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Man Was Paid To Steal More Than $6K In Wiring From Warren County Home Depot, Prosecutor Says Man Was Paid To Steal More Than $6K In Wiring From Warren County Home Depot, Prosecutor Says
Man Was Paid To Steal More Than $6K In Wiring From Warren County Home Depot, Prosecutor Says An Essex County man admitted to being paid $500 to shoplift more than $6,000 worth of electrical wiring from a Warren County Home Depot store, authorities said. Ronald McKenzie, of Quaback Avenue in Irvington, is accused of shoplifting spools of electrical wiring from Home Depot in Mansfield Township during two incidents in July 2022, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release with local officials on Tuesday, Sept. 13. The amount shoplifted totals approximately $6,200, Pfeiffer said. After being confronted, McKenzie allegedly admitted to investigators that he had been pai…

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by Valerie Musson
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Cops Use ‘Find My iPhone’ To Nab Suspect Who Sped Off In Stolen Car During Morris County Stop Cops Use ‘Find My iPhone’ To Nab Suspect Who Sped Off In Stolen Car During Morris County Stop
Cops Use ‘Find My iPhone’ To Nab Suspect Who Sped Off In Stolen Car During Morris County Stop A suspect who fled from police in a stolen vehicle was later found with help from Apple’s “Find My iPhone” function. Justin Leuzarder, 39, was stopped for speeding on Route 10 in Denville around 4:25 a.m. on Sunday, August 14, police said. Leuzarder, of Morristown, sped away as the officer was heading back to his patrol vehicle, initiating a brief chase that was quickly terminated because his identity was already known, police said. Leuzarder’s vehicle was found a short time later near Dover-Chester Road in Randolph, where it was found to have been stolen out of Sea Girt, police said. Sev…

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by Valerie Musson
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127 Pounds Of Pot Seized During Route 80 Traffic Stop: State Police 127 Pounds Of Pot Seized During Route 80 Traffic Stop: State Police
127 Pounds Of Pot Seized During Route 80 Traffic Stop: State Police More than 120 pounds of marijuana were found during a traffic stop on Route 80 last week, state police said. Gabino Lopez, 36, was found with 127 pounds of the substance after being stopped for a violation in the westbound lanes near milepost 25 in Mount Olive Township on Jan. 5, New Jersey State Police said in a Wednesday release. The total value was estimated at $317,500, police said. Lopez, of North Charleston, SC, was charged with possession of marijuana over six ounces and possession of CDS with intent to distribute. He was being held at Morris County Jail pending a detention heari…

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by Valerie Musson
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COVID-19: Morris Catholic Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Students Reportedly Positive COVID-19: Morris Catholic Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Students Reportedly Positive
Covid-19: Morris Catholic Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Students Reportedly Positive A former Morris Catholic High School teacher accused of sexually assaulting two students tested positive for coronavirus while detained in the Morris County Jail, published reports say. Carlos Franco-Leon, 42, of Rockaway Township, was alone in an isolation room at the jail wearing surgical gloves and a mask during a brief video hearing before a Superior Court judge on Monday. The former teacher and volleyball coach has been jailed since his arrest in early March on aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment charges. The Morris County Jail last month released 28 non-violent offe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Nine Inmates, 20 Morris County Jail Workers Test Positive For Coronavirus Nine Inmates, 20 Morris County Jail Workers Test Positive For Coronavirus
Nine Inmates, 20 Morris County Jail Workers Test Positive For Coronavirus Nine inmates and 20 staff members have tested positive for coronavirus at the Morris County Jail, including one corrections officer who returned to work Monday, officials said. Several other of the 141 inmates are awaiting test results, and other employees are expected to return to work this week, Sheriff James M. Gannon said. The first inmate-related case of coronavirus was confirmed March 24, Gannon said.  All inmates affected by the virus were in stable condition and being cared for in two housing units  -- one for men, the other women -- designated for medical isolation, he s…

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: 9-Hour Parsippany SWAT Standoff Ends In Early-Morning Arrest UPDATE: 9-Hour Parsippany SWAT Standoff Ends In Early-Morning Arrest
Update: 9-Hour Parsippany SWAT Standoff Ends In Early-Morning Arrest A Parsippany man was being held in the Morris County Jail on two active warrants following a nine-hour standoff with local police and the area SWAT team, authorities said. Patrol officers were dispatched to a Smith Road home for a welfare check on Jesus Quintela, 40, around 4 p.m. Tuesday at the request of a family member, Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Chief Andrew Miller said. The family member told officers that Quintela may be in possession of a firearm and had two active warrants out for his arrest, Miller said. Arriving officers noticed Quintela was inside his house and made multiple a…

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by Cecilia Levine