On a cold January day, Monmouth Beach police officer Aaron Rock, and special officer Matthew Clark responded to a call for an unresponsive person. Upon arriving, the officers realized it was a 15 year old boy who collapsed in his driveway while shoveling snow. The boy was in complete cardiac arrest, not breathing, with no pulse. The police officers immediately began cpr and through the … [Read more...]

Todays everyday hero is EMT Sean Ward of the Point Borough First Aid Squad. Tanya Vandemark’s 3 year old grandson was visiting when he fell into a swimming pool. When he was pulled from the pool he was pulseless and not breathing. He had been under water for nearly ten minutes. EMT Ward arrived quickly and began life saving measures. Because of the fast response and training, … [Read more...]

While on regular patrol, officer Thomas McPartland observed a vehicle with fogged windows on the side of the road. The man inside said he was fine, but officer McPartland observed a rubber hose coming from the car exhaust back into the vehicle. The driver was also holding a lighter near his mouth and there was a strong odor of gasoline coming from inside the vehicle. Officer McPartland … [Read more...]

On a Saturday in April, Montville police officers Frank Cooney and Carlo Marucci were dispatched to a medical call for a woman unresponsive and not breathing. When they arrived she had no pulse. They immediately administered 3 shocks and began cpr. The woman’s pulse came back and she was transported to the hospital where she made a full recovery. The woman turned out to be the mother … [Read more...]

On January 14, 2011, Lakewood police officer Christopher Matlosz was on routine patrol when he noticed a suspicious person. Upon questioning the person from his patrol car, the subject pulled out a gun and senslessly murdered patrolman Matlosz execution style. Officer Matlosz gave up his life to protect and serve his community. He was known as the police officer with the “million … [Read more...]

Today’s everyday hero is Asbury Park firefighter, Jason Fazio. On January 10th, Jason’s birthday, he was dispatched to a fire on main street. As he conducted a search and rescue for any possible trapped residents, he was faced with a flashover that caused him to jump out of the second story window completely covered in flames. Jason sustained fractured ribs, a fractured hip and also … [Read more...]

On April 4th, Long Branch Police and Fire departments, along with Long Branch and Elberon First Aid squads responded to a person pinned underneath a train. Long branch EMT Vargas crawled under the train to control the victims bleeding. Captain Joe Grasso placed the victim on oxygen and began assessing the injuries. The victims arm was pinned under the train so the rescue team made the … [Read more...]