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RIDGEWOOD, NJ — A potentially tragic situation was averted thanks to the quick thinking and expert guidance of Public Safety Telecommunicator (PST) Jonathan Hyslop of Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch. On July 18, 2025, at 10:47 AM, Hyslop took a 9-1-1 call reporting a 2-month-old infant choking and not breathing at a local shop on Chestnut Street in the Village of Ridgewood.
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