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Hackensack, NJ
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Inmate Attempting Suicide In Bergen County Jail Saved By Sheriff's Officers
A 54-year-old man being held on criminal charges in the Bergen County Jail attempted suicide Sunday evening but was resuscitated by sheriff's officers and medical staff, authorities said. The incident occurred at approximately 6 p.m., Bergen County Sheriff's Office spokesman William Schievella told Daily Voice. The inmate -- being held on criminal charges by the Bergen County Superior Court -- was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center, Schievella said. Schievella did not release the man's name and was unable to say if there was evidence that he was planning suicide.
Paramus, NJ
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Bergen Catholic Wrestling Program Accused Of Sex, Verbal Assault In Lawsuit
The Bergen Catholic Wrestling program is being accused of sexual and verbal assault in a lawsuit filed in Bergen County Superior Court. The complaint was filed on behalf of one former wrestler and 100 other unnamed victims, according to the suit, posted in an article by NorthJersey.com. The 29-page suit says that head coach Dave Bell made inappropriate comments to the athlete, saying he was "shredded" and in emails and texts told him he loved him "as well as other highly inappropriate and sexual predatory behavior on a minor child," the article says. Bell's lawyer, Sean…
Fort Lee, NJ
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Family Of Fort Lee Woman Dragged By School Bus Settles Suit For $5 Million
FORT LEE, N.J. -- The family of a Fort Lee woman dragged to her death by a bus has settled the wrongful death suit against the bus company for $5 million, NorthJersey.com reports. The suit against Bergenfield's Rainbow Transportation was settled Wednesday in Bergen County Superior Court with the family of Leyla Kan, the article says. The incident occurred in Leonia in August 2014, when Kan, 60, was struck and dragged by a mini school bus taking a teenager to summer camp, Daily Voice reported. The driver, 43-year-old Esperanza Jaramillo of Tenafly, was headed east on Fort Lee Road and turn…
