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PA Man Sentenced For Brutal Attack That Killed NJ Mom, Son PA Man Sentenced For Brutal Attack That Killed NJ Mom, Son
PA Man Sentenced For Brutal Attack That Killed NJ Mom, Son The Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to the brutal attack on an 84-year-old mother and her 53-year-old son at their New Jersey home has been sentenced to state prison. Kyle Kaspereen, of the 1200 block of Butler Street in Easton, was sentenced to 35 years in New Jersey State Prison with a 30-year period of parole ineligibility on Wed., Dec. 20, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. UPDATE: The Warren County Prosecutor says the motive for the gruesome Washington attack appears to be robbery. He says Kyle Kaspereen of Easton stole 84-year-old Elaine Trachin’s wallet & her…
Fire Destroys Warren County Home Fire Destroys Warren County Home
Fire Destroys Warren County Home Multiple fire departments battled a house fire in Washington Borough on Monday, March 13, authorities said. At 1:31 p.m., the Washington Borough Fire Department, Washington Emergency Squad and the Washington Township Police Department were dispatched to Ramapo Way. Police and firefighters found that the home was unoccupied but evacuated several attached residences.  The call was quickly updated to a working fire bringing in apparatus and manpower from the following agencies: Washington Township Fire Department - Station 76 Mansfield Township Fire Company No.1 - Station 28 Hampton Fi…
Crews Douse Warren County House Fire (PHOTOS) Crews Douse Warren County House Fire (PHOTOS)
Crews Douse Warren County House Fire (Photos) Fire crews rushed to douse a house that went up in flames in Warren County Thursday morning. Squad 45 with the Clinton Fire Department responded to the blaze in Washington Borough shortly before 8:20 a.m., they said. Squad 45 (acting RIT 45) currently on location of a structure fire in Washington Borough. Posted by Clinton Fire Department on Thursday, March 10, 2022 The Broad Street fire destroyed most of the family’s possessions, according to a GoFundMe launched for the victims. “One of my dearest friends' mother, Sarah Zamorsky, has lost the majority of her & her daughter's belo…
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…
PA Man Charged With Murder, Kidnapping In Brutal NJ Attack: Prosecutor PA Man Charged With Murder, Kidnapping In Brutal NJ Attack: Prosecutor
PA Man Charged With Murder, Kidnapping In Brutal NJ Attack: Prosecutor A Pennsylvania man has officially been charged with murder following the late November attack at a New Jersey home that left an 84-year-old woman dead and her son critically injured. Kyle Kaspereen, 24, is accused of carrying out the Nov. 30 attack at 122 Wayne Street in Washington Borough, causing the death of Elaine Trachin and severely injuring her 53-year-old son, Bart, who was found taped to his wheelchair with a garbage over his head, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. Kaspereen was first identified as a person of interest when investigators found that he had formerly li…
Woman Killed, Son Critical Following Attack At NJ Home: Prosecutor Woman Killed, Son Critical Following Attack At NJ Home: Prosecutor
Woman Killed, Son Critical Following Attack At NJ Home: Prosecutor An 84-year-old woman was killed and her son airlifted with critical injuries in a Tuesday night attack at a New Jersey home, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a disturbance at a home on the 100 block of Wayne Street in Washington Borough found Elaine Trachin dead just after 8:15 p.m., Warren County Prosecutor Jim Pfeiffer told DailyVoice.com. Trachin’s live-in son, Bart Trachin, 52, was found with severe injuries and airlifted to a local trauma center, Pfeiffer said. He remained in critical condition as of 4 p.m. Wednesday. Elaine Trachin’s cause of death was pending an …
CVS Pharmacy Opens For Business In Warren County CVS Pharmacy Opens For Business In Warren County
CVS Pharmacy Opens For Business In Warren County A new CVS Pharmacy the manager describes as a “mansion” is now open for business in Warren County. Located at the corner of Routes 31 and 57 in Washington Borough, the store “went from a little hole in the wall to a mansion,” Store Manager Lori Fredo said in a post from the Washington Business Improvement District’s Facebook page. The pharmacy was previously located on a side road and now sits in a “very visible location with so many cars driving through from points east, west, north and south,” said Katie Karkus, managing partner of developer Washington 31 LLC with Anita and Ram Gupta. Th…
Predators, Pedophiles And Perverts: Horror Stories Abound In NJ Online Child-Sex Abuse Roundup Predators, Pedophiles And Perverts: Horror Stories Abound In NJ Online Child-Sex Abuse Roundup
Predators, Pedophiles And Perverts: Horror Stories Abound In NJ Online Child-Sex Abuse Roundup A mail carrier, a train conductor and a retired corrections officer are among 31 men charged amid a massive roundup that produced some horrifying stories about online child sex abuse in the age of COVID, New Jersey authorities announced Wednesday. One of them offered money and other prizes through a social media “game” that he created to convince underage girls to send him nude photos, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Another got victims between 7 and 15 years old to send him sexual photos, then pressured them to send more by threatening to share those he had online, he said. …
Police: Warren County Man Assaults Good Samaritans Checking On Child Cyclist After Hit-And-Run Police: Warren County Man Assaults Good Samaritans Checking On Child Cyclist After Hit-And-Run
Police: Warren County Man Assaults Good Samaritans Checking On Child Cyclist After Hit-And-Run The passenger of a vehicle that allegedly struck a child cyclist and fled the scene is accused of assaulting two Good Samaritans that had stopped to check on the victim, authorities in Warren County charged. Washington Township Police responded to a report of a physical dispute near Rt. 57 East and School Street in Washington Borough shortly after 7:20 p.m. on June 17, authorities said Tuesday. Upon arrival, the vehicle had fled the scene but was quickly located on E. Washington Avenue, authorities said. A follow-up investigation determined that the vehicle had struck a child riding a bicy…
Police: Warren County Man, 28, Jailed On Home Burglary, Harassment, Disorderly Conduct Charges Police: Warren County Man, 28, Jailed On Home Burglary, Harassment, Disorderly Conduct Charges
Police: Warren County Man, 28, Jailed On Home Burglary, Harassment, Disorderly Conduct Charges A Warren County man accused of a home burglary, harassment and criminal mischief has been jailed, police say. Bryan Daken, 28, is accused of breaking into a home on the 70 block of S. Lincoln Ave. in Washington Borough around 10:15 a.m. on Feb. 6, township police said. Daken, of Washington, was arrested at the scene and charged with burglary, trespass, criminal mischief, harassment, disorderly conduct, possession of (CDS) less than 50 grams of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and maintaining a nuisance. Daken was being held at the Warren County Jail pending a court appearance. Addit…
Warren County Woman, 77, Dies Of Smoke Inhalation Days After Second-Story House Fire Warren County Woman, 77, Dies Of Smoke Inhalation Days After Second-Story House Fire
Warren County Woman, 77, Dies Of Smoke Inhalation Days After Second-Story House Fire A woman who was airlifted after being rescued from a second-story house fire in Warren County died from smoke inhalation Wednesday, authorities said. Firefighters rescued Mary Frey, 77, from the Washington Borough blaze, which broke out at 82 Youmans Ave. around 9 a.m. Saturday. Frey had been breathing independently as she was being airlifted to Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston — but later died due to smoke inhalation, NJ.com reports citing Prosecutor Jim Pfeifer. The cause of the fire remains undetermined but does not appear suspicious, the report says.
Woman Airlifted, 4 Firefighters Treated For Smoke Inhalation In Warren County Fire Woman Airlifted, 4 Firefighters Treated For Smoke Inhalation In Warren County Fire
Woman Airlifted, 4 Firefighters Treated For Smoke Inhalation In Warren County Fire Four police officers were treated for smoke inhalation and a woman was airlifted in a Warren County house fire Saturday, authorities said. The four officers were met with heavy smoke condition when they responded to the Washington Borough home at 82 Youmans Ave. around 9 a.m., Washington Township Police Sgt. Jerry Magyar told NJ.com. The officers left the home as soon as firefighters arrived, and a woman trapped on the second floor was rescued by firefighters, the sergeant said. The woman was flown by Atlantic Air Ambulance to Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, and the four offi…
Police: Bethlehem Pair Nabbed For Selling Prescription Narcotics In Warren County Police: Bethlehem Pair Nabbed For Selling Prescription Narcotics In Warren County
Police: Bethlehem Pair Nabbed For Selling Prescription Narcotics In Warren County A man and woman from Bethlehem were charged with selling prescription narcotics in Warren County, authorities said. James Jones, 61, and Jennifer Jones, 50, were taken into custody Jan. 13 on accusations that they sold prescription narcotics in Washington Township and Washington Borough, township police said. The two were charged with distribution of CDS and conspiracy, police said. They were processed and released in accordance with bail reform. State Police and Hackettstown Police also assisted with the investigation.
PD: Warren County Hit-Run Driver With BAC 3 Times Legal Limit Flees Across Lawns PD: Warren County Hit-Run Driver With BAC 3 Times Legal Limit Flees Across Lawns
PD: Warren County Hit-Run Driver With BAC 3 Times Legal Limit Flees Across Lawns A Warren County man whose blood alcohol level (BAC) was three times the legal limit hit a parked car, fled the scene, drove across two lawns and hit a retaining wall over the weekend, authorities said. Matthew Prendergast, 28, hit a vehicle parked on Flower Avenue in Washington Borough just before 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Lt. John Kaufmann said. Prendergast, of Washington, then fled the scene before driving across two lawns and striking a retaining wall on Oakwood Terrace, where he was located by police, authorities said. Prendergast, whose blood-alcohol content was tested at .24 percent, was a…
Police: Warren County Man Was Twice Legal Drink-Drive Limit When He Fled Crash Scene Police: Warren County Man Was Twice Legal Drink-Drive Limit When He Fled Crash Scene
Police: Warren County Man Was Twice Legal Drink-Drive Limit When He Fled Crash Scene A Warren County man's blood alcohol level (BAC) was more than twice the legal drinking and driving limit when he left the scene of a crash, authorities charged. Michael Pedersen, 31, left the scene of a crash in Washington Borough just before 11:30 p.m. Thursday, August 6, township police said in a release. Officers stopped Pederson on the 100 block of Route 57 E. and observed the front-end damage to his vehicle, authorities said. His BAC was tested at .17, authorities said. Pederson, of Washington Township, was arrested and charged with DWI, failure to report a motor vehicle acciden…
One Hospitalized In Washington Township House Fire One Hospitalized In Washington Township House Fire
One Hospitalized In Washington Township House Fire One resident was hospitalized for smoke inhalation in a Washington Township fire Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The blaze broke out at 21 State St. shortly after 1 p.m., Lt. John Kaufmann told Daily Voice All occupants were able to safely exit the home, which was smoking heavily, except for the one who was taken to St. Luke’s Warren for smoke inhalation, Kaufmann said. Fire crews in Washington Borough, Franklin Township, Hackettstown and Hampton also assisted at the scene, authorities said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Warren Man Who Sexually Abused Child, 6, Gets Nearly 13 Years In Prison Before Possible Parole Warren Man Who Sexually Abused Child, 6, Gets Nearly 13 Years In Prison Before Possible Parole
Warren Man Who Sexually Abused Child, 6, Gets Nearly 13 Years In Prison Before Possible Parole A 31-year-old Warren County man convicted of sexually assaulting a child must serve nearly 13 years in state prison before he'll be eligible for parole after being sentenced this week. Justin D. Williams, of Oxford Township, digitally penetrated the victim over five years between June 2008 and June 2013 in Washington Borough and Washington Township, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said.  Williams was convicted last August of seven counts in a 14-count indictment, as well as of child endangerment for other incidents that the prosecutor said occurred between 2013 an…
Farm Tractor Kills Wrong-Way Warren County Motorcyclist Farm Tractor Kills Wrong-Way Warren County Motorcyclist
Farm Tractor Kills Wrong-Way Warren County Motorcyclist A wrong-way Phillipsburg motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the hospital after being struck by a farm tractor in Washington, reports say. A motorcyclist traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Route 57 was struck by a John Deere tractor towing a P-7000 corn planter just before 7 p.m. May 13 in Washington Borough, WRNJ reports. The tractor was headed westbound on Route 57. The motorcyclist, a 55-year-old man from Phillipsburg, transported to Hunterdon Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The crash remains under investigation.
Warren County Man Who Took Fatal Fall Also Tested Positive For Coronavirus, Advisory Says Warren County Man Who Took Fatal Fall Also Tested Positive For Coronavirus, Advisory Says
Warren County Man Who Took Fatal Fall Also Tested Positive For Coronavirus, Advisory Says A Warren County man who died in a Pennsylvania hospital after suffering a head injury in a fall at home also tested positive for COVID-19, officials said. The 61-year-old Washington Borough man died at St. Luke’s University Hospital in Fountain Hill Friday night, NJ.com reports. The patient’s primary cause of death was a head injury from a fall, but COVID-19 is also listed as a “contributing factor,” according to a release from Lehigh County Coroner Eric Minnich. The patient, along with a 60-year-old man recovering at home, are the first two COVID-19 cases reported in Washington Borough. …