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3 Teens Get Into Fiery Crash In Stolen Mercedes After High-Speed Chase In Morris County: Police 3 Teens Get Into Fiery Crash In Stolen Mercedes After High-Speed Chase In Morris County: Police
3 Teens Get Into Fiery Crash In Stolen Mercedes After High-Speed Chase In Morris County: Police Three teens were nabbed after fleeing from police during a high-speed chase and crashing a stolen Mercedes — and two suspects remain at large, authorities said. Denville Police saw a black Mercedes Benz heading east on Route 46 matching the description of one that had been stolen out of Parsippany earlier in the evening just before 4 a.m. on Wednesday, July 13, a press release said. As officers attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver sped off onto Route 53 south and continued to ignore their lights and sirens. The Mercedes driver then veered off the road while trying to navigate a turn n…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Morris County ShopRite Cashier Stole $1K From Register Over Course Of Several Months: Police Morris County ShopRite Cashier Stole $1K From Register Over Course Of Several Months: Police
Morris County ShopRite Cashier Stole $1K From Register Over Course Of Several Months: Police A Morris County ShopRite cashier was arrested after police say he stole about $1,000 from his cash register over the course of several months. Pedro Sandoval-Ayala, 22, is accused of stealing the funds from his register at the Hanover Avenue store, Hanover Police Chief Michael Loock said in a Tuesday release. Loss prevention officers saw Sandoval-Ayala taking the funds and detained him before contacting police, who arrested him on Wednesday, Feb. 16, Loock said. Sandoval-Ayala, of Morristown, stole a total of about $1,000 “over [the] last few months,” police said. Sandoval-Ayala was taken…

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Police: Man Caught Stealing Vacuum Threatens To Kill Loss Prevention Officer At Hanover Walmart Police: Man Caught Stealing Vacuum Threatens To Kill Loss Prevention Officer At Hanover Walmart
Police: Man Caught Stealing Vacuum Threatens To Kill Loss Prevention Officer At Hanover Walmart A Newark man who was caught stealing a vacuum from Walmart in Morris County threatened to kill the store’s loss prevention officer, authorities charged. A security officer at Walmart in Hanover saw Tyrese Gregory, 20, trying to leave the store without paying for a vacuum on Friday, July 10, Hanover Police Chief Mark D. Roddy said. When the store officer approached Gregory, he threatened to kill him for contacting the police -- then fled, Roddy said. He was located by police a short time later near East Hanover Avenue and Ridgedale Avenue, authorities said. Police stopped the vehicle, plac…

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UPDATE: Police Charge Morris County Dad Who Left Kids In Sweltering Car While Shopping UPDATE: Police Charge Morris County Dad Who Left Kids In Sweltering Car While Shopping
Update: Police Charge Morris County Dad Who Left Kids In Sweltering Car While Shopping A 34-year-old Morris County man was charged more than a month after leaving his two children -- one with developmental disabilities -- in a sweltering car for more than 45 minutes while he shopped, authorities said. Paul Michel, of Lake Hiawatha, was charged with abandonment and disorderly conduct in connection with the incident, Hanover Police Chief Mark D. Roddy said Monday. Temperatures were hovering around 90 degrees July 5, when a 4-year-old girl and 6-year-old boy were found profusely sweating and crying locked inside a car at Wegmans on Sylvan Way around 6:30 p.m., Hanover Polic…

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Police: Cedar Knolls Shoplifter Punched, Shoved Walmart Employee Police: Cedar Knolls Shoplifter Punched, Shoved Walmart Employee
Police: Cedar Knolls Shoplifter Punched, Shoved Walmart Employee A Cedar Knolls man was caught on surveillance video punching and shoving a Walmart employee who confronted him for shoplifting, authorities charged. A man later identified as Tyler R. Negron was seen by a Walmart worker only scanning some items at a self-checkout station on May 16, Hanover Police Chief Mark D. Roddy said. When the employee asked to see his receipt, 21-year-old Negron punched him in the face and fled with the stolen items, Roddy said. Authorities identified Negron using surveillance footage, and arrested him at his home on May 21, authorities said.  Negron was lo…

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Police: Drunk NJ Driver Deliberately Coughs On Officers During Stop, Says 'I Have Coronavirus' Police: Drunk NJ Driver Deliberately Coughs On Officers During Stop, Says 'I Have Coronavirus'
Police: Drunk NJ Driver Deliberately Coughs On Officers During Stop, Says 'I Have Coronavirus' A Wayne driver who crashed her car while drunk deliberately coughed on Hanover police and told them she had the coronavirus, said authorities who charged her. Lea Piazza, 28, failed a field sobriety test after crashing on Route 10 near Dryden Way just after 11 p.m., and was being processed by Hanover police when she began purposely coughing on officer Erick Magley last Thursday, Hanover police said. When the officer asked Piazza to cover her mouth and stop coughing on him due to concerns over the virus, she said: "Oh, by the way, I have the coronavirus and so do you now," police said  …

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by Valerie Musson