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Great Meadows, NJ

'Nowhere Else To Run:' Bodycam Footage Shows NJ Porsche Thief's NY Capture After 75-Mile Drive 'Nowhere Else To Run:' Bodycam Footage Shows NJ Porsche Thief's NY Capture After 75-Mile Drive
'Nowhere Else To Run:' Bodycam Footage Shows NJ Porsche Thief's NY Capture After 75-Mile Drive Police in New York have released footage of the moment they captured a 20-year-old suspected Porsche thief who swiped the vehicle from a New Jersey car dealership, they said. Jayden Martell, of Newark, allegedly drove the vehicle nearly 75 miles from the Great Meadows, NJ, dealership to Yonkers, NY, where he was arrested on Monday night, Oct. 30, Yonkers police said. Yonkers police got a call Monday night from the car dealership saying the 2021 Porsche Macan stolen the day before was being tracked entering Yonkers, the department said. Fourth Precinct Officers Pete Denyssenko and Virginia …
Tributes Pour In After Death Of Warren County Mom, 'Dedicated Volunteer' Johanna Garrison, 40 Tributes Pour In After Death Of Warren County Mom, 'Dedicated Volunteer' Johanna Garrison, 40
Tributes Pour In After Death Of Warren County Mom, 'Dedicated Volunteer' Johanna Garrison, 40 Tributes and donations are pouring in after the unexpected death of a beloved Warren County mother remembered as one of her town’s “most dedicated volunteers.” Johanna Kelly Garrison, of Great Meadows, died on Wednesday, June 14, her obituary says. She was 40. Raised in Ewing, Johanna was a proud Girl Scout and loved attending dance classes. She graduated from Notre Dame High School in Lawrence Township before furthering her education at Mercer County Community College, where she served as the Student Association President and earned an Associates Degree in Humanities, according to her mem…
'We Will Work Tirelessly:' Family Of Warren County Woman Killed In Dump Truck Crash Gets Lawyer 'We Will Work Tirelessly:' Family Of Warren County Woman Killed In Dump Truck Crash Gets Lawyer
'We Will Work Tirelessly:' Family Of Warren County Woman Killed In Dump Truck Crash Gets Lawyer The family of a Warren County woman who was killed in a crash with a dump truck earlier this month has retained a lawyer. Mary Ann Boatman, 69, of Great Meadows, was killed in a head-on crash with a dump truck on Route 521 in Hope Township on Thursday, Aug. 4, DailyVoice.com reported. A Kenworth dump truck was heading northbound when it crossed the double-yellow line and sideswiped a Grumman Allied LLV U.S. Mail vehicle heading southbound at milepost .68 near Dogwood Drive before continuing north and hitting Boatman’s Honda CRV head-on, authorities said. A 1970 graduate of Hackettstown Hi…
Warren County Driver Killed, Another Hurt In Head-On Dump Truck Crash: State Police Warren County Driver Killed, Another Hurt In Head-On Dump Truck Crash: State Police
Warren County Driver Killed, Another Hurt In Head-On Dump Truck Crash: State Police One person was killed and another was hurt in a head-on crash involving a dump truck and a mail vehicle in Warren County, state police confirmed. A Kenworth dump truck was heading north on Route 521 in Hope Township when it crossed the double-yellow line and sideswiped a Grumman Allied LLV U.S. Mail vehicle heading south at milepost .68 near Dogwood Drive around 10:50 a.m. on Thursday, August 4, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. The dump truck then continued north and crashed head-on into a Honda CRV that had been traveling behind the mail truck, Marchan said. The Honda dri…
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…
1 Hospitalized, Pair Charged Following Fight At Warren County QuickChek: Police 1 Hospitalized, Pair Charged Following Fight At Warren County QuickChek: Police
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…
Beloved Warren County Native, Auto Industry Worker Peyton Taylor Dies Suddenly At Age 23 Beloved Warren County Native, Auto Industry Worker Peyton Taylor Dies Suddenly At Age 23
Beloved Warren County Native, Auto Industry Worker Peyton Taylor Dies Suddenly At Age 23 Beloved Warren County native and auto industry worker Peyton P. Taylor died suddenly on Nov. 28 at the age of 23. Born in Denville, Taylor lived in Great Meadows before graduating from Asheboro High School in North Carolina, his obituary says. Taylor worked as a counter person for the Maserati parts department and was known for his love of racing and cars, his memorial says. Taylor also had a passion for working on computers and was of the Baptist faith. More than $10,400 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Taylor’s funeral expenses (under the name Peyton Tilney) — though new donations wer…
Children Found Fleeing From Home; Drunken Warren County Man Charged With Child Endangerment Children Found Fleeing From Home; Drunken Warren County Man Charged With Child Endangerment
Children Found Fleeing From Home; Drunken Warren County Man Charged With Child Endangerment A Warren County man was intoxicated when his children wandered away from their home, resulting in child endangerment charges, police said. A local teacher notified police in Independence Township after seeing two children walking down Route 46 who had fled from a “hostile environment” on Feb. 11, authorities said. Officers subsequently responded to the Great Meadows home of Brian Nardone, 36, who was “heavily intoxicated and unaware of where the children were,” according to police. Nardone was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child after a follow-up investigation by …
Retired Warren County Police Sergeant, Former Fireman, BOE Member Charles Almer Jr. Dies, 85 Retired Warren County Police Sergeant, Former Fireman, BOE Member Charles Almer Jr. Dies, 85
Retired Warren County Police Sergeant, Former Fireman, BOE Member Charles Almer Jr. Dies, 85 Retired Mansfield Township Police Sergeant, former firefighter and Board of Education member Charles W. Almer Jr. died Jan. 11 at at St. Luke’s Hospital in Phillipsburg. He was 85. Born in Newton, Almer worked for the government at Picatinny Arsenal before becoming a teacher at Independence Central School in Great Meadows, his obituary says. Almer had a passion for law enforcement and had retired as a Sergeant for the Mansfield Township Police Department, his obit says. Meanwhile, he served on several school boards and was one of the “original members” of the Mt. Bethel Fire Department. A…
Police: Warren County Woman Calls Boyfriend For Help Removing Plates After Crash, Flees Police: Warren County Woman Calls Boyfriend For Help Removing Plates After Crash, Flees
Police: Warren County Woman Calls Boyfriend For Help Removing Plates After Crash, Flees A Warren County woman contacted her boyfriend after she slammed into a tree, prompting him to arrive at the scene and remove the license plates from the vehicle before fleeing, authorities charged. Amber R. Sagan, 21, of Great Meadows, crossed the center line when driving on Jackson Valley Road and slammed into a tree on Saturday, August 2, Mansfield Township police said in a release. Officers arrived and noticed that the license plates had been removed from the vehicle, authorities said. Further investigation revealed that Sagan’s boyfriend — Anthony J. Dinnocenzio, 20, of Hackettstown — …
Warren County Mechanic Hospitalized After Tire Explodes In His Face Warren County Mechanic Hospitalized After Tire Explodes In His Face
Warren County Mechanic Hospitalized After Tire Explodes In His Face A Warren County mechanic was hospitalized after a tire exploded in his face, State Police said. The 59-year-old mechanic was transported to Morristown Medical Center with facial injuries after a tire accidentally blew up on him around 2:10 Saturday afternoon, at Pryslak Sod Farms, in Great Meadows, Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The mechanic was "conscious and talking" following the Shades of Death Road incident, which was deemed accidental and non-suspicious, Goez said. The cause was not immediately known, Goez said.
Joshua Broadhurst Of Long Valley, 24, Was Disciplined Bodybuilder With Undeniable Potential Joshua Broadhurst Of Long Valley, 24, Was Disciplined Bodybuilder With Undeniable Potential
Joshua Broadhurst Of Long Valley, 24, Was Disciplined Bodybuilder With Undeniable Potential Joshua Broadhurst of Long Valley died on Dec. 6. The 24-year-old was a fitness icon -- a disciplined and naturally-gifted bodybuilder, he was regular at Gold's Gym in Hackettstown. Bodybuilding organization Team12 penned a heartfelt tribute in Broadhurst's memory.  Nearly every tribute recognized his unquestionable athletic potential. Tribute: @astrongspirit Instagram@astrongspirit Instagram Broadhurst was born in Saipan, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. He later moved with his parents and four siblings to New Jersey. He graduated from West Morris Central High Sch…