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Attorney: Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed 3 Didn't Know Heroin Was Laced With Fentanyl Attorney: Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed 3 Didn't Know Heroin Was Laced With Fentanyl
Attorney: Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed 3 Didn't Know Heroin Was Laced With Fentanyl The drugged Sussex County driver accused of killing a father, son and gas station attendant in a fiery Route 23 crash didn't know that his heroin was laced with fentanyl, his lawyer said. Defense attorney John Latoracca said if the case goes to trial he'll argue that Jason Vanderee was passed out behind the wheel because of the fentanyl, News12 reports. Vanderee, 29, of Vernon, said he doesn't remember the February crash. Jon Warbeck and his son, Luke, both of Lincoln Park, were getting gas the morning of Feb. 19 when the speeding Honda Pilot with an overdosed Vanderee behind the wheel lit…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Standout Don Bosco Running Back Dillon Romain Dead At 28 Standout Don Bosco Running Back Dillon Romain Dead At 28
Standout Don Bosco Running Back Dillon Romain Dead At 28 Former Don Bosco running back Dillon Romain has died at 28 years old. The cause of death had not been made public as of Tuesday afternoon. “Dillon was one of the best to ever run the ball for us," Bosco Football wrote on Twitter Monday. "The DBP Football Family sends its condolences to the Romain family." A Vernon native, Romain was a three-year starter under former head coach Greg Toal during the school’s six-year consecutive Non-Public Group 4 winning streak from 2006 to 2011.  He scored 26 touchdowns and dashed 1,436 yards for the Ironmen. Romain was named the New Jersey Ga…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
West Milford HS Gym Teacher Charged With Trying To Get Pornographic Videos From Student West Milford HS Gym Teacher Charged With Trying To Get Pornographic Videos From Student
West Milford HS Gym Teacher Charged With Trying To Get Pornographic Videos From Student A West Milford High School gym teacher was arrested Friday by authorities who said he tried to get a student to send him pornographic videos. Christopher Shenise, 32, of Vernon, "engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior with a 17-year-old teenage victim in November of 2018, specifically by asking for sexual videos in exchange for money," Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Chief Timothy Storbeck said in a joint release. The victim "was a student at the school during the time period," the release said. The investigation "stemmed from in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Accused Shooter Of Florida Officer From Wayne Captured By Another Wayne Native Accused Shooter Of Florida Officer From Wayne Captured By Another Wayne Native
Accused Shooter Of Florida Officer From Wayne Captured By Another Wayne Native In a twist to a tragic tale, the man accused of shooting a Florida police officer who grew up in Wayne was, in turn, subdued by another former township resident, authorities said. Fort Meyers Police Officer Matthew Zarillo – who lived in Wayne until fifth grade -- was among the backups who responded when fellow Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller, 29, was shot in the head and critically wounded Saturday night after responding to a call of a gunman at a gas station. Gunman Wisner Desmaret, 29, fired at Zarillo and the others when they arrived at the gas station -- and was then shot and wounded by th…

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Big Reveal: Little Ferry Immigrant Claims $325 Million Powerball Jackpot Big Reveal: Little Ferry Immigrant Claims $325 Million Powerball Jackpot
Big Reveal: Little Ferry Immigrant Claims $325 Million Powerball Jackpot A Little Ferry accountant on Friday claimed the $315.3 million New Jersey Powerball ticket sold at the Hackensack ShopRite last month. Tayeb Souami, 56,  won the third-largest Powerball jackpot in state history in the May 19 drawing, New Jersey Lottery officials said. "I like the number," Souami said, who was accompanied at lottery headquarters in Trenton by his son and financial advisor -- who will help him decide whether to receive the $315.3 million prize in installments or take $183 million in cash.  Souami came to the U.S. 22 years ago this coming Monday from Africa, he said…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$533 Million NJ Lottery Winner Comes Forward $533 Million NJ Lottery Winner Comes Forward
$533 Million NJ Lottery Winner Comes Forward The winner of the  $533 million Mega Millions drawing has finally revealed himself on Friday, nearly two weeks after the drawing. Richard Wahl of Vernon purchased his lucky ticket at a Lukoil in Riverdale after hearing a coworker tell him how he always passed the Mega Millions sign but never bought a ticket for himself. Wahl decided to get in the game himself, and found out the wonderful news when he checked the numbers online late that night.  “We’re still in a lot of shock and talking to our financial advisors, we have a lot of planning left to do," Wahl said at the press conference…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bergen County Officer Aims To Protect Police From Vehicle Ambushes Bergen County Officer Aims To Protect Police From Vehicle Ambushes
Bergen County Officer Aims To Protect Police From Vehicle Ambushes Everything changed for Ramsey's Kyle Zyskowski on the day three years ago that a gunman shot a brother-in-blue in his vehicle. NYPD Officer Brian Moore died at the hospital two days after the May 2, 2015 ambush in Queens. He was 25. The incident convinced Zyskowski -- a local police officer -- and a group of friends to create devices that would protect law enforcers from vehicle ambushes. "Police officers are always look at saving other people," said Zyskowski, 32, a Haledon and Ringwood native.  "But we don't look at saving each other." "We might be sitting on R…

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by Cecilia Levine