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Emergency Incidents
Suspicious box truck checked and found lawful
Suspicious Activity
Bland St, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers checked a possible suspicious box truck parked behind a building near Bland Street. The truck was found to be waiting to deliver mattresses in the morning.
Commercial fire alarm at Emerson business
Fire
Emerson Plaza W, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a reported commercial fire alarm at a business near Emerson Plaza West in Emerson, New Jersey.
Cooking smoke triggers commercial fire alarm
Fire
Emerson Plaza W, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a commercial fire alarm at a business on Emerson Plaza West. The alarm was apparently triggered by light smoke from cooking, with no fire found. The fire department was advised to slow down and wait for the fire chief to shut off the alarm.
Police disperse car meet in Walmart parking lot
Disturbance
Hill Rd, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a reported car meet in a Walmart commuter lot near a wholesale store off Dutch Hill Road. Multiple BMWs were seen arriving, and officers began dispersing the gathering.
Man throwing metal objects near train tracks
Suspicious Activity
Emerson Plaza W, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a parking lot near Emerson Plaza West for a report of a suspicious man walking around and possibly throwing metal items toward nearby train tracks.
Elderly woman breathing difficulty and possible stroke
Medical Emergency
Randolph Ave, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were sent to a residence near Randolph Avenue for a 65-year-old woman with difficulty breathing and a possible stroke. Responders were told to enter through the open back door near the cars.
Fire alarm and smoke report at senior living home
Fire
Old Hook Rd, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a reported fire alarm and smell of smoke at a large three-story assisted living facility. Police were already on scene, and firefighters investigated the building and established command with nothing evident inside.
Fire alarm and smoke at senior living facility
Fire
Old Hook Rd, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters were dispatched to a senior living facility on Old Hook Road in Emerson for a reported commercial fire alarm and a smell of smoke inside the building.
Fire alarm and smoke at senior living facility
Fire
Old Hook Rd, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews respond to a reported fire alarm and smell of smoke inside a senior living facility near Old Hook Road. It is unclear if there is an active fire, and parked vehicles may be blocked in by the fire truck.
Cut communication cable on sidewalk near ShopRite
Other Non-Crime Event
Main St & Linwood Ave, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a wire down near Main Street and Woodland or Linwood Avenue, behind a grocery store. It appeared to be a thick electrical or Verizon-type cable, possibly fiber optic, lying on the sidewalk and not creating a roadway hazard. Verizon was contacted about the cut cable.
Parking complaint for Jeep on Palmer Street
Traffic
Pascack Ave, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers respond to a reported parking complaint near a business on Palmer by Pascack Avenue involving a black Jeep parked on the wrong side of the street.
Elderly man experiences arm pain near Emerson
Medical Emergency
Ridge Terrace, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS is dispatched to a possible medical emergency involving an 85-year-old man with arm pain near Ridge Terrace in Emerson, New Jersey.
85-year-old man stuck, requests police help
Medical Emergency
Ridge Terrace, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a medical alarm activation at a residence on Ridge Terrace for an 85-year-old man who reported he was stuck and needed police assistance.
Residential fire alarm on Washington Avenue
Fire
Washington Ave, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible residential fire alarm activation at a home near Washington Avenue in Emerson, New Jersey, with a window alarm and general alarm sounding.
Person experiencing psychiatric episode near Charles Street, Emerson
Medical Emergency
Charles St, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS units were dispatched to a reported psychiatric emergency on Charles St in Emerson.
Minor parking lot crash at Liberty Subaru
Traffic
Kinderkamack Rd, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible minor vehicle crash in the parking lot of a car dealership, where a silver Forester reportedly scraped another vehicle near the service entrance. The caller has the other party’s information.
Officer checks suspicious black pickup in lot
Suspicious Activity
Old Hook Rd, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer is out with a possible suspicious black pickup truck in a ShopRite parking lot in New Jersey. A New Jersey license plate is mentioned in the radio traffic.
Utility truck blocking southbound lane on Kinderkamack
Traffic
Kinderkamack Rd, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a utility truck blocking the southbound lane in front of a business on Kinderkamack Road, creating a traffic hazard.
Two-car crash with no injuries at intersection
Traffic
Locust Ave & Kinderkamack Rd, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a reported two-car crash with no injuries near Kinderkamack Road and Locust Avenue involving a Prius and a Ford Escape.
Cooking sets off fire alarm at Emerson apartment
Fire
W Emerson Plaza, Emerson, NJ 07630
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a one-story apartment building for people with developmental disabilities near Emerson Plaza. They investigated a report that something in the parking lot had cracked and broken a hydrant, and determined that a front door standpipe alarm was apparently triggered by cooking.
