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Mount Olive Township, NJ

Mount Olive, NJ
Police & Fire
Vehicle Overturns In Woods Off Route 80: NJSP Vehicle Overturns In Woods Off Route 80: NJSP
Vehicle Overturns In Woods Off Route 80: Njsp A driver was hospitalized after his vehicle overturned on Route 80 in Morris County on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 10, authorities said. The driver of a Nissan Rogue lost control of his vehicle while driving on Route 80 East in Mount Olive Township, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The car veered off the right side of the roadway and overturned into the woods, Marchan said. The driver was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Marchan said.  The crash remains under investigation, Marchan said.

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by Sam Barron
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Crash Closes Route 46 In Mount Olive, DOT Says Crash Closes Route 46 In Mount Olive, DOT Says
Crash Closes Route 46 In Mount Olive, DOT Says A crash on Route 46 in Morris County on Monday, June 24 has caused all lanes to be closed, the state Department of Transportation said. The crash investigation was ongoing on Route 46 in both directions west of Naughright Road in Mount Olive Township.  UPDATE: Motorcyclist Killed In Crash On Route 46, Prosecutor Says  Daily Voice has reached out to officials for more information.

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by Sam Barron
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Box Truck Towing Box Truck Overturns On Route 80: NJSP Box Truck Towing Box Truck Overturns On Route 80: NJSP
Box Truck Towing Box Truck Overturns On Route 80: Njsp A box truck towing another box truck overturned on Route 80 in Morris County on Tuesday, April 30, authorities said. At 9:15 p.m., the box truck was traveling westbound on Route 80 in Mount Olive Township when it lost directional control, causing both vehicles to overturn, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.  No injuries were reported, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.

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by Sam Barron
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Storm Knocks Power To Thousands In North Jersey Storm Knocks Power To Thousands In North Jersey
Storm Knocks Power To Thousands In North Jersey Thousands of residents in northern New Jersey were without power as of Tuesday, Feb. 13 amid the snow storm that dropped several inches on the region. The JCP&L outage map shows 2,390 had no power in Warren County, mainly in Harmony Twp., Lopatcong, Phillipsburg, Pohatcong, and White Township as of 11:35 a.m. In Somerset County, nearly 900 residents had no power, mostly in Branchburg (790). Nearly 1,500 Hunterdon County residents were also in the dark. Those residents without power are mainly residents of Clinton, Holland, Lebanon, and Readington. Restoration times varied.

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by Sam Barron
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Mount Olive Man Shared 1000+ Images Of Child Porn: Police Mount Olive Man Shared 1000+ Images Of Child Porn: Police
Mount Olive Man Shared 1000+ Images Of Child Porn: Police A 60-year-old Mount Olive Township man was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 7 and charged with maintaining a peer to peer network that showcased child pornography and abuse, authorities said.  Jose Louisa was discovered to have a BitTorrent sharing networking that featured sexual exploitation or abuse of a minor, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Louisa had more than 1,000 items of child sexual abuse material available on the site, Carroll said alongside Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally and Mount Olive Township Police Chief Stephen Beecher. Louisa wa…

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by Sam Barron
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Youth Football Association Treasurer Charged With Stealing $74K: Morris Prosecutor Youth Football Association Treasurer Charged With Stealing $74K: Morris Prosecutor
Youth Football Association Treasurer Charged With Stealing $74K: Morris Prosecutor It's fourth and long for one Morris County youth football official. Shawn J. Collins, 49, is charged with embezzling $74,000 raised for the benefit of the Mount Olive Township Junior Marauder Football Association, said Morris Prosecutor Robert Carroll in a statement.  Investigators say Collins, in his capacity as treasurer of the team's Booster Club, made thousands of dollars in unauthorized withdrawals from the club's bank account. He's also accused of pocketing the cash earned at the team's concession stand and failing to deposit the money collected during fundraising events.&nb…

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by Mac Bullock
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Business
ShopWell Grocery Store Replacing Shuttered A&P Supermarket In Morris County ShopWell Grocery Store Replacing Shuttered A&P Supermarket In Morris County
ShopWell Grocery Store Replacing Shuttered A&P Supermarket In Morris County A ShopWell grocery store is coming to Morris County, officials said. An application has been filed for a 34,000 square-foot storefront occupying the former A&P location on Naughtright Road in Mount Olive Township, Mayor Rob Greenbaum said Friday. An opening date has not yet been announced. Follow Mayor Rob Greenbaum on Facebook for the latest updates.

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
127 Pounds Of Pot Seized During Route 80 Traffic Stop: State Police 127 Pounds Of Pot Seized During Route 80 Traffic Stop: State Police
127 Pounds Of Pot Seized During Route 80 Traffic Stop: State Police More than 120 pounds of marijuana were found during a traffic stop on Route 80 last week, state police said. Gabino Lopez, 36, was found with 127 pounds of the substance after being stopped for a violation in the westbound lanes near milepost 25 in Mount Olive Township on Jan. 5, New Jersey State Police said in a Wednesday release. The total value was estimated at $317,500, police said. Lopez, of North Charleston, SC, was charged with possession of marijuana over six ounces and possession of CDS with intent to distribute. He was being held at Morris County Jail pending a detention heari…

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by Valerie Musson
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Sleeping Smoker Caused Hackettstown House Fire, Police Say Sleeping Smoker Caused Hackettstown House Fire, Police Say
Sleeping Smoker Caused Hackettstown House Fire, Police Say The Tuesday night fire that left a Hackettstown home uninhabitable was caused by a man who fell asleep while smoking a cigarette, authorities determined. Several fire crews responded to the blaze at 317 Sharp St. around 11:25 p.m. and operated at the scene for about three hours, DailyVoice.com reported. Last night at 2331 Engine 29-3 was dispatched into Hackettstown on the First Alarm assignment for the structure fire.... Posted by Tri-County Volunteer Fire Company on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 A follow-up investigation determined that the fire started when a man on the home’s second f…

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by Valerie Musson
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Warren County Man Found With Heroin Runs Across Route 46 In Attempt To Flee From Warrant Arrest Warren County Man Found With Heroin Runs Across Route 46 In Attempt To Flee From Warrant Arrest
Warren County Man Found With Heroin Runs Across Route 46 In Attempt To Flee From Warrant Arrest A 34-year-old Warren County man found with heroin ran across Route 46 in an attempt to flee from officers taking him into custody on an arrest warrant, authorities said.  Officers spotted Gregory Becker walking on Main Street and were aware of an active warrant for his arrest on March 29, police said. Becker, of Hackettstown, fled from officers as he was being led to a police vehicle, authorities said. He ran across Route 46 and caused several vehicles to stop and swerve to avoid hitting him, police said. Becker was apprehended as he ducked into a nearby alleyway. He was found with a…

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Missing Parsippany Man Found Dead On Icy Budd Lake Missing Parsippany Man Found Dead On Icy Budd Lake
Missing Parsippany Man Found Dead On Icy Budd Lake A missing Parsippany man was found dead on Budd Lake Sunday morning after a multi-agency search, authorities said. Parsippany police contacted the Mount Olive Township police for help finding a missing elderly man, whose vehicle was found in a private parking lot adjacent to Budd Lake around 10:40 p.m. Saturday, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. An extensive search utilizing the New Jersey State Police Air Unit, NJSP TEAMS Unit, NJSP Marine Unit, members of the Morris County Sheriff’s Office, Mount Olive Police Officers and the assistance of volunteers from the Bu…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
DWI Budd Lake Man, 42, Charged In Route 46 Hit-And-Run Crash DWI Budd Lake Man, 42, Charged In Route 46 Hit-And-Run Crash
DWI Budd Lake Man, 42, Charged In Route 46 Hit-And-Run Crash A Budd Lake man was under the influence when he left the scene of a crash on Route 46, authorities said. Daniel F. Stroup, 42, crashed his silver Chevy pickup truck on Route 46 in Mount Olive Township just before 12:15 p.m. on Sept. 10 -- then drove away, Mount Olive police said. A police sergeant saw the truck on Wolfe Road and followed it to a home on Highfield Court, police said. During questioning, Stroup displayed signs of intoxication and subsequently failed field sobriety tests, authorities said. Stroup was arrested and charged with DWI, reckless driving, leaving the scene of …

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Gets 10 Years For Fatal Route 80 Paramus School Bus Crash Driver Gets 10 Years For Fatal Route 80 Paramus School Bus Crash
Driver Gets 10 Years For Fatal Route 80 Paramus School Bus Crash A former school bus driver was sentenced to a plea-bargained 10 years in prison Wednesday for causing a crash that killed a Paramus teacher and student in 2018 on Route 80 in Morris County. Hudy Muldrow, 79, formerly a bus driver for the Paramus School District, must serve at least five years and nine months before he is eligible for parole, under the terms of his plea agreement with Morris County prosecutors. Muldrow of Newark was behind the wheel of a bus carrying more than 40 people when he made an illegal U-turn on Route 80 in Mount Olive Township and crashed into a dump truck -- killi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Lawsuit: Walmart Worker Crushed Morris County Man's Hand With Shopping Carts Lawsuit: Walmart Worker Crushed Morris County Man's Hand With Shopping Carts
Lawsuit: Walmart Worker Crushed Morris County Man's Hand With Shopping Carts A Morris County man is suing Walmart, saying his hand was severely injured by a worker who apparently rammed him with a shopping cart. Roxbury Township resident Nicholas Puco claims he sustained “severe and disabling injuries” to his left hand at the Walmart on International Drive South in Mount Olive Township on April 19, 2019. The suit, which was filed in Morris County Superior Court, claims that the store is unsafe because its workers were not properly trained, monitored and supervised in the operation of work equipment. Puco also states in the suit that he had to take time off of work …

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by Valerie Musson