™Gunfire
shatters window of Trenton fire engine
by Michael Ratcliffe/The Times
http://www.nj.com
Friday June 27, 2008, 12:18 AM
TRENTON -- Police are searching for the gunman who shot one of the windows on a city fire engine late Thursday night, authorities confirmed.
The shot -- which is thought to have been a small-caliber projectile -- shattered a window on the captain's, or passenger's, side of Engine 9's crew cab.
A firefighter who was sitting a few inches from the window was not hurt.
The shooting occurred about 11 p.m. on West Hanover Street as Engine 9 was headed back to its station at West State Street and Lee Avenue.
Earlier in the evening, Engine 9 was relocated to a more strategic position at fire headquarters on Perry Street in order to better protect the city while other fire companies were busy battling a house fire on Lamberton Street in South Trenton.
Firefighters, immediately realizing they had been shot at, radioed for police assistance. After getting a safe distance away from when the shooting had taken place, Engine 9's crew stopped on Calhoun Street to assess the damage to their apparatus and to await the arrival of police.
Numerous police cars, both marked and unmarked, patrolled the West Hanover Street area in search of the gunman.
No suspect description is available at this time.
The Trentonian
06/27/2008
Friday June 27, 2008, 12:18 AM
TRENTON -- Police are searching for the gunman who shot one of the windows on a city fire engine late Thursday night, authorities confirmed.
The shot -- which is thought to have been a small-caliber projectile -- shattered a window on the captain's, or passenger's, side of Engine 9's crew cab.
A firefighter who was sitting a few inches from the window was not hurt.
The shooting occurred about 11 p.m. on West Hanover Street as Engine 9 was headed back to its station at West State Street and Lee Avenue.
Earlier in the evening, Engine 9 was relocated to a more strategic position at fire headquarters on Perry Street in order to better protect the city while other fire companies were busy battling a house fire on Lamberton Street in South Trenton.
Firefighters, immediately realizing they had been shot at, radioed for police assistance. After getting a safe distance away from when the shooting had taken place, Engine 9's crew stopped on Calhoun Street to assess the damage to their apparatus and to await the arrival of police.
Numerous police cars, both marked and unmarked, patrolled the West Hanover Street area in search of the gunman.
No suspect description is available at this time.
The Trentonian
06/27/2008
http://www.trentonian.com
Fire Dept.: Engine 9 shot
By: SULAIMAN ABDUR-RAHMAN, Staff Writer
TRENTON - A gunman fired BB-gun pellets at a city fire truck late last night near the intersection of Calhoun and West Hanover streets, according to the Trenton Fire Department.
City shooting response teams flooded the scene after the 11:05 p.m. shooting shattered a side window on Engine No. 9 as it was cruising down West Hanover Street toward Calhoun, Battalion Chief Greg Gore said.
Trenton cops taped off the the front and back ends of the fire truck while others searched for the perp, but Gore said he doesn't believe police found the armed suspect last night.
Locals in the area said they didn't hear any shots. "I just heard police come down here," said a pedestrian walking north on Calhoun Street near the crime scene." If I heard gunfire, then I would have turned around and walked the other way."
The relocated fire engine was returning to its fire house on West State Street when it came under fire, Gore said.
2 people, fire engine shot in Trenton
by Kevin Shea/The Times
Fire Dept.: Engine 9 shot
By: SULAIMAN ABDUR-RAHMAN, Staff Writer
TRENTON - A gunman fired BB-gun pellets at a city fire truck late last night near the intersection of Calhoun and West Hanover streets, according to the Trenton Fire Department.
City shooting response teams flooded the scene after the 11:05 p.m. shooting shattered a side window on Engine No. 9 as it was cruising down West Hanover Street toward Calhoun, Battalion Chief Greg Gore said.
Trenton cops taped off the the front and back ends of the fire truck while others searched for the perp, but Gore said he doesn't believe police found the armed suspect last night.
Locals in the area said they didn't hear any shots. "I just heard police come down here," said a pedestrian walking north on Calhoun Street near the crime scene." If I heard gunfire, then I would have turned around and walked the other way."
The relocated fire engine was returning to its fire house on West State Street when it came under fire, Gore said.
2 people, fire engine shot in Trenton
by Kevin Shea/The Times
http://www.nj.com
Friday June 27, 2008, 8:16 PM
TRENTON -- Two people were shot during unrelated robberies early Friday, and hours earlier a fire engine's window was shattered by a gunshot as it drove through a neighborhood, all in the North Ward, police said.
No firefighters were injured when Engine 9 was hit with a projectile, possibly from a BB gun, at about 11 p.m. Thursday on West Hanover Street.
After the fire engine incident, two people were shot during stick-ups. Police on Friday said they have no evidence that any of the incidents are related.
At 1:25 a.m. Friday in the 600 block of Brunswick Avenue, a 16-year-old male was shot in the arm as he ran from an attempted robbery.
Police said the victim was sitting on the front porch of a residence when he saw the same male walk by four times. The victim ended up approaching the suspicious male and was accosted by the male and a second robber, and one of them had a gun, according to police.
One of the robbers said, "Give it up," the teen ran, and the robber fired, striking the teen once in the left forearm, police said.
The victim, who was not identified, was taken to Capital Health System at Fuld hospital in Trenton for treatment.
Friday June 27, 2008, 8:16 PM
TRENTON -- Two people were shot during unrelated robberies early Friday, and hours earlier a fire engine's window was shattered by a gunshot as it drove through a neighborhood, all in the North Ward, police said.
No firefighters were injured when Engine 9 was hit with a projectile, possibly from a BB gun, at about 11 p.m. Thursday on West Hanover Street.
After the fire engine incident, two people were shot during stick-ups. Police on Friday said they have no evidence that any of the incidents are related.
At 1:25 a.m. Friday in the 600 block of Brunswick Avenue, a 16-year-old male was shot in the arm as he ran from an attempted robbery.
Police said the victim was sitting on the front porch of a residence when he saw the same male walk by four times. The victim ended up approaching the suspicious male and was accosted by the male and a second robber, and one of them had a gun, according to police.
One of the robbers said, "Give it up," the teen ran, and the robber fired, striking the teen once in the left forearm, police said.
The victim, who was not identified, was taken to Capital Health System at Fuld hospital in Trenton for treatment.
