West Orange Council to Honor Hero Officers

The West Orange Township Council Tuesday will recognize a township detective and police officer for saving an unconscious man and his mother from a two-alarm fire in March, officials announced.

Council members will honor Det. Keith Boryseskne and Officer Jerome Pleasants during the conference agenda meeting at 6:30 p.m. in town hall for entering an apartment at 1480 Pleasant Valley Way on March 2 at 1:50 p.m. under heavy smoke conditions and rescuing the pair.

The duo removed 72-year-old Elaine Sugerman from the smoke-filled apartment and then went back to save her 50-year-old unconscious son who was still in the kitchen of the apartment, police said. 

The son, Robert Sugerman, was unconcious on the floor of the kitchen.

The men then helped carry him out to safety.