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: NJ Attorney General IDs Cyclist, 56, Veteran Trooper Who Struck And Killed Him
A bicyclist who was struck and killed last week by a New Jersey State Police car driven by a department veteran with a deep history of social work was identified by authorities as 59-year-old Raul L. Diaz of Long Valley. Diaz was struck on Willow Grove Street (Route 604) outside the Hackettstown Senior Housing Development off Brook Hollow Drive in Warren County an hour before sunrise on Monday, Feb. 5. NJSP Sgt. First Class Kesene Grier was driving the unmarked black Ford Explorer that hit him shortly after 6 a.m., New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Diaz was rushed up t…
Police & Fire
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hospitalizes NJ Woman: Police
A 71-year-old woman from Hackettstown was hospitalized after getting exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide, authorities said. On Sunday, Dec. 3, at approximately 6:20 p.m., the Hackettstown police responded to a residence on the 100 block of Willow Grove Street for a welfare check. The woman told police she was not feeling well. The Hackettstown Fire Department was requested to check for possible readings of carbon monoxide. The fire department detected high levels of carbon monoxide throughout the house, police said. The woman tas taken to Hackettstown Medical Center. Sh…
Obituaries
Beloved NJ Wrestling Coach Curt Pakutka Dies After Cancer Battle, 55
A beloved New Jersey high school teacher and coach died after a lengthy battle to esophageal cancer. Curt D. Pakutka, 55, of Mansfield Township, died on June 7, at Hackettstown Medical Center. He was a well-loved physical education and driver's education teacher, as well as occasionally teaching health, at Newton High School in Sussex County. His love for sports followed him when he became a wrestling coach for Jefferson Township in Morris County from 2004-2015 and the head coach for the Newton High School Girls softball team from 2008-2019, according to his obituary. Curt also p…
Police & Fire
DWI Driver Indicted On Manslaughter Charge In Hit-Run Death Of Centenary University First Lady
The 25-year-old Hackettstown man accused in the DWI hit-and-run that caused the death of Centenary University First Lady Jeanne (Picariello) Murphy has been indicted by a grand jury, authorities announced on Friday, March 31. Jefferson A. Chimbo-Palaez was indicted by a Warren County Grand Jury with charges including first-degree aggravated manslaughter, first-degree death by auto, second-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, strict liability vehicular homicide, and endangering an injured victim, Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. He was also charged with several vehic…
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 19, Killed In Route 46 Crash (
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UPDATE: A 19-year-old motorcyclist was killed in last week’s crash on Route 46, authorities confirmed. The crash occurred between the motorcyclist and a Jeep Cherokee on Route 46 at Village Way in Mount Olive during the afternoon on Thursday, Nov. 10, a Morris County Prosecutor’s spokesperson told DailyVoice.com. The victim was taken to Hackettstown Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after. The crash remains under investigation by the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. No further details were available.
Police & Fire
One Extricated, 2 Others Hospitalized In Serious Morris County Crash (
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One person had to be extricated and two others were hospitalized following a serious crash in Morris County, authorities said. The Long Valley First Aid Squad responded to the crash during the afternoon on Tuesday, Sept. 6, the department said. Crew members stabilized the vehicle and used a cross ram technique to remove the b-pillar from the victim. The patient was then taken by Saint Clare’s Health to Morristown Medical Center while two other victims were taken to Hackettstown Medical Center for treatment, the department said. Click here to view additional photos from the crash and rescu…
Police & Fire
1 Hospitalized, Pair Charged Following Fight At Warren County QuickChek: Police
One person was hospitalized and both were charged following a fight that broke out at a Warren County QuickChek, authorities confirmed. Officers responding to the dispute at the Mountain Avenue store in Hackettstown found Eric Boe, 55, of Great Meadows, sitting on the ground and bleeding from his face as William Diaz-Santiago, 35, was holding him down around 2:25 p.m. on Monday, June 13, local police said. A follow-up investigation found that Diaz-Santiago, of Hackettstown, was riding his bicycle when Boe tried to “clothesline” him off of it, according to police. Diaz-Santiago then got off…
Police & Fire
Warren County Man Charged With Assaulting Police During 3-Hour Standoff
A Warren County man was charged with assaulting police officers during a standoff that lasted more than three hours, authorities said. Officers conducting a welfare check on the 300 block of Washington Street in Hackettstown were speaking with a 66-year-old woman when a 35-year-old man walked onto the roof of the home’s porch from the second-floor window around 11:20 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, police said. The man then started waving a tire iron and another smaller handled object while yelling and throwing several items at police, refusing to leave, authorities said. The Warren County Tacti…
Police & Fire
Warren County Woman, 24, Flown To Hospital After Being Run Over By Own Pickup Truck, Police Say
A 24-year-old Warren County woman was airlifted to a nearby hospital with serious injuries after being run over by her own pickup truck, authorities said. Samantha Gardner, of Hackettstown, was behind the wheel of a Sierra pickup truck heading north on Grand Avenue near Robins Court when the vehicle stalled and she exited just after 2:10 p.m. on Monday, March 14, local police said in a Wednesday release. Gardner walked toward the front of the truck, which then began rolling backward, police said. She tried to jump back inside but was knocked to the ground by the driver’s side door as the t…
Business
Worker Zip-Tied In Warren County Armed Robbery, Police Say
A worker was zip-tied and later hospitalized in an armed robbery in Warren County over the weekend, authorities said. Two men forced an employee into another section and demanded to open the safe at Anderson Check Cashing on Main Street in Hackettstown between 8:45 and 9 a.m. Saturday, local police said. When the safe was opened, one of the suspects zip-tied the worker while the other stole an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. Of the men also wielded a handgun, authorities said. Both suspects fled in a tan or beige Ford Explorer with New Jersey license plates that had a driver wai…
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Police
: Sussex County McDonald's Worker Burned By 'Smoldering' Cash
A McDonald's employee suffered burns on her palm when a customer handed her a smoking dollar bill, authorities said. The McDonald's worker took the cash around 10:25 p.m. Sunday and realized only after it was in her hand that it was still "smoldering," Hackettstown police said. "She is traumatized," a family member told Daily Voice. The worker was treated at Hackettstown Medical Center, the family member said. The incident remains under investigation, authorities said.
Police & Fire
State Police: Stop Sticks Halt Drunk Driver In Route 80 Pursuit
New Jersey State Police deployed stop sticks Friday night to nab a drunk driver on Route 80, ending a wild chase between Morris and Warren counties. Washington Township police began pursuing 27-year-old Lucciano Pascucci of Belvidere following a domestic incident, NJSP Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. Pascucci eventually got onto Route 80 eastbound, then used a turnaround reserved for emergency vehicles to head west, the sergeant said. Stab sticks slowed Pascucci's vehicle, which hit a guardrail and finally came to a stop around milepost 19.6, he said. Pascucci was taken to Hackettstown Medical …
Police & Fire
Paramus Girl, Beloved Teacher Killed In Route 80 School Bus Crash
UPDATE: A young female student and a beloved teacher were confirmed dead Thursday morning after a school bus filled with Paramus fifth-graders collided with a dump truck on Route 80 in Morris County. A total of 38 students and seven adults, including the driver, were taken to area hospitals, authorities said. Some were in critical condition and undergoing surgery, they said. The teacher, 51-year-old Jennifer M. Williamson, was a longtime Paramus native who taught in the district for nearly 20 years. "That was my daughter's best-ever teacher," a mother of an unharmed student said…
Police & Fire
Update
: Paramus Girl, Beloved Teacher Killed In Route 80 School Bus Crash
UPDATE: A young female student and a beloved teacher were confirmed dead Thursday morning after a school bus filled with Paramus fifth-graders collided with a dump truck on Route 80 in Morris County. A total of 38 students and seven adults, including the driver, were taken to area hospitals, authorities said. Some were in critical condition and undergoing surgery, they said. The teacher, 51-year-old Jennifer M. Williamson, was a longtime Paramus native who taught in the district for nearly 20 years. "That was my daughter's best-ever teacher," a mother of an unharmed student said…
Police & Fire
5th-Grade Girl, Beloved Teacher Killed In Paramus School Bus Crash
UPDATE: A young female student and a beloved teacher were confirmed dead Thursday morning after a school bus filled with Paramus fifth-graders collided with a dump truck on Route 80 in Morris County. A total of 38 students and seven adults, including the driver, were taken to area hospitals, authorities said. Some were in critical condition and undergoing surgery, they said. The teacher, 51-year-old Jennifer M. Williamson, was a longtime Paramus native who taught in the district for nearly 20 years. "That was my daughter's best-ever teacher," a mother of an unharmed student said…
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