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HPD SALUTES:
HPD Salutes is a
news column to recognize outstanding police work by Hillside police
officers.
October 20, 2007 Officers
were dispatched
to South Long Avenue on a
report of a woman covered in blood accompanied by two small children. The
victim collapsed onto the porch at that location and was suffering from deep
knife wounds. This injury caused the victim to bleed profusely and
eventually die. Officers learned from the victim’s children that their
father stabbed their mother in the bathroom of their home which was located
nearby on John Glenn Drive. Officers responded to the scene of the crime to
find that the suspect had started several house fires. The Hillside Fire
Department was called to respond and had the second floor residents
evacuated. Officers then extinguished a kitchen fire. As they searched the
structure for the suspect they were unable to enter the basement due to a
heavy smoke condition. The Fire Department entered the basement,
extinguished the blaze and brought the suspect outside where he was
immediately arrested. The suspect was transported to headquarters where he
later admitted murdering his ex-wife. An examination of the arson site
revealed that the suspect exposed the gas lines leading to the stove and
clothes drier, hoping the fire would cause an explosion.
After the immediate danger was averted, officers arranged to
have detectives respond to the scene to photograph and collect evidence.
The victim’s children were transported to headquarters and released to their
grandmother. The officers who's swift action apprehended a violent criminal
and averted further disaster were: Officer Timothy O'Neil, Officer Jack
Fedorczyk, Officer Carlos Brito, Officer Alberto Velez, Officer Keisha
Allen, and Lt. Louis Rufino.
Click here or the button to the left to
read more.
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Homicide Suspect
WARNING
to Hillside residents. Click here.
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