit Collapse
Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Long Island Pit Collapse The body of the second worker killed when sand collapsed on them as they were installing a septic tank in a pit on Long Island has been recovered. The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 in Upper Brookville on the 1200 block of Wolver Hollow Road near the intersection of Pine Valley Road. The two men, ages 57 and 45, were working at the bottom of an excavated site about 30 feet below the surface where septic rings were being installed. According to Nassau County Police Department, Old Brookville Police officers responded to a 911 call for an excavation site accident. While…

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by Joe Lombardi
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Details Emerge In Fatal Long Island Pit Collapse Details Emerge In Fatal Long Island Pit Collapse
Details Emerge In Fatal Long Island Pit Collapse Click here for an updated story: Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Long Island Pit Collapse Details have been released after a worker died and a second contractor was presumed dead when sand collapsed on them as they were installing a septic tank in a pit on Long Island. The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 in Upper Brookville on the 1200 block of Wolver Hollow Road near the intersection of Pine Valley Road. The two men working at the site are ages 57 and 45. The area the men were working was about 25 to 30 feet below the surface. According to Nassa…

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by Joe Lombardi
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Two Men Dead After Sand Collapse At Long Island Residence Under Construction Two Men Dead After Sand Collapse At Long Island Residence Under Construction
Two Men Dead After Sand Collapse At Long Island Residence Under Construction This story has been updated. Two workers installing a septic tank died after becoming trapped when sand collapsed on them on Long Island. The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. in Upper Brookville on the 1200 block of Wolver Hollow Road near the intersection of Pine Valley Road. The two men working at the site are ages 57 and 45. The area the men were working was about 25 to 30 feet below the surface. According to Nassau County Police Department, Old Brookville Police officers responded to a 911 call for an excavation site accident. The two men were working at the bottom of an excavated…

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by Joe Lombardi
Suffolk NY
News
Two Men Dead After Sand Collapse At Long Island Residence Under Construction Two Men Dead After Sand Collapse At Long Island Residence Under Construction
Two Men Dead After Sand Collapse At Long Island Residence Under Construction This story has been updated. Two workers installing a septic tank died after becoming trapped when sand collapsed on them on Long Island. The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. in Upper Brookville on the 1200 block of Wolver Hollow Road near the intersection of Pine Valley Road. The two men working at the site are ages 57 and 45. The area the men were working was about 25 to 30 feet below the surface. According to Nassau County Police Department, Old Brookville Police officers responded to a 911 call for an excavation site accident. The two men were working at the bottom of an excavated…

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by Joe Lombardi
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Officers Rescue Long Island Man Attempting To Hang Himself, Police Say Officers Rescue Long Island Man Attempting To Hang Himself, Police Say
Officers Rescue Long Island Man Attempting To Hang Himself, Police Say A Long Island man who was attempting to hang himself was rescued by a quick-moving team of responding officers. It happened Friday, Nov. 1 at 5:50 p.m. in Massapequa. According to Nassau County Police, units responded to a Massapequa residence on a report of a suicidal male who had locked himself in a bedroom with a knife.  Upon arrival of the Emergency Services Unit, officers breached the door of the bedroom where the subject was attempting to hang himself with an electrical cord and several zip ties, police said.  One of the Emergency Services Unit officers lifted the aided to…

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by Joe Lombardi
Norwalk
Police & Fire
Man Surrenders To Police After Standoff In Norwalk Man Surrenders To Police After Standoff In Norwalk
Man Surrenders To Police After Standoff In Norwalk A 52-year-old man has been apprehended following a standoff with police in Norwalk. Norwalk Police officers responded to Creeping Hemlock Drive for a report of a despondent male at around 10:40 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27. The man, Joseph Sander, made threats to harm another individual within his residence, police said. When officers arrived they observed a female victim on the front steps with Sander standing next to her with a knife. She was able to escape without injury.  Sander quickly returned to the house, starting the standoff.  The Emergency …

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by Joe Lombardi
Nassau
Police & Fire
Two Teen Jet Skiers Rescued In Oceanside Two Teen Jet Skiers Rescued In Oceanside
Two Teen Jet Skiers Rescued In Oceanside Two jet skiers were rescued by a quick-moving team of emergency responders on Long Island. At 7: 17 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, a report came in of two teenage boys stranded in the marsh area on their jet skis near Parsonage Cove in Oceanside, according to Nassau County Police. One of the teens, 17, was close to the shore and assisted by a civilian prior to police arrival. The second teen, 17, was further into the marsh and rescued by a Nassau County Police helicopter then taken to a safe location, said police. Neither of the teenagers was injured, according to police. Emergency Services Unit, M…

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by Donna Christopher
South Passaic
Police & Fire
Paterson Detectives, Uniformed Officers Converge To Seize Assault Rifle, Suspect Paterson Detectives, Uniformed Officers Converge To Seize Assault Rifle, Suspect
Paterson Detectives, Uniformed Officers Converge To Seize Assault Rifle, Suspect Detectives and uniformed Paterson police converged on a local home where an investigator watching a surveillance monitor from headquarters saw a man stash what turned out to be an assault rifle under a stairway, authorities said. Detectives assigned to the Special Investigation Division Street Crime Unit were at roll call to start their shifts Thursday evening when the “ShotSpotter” – a system that alerts them to shots fired -- was activated at 12th Avenue and East 23rd Street, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Detective James Jenkins rushed to a monitor that showed a surveillance camera…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield
Police & Fire
Man Barricades Himself Inside Bedroom In Fairfield House Man Barricades Himself Inside Bedroom In Fairfield House
Man Barricades Himself Inside Bedroom In Fairfield House A 36-year-old man who was off his medications held police at bay for several hours before surrendering. The incident took place around 1:46 a.m. Tuesday when Fairfield Police Department officers responded to the area of University Drive for a report of an emotionally disturbed man who had gone off of his medication, said Fairfield Police Lt. Robert Kalamaras. The man made several comments about killing himself and his family members and barricaded himself in his bedroom, Kalamaras. "Officers established communications with the man where he made several request…

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by Kathy Reakes
Englewood
Police & Fire
Three-Hour SWAT Standoff With Emotionally Troubled Englewood Man Ends Peacefully Three-Hour SWAT Standoff With Emotionally Troubled Englewood Man Ends Peacefully
Three-Hour SWAT Standoff With Emotionally Troubled Englewood Man Ends Peacefully No charges will be filed against an emotionally troubled 37-year-old Englewood man armed with scissors who kept police at bay for more than three hours, insisting they commit "suicide by cop" by shooting him, authorities said. Responding officers to a 1:30 p.m. call in the Forest Gardens apartment complex on East Forest Avenue found him inside "armed with the scissors, acting irrationally, telling the officers to shoot him and that he was going to harm himself and others," Capt. Timothy Torell told Daily Voice. The officers summoned their department's Emergency Services …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee
Police & Fire
Port Authority Officers Grab Suicidal Man On GWB Port Authority Officers Grab Suicidal Man On GWB
Port Authority Officers Grab Suicidal Man On GWB Two Port Authority police officers grabbed a man whose father said was threatening to jump from the George Washington Bridge. PAPD Emergency Services Unit Officers Raymond DeVito and Christopher Taffera found the 30-year-old man Queens man sitting on the south walkway Friday near the area of the New York tower that doesn't have protective fencing and took him into custody without incident, authority spokeswoman Lenis Rodrigues said. He was then taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center for evaluation.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield
Police & Fire
CT State Police K-9 Officer Will Get Protective Vest CT State Police K-9 Officer Will Get Protective Vest
CT State Police K-9 Officer Will Get Protective Vest The next time Connecticut State Police canine Porter steps out into the field, he’ll be sporting some of the same protective gear as his human partner. Porter is the happy recipient of a new bullet and stab protective vest, which was donated from Vested Interest in K9s, a not-for-profit organization. The vest was sponsored by a fundraiser hosted by Kim Dance in Harwington and is expected to be ready for the state police dog within eight to 10 weeks. Once completed, Porter’s new vest will be embroidered with the quote “This gift of protection provided by Protect a Hero.” According to police…

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by Zak Failla