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Officers Assaulted By Morris County Driver Armed With Loaded Glock During DWI Arrest Officers Assaulted By Morris County Driver Armed With Loaded Glock During DWI Arrest
Officers Assaulted By Morris County Driver Armed With Loaded Glock During DWI Arrest An armed Morris County man tried to conceal his identity, assaulted two police officers, and damaged the processing room when he was taken into custody for DWI and resisting arrest, leading to a slew of additional charges by the prosecutor's office, authorities said. Dover Police stopped a Honda Accord for multiple traffic violations near Dickerson Street around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, August 22, they said. After initially giving officers false information, the driver was identified as a 23-year-old Roxbury Township man with an active warrant. The man, whose name was not released, was also susp…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Two Men Assaulted With Knife During Group Fight In Dover Two Men Assaulted With Knife During Group Fight In Dover
Two Men Assaulted With Knife During Group Fight In Dover Two men were taken to the hospital after a group fight led to a knife attack in Morris County over the weekend, authorities say. Officers responded to the area of East Blackwell Street near Mercer Street in Dover just before 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6, according to police. They found several men involved in an altercation, during which two of the men were assaulted with a knife, they said. The two men were taken to Morristown Medical Center for treatment. The investigation is ongoing. No further details were released. Anyone with information is asked to contact Dover Police Det. Joe D…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Taxi Driver Brutally Beaten In North Jersey Assault Robbery, Family Says Taxi Driver Brutally Beaten In North Jersey Assault Robbery, Family Says
Taxi Driver Brutally Beaten In North Jersey Assault Robbery, Family Says A hitchhiker allegedly brutally attacked a 54-year-old man who offered him a ride in North Jersey earlier this week, according to his family and recent news reports. The victim -- identified only as "Vasquez" -- picked up the unidentified Black male outside of Tequilas in Dover near Madison and Spruce streets around 9:45 p.m. Monday, when he was beaten and robbed in his vehicle, according to a GoFundMe page started by one of his children. Vasquez was left for dead on the side of the street, according to his daughter Melody. "The Dover police officers working diligently have identified a po…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PD: Dover Ex-BF Threatened To Kill Victim's Child, Stab Her 'For Each Year She Was Alive' PD: Dover Ex-BF Threatened To Kill Victim's Child, Stab Her 'For Each Year She Was Alive'
PD: Dover Ex-BF Threatened To Kill Victim's Child, Stab Her 'For Each Year She Was Alive' A Dover man was charged after he threatened to kill his ex’s child, her entire family and stab her “for each year she was alive,” police say. The victim reported to Mansfield Police that she had received texts from her 25-year-old ex-boyfriend threatening to shoot her, “kill her entire family, stab her for each year she was alive, and kill their child,” authorities said in a Wednesday release. The man — whose name was not released by police — also sent the victim’s family explicit videos, authorities said. The victim continued to receive threatening text messages while reporting the incide…

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
Police Investigating ‘Concerning Statement’ Made At Dover High School Police Investigating ‘Concerning Statement’ Made At Dover High School
Police Investigating ‘Concerning Statement’ Made At Dover High School Police responded to Dover High School to investigate a “concerning statement” that was made Friday, authorities said. Officers initiated an investigation into the statement, which was brought to their attention by the school’s staff, the department said. Police worked alongside school administration to ensure all students’ safety and staff members during the investigation. Officers remained at the school throughout the day while determining that there was no active threat to students, faculty or the public. “We thank the community for your cooperation and understanding,” Dover Police said…

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by Valerie Musson
News
HEROES: Morris County Officers Revive Unconscious Man With CPR HEROES: Morris County Officers Revive Unconscious Man With CPR
Heroes: Morris County Officers Revive Unconscious Man With CPR Four Dover police officers were awarded Life Saving Award citations for reviving an unconscious man using CPR. Officers Louis Sperry, Mario Tamariz, Juan Concepcion, and Anthony Morin responded to a report of the unresponsive man near Richards Avenue and North Bergen Street, Dover Police said. The officers took quick action and began administering CPR to the man — a Dover resident — for a “significant amount of time,” ultimately saving his life, the department said. “Great team work!” the department wrote on Facebook.

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by Valerie Musson
News
Morristown Man At Center Of Dover Police Controversy Arrested Again Morristown Man At Center Of Dover Police Controversy Arrested Again
Morristown Man At Center Of Dover Police Controversy Arrested Again A Morristown man whose 2019 arrest sparked controversy in Dover is in trouble with the law again -- this time, for crashing a stolen vehicle then trying to flee in the car he struck, authorities said. Cyprian Luke, 20, is accused of crashing a stolen pickup truck after a police pursuit, and then trying to steal a moped off the truck he hit before hopping in the driver's seat of that one last Saturday, authorities said. Video obtained by Daily Voice shows civilians rushing to help an officer apprehend Luke after pulling him out of the driver's seat of the second truck as he resisted arrest o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Authorities: Drunk Morris County Door Knocker Spits On Police Says 'Catch Coronavirus And Die' Authorities: Drunk Morris County Door Knocker Spits On Police Says 'Catch Coronavirus And Die'
Authorities: Drunk Morris County Door Knocker Spits On Police Says 'Catch Coronavirus And Die' "Catch coronavirus and die," is what a drunk Morris County man told police taking him into custody after they found him knocking on doors in a hospital mask and gloves, authorities charged. Jonathan Cabrejos, 24, of Mount Arlington, was stopped by police when police spotted him knocking on doors in Wharton near the Dover border Sunday around 11 p.m., Wharton police wrote in a Facebook post. An officer was trying to help a "visibly intoxicated" Cabrejos call a family member for a ride home when he began shouting profanities in the middle of Ford Avenue, police said. Cabrejos then befor…

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by Valerie Musson
News
GRAPHIC CONTENT: 3 Dover Officers On Paid Leave Following 'Disturbing' Arrest GRAPHIC CONTENT: 3 Dover Officers On Paid Leave Following 'Disturbing' Arrest
Graphic Content: 3 Dover Officers On Paid Leave Following 'Disturbing' Arrest Videos of a man's violent arrest that circulated on social media prompted anti-police protests outside of the Dover police headquarters Sunday evening. ** UPDATE: Three Dover police officers have been placed on paid administrative leave following the incident ** The videos posted by Savv FrmFoe on Facebook show authorities struggling to apprehend Cyprian Luke, 19, of Morristown, on charges of assault, violating court orders and criminal mischief near a a Krauszer's convenience store early Sunday morning. Dover police were not immediately available for comment when Daily…

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by Cecilia Levine