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WATCH: Hero Paramus Officer Breaks Doll Stroller Rescuing Girl -- Then Buys Her Brand New One WATCH: Hero Paramus Officer Breaks Doll Stroller Rescuing Girl -- Then Buys Her Brand New One WATCH: Hero Paramus Officer Breaks Doll Stroller Rescuing Girl -- Then Buys Her Brand New One
Watch: Hero Paramus Officer Breaks Doll Stroller Rescuing Girl -- Then Buys Her Brand New One All that a pair of Paramus police officers had to do on one particular call Tuesday afternoon was free a toddler who had somehow gotten her doll's stroller stuck around her waist. But that wasn't enough for one of the officers, who not only talked 4-year-old Yasmeen "Nina" Saleh through the whole rescue, but returned less than an hour later with a brand new stroller since he broke the other one during the rescue. "I felt like it was the right thing to do," Officer Robert Sobocinski said "This is a human job. When you're dealing with people, everything is different." "Our emergency service…
COVID-19: Iconic Somerset County Bridal Shop Shutters COVID-19: Iconic Somerset County Bridal Shop Shutters COVID-19: Iconic Somerset County Bridal Shop Shutters
Covid-19: Iconic Somerset County Bridal Shop Shutters A family-run Somerset County bridal shop will close after several decades in business. Jefre Bridal in the Green Brook Shopping Center on Route 22 is expected to shut its doors at the end of the month. The COVID-19 pandemic forced Jefre Bridal to go by appointment only, and everything in the store is currently at 50 percent off. The shop opened as Carol's Bridals in Plainfield, in 1958, and was renamed when current owner Jeffrey Rabinowitz relocated the store to its present location in 1971. Jefre Bridal is dressing its third generation of brides from returning families, its website says.
U.S. Marshals Capture Linden Homicide Fugitive In Atlanta U.S. Marshals Capture Linden Homicide Fugitive In Atlanta U.S. Marshals Capture Linden Homicide Fugitive In Atlanta
U.S. Marshals Capture Linden Homicide Fugitive In Atlanta Members of the U.S. Marshals Service captured a 38-year-old fugitive wanted for a Linden homicide in Atlanta, GA on Monday, authorities said. Dion M. Johnson is facing charges of first-degree murder and a pair of second-degree weapons offenses in connection with the death of Darrell Q. McKoy, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said tuesday. Linden police officers responded to the 1200 block of Essex Avenue shortly after 12:45 p.m. on Oct. 5, where McKoy was found outside having sustained serious injury, Ruotolo said alongside Linden Police Chief David Hart. McKoy was take…
Nursing Home Industry Sues Pennsylvania, Demands $150M In Federal Funding Nursing Home Industry Sues Pennsylvania, Demands $150M In Federal Funding Nursing Home Industry Sues Pennsylvania, Demands $150M In Federal Funding
Nursing Home Industry Sues Pennsylvania, Demands $150M In Federal Funding A lawsuit filed by the nursing home industry against Pennsylvania alleges more than $150 million intended to help longterm care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic was illegally withheld by the state. The suit was filed in state court Monday by LeadingAge PA, Pennsylvania Coalition of Affiliated Healthcare & Living Communities and Pennsylvania Health Care Association -- three trade groups representing more than 900 longterm care facilities in Pennsylvania. The suit alleges that the Wolf Administration ignored law requiring funding for longterm care facilities, many of which we…
Police: Armed Robber Told Route 46 Hotel Clerk He Needed Money Because Of COVID Police: Armed Robber Told Route 46 Hotel Clerk He Needed Money Because Of COVID Police: Armed Robber Told Route 46 Hotel Clerk He Needed Money Because Of COVID
Police: Armed Robber Told Route 46 Hotel Clerk He Needed Money Because Of COVID Authorities are seeking an armed robber they say told the clerk of a Route 46 hotel in Essex County he needed money because of COVID.  A white man wearing a surgical mask walked into the Comfort Inn in Fairfield around 6 p.m., and showed the clerk a silver handgun in his waistband, Police Chief Anthony Manna said. The man told the clerk he needed their money because of COVID, Manna said. After being handed the cash, the man walked calmly out of the hotel and got into what is believed to be a newer model, silver or gray Ford Fusion with silver rims, tinted windows, dual exhaust pipes a…
DA: Pennsylvania Man Busted With 7,000 Child Porn Images, Most Sex Abuse Of Babies, Toddlers DA: Pennsylvania Man Busted With 7,000 Child Porn Images, Most Sex Abuse Of Babies, Toddlers DA: Pennsylvania Man Busted With 7,000 Child Porn Images, Most Sex Abuse Of Babies, Toddlers
DA: Pennsylvania Man Busted With 7,000 Child Porn Images, Most Sex Abuse Of Babies, Toddlers A 63-year-old Pennsylvania man was busted with more than 7,000 child porn images -- most of which depicted toddlers and babies being sexually abused, authorities said Tuesday. The Montgomery County Detective Bureau received 25 cybertips from Google routed through the Delaware County ICAC Task Force concerning an account that contained more than 500 images of child sexual assault imagery depicting children in sexual acts and in sexual poses, District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. The cybertip provided detectives with the user account information, including the computer IP add…
These 11 NJ MVC Centers Are Closed Due To Employee COVID-19 Cases These 11 NJ MVC Centers Are Closed Due To Employee COVID-19 Cases These 11 NJ MVC Centers Are Closed Due To Employee COVID-19 Cases
These 11 NJ MVC Centers Are Closed Due To Employee Covid-19 Cases Nearly a dozen New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission centers are closed due to employees who tested positive for COVID-19. The most recent center to close is Newton, which will operate by appointment only until Dec. 14. The Freehold licensing center will reopen Dec. 17, due to an employee who tested positive. Here are the other centers that are closed until further notice: RANDOLPH LICENSING CENTER is closed and will reopen Saturday, Dec. 12 due to an employee testing positive for COVID-19. Road test operations and inspections will remain open. EATONTOWN REGIONAL/ LICENSING CENTER LICENSIN…
3 Teens Charged With Arson For Fire That Ravaged PA School Playground 3 Teens Charged With Arson For Fire That Ravaged PA School Playground 3 Teens Charged With Arson For Fire That Ravaged PA School Playground
3 Teens Charged With Arson For Fire That Ravaged PA School Playground Three teens are facing arson charges for a fire that ravaged a Bucks County playground, authorities said Monday. Firefighters responded to the McDonald Elementary School playground Nov. 8, where flames were shooting out of the playground. No injuries were reported, however substantial damage was caused by the blaze, police said. Based on video evidence and witness reports, the Warminster police identified and filed charges against two boys, ages 13 and 15, and one girl, age 15, for starting the fire, local authorities said. The juveniles, who are not being identified due to their ages, we…
12-Year-Old Boy, 7-Year-Old Cousin Found At NJ Rest Stop After Taking Parents' SUV On Joy Ride 12-Year-Old Boy, 7-Year-Old Cousin Found At NJ Rest Stop After Taking Parents' SUV On Joy Ride 12-Year-Old Boy, 7-Year-Old Cousin Found At NJ Rest Stop After Taking Parents' SUV On Joy Ride
12-Year-Old Boy, 7-Year-Old Cousin Found At NJ Rest Stop After Taking Parents' SUV On Joy Ride A 12-year-old Queens boy and his 7-year-old cousin were found at a rest stop at the New Jersey/Delaware border after taking their parents' SUV on a joy ride Monday, authorities said. Surveillance footage shows the two getting inside of the family's white Range Rover after the boy got a hold of the keys around 10 a.m., the NYPD said. About an hour later, authorities used E-ZPass information and license plate readers to track the car on the Verrazano Bridge, CBS reports. At one point, New Jersey State Police troopers spotted the car -- but the boy sped off, the outlet said. SAFE AND SOU…
Police: Philadelphia Man Who Stole Wallet From Restaurant Customer, Spent $1,500 Surrenders Police: Philadelphia Man Who Stole Wallet From Restaurant Customer, Spent $1,500 Surrenders Police: Philadelphia Man Who Stole Wallet From Restaurant Customer, Spent $1,500 Surrenders
Police: Philadelphia Man Who Stole Wallet From Restaurant Customer, Spent $1,500 Surrenders A 48-year-old Philadelphia man who swiped a wallet from a woman's purse while she was eating at a restaurant surrendered to police, authorities said Monday. Clifton Fleming turned himself in on Dec. 3, on an active warrant stemming from the Oct. 18 incident, Central Bucks Regional police said. Fleming took the wallet containing $250 in cash and credit cards while the woman was dining at Pag's Pub in Doylestown, authorities said. Fleming used the woman's credit cards to make more than $1,500 in purchases, police said. Fleming was arraigned, with bail set at 10 percent $50,000 and rema…
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