Veteran police officer dies hours after jumping into river to save fleeing suspect, officials say
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A New Jersey police officer who tried to rescue a suspect from a river Sunday inexplicably died hours later, officials said. Bridgeton police officers responded to Bridgeton Fire Department EMT satellite station at 1:30 a.m. amid reports of someone throwing an unknown object at an ambulance. Officer Sean Peek, 49, was canvassing the area when …
