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Trapped Construction Worker Dies In NJ Trench Tragedy: Police Trapped Construction Worker Dies In NJ Trench Tragedy: Police
Trapped Construction Worker Dies In NJ Trench Tragedy: Police A construction worker was killed after he was trapped in a large hole in Kenilworth on the morning of Monday, May 6, authorities said. Around 9 a.m., the construction workers were attempting to install a storm drain in the back of the business on Monroe Avenue using an excavator when the man became trapped, Kenilworth police said.  First responders attempted life saving measures but the worker, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration said it is investigating.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Three Jersey City Men Arrested For Illegal Drug Sales At Vape Shops: Police Three Jersey City Men Arrested For Illegal Drug Sales At Vape Shops: Police
Three Jersey City Men Arrested For Illegal Drug Sales At Vape Shops: Police Three Jersey City men were accused of illegally selling marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms at two Monmouth County vape shops, authorities said. Abdullah Hassan, Waqas Ahmed, and Muhammad Khan were arrested on Wednesday, May 1, the Hazlet Police Department said in a news release on Friday, May 3. They were taken into custody at Vape God, a store in the Wellington Square shopping plaza on Poole Avenue. Police received a tip about Vape God selling marijuana products to customers including children, despite not being licensed to sell marijuana. Police executed a search warrant at the…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Belleville Man Drowns At Jersey Shore Beach: Police Belleville Man Drowns At Jersey Shore Beach: Police
Belleville Man Drowns At Jersey Shore Beach: Police An Essex County man drowned in the ocean at a beach along the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Spring Lake police responded to the beachfront near St. Clair Avenue for a swimmer in distress at around 2:05 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, the department said in a news release. The first officers at the scene found a man floating face down in the surf and he was pulled out of the water for life-saving measures. The 23-year-old Belleville man was treated by paramedics before he was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at the Neptune hospital. Police also warned…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
NJSP Trooper Dies During Training: Officials NJSP Trooper Dies During Training: Officials
Njsp Trooper Dies During Training: Officials A New Jersey State Police trooper has died suddenly, the department said. Trooper II Marcellus E. Bethea, who worked in Troop D at the Moorestown station, died during training, Colonel Patrick J. Callahan said. Bethea was an eight-year NJSP veteran and was a member of the 156th State Police Class.  According to New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin, Bethea had been training to join the TEAMS Unit, an emergency response unit "prepared to handle extra ordinary police emergencies," the NJSP website says. Gov. Phil Murphy said he died at headquarters in Ewing.&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Woman Struck By NJ Transit Train Suffers Severe Leg Injury: Officials Woman Struck By NJ Transit Train Suffers Severe Leg Injury: Officials
Woman Struck By NJ Transit Train Suffers Severe Leg Injury: Officials A woman was hospitalized with a severe leg injury after being struck by a train in Morristown on Saturday, May 4, NJ Transit officials said. The woman was on the Morristown platform with the injury when responders arrived at the scene, just before 7:25 p.m., a spokesperson for NJ Transit said. The woman was taken to the hospital by EMS. The woman had been struck by Morris & Essex Line train 6936, which departed Dover at 7:05 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive At Penn Station New York at 8:40 p.m., the spokesperson said. No injuries were reported to customers or the crew on board.&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Vicious Blaze Injures Firefighters, Ravages Wayne Home Vicious Blaze Injures Firefighters, Ravages Wayne Home
Vicious Blaze Injures Firefighters, Ravages Wayne Home A vicious fire consumed a Wayne home and sent at least two firefighters to the hospital, responders at the scene said. One reportedly complained of chest pains and the other suffered a possible broken leg in the Lenox Road fire, which began on the porch of the single-family home around 10 p.m. Saturday, May 4, and quickly spread. All of the residents got OK, although there was some question about a pet who may have still been inside. Aftermath CONTRIBUTED Flames ended up blowing through the roof of the 2½-story, wood-frame home, as firefighters mounted an exterior attack. The two-alar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Employee Killed In Fiery New Jersey Explosion Was Great-Grandmother, Avid Pool Player Employee Killed In Fiery New Jersey Explosion Was Great-Grandmother, Avid Pool Player
Employee Killed In Fiery New Jersey Explosion Was Great-Grandmother, Avid Pool Player The 73-year-old woman killed in an explosion at a New Jersey manufacturing plant is being remembered in her obituary as a longtime employee, avid pool player, and great-grandmother. Eileen, of South River, was killed on Wednesday, May 1, at the site of the Superior Signal explosion in Old Bridge, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Born in New Brunswick, Eileen lived in Old Bridge, East Brunswick, and Spotswood before moving to South River 24 years ago, according to her obituary on the Crabiel Home For Funerals website. Eileen was a member of the APA Pool League for 27 years and als…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
DEMOLITION DERBY: Chain-Reaction DWI Crash Leaves 100 Yards Of Damage, Debris In Elmwood Park DEMOLITION DERBY: Chain-Reaction DWI Crash Leaves 100 Yards Of Damage, Debris In Elmwood Park
Demolition Derby: Chain-Reaction DWI Crash Leaves 100 Yards Of Damage, Debris In Elmwood Park UPDATE: A demolition derby-type crash involving what police said was a drunk driver left eight severely damaged vehicles and dozens of parts strewn along a lengthy stretch of street and sidewalk in Elmwood Park. Jean Carlos Lizardo, 29, was behind the wheel of a Honda Accord that witnesses said slammed head-on into a Dodge Challenger at the corner of Mola Boulevard and Elmwood Drive shortly before 6 p.m. Friday, May 3. The sedan hit several other vehicles, leaving a swath of damage and debris -- including the Honda's engine -- that measured nearly 100 yards from one side of Elmwood Dri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Estranged Paterson Husband Seized At JFK After Threatening To 'Shoot Up' Airport, DA Says Estranged Paterson Husband Seized At JFK After Threatening To 'Shoot Up' Airport, DA Says
Estranged Paterson Husband Seized At JFK After Threatening To 'Shoot Up' Airport, DA Says A Paterson man with multiple loaded weapons in his car threatened a mass shooting at JFK Airport as his estranged wife was returning from an overseas trip, authorities charged. The woman was inside Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport when she got a text and video from Darnell King, 39, shortly before 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, according to the Queens County District Attorney's Office. A black and silver gun is visible on the passenger seat of his car as King says in the video that he's on his way to the Queens airport and is recording his "last will and testament," authori…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
'Rock Of The Family:' Loved Ones Struggle To Make Sense Of Deadly NJ Home Explosion 'Rock Of The Family:' Loved Ones Struggle To Make Sense Of Deadly NJ Home Explosion
'Rock Of The Family:' Loved Ones Struggle To Make Sense Of Deadly NJ Home Explosion A New Jersey family is in shambles following a home explosion that took their patriarch and left his brother-in-law seriously injured. Retired Newark officer Kevin Gilbert Sr., 62, was being remembered on a GoFundMe as the rock of his family, one day after the explosion at his Continental Court home that claimed his life. "Our hearts ache not only for Kevin Sr. but also for his brother-in-law Curtis, who remains in critical condition as a result of the home explosion," reads the campaign, which had raised more than $34,000 as of Friday evening, May 3. Gilbert, a 26-year veteran of the Newa…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In $55G New Milford Burglary Involving Cash, Jewelry, Safes, Assault Rifle Arrest Made In $55G New Milford Burglary Involving Cash, Jewelry, Safes, Assault Rifle
Arrest Made In $55G New Milford Burglary Involving Cash, Jewelry, Safes, Assault Rifle New Milford police nabbed a member of a burglary crew who broke into a local home and stole $55,000 in cash, jewelry, two safes and an assault rifle, authorities said. Jhon A. Torres Galindo, a 31-year-old Colombian national living in Brooklyn, was arrested by New Milford Police Lt. Nelson Perez and Detective Samuel Gerais following an intensive investigation, Capt. Kevin Van Saders said. Interviews, surveillance video and warrants all contributed to identifying and finding him, the captain said.  The empty safes and rifle were also recovered by the NYPD in Forest Park, Queens, a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Baby Killed By Falling Tree Was Visiting Family In Verona, Campaign Says: 'Hearts Are Broken' Baby Killed By Falling Tree Was Visiting Family In Verona, Campaign Says: 'Hearts Are Broken'
Baby Killed By Falling Tree Was Visiting Family In Verona, Campaign Says: 'Hearts Are Broken' The family of a 6-month-old baby is seeking support after his tragic death during a recent trip to New Jersey. Micah Gasin was visiting his grandparents in Verona when he and his grandfather were killed by a falling tree on Monday, April 29, while they were lying in a hammock. The tree in the back of their West Lincoln Street home became uprooted and fell on the two, Verona police said. "Micah was the happiest baby anyone ever met," Ben Canales, who organized a fundraiser for the family, based in San Diego, said. "He had a smile that could light up a room, and strangers would stop in the s…

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by Sam Barron