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Armed Robber Convicted Of Stealing $100K In Jewelry While Returning Luxury Car In Riverdale Armed Robber Convicted Of Stealing $100K In Jewelry While Returning Luxury Car In Riverdale
Armed Robber Convicted Of Stealing $100K In Jewelry While Returning Luxury Car In Riverdale A 37-year-old Somerset man was convicted on Friday, Feb. 9 of planning an armed robbery in December 2021 that resulted in the victim being robbed of $100,000 worth of jewelry and cell phones at gunpoint.  On Dec. 4, 2021, Melvin Banks was scheduled to return a Mercedes S580 to the owner of a luxury car rental service in Riverdale at 9 p.m. Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, First Assistant Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Riverdale Police Chief Charles Quant Jr. said. At 9:31 p.m., the owner was robbed at gunpoint by co-defendant …

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by Sam Barron
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Dover Man Convicted Of Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend: Prosecutors Dover Man Convicted Of Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend: Prosecutors
Dover Man Convicted Of Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend: Prosecutors A 37-year-old Dover man was found guilty on Friday, Feb. 2 of kidnapping and sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend in Sept. 2021, authorities said. On Sept. 5, 2021, Jessie Meneses sexually assaulted his ex-girlfriend in his vehicle in Randolph, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert M. McNally, Dover Chief of Police Jonathan Delaney, and Randolph Chief of Police Will Harzula said. Meneses confined her in the car, transporting her from Randolph through Victory Gardens and then to Dover, where she was able to escape and report her to police. For seve…

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Decade For Bergen County Man Whose Drugs Led To Fatal OD In Pequannock: Prosecutors Decade For Bergen County Man Whose Drugs Led To Fatal OD In Pequannock: Prosecutors
Decade For Bergen County Man Whose Drugs Led To Fatal OD In Pequannock: Prosecutors A 35-year-old Saddle Brook resident was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a fatal overdose in Pequannock Township in 2021, authorities said. David Pezak was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 12, after pleading guilty to strict lability for a drug induced death back in December, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Pequannock Police Chief Daniel Comune said.  On Monday, Nov. 15, 2021 police responded to an unresponsive woman at a residence in Pequannock, authorities said. The woman, identified as A.C., was pronounced dead at…

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Driver, 51, Arrested In Deadly Morristown Hit-Run: Prosecutor Driver, 51, Arrested In Deadly Morristown Hit-Run: Prosecutor
Driver, 51, Arrested In Deadly Morristown Hit-Run: Prosecutor A 51-year-old Morristown driver was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian dead over the weekend, authorities announced. Jermaine Edwards was charged with second-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a release alongside local officials on Monday, August 14. Edwards is accused of striking a male pedestrian near Lafayette Avenue and Lackawanna Place around 9 p.m. Saturday, August 12 and fleeing. The victim’s identity was not released. Edwards was remanded to the Morris County Correctional Faci…

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by Valerie Musson
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Owner Of Popular NJ Hair Salon Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Employee: Prosecutor Owner Of Popular NJ Hair Salon Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Employee: Prosecutor
Owner Of Popular NJ Hair Salon Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Employee: Prosecutor The 42-year-old owner of a popular New Jersey hair studio was arrested for sexually assaulting a teenage employee, authorities announced. Joseph Guzman, who owns Joseph Vincent’s Salon in Mount Olive, sexually assaulted the 16-year-old girl on Wednesday, Aug. 10, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a release with local officials. Guzman was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 23, and charged with second-degree sexual assault of a victim between 16 and 18 years old where the defendant had supervisory power over the victim, child endangerment, and four counts of criminal sexu…

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by Valerie Musson
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CT Man Stabs Security Guard At Halloween Themed Expo At North Jersey Hotel: Prosecutor CT Man Stabs Security Guard At Halloween Themed Expo At North Jersey Hotel: Prosecutor
CT Man Stabs Security Guard At Halloween Themed Expo At North Jersey Hotel: Prosecutor A Connecticut man has been arrested after stabbing a security guard during horror expo Chiller Theatre over the weekend at the Hilton Parsippany, authorities said. The guard was intervening during an altercation between David C. Knestrick, 47, of Norwalk, and other patrons when Knestrick stabbed him with a knife around 12:20 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The victim was taken to Morristown Medical Center for treatment, and Knestrick was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses. He was charged on a warrant-complaint a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Swimmers Drown At Mine Hill Beach Swimmers Drown At Mine Hill Beach
Swimmers Drown At Mine Hill Beach A trip to a North Jersey lake turned deadly for two swimmers on Tuesday, June 14. Bodies of the 17- and- 22-year-old Hispanic males were recovered from the waters of Mine Hill Beach in the evening hours, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The pair had gone in with a group at the sand pits around 5:20 p.m. and never came out, launching an intensive search that was complicated by the vegetation below the surface. The body of one swimmer was recovered hours later, and then the other, Carroll said. Additional identifying information is pending further investigation and noti…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Alert Issued For Missing, Endangered Morris County Man Alert Issued For Missing, Endangered Morris County Man
Alert Issued For Missing, Endangered Morris County Man Seen him? Authorities have issued an alert for a missing and endangered Morris County man. Christopher Kaliszuk, of Mountain Meadow Circle in Parsippany, was last seen leaving for a walk around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release with county officials. Kaliszuk, 52, is described as a white male with blue eyes, authorities said. He has messy and sandy blond hair with facial stubble. Kaliszuk weighs about 175 pounds and stands 6 feet tall. Kaliszuk was last seen wearing a light blue and white striped shirt with jeans and sneakers.…

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by Valerie Musson
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BUSTED: Young Pair Nabbed In Sex Assault On Morristown Walking Path BUSTED: Young Pair Nabbed In Sex Assault On Morristown Walking Path
Busted: Young Pair Nabbed In Sex Assault On Morristown Walking Path It took police just hours to identify and arrest two suspects following an investigation into the sexual assault of a woman on a walking path in Morristown earlier this week. Lizandro Osorio-Mejia, 18, as well as a 17-year-old male, were arrested Thursday, May 6, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a Friday release alongside local officials. The woman was on the Traction Line Recreation Trail when she was approached by the suspects asking for money around 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, DailyVoice.com reported. The woman was then pushed to the ground and sexually assaulted…

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by Valerie Musson
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Authorities Probe Suspicious Death At East Hanover Hotel Authorities Probe Suspicious Death At East Hanover Hotel
Authorities Probe Suspicious Death At East Hanover Hotel Authorities are investigating what they're calling a suspicious death at an East Hanover hotel. The body was found at the Oyo Hotel on Route 10 West on Friday, Aug. 13, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The incident is being investigated by the East Hanover Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office, and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. There was no danger to the public at this time, and there is no further information related to the investigation that will be released at this time. No further information was released.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor: Morris County Man, 29, Harassed Woman, Followed Her Home And Watched Her Change Prosecutor: Morris County Man, 29, Harassed Woman, Followed Her Home And Watched Her Change
Prosecutor: Morris County Man, 29, Harassed Woman, Followed Her Home And Watched Her Change A Morris County man is facing charges for stalking and invasion of privacy after he was accused of harassing a woman, following her home and looking into her bedroom window while she changed clothes on several occasions, authorities said. Luis Rodriguez-Ponce, 29, allegedly stalked a woman he knew as an acquaintance, harassing her, following her home and looking into her bedroom window while she changed numerous times between Dec. 1 and Jan. 9, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release with Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Investigations Christoph Ki…

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by Valerie Musson