Police in Newark are reporting that Newark Firefighters rescued a 77-year-old woman who had been sheltering in her vehicle, parked at 67 Lincoln Park, today.
Police say at approximately 3:30 p.m. yesterday, the woman contacted Newark Police, indicating that she was unable to leave her van because it was stuck in snow. She provided an address of 67 Lincoln Park. The Public Safety Tele-communicator mistakenly logged the address as 67 Lincoln Street.
When Police arrived at that address and were unable to locate the vehicle, a navy blue mini-van, they called back the number the woman called from, but received no answer.
Police say woman refused medical attention as well as assistance to a shelter or to a family member’s home. Firefighters further offered to shovel out her vehicle, which she also refused.
The Newark Office of Homeless Services is working to offer assistance to the woman.