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Morristown PD Saves Sussex Man Dangling Legs From 5-Story Building During Mental Health Crisis Morristown PD Saves Sussex Man Dangling Legs From 5-Story Building During Mental Health Crisis
Morristown PD Saves Sussex Man Dangling Legs From 5-Story Building During Mental Health Crisis Morristown Police successfully rescued a 20-year-old Sussex man who was dangling his legs from a 5-story building during a mental health emergency over the weekend. Officers responded Saturday to the 45 Market Street apartments, where the man was sitting on a ledge on the roof and dangling his legs over the side of the building in a “precarious” position, Morristown Capt. Stuart Greer said in a release. Several officers started to work their way through the apartment building while Officer Bruce LaFera talked to the man and convinced him to step back from the ledge. The man was then transp…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Irvington Fire Recruit Victor Melillo, 21, Dies Days After Collapsing During Academy Training Irvington Fire Recruit Victor Melillo, 21, Dies Days After Collapsing During Academy Training
Irvington Fire Recruit Victor Melillo, 21, Dies Days After Collapsing During Academy Training A 21-year-old fire recruit from Irvington died at Morristown Medical Center days after collapsing during academy training, officials announced Tuesday. Victor Melillo, a new recruit with the Irvington Fire Department, collapsed around 9:30 a.m. on March 4 during a training exercise in the  parking lot of the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy off Hanover Avenue in Parsippany Township, Morris County officials said. First responders and EMTs performed life-saving efforts before the Morris County OEM's EMTs and paramedics from Atlantic Ambulance rushed Melillo to Morri…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police: DUI Morris County Woman, 26, Swerves Off Road, Slams Into Tree Police: DUI Morris County Woman, 26, Swerves Off Road, Slams Into Tree
Police: DUI Morris County Woman, 26, Swerves Off Road, Slams Into Tree A Morris County woman was under the influence when she swerved off the road and slammed into a tree over the weekend, authorities said. Rebecca Dwyer, 26, was driving south on High Street near the Summit Avenue Pond in Newton around 2:45 a.m. Saturday when her 2006 Honda Civic swerved off the road and hit a tree, which deployed the vehicle’s airbag, police said. Dwyer was transported via Atlantic Ambulance to Newton Medical Center, where she was treated for arm and hand injuries, police said. She was later determined to be under the influence and taken into custody, where she was charged w…

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by Valerie Musson