3 NJ Police Officers Rescued During Ida Flash Flooding: Patch PM

Good evening, South Jersey Patch readers! Here are some of the most share-worthy stories from our area for today.

Here are the top five stories from New Jersey:

1. 3 police officers who were swept away in Ida storm floodwaters clung to trees for hours Wednesday night and fired guns to signal for help. (Read more on Patch)
2. Remnants of Tropical Storm Ida tore through parts of NJ with confirmed tornadoes and fatal floods. See the latest impacts here. (Read more on Patch)
3. A New Jersey man is accused of taking photos up the skirts and dresses of the women at a local ShopRite during a three-week period, police said. (Read more on Patch)
4. Things got hectic as the remnants of Ida passed through New Jersey. But a social media rumor isn't true about the zoo, an official says. (Read more on Patch)
5. One Edison resident was swept into a 36-inch storm sewer pipe in South Plainfield. His body was discovered in Piscataway on Thursday. (Read more on Patch)

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