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Police & Fire
Warren County Man Filed Bogus Report Claiming Bank Teller Stole Money, Police Say Warren County Man Filed Bogus Report Claiming Bank Teller Stole Money, Police Say
Warren County Man Filed Bogus Report Claiming Bank Teller Stole Money, Police Say A Warren County man was charged after filing a bogus police report claiming that a bank teller had stolen his deposit, authorities said. The Great Meadows man — whose name was not released — filed a police report claiming that a bank teller had stolen his money after making a deposit at a bank in Washington Township (Morris County) on Wednesday, July 27, police said in a release on Wednesday, August 3. A follow-up investigation found that the money was never deposited at the bank in question, and that the man had filed a false report. The man was charged with filing a false police report a…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Hackensack City Manager, Retired Police Chief Ted Ehrenberg Dies Suddenly Hackensack City Manager, Retired Police Chief Ted Ehrenberg Dies Suddenly
Hackensack City Manager, Retired Police Chief Ted Ehrenberg Dies Suddenly Hackensack City Manager Ted Ehrenberg died unexpectedly overnight Wednesday, ending a long history of public service. The 64-year-old Hackettstown resident was with the Washington Township, Morris County, police department for 28 years before retiring as chief in 2006. He later worked as the borough administrator in Bloomingdale and business administrator in Bloomfield. Ehrenberg also was the CEO of Blue Shield Consulting, a New Jersey-based firm that specialized in municipal government advisory and consultancy services. The East Orange native was graduated from the County College of Morr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Morris County Man Who Shot At Police Conducting Welfare Check Had Firearms, Drugs Prosecutor: Morris County Man Who Shot At Police Conducting Welfare Check Had Firearms, Drugs
Prosecutor: Morris County Man Who Shot At Police Conducting Welfare Check Had Firearms, Drugs A Washington Township (Morris County) man who shot at officers conducting a welfare check had an assault rifle, ammunition and drugs, authorities charged. Police were conducting a welfare check on a suicidal man at Rock Road home when Keith O'Connor, 49, fired a shotgun "at or in their direction" around 7 p.m. Monday, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. Authorities subsequently found more weapons, including an assault firearm and large-capacity ammunition magazines, and unspecified drugs, Knapp said. O’Connor faces various weapons and drug charges and remains in police cus…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
North Jersey Communities Named To List Of 100 Safest Places To Live In America North Jersey Communities Named To List Of 100 Safest Places To Live In America
North Jersey Communities Named To List Of 100 Safest Places To Live In America Safewise put several Bergen, Morris and Passaic County communities on the map as the safest places to live in America using newly-released crime data. The website considered crime rates and what people in these areas fear the most to compile its list of 100 cities, which saw 504 total offenses in 2017, the report says. New Jersey claimed 30 percent of "America’s 100 safest cities" list while Connecticut took second place with 14, and two of those are in the top three. Assault was the most common violent crime, but more people fear robbery, according to the State of Safety. The sa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Murphy's Proposed School Funding Plan Would Help, Hurt These North Jersey Districts Most Murphy's Proposed School Funding Plan Would Help, Hurt These North Jersey Districts Most
Murphy's Proposed School Funding Plan Would Help, Hurt These North Jersey Districts Most Gov. Phil Murphy's proposed education investment plan for New Jersey would give millions to underfunded districts -- but would also take away hundreds from those that are thriving (about $90 million altogether). State lawmakers will see Murphy's 2020 state budget proposal by June 30. If approved, these Bergen, Passaic and Morris county districts would benefit the most, according to preliminary figures (for complete list of New Jersey schools click here). The first figure is the 2019-20 aid, the percentage is the increase. South Hackensack: $345,738 (16.78 percent) Elmwood Park: $9,89…

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by Cecilia Levine