On any late summer Friday afternoon, most of us are thinking about the coming weekend, hitting the beach, grabbing a Friday night beer and just putting the workweek behind us to take a breather.
This was not the case for Detective Sgt. Ruddy Garita and Detective Darin Sliker from the Summit Police Department.
Following the trail of a stolen vehicle
After a BMW was reported stolen from Summit on Thursday, the two had tracked down a trail for the vehicle, leading them to canvass the neighborhood on South 19th Street in Newark.
As they approached, the trip took a turn for the worse as thick black smoke could be seen pouring out of a nearby residence.
Rush into a burning building with lives at stake
The detectives stopped a man running from the building and he said there may be people trapped…