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Federal Funding Grants Announced for Fire Departments
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Hawthorne Volunteer Ambulance Corps Raises EMS Flag to Mark Start of EMS Week
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Paterson Police Shut Down 'Million Dollar' Drug Operation
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Clifton Woman Shot in Paterson Early Sunday
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Attorney General's Office to Investigate: Police Pursuit Ends in Fatality in ...
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Remains of a Human Fetus Discovered in Wayne Home
By KRISTINA BEHR
May 17, 2022HACKENSACK, NJ — More protection is coming for New Jersey’s firefighters.
In a news conference Monday, Gov. Phil Murphy announced the new American Rescue Plan Firefighter Grant Program, which will help local and regional fire departments provide first responders with proper protective, cleaning, and sanitization equipment.
The Firefighter Grant ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Friday evening, members of the Hawthorne Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Borough Council, Mayor Lane, and community joined at the HVAC building on Goffle Road to raise a flag recognizing the commencement of EMS Week, which actually starts on Monday.
The corps was named in honor of the Reverend William B. Mahwhinney of St. Clement's Episcopal Church in 1932 and was originally ...
PATERSON, NJ - Paterson police have shut down what Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale referred to as a “million dollar operation.”
In a statement Speziale described that as a result of the “long term investigation” during which detectives were able to identify a narcotics network operated by two individuals in two locations, 85 Mill Street and 157 Oliver ...
CAMDEN, NJ — The off-duty death of a 22-year-old Camden County police officer in a motorcycle accident has stunned and saddened his fellow officers, his police chief and many community leaders.
Officer Daniel B. Adler died after his motorcycle apparently collided with a car at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12 on Haddonfield-Berlin Road, near McIntosh Road, in Cherry Hill. The accident remains ...
PATERSON, NJ - An 18-year-old Clifton woman was shot while in the area of Belle Avenue and Hopper Street in Paterson in the early hours of Sunday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announced.
The incident, which drew a police response on a report of shots fired, took place at approximately 3:43 a.m. The victim, who sustained a non-fatal ...
Little Falls Police Report the Missing Person has been found.
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The Little Falls Police Department is attempting to locate a Little Falls resident who was last seen by his family 5/10/22.
He does not have a car and may use public transportation.
If you locate him or have any further information please contact the Little Falls Police Department at 973-256-0200.
MONTCLAIR, NJ - A police chase has resulted in a fatal car crash in Glen Ridge on Tuesday, law enforcement officials confirmed.
To quell the amount of car thefts in New Jersey, the Attorney General has stated that police officers can resume police pursuits, after years of halting to the practice. Following the crash, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that there was a police ...
WAYNE, NJ – A gruesome discovery at a Wayne residence have the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office investigating. They are seeking help to learn more about a human fetus found inside a home.
There was not a lot of information shared when Chief Jack McNiff and Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes released a statement about the incident.
On Sunday, Mother’s Day, at approximately 5:45 ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- The Fairfield Police Department arrested Robert Fritz, 59, of Little Falls on charges of burglary and theft on Thursday.
According to the Fairfield police, Officer Frank Patierno was dispatched to a Little Falls Road residence Thursday, May 5 on a report of a burglary that occurred in the past and that was caught on video surveillance. It allegedly shows that ...
PARAMUS, NJ - A man walked away from the car he was driving after it flipped onto its side Saturday morning.
Shortly after 8 a.m. on May 7, a Toyota Camry four-door sedan flipped into the driveway at 283 Gordon Drive after the male driver lost control.
The driver was trapped in the car until Paramus Rescue Squad removed the car roof. He apparently sustained non-life threatening injuries and ...