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Kidnapping: NJ Girl, 11, Returned Home Safely From Delaware, Accused Abductor, 27, Seized
An 11-year-old New Jersey girl was returned home safely after she was kidnapped in Wayne and taken to Delaware, authorities said.
Darius Matylewich, 27, of Bear, DE. was captured on Sept. 10 after he took the girl earlier in the day from an undisclosed location near the confluence of Routes 46, 80 and 23 without her parents’ knowledge, they said.
Certain specific details are being withheld to protect the identity of the child, whom authorities said Matylewich met while playing an online video game.
Some information was provided in a joint release from Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. V…
Dog Who Swam Across Hudson River Rescued By Firefighters
A puppy who got separated from his family after jumping into the Hudson River in Manhattan survived the experience, next touching land in New Jersey, according to multiple reports.
Bear, a seizure-service dog, was reunited with his family on Tuesday, Dec. 6 after the puppy broke loose from his collar on Saturday, Dec. 3. Several people tried to catch him, but his mission to get to the water was clear after he jumped into the river near 110th Street.
Several rescuers set out to look for the pup, who was last seen trying to swim to New Jersey, but with no luck, leaving his owners fearing th…
