Boom, Lawsuit: Wayne Officials Threaten To Sue Pequannock Over Castle Fireworks Boom, Lawsuit: Wayne Officials Threaten To Sue Pequannock Over Castle Fireworks
Boom, Lawsuit: Wayne Officials Threaten To Sue Pequannock Over Castle Fireworks Fireworks loved by some and feared by others have caused tension between neighbors in Morris and Passaic counties. Wayne Township officials are threatening to sue Pequannock and claiming booming fireworks are causing a disruption for residents, the Daily Record reports. Mayor Christopher Vergano is blaming Pequannock officials for allowing Route 23's Legacy Castle to put on nighttime fireworks displays, the article says. Wayne officials maintain the explosions could be a violation of noise ordinances. Vergano in October 2018 sent a letter published in the Daily Record to Pequanno…
Couple Caught On Route 23 With 'Cobain'-Stamped Heroin Bags, Wayne Police Say Couple Caught On Route 23 With 'Cobain'-Stamped Heroin Bags, Wayne Police Say
Couple Caught On Route 23 With 'Cobain'-Stamped Heroin Bags, Wayne Police Say Nearly half of 44 heroin bags that Wayne police found a couple carrying after stopping their nearly 20-year-old sedan were stamped “Kurt Cobain,” authorities said. Officer Thomasz Cydzik and Sgt. James Clark stopped the dilapidated 2000 Saturn on northbound Route 23 just before 4:30 p.m. Thursday because its brake lights were out, Detective Capt. Lawrence Martin said. The driver, 30-year-old Michael Straube of Vernon Township, had small blood spots on his sweatshirt in the crook of his arm, Martin said. A computer check also determined that passenger Allison Miller, 27, of Newton, had…
Wayne PD: Swerving Driver On Route 23 Registers Nearly 4x Legal Blood-Alcohol Limit Wayne PD: Swerving Driver On Route 23 Registers Nearly 4x Legal Blood-Alcohol Limit
Wayne PD: Swerving Driver On Route 23 Registers Nearly 4x Legal Blood-Alcohol Limit A swerving driver stopped by Wayne police in the middle of the afternoon on Route 23 registered nearly four times the legal limit on a blood-alcohol test, authorities said. Alerted by citizens to a vehicle that was “all over the road,” Officers Tomasz Cydzik and Adrian Sulejmani stopped the 2015 Toyota Sienna on the northbound highway near the Pequannock border at 3:15 p.m. Friday, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Hitesh J Patel, 43, of Pequannock had “bloodshot eyes and droopy eyelids,” along with a trio of mini bottles of vodka, Martin said. Police got Patel out of the car for a sob…
Wayne PD: Officers Nab NY Driver With 99 Heroin Bags, 16 Syringes On Route 23 Wayne PD: Officers Nab NY Driver With 99 Heroin Bags, 16 Syringes On Route 23
Wayne PD: Officers Nab NY Driver With 99 Heroin Bags, 16 Syringes On Route 23 Two Wayne police officers found a New York State driver carrying 99 folds of heroin and 16 hypodermic syringes during a Route 23 traffic stop. Officer Adrian Sulejmansi and Tomasz Cydzik stopped the 2006 Chevrolet commercial van for equipment violations on the northbound highway at the Pequannock border, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. They arrested 38-year-old Michael Paul Cooper of Florida, NY, after finding the heroin – stamped UBER in red ink – along with the syringes, three prescription pills and several glassine bags and cotton swabs, Martin said. Martin was charged with variou…
Bride, Groom Name North Jersey Gym After Secret To Staying Fit Bride, Groom Name North Jersey Gym After Secret To Staying Fit
Bride, Groom Name North Jersey Gym After Secret To Staying Fit A soon-to-be-married North Jersey couple is opening a brand new fitness center in West Milford. Justin Florio and Allison Barrett, who will tie the knot in February 2019, have opened Patience & Consistency (P&C) in the Newfoundland section of the township on Route 23. The studio, at the former home of Signs for Today, offers a wealth of exercise machines and stations along with personal training, group exercise and other classes. Florio and Barrett share a goal of instilling and creating healthy lifestyles for their clients -- comprised mostly of nearby residents. They have a comb…
City-Bound Commuter Bus Catches Fire Near 'Spaghetti Bowl' In Wayne City-Bound Commuter Bus Catches Fire Near 'Spaghetti Bowl' In Wayne
City-Bound Commuter Bus Catches Fire Near 'Spaghetti Bowl' In Wayne No injuries were reported after a Manhattan-bound commuter bus caught fire Tuesday morning near the “spaghetti bowl” in Wayne. The driver extinguished the small fire on the rear undercarriage of the 194 bus from Butler after pulling over on southbound Route 23 near where it meets Route 23 and 80 around 7 a.m., NJ Transit spokesman Jim Smith said. Other buses were dispatched to collect the 54 passengers, he said.
Passaic Sheriff: Route 23 Jalopy Stop Turns Up BB Handgun, Knives, Baton, More Passaic Sheriff: Route 23 Jalopy Stop Turns Up BB Handgun, Knives, Baton, More
Passaic Sheriff: Route 23 Jalopy Stop Turns Up BB Handgun, Knives, Baton, More Passaic County sheriff’s officers who stopped a couple for having an obstructed view in their 16-year-old Chevy seized an array of weapons – among them, five knives, a BB gun, ammunition and an expandable metal baton, authorities said. Officers Christopher Savitsky and Tomaz Cydzik smelled marijuana after stopping the red 2002 Chevrolet Malibu on northbound Route 23 in Wayne last weekend, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. The clothing of both Ruben Carraballo, 31, who was driving, and 23-year-old passenger Joanna Motl, who owns the car, also reeked of pot, the sheriff said. They…
This New Jersey Town Is About To Get Its Seventh Starbucks Cafe This New Jersey Town Is About To Get Its Seventh Starbucks Cafe
This New Jersey Town Is About To Get Its Seventh Starbucks Cafe Is there such a thing as too many Starbucks shops? Not in Wayne. The Township Planning Board on Monday night granted the coffee giant approval to Basking Ridge-based limited liability company 1809 Route 23 Realty to build a two-tenant strip mall, according to multiple reports. There are already six other Starbucks shops in Wayne, some on Route 23: 57 NJ-23 1606 NJ-23 1118 Hamburg Tpke  2114, 183 Hamburg Tpke. 1100 Willowbrook Blvd. Willowbrook Mall The Monarch Diner will be destroyed to make room for the new cafe, which will be complete with a drive-thru.
Loaded Gun, Knives Turn Up In Wayne Motor Vehicle Stop Loaded Gun, Knives Turn Up In Wayne Motor Vehicle Stop
Loaded Gun, Knives Turn Up In Wayne Motor Vehicle Stop A routine traffic stop ended with two arrests after the smell of pot led to a search of the vehicle that turned up a loaded gun, knives, an open bottle of booze, and 50 grams of marijuana.  Joanna Marie Motl, 23, of West Sayville, N.Y., and Ruben J Caraballo Jr., 31, of Newark, were busted around 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14 during a stop on Route 23 by Wayne Police Department Officers Christopher Savitsky and Tomaz Cydzik. While walking up to the red 2002 Chevrolet Malibu, the officers were greeted by the smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Once at the window, they could smell pot c…
West Milford PD: Failed Inspection Sticker, Wrong Turn Produce Pound Of Pot West Milford PD: Failed Inspection Sticker, Wrong Turn Produce Pound Of Pot
West Milford PD: Failed Inspection Sticker, Wrong Turn Produce Pound Of Pot WEST MILFORD, N.J. – A rejected inspection sticker led a West Milford police officer to more than a pound of pot that authorities said a Sussex County man had in his companion’s car. Officer Nicholas Snook began following the vehicle on southbound Route 23, then stopped it after the driver headed into the Lakeland Plaza parking lot through the exit, police said. The officer “smelled a strong odor of raw marijuana mixed with the strong smell of cologne,” they said in a release. Once backup officers arrived, Snook turned his attention to the passenger, 28-year-old Robert Acevedo of Endicott,…
Wrong-Way Wanaque Driver, 75, Causes 4-Car Pileup On Route 23 In Wayne Wrong-Way Wanaque Driver, 75, Causes 4-Car Pileup On Route 23 In Wayne
Wrong-Way Wanaque Driver, 75, Causes 4-Car Pileup On Route 23 In Wayne WAYNE, N.J. -- A 75-year-old Wanaque women mistakenly drove into oncoming traffic on Route 23 in Wayne, causing a four-vehicle chain reaction crash that sent two people to the hospital Thursday morning. The woman was emerging from the Black Oak Ridge Road connection when she turned her 2018 Mazda 3 left into northbound Route 23 traffic around 9:45 a.m., Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Seeing her coming at him, a driver swerved his vehicle into the next lane, causing a collision with another car, Martin said.  Before it was over, four vehicles -- including the Wanaque woman's Mazda --…
Wayne PD: Detective Busts Fugitive Shooting Heroin In Pickup Off Route 23 Wayne PD: Detective Busts Fugitive Shooting Heroin In Pickup Off Route 23
Wayne PD: Detective Busts Fugitive Shooting Heroin In Pickup Off Route 23 WAYNE, N.J. -- A Morris County fugitive was preparing to shoot heroin in a pickup truck off Route 23 when a Wayne police detective showed up, authorities said. Detective Paul Kindler approached the black 2014 Toyota Tacoma in a remote area off the highway and saw Jason Devonmille, 36, of Kinnelon, opening a bag of the drug, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said Wednesday. Inside the truck were several used bags, along with 15 full ones, a tourniquet and a hypodermic needle, he said. Kindler arrested Devonmille, who records show was also wanted on drug charges by the Morris County Prosecutor…