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Newark Man Pleads Guilty In Morris County Police Chase, Crash Involving 2 Juveniles Newark Man Pleads Guilty In Morris County Police Chase, Crash Involving 2 Juveniles
Newark Man Pleads Guilty In Morris County Police Chase, Crash Involving 2 Juveniles A 24-year-old Newark man pleaded guilty Wednesday in connection to a Morris County police pursuit and crash that involved two juveniles. Isaac Zackery-Barnes entered the plea to charges of second-degree eluding and third-degree receiving stolen property, Hanover Police Chief Michael Loock said. Zackery-Barnes fled from Hanover officers in a stolen vehicle with two juveniles in Sept. 2020, Loock said. The vehicle crashed in Parsippany, and the trio were arrested following a brief foot chase, police said. Meanwhile, Zackery-Barnes was also involved in a Union County stolen vehicle pursuit …

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by Valerie Musson
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Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Killing Runner ID'd As Retired North Jersey Police Sergeant Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Killing Runner ID'd As Retired North Jersey Police Sergeant
Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Killing Runner ID'd As Retired North Jersey Police Sergeant A suspected DWI driver accused of killing a runner in a Somerset County crosswalk had retired from a police department in Union County last year, after 25 years on the force, his former chief confirmed. Kevin D. Betyeman, 56, of Bridgewater, was charged with driving while intoxicated, and several motor vehicle summonses following the Friday afternoon crash in Raritan, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said earlier this week. The retired Mountainside police sergeant fatally struck Celeste Andresen, 60, of San Manuel, AZ, in his Chevy pickup truck, while she was out for a run l…

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by Cecilia Levine