September 21 Evening News
ACCORDING TO THE RIDGEWOOD BLOG, THE HASBROUCK HEIGHTS FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS DISPATCHED TO A HOTEL FACILITY AT APPROXIMATELY 8AM, ON A REPORT OF A HOTEL GUEST TRAPPED IN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT. ON ARRIVAL, CHIEF 61 LOCATED A VICTIM STUCK IN AN ELEVATOR CAR BETWEEN THE FLOORS FIRST AND BASEMENT LEVELS. BECAUSE OF THE ELEVATORS POSITION, CHIEF 61 TRANSMITTED A 10-30 SIGNAL FOR A TECHNICAL RESCUE. THE CITY OF HACKENSACK FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS IMMEDIATELY DISPATCHED TO AID IN THE RESCUE. EMERGENCY CREWS WORKED COLLABORATIVELY, USING SPECIALIZED EXTRACTION EQUIPMENT AND RIGGED ENTRY PROTOCOLS TO SAFELY SECURE THE ELEVATOR CAR AND REACH THE TRAPPED INDIVIDUAL.THE IDENTITY OF THE VICTIM WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE TECHNICAL RESCUE RESPONSE ENSURED THE SITUATION WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL QUICKLY AND SAFELY.
NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY REPORTED A DRIVER HAS DIED AFTER BEING FOUND TRAPPED BENEATH AN OVERTURNED VEHICLE IN NEWARK SATURDAY NIGHT. NEWARK POLICE RESPONDED AT 9:11PM AND FOUND A MAN TRAPPED UNDER A VEHICLE. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 9:37PM. ACCORDING TO PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR EMANUEL MIRANDA, NEWARK POLICE RESPONDED TO MCCARTER HIGHWAY AND CHESTER AVENUE AROUND 9:11 P.M, WHERE OFFICERS FOUND THE DRIVER, A MAN, TRAPPED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 9:37 P.M. AUTHORITIES DID NOT RELEASE THE DRIVER'S IDENTITY OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT WHAT LED TO THE CRASH.
NORTHJERSEY.COM REPORTED FOUR JUVENILES WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER BREAKING INTO A BERGEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND TAKING A STOLEN VEHICLE FOR A RIDE. FRANKLIN LAKES POLICE RESPONDED TO RAMAPO HIGH SCHOOL SHORTLY AFTER 1:30 A.M SEPT. 21. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S PRESS RELEASE, SCHOOL SECURITY PERSONNEL REPORTED SEVERAL PEOPLE WALKING THROUGH HALLWAYS INCLUDING ONE WHO “APPEARED TO BE CARRYING A FIREARM”. THE RELEASE STATED OFFICERS LOACATED FOUR MINORS RANGING FROM AGES 11 TO 17 INSIDE THE SCHOOL AND TOOK THEM INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT AN INCIDENT. OFFICERS FOUND ONE OF THE CHILDREN WITH A PLASTIC TOY RIFLE THAT RESEMBLED A REAL GUN. ALL FOUR CHILDREN WERE RELEASED INTO THE CUSTODY OF THEIR PARENTS. CHARGES ARE CURRENTLY PENDING AND THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING.
NORTHJERSEY.COM REPORTED A ROUTE 80 HIT-AND-RUN LEFT A NORTH JERSEY POLICE OFFICER INJURED. A SADDLEBROOK POLICE OFFICER HAS SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AFTER HE WAS STRUCK BY A CAR THAT THEN FLED THE SCENE ON ROUTE 80 DURING A MOTOR VEHICLE STOP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE STATE POLICE WROTE ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT THE OFFICER HAD PULLED OVER A CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 4 A.M WHILE HE WAS OUTSIDE HIS PATROL CAR, WHEN A PASSING VEHICLE STRUCK THE OFFICER AND FLED THE SCENE. THE SOCIAL MEDIA POST SAID THE OFFICER WAS RUSHED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND IS CURRENTLY IN STABLE CONDITION.