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Police Investigation Closes Morris County Intersection (DEVELOPING) Police Investigation Closes Morris County Intersection (DEVELOPING)
Police Investigation Closes Morris County Intersection (Developing) A police investigation shut down a Morris County intersection Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 19, authorities said. The investigation was launched near Boonton Turnpike at Mountain Heights Avenue, closing the area around 3 p.m., Lincoln Park Police said. 🚨 ROAD CLOSED 🚨 Be advised--Boonton Turnpike at Mountain Heights Avenue is closed in both directions until further notice for a police investigation. Posted by Lincoln Park Police Department on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Initial and unconfirmed reports stated a pedestrian was struck in the area, prompting a response from CSI teams and a req…

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by Valerie Musson
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Ex-Con Threatens Woman With Loaded Gun, Disarmed By Family Members, Wayne Police Say Ex-Con Threatens Woman With Loaded Gun, Disarmed By Family Members, Wayne Police Say
Ex-Con Threatens Woman With Loaded Gun, Disarmed By Family Members, Wayne Police Say An ex-con who pointed a loaded gun at a woman during a domestic incident in Wayne was disarmed by family members, police said. Kenneth Marcano, 40, jumped out a window as police arrived -- but he didn't get far, they said. Wayne Police Officer Kristin Mikolaczyk was interviewing the victim and witnesses outside the home in the township's Mountain View section when she spotted Marcano running over the railroad tracks toward Lincoln Park, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. She and Officer Erik Cueva chased him down and took the repeat offender into custody near the Lincoln Wayne Car Wash, assis…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Fire Crews Douse Fully Engulfed Car Blaze At Morris County Apartment Complex PHOTOS: Fire Crews Douse Fully Engulfed Car Blaze At Morris County Apartment Complex
Photos: Fire Crews Douse Fully Engulfed Car Blaze At Morris County Apartment Complex Fire crews in Morris County were quick to extinguish a car that went up in flames at a local apartment complex Tuesday afternoon. The vehicle caught fire at Beaverbrook Garden Apartments on Comly Road in Lincoln Park around 2 p.m., the local police department said. The car was fully engulfed in flames as the department arrived at the scene — though the driver had already exited safely, authorities said. The Lincoln Park First Aid Squad also responded, authorities said. No injuries were reported. “Great work LPFD!” the department said. Around 2PM today, there was a reported car fire…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
DWI Motorcyclist, 28, Leads Police On Pursuit Through Passaic, Morris Counties DWI Motorcyclist, 28, Leads Police On Pursuit Through Passaic, Morris Counties
DWI Motorcyclist, 28, Leads Police On Pursuit Through Passaic, Morris Counties A Morris County motorcyclist had been drinking when he led officers on a pursuit through three different towns, authorities said. Lincoln Park Police responded to the area of Valley Road on reports of of an erratic motorcycle driver May 1 around 10:30 p.m., authorities said. The motorcyclist -- later identified as Elliot Montalvo, 28, of Towaco -- was located on Pinebrook Road, where police said he ran a stop sign, prompting them to pull him over. The man didn't stop, though, and officers pursued him through Lincoln Park to Montville, back to Lincoln Park and finally to Wayne. Montalvo&nb…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
NJ Driver Who Wore N95 Mask Crashes, Police Say NJ Driver Who Wore N95 Mask Crashes, Police Say
NJ Driver Who Wore N95 Mask Crashes, Police Say CORRECTION: Lincoln Park police said they didn't know for sure that the reason a driver fainted and crashed was because he was wearing an N95 mask.“Police officers are not physicians and do not know the medical history of every person we encounter,” they wrote in a correction to an original Facebook post.The newer version: 'Other Medical Reason' Could've Caused Crash Involving Driver Wearing N95 Mask At the scene.Lincoln Park PD In the original post, police said the unidentified driver had been wearing the mask for several hours and had been getting too much carbon dioxide, and too littl…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Lincoln Park PD: Drunk Hit-Run Driver Caught After Turnpike Crash Lincoln Park PD: Drunk Hit-Run Driver Caught After Turnpike Crash
Lincoln Park PD: Drunk Hit-Run Driver Caught After Turnpike Crash A drunk driver from Towaco kept going after his vehicle hit another near Boonton Turnpike and Pinebrook Road, said police who arrested him. Wilson Matute-Altamirano, 36, was arrested after police found his car in the McDonald's parking lot on Feb. 16 around 6:20 p.m., Lincoln Park Police Detective Kevin Fitzpatrick said. He was charged with DWI, careless driving, failure to report an accident, leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident and failure to maintain lane.  Matute-Altamirano is due to appear in Lincoln Park Municipal Court to answer to the charges.

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by Cecilia Levine