Father, 3-year-old son die in cold water of Lake Champlain after kayak overturns
Updated May 10, 2021;
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A 28-year-old father and his 3-year-old were killed after their kayak overturned on Lake Champlain Friday afternoon, according to New York State Police.
Patrick S. Wells and his 3-year-old son, Beckett L. Wells, both of Willsboro, NY in Essex County, were both found unresponsive in the water about 2:20 p.m., troopers said in a news release Monday.
Police said the two drowned due to hypothermia and cold water exposure.
The temperature of the water this weekend was about 45 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. A person can become unconscious in as little as 30 minutes and can die in one to three hours in water that cold.
Bear caught hanging out in tree at N.J. town park
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A bear was safely removed from a tree in Irvington Park on May, 7, 2021.Essex County Sheriff s Office
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A black bear that wandered into an Essex County park Monday morning and climbed up a tree was safely removed, authorities said.
Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura and other officers arrived at Irvington Park which lies between the Garden State Parkway and I-78 in Irvington after residents called to report seeing the bear in one of the park’s trees, according to a Facebook post by the Essex County Sheriff’s Office.
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New Jersey state police arrested 20 wanted fugitives during a three-day sweep in Essex County, including several alleged gang members, authorities said Wednesday. (Shutterstock)
NEWARK, NJ New Jersey state police arrested 20 wanted fugitives last week, including several alleged gang members, during a three-day sweep in Essex County, authorities announced Wednesday.
Officers with the New Jersey State Police Fugitive Unit coordinated a three-day mobile deployment initiative, searching for people accused of violent crimes who were believed to be in the Newark area, authorities said.
Of the 20 people arrested, 12 were identified as street gang members, police said.
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Two with plenty of firepower surrender to police after 7-hour standoff at Secaucus hotel NJ.com 3/15/2021 Ron Zeitlinger, nj.com
A Newark fugitive and a Pennsylvania woman, holed up in a Secaucus hotel room with a small cache of loaded rifles and handguns, appeared to be ready for a battle to the death Sunday night.
But thanks to negotiators and patience, both surrendered to police after a tense, seven-hour standoff, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
Rahim Harris, 42, and Haneefha White, 39, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, were arrested early Monday morning at the Extended Stay Hotel on Plaza Drive and charged with multiple weapons offenses and money laundering after police recovered nearly $37,000 in cash. White was also charged with drug offenses after ecstasy pill were recovered.