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Warren County Man, 38, Nearly Hit Police Officer And Resisted Arrest: Prosecutor Warren County Man, 38, Nearly Hit Police Officer And Resisted Arrest: Prosecutor
Warren County Man, 38, Nearly Hit Police Officer And Resisted Arrest: Prosecutor A 38-year-old Warren County man was charged after he nearly crashed into a police officer, resisted arrest, and later turned himself in, authorities announced. Officers in Independence Township stopped a Toyota Tacoma driven by Clinton Ontweka, who ran a stop sign on Route 517 in Allamuchy and nearly hit a police officer on Monday, Aug. 8, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release with local officials on Wednesday, Sept. 14. Officers determined via sobriety testing that Ontweka, of Hackettstown, was intoxicated, and decided to arrest him before he ran into a nearby cornfi…

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by Valerie Musson
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Impaired Driver Fled Warren County Crash Scene With Infant In Car, Prosecutor Says Impaired Driver Fled Warren County Crash Scene With Infant In Car, Prosecutor Says
Impaired Driver Fled Warren County Crash Scene With Infant In Car, Prosecutor Says An impaired driver was charged after fleeing the scene of a Warren County crash with an infant in the car, authorities said. Nicole Victoria, of Montclair, was involved in a crash on Water Street in Independence Township shortly before 5:40 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release. Victoria, 39, then drove away and was found in a driveway about half a mile north of the crash scene, Pfeiffer said. A follow-up investigation found that Victoria was impaired and had been driving with an infant in the car, authorities said. Victoria was arrested …

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by Valerie Musson
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‘They Lost Everything:’ Support Surges For Family As Massive Blaze Destroys Warren County Home ‘They Lost Everything:’ Support Surges For Family As Massive Blaze Destroys Warren County Home
‘They Lost Everything:’ Support Surges For Family As Massive Blaze Destroys Warren County Home Support is on the rise for a Warren County family who lost everything — including a pet — as a fire ripped through their home Wednesday night. One person was hospitalized and a cat was treated for smoke inhalation following the two-alarm fire on Chaucer Drive in Independence Township, DailyVoice.com reported. Fire crews worked at the scene for about four hours to get the blaze under control. Over $19,000 had been raised on GoFundMe as of Friday morning for the victims of the destructive fire, putting the campaign more than halfway toward its end goal of $35,000. “…My mom and dad and …

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by Valerie Musson
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Teens Threaten To Shoot Warren County Vape Shop Workers, Flee With Nearly $1K In Proceeds: PD Teens Threaten To Shoot Warren County Vape Shop Workers, Flee With Nearly $1K In Proceeds: PD
Teens Threaten To Shoot Warren County Vape Shop Workers, Flee With Nearly $1K In Proceeds: PD Two teens were jailed after robbing a Warren County vape shop at gunpoint, authorities said. The 17-year-old boys from Hudson and Monmouth counties walked into Good Guy Vapes on Main Street in Hackettstown and started to asked about different items just before 6:25 p.m. Friday, local police said. The suspects then failed to show identification when trying to purchase the items, authorities said. When a worker asked about being involved in a previous theft from the store, the suspects acted “irate,” and one of them threatened to shoot them with a .22 gun, police said. The workers then back…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ QuickChek Gas Attendant Robbed At Gunpoint: Report NJ QuickChek Gas Attendant Robbed At Gunpoint: Report
NJ QuickChek Gas Attendant Robbed At Gunpoint: Report A Warren County QuickChek was held up at gunpoint Wednesday night, and the suspect remains at large, LehighValleyLive reports. The gunman robbed the attendant outside at the QuickChek on Route 517 in Independence Township before driving off in a dark-colored BMW around 10:45 p.m., the outlet reports, citing police Lt. Christopher Prell. State police chased the suspect vehicle through several neighboring towns before losing contact, the report says. No one was hurt. Anyone with information is asked to contact Independence Township Police. Click here for more from LehighValleyLive.

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by Valerie Musson
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Police: Warren County Teens Nabbed After Stealing Vehicle On Route 46, Crashing In Newark Police: Warren County Teens Nabbed After Stealing Vehicle On Route 46, Crashing In Newark
Police: Warren County Teens Nabbed After Stealing Vehicle On Route 46, Crashing In Newark Two teen boys from a Warren County group home stole a vehicle on Route 46, fled from police, crashed in Newark and attempted to flee once again, authorities said. The teens stole the vehicle from a residence on Route 46 in Independence Township after walking away from their nearby group home on Jan. 25, local police said. The teens refused to stop for police, initiating a chase that ended with a crash in Newark, authorities said. They once again tried to flee but were quickly apprehended, police said. Both teens were charged with burglary and theft by unlawful taking.

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by Valerie Musson
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Wayne Man Admits Assaulting Swimmer With Pellet Gun In Fierce Struggle At Delaware Water Gap Wayne Man Admits Assaulting Swimmer With Pellet Gun In Fierce Struggle At Delaware Water Gap
Wayne Man Admits Assaulting Swimmer With Pellet Gun In Fierce Struggle At Delaware Water Gap A Wayne man admitted in federal court Thursday that he pulled a gun on a couple who'd been swimming in the Delaware Water Gap and hit one of them with it before trying to tie the victim up. Jeffrey A. Mulcahy, 58, approached the couple in the Kittatinny Point area on the New Jersey side of the river on Sept. 2, 2019 and began talking to them about fishing, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. He left and then returned holding a can of beer and acting agitated, the U.S. attorney said. After the two got out of the water, Mulcahy pulled a pellet gun from his waistband, pointed it at the man an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: 15-Year-Olds In Stolen Car Lead Route 80 Police Pursuit Through Multiple Towns Authorities: 15-Year-Olds In Stolen Car Lead Route 80 Police Pursuit Through Multiple Towns
Authorities: 15-Year-Olds In Stolen Car Lead Route 80 Police Pursuit Through Multiple Towns Three 15-year-olds were in a vehicle stolen out of Jersey City when they lead police on a pursuit through multiple towns last month. Officers had just stopped the speeding vehicle on Barkers Mill Road in Independence Township when the driver once again sped away in a Sept. 30 incident, township police said. The teens fled, and police followed them down Route 517 onto Route 80 into Hardwick Township, where the car broke down and the chase ended, police said. The two passengers were released to their parents, and the driver of the vehicle — which police say was stolen out of Jersey City — wa…

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by Valerie Musson
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Prosecutor: Warren County Man, 64, Repeatedly Raped Girl For Eight Years Prosecutor: Warren County Man, 64, Repeatedly Raped Girl For Eight Years
Prosecutor: Warren County Man, 64, Repeatedly Raped Girl For Eight Years A Warren County man has been charged in connection to a series of sex assaults on a girl spanning eight years, authorities said. James T. McCann, 64, of Oxford sexually assaulted and penetrated a child numerous times between 1986 and 1993 in Hackettstown and Independence Township, Acting Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a joint release Monday. The abuse began when the girl was under 13 years old and continued until the she was between the ages of 13 and 16, authorities said. McCann knew the girl prior to the start of the abuse, and penetrated her vaginally and with h…

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by Valerie Musson
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REPORT: Wayne Man Pulls Gun On Couple During Labor Day Swim REPORT: Wayne Man Pulls Gun On Couple During Labor Day Swim
Report: Wayne Man Pulls Gun On Couple During Labor Day Swim A Wayne man found to be intoxicated is facing federal charges after he pulled an air pellet gun and rope on a couple he was chatting with while swimming in the Delaware River -- and then fled, authorities said. Jeffrey Mulcahy, 57, was arrested in Warren County for attempted kidnapping and assault on the New Jersey side of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on Labor Day, police previously announced. Mulcahy appeared in federal court last Wednesday in Trenton during which new details of the terrifying incident were revealed, LehighValley.com reports. Mulcahy is facing a federal…

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by Cecilia Levine