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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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Masked Man Robs $14K From Morris County Bank, ID Sought: Prosecutor
A Morris County bank was robbed of about $14,000 cash early on Friday, July 7, opening an investigation into the suspect’s identity, authorities said. The robbery occurred at the Fulton Bank on Ledgewood Avenue in Netcong around 10:10 a.m., Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said alongside local officials. The suspect entered the branch and demanded money, fleeing with about $14,000. No weapon was displayed or threatened, the prosecutor added. The suspect is believed to be a white or Hispanic male in his 20s or 30s. He was last seen wearing a red hoodie and a blue surgical-style fa…
Police & Fire
Morris County Man Gets 12-Year Sentence For Role In Deadly Fentanyl OD At Local Hotel
A Morris County man has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars for his role in a Fentanyl overdose that claimed the life of a 19-year-old at a local hotel. John P. Rowe, formerly of Budd Lake, was sentenced to an aggregate term of 12 years New Jersey State Prison subject to the No Early Release Act on Saturday, April 29, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said. Rowe, 30, pleaded guilty to first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death and other offenses on Wednesday, March 22. The charges stem from the death of a man identified only as “G.B.” who was found unconscious at the Mou…
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Deadly Pequannock Township Drug Overdose: Prosecutor
Police have arrested a 34-year-old Bergen County man in connection with the deadly 2021 overdose of a woman at a Pequannock Township home. David Pezak, formerly of Saddle Brook, was charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death, conspiracy to distribute, distribution of a controlled substance, and other drug offenses, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release on Monday, March 27. The charges stem from the fatal overdose of a woman identified as A.C. on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. A.C. was found unresponsive at the home and pronounced dead at the scen…
Police & Fire
No Foul Play Suspected In Death Of 73-Year-Old Man Found At Morris County Park
The death of a 73-year-old man found at a Morris County Park Tuesday afternoon is not considered suspicious, authorities said. Mark Cozin, of Bernardsville, was found by a hiker walking a wooded trail at Jockey Hollow Park around 12 p.m., Morris County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Meghan Knab told DailyVoice.com. Cozin was turned over to the medical examiner’s office after the hiker called 911. His death is not considered to be suspicious, Knab said. The investigation is being handled by the National Parks Service, Morris County Sheriff’s Office CSI, and Morris County Prosecutor’s Off…
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: 52-Year-Old Man Killed In 3-Vehicle Morris County Crash
A 52-year-old man was killed in a triple-car crash involving a box truck in Morris County early Monday, authorities confirmed. The man was behind the wheel of a Jeep Wrangler heading south on Shunpike Road in Chatham Township when he was struck by a Nissan Rouge heading west near the intersection of Lafayette Avenue around 11:30 a.m., Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The Wrangler then hit a box truck that was parked on the opposite side of the intersection, Carroll said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was being withheld pending family notification, auth…
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NJ Man Charged In Death Of 5-Week-Old Daughter, Prosecutor Says
A New Jersey man was arrested and charged with manslaughter Wednesday following a nearly yearlong investigation into the death of his 5-week-old daughter. Officers responding to 67 Willow Ave. in Rockaway Borough found Joseph Tarquini IV, 30, and his infant daughter, M.T., who was in medical distress around 4:55 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2021, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release. The infant was taken to St. Clare’s Denville Hospital for treatment and pronounced dead a short time later. An autopsy found M.T.’s cause of death to be acceleration/deceleration head injury …
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Details Released In Rockaway River Body Recovery
Authorities have released details in the body that was recovered from the Rockaway River Monday morning. Police were called to a portion of the river in Boonton where responders pulled a 71-year-old man's body from the ice around 9:50 a.m., Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The man's identity was not being released and the investigation was being completed by the Medical Examiner’s Office, he said alongside Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker and Town of Boonton Captain Stephen Jones. The incident was not suspected to be criminal and there was no risk t…
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1 Killed, 2 Rescued In Morris County House Fire, Prosecutor Says
One occupant was killed and two others rescued as flames ripped through a Morris County home before dawn Thursday. The blaze broke out in the bedroom of a single-family home on Ward Pl. in East Hanover around 12:10 a.m., Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release with East Hanover Police Chief Christopher F. Cannizzo. Two residents were rescued safely while one victim was found dead inside the home, authorities said. Good Morning . I am confirming one fatality at a house fire that occurred last night on Ward Place. Officers Responded... Posted by East Hanover…
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: Accused Gunman In Morristown Shooting Captured In Oklahoma On Murder Charge
A 27-year-old man wanted in a Morristown killing was captured in Oklahoma and arrested on murder charges, authorities said (scroll down for photos of the arrest). Tyrell Lansing fired multiple rounds at Raijah Scott, 35, of Cedar Knolls, on Aug. 18 around 1 a.m., before leaving in a car, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Scott was found with gunshot wounds in the parking lot near 28 Clyde Potts Dr., Carroll said alongside Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, and Morristown Police Department Acting Chief Darnell Richardson. Following an a…
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7 Year Sentence For Paterson Man Who Caused Fatal Overdose In Bathroom Of Morris County Target
A Paterson man who caused a fatal January overdose in the bathroom of a Morris County Target has been sentenced to seven years in state prison, authorities said. Quamaine T. King, 32, was charged with and later pleaded guilty to first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death, Morris County Acting Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. King admitted selling heroin and fentanyl to the victim, identified only as M.R., 23, who was found dead from an overdose in the bathroom of Target in Riverdale and pronounced dead at the scene on Jan. 10, Carroll said. King was sentenced by Judge David H. …
Police & Fire
West Orange Man Surrenders In Morris County Shooting
A West Orange man who shot a victim in the leg during a Morris County domestic incident surrendered to law enforcement, authorities announced Tuesday. Michael Mecca, 39, was in an argument with the victim in Roxbury the night of May 31 when he left and returned with a .40 caliber Highpoint handgun, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Mecca pulled the firearm from his waistband and fired at the victim, who suffered more than one gunshot wound to the leg, Carroll said alongside Chief of Detectives Chris Kimker, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon and Roxbury Polic…
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NJ Mom Found Drowned With Son Was Substitute Teacher Who Suffered Trio Of Recent Tragedies
The 35-year-old Morris County mother found drowned with her 11-year-old son in a Boonton pond had suffered a trio of recent tragedies, reports say. The body of Warda Syed and her son, Uzair Ahmed, were recovered from the Upper Pond section of Grace Lord Park in Boonton around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a release with other county officials. Syed, a substitute teacher in the Boonton school district, rented an apartment from the cousin of Dr. Abdul Raja, who says the family had been struggling after her husband was diagnose…
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Bodies Of Child, Woman Pulled From Morris County Pond; 6-Year-Old Child Found Wandering Nearby
The bodies of an 11-year-old child and 35-year-old woman were found in a Morris County pond Tuesday evening, authorities said. Police were dispatched to the Upper Pond section of Grace Lord Park in Boonton on a report of an unattended child around 5:40 p.m., Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon said. There, police found the bodies along with an unattended 6-year-old child, who was unharmed, Gannon said alongside local police. According to RLS Media, the 6-year-old child was calling for her mom -- who had drowned in the river, along with a…
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54-Year-Old Man Dead In Route 46 Christmas Eve Hit-Run Crash
A deadly hit-and-run crash on Route 46 Christmas Eve is being investigated by law enforcement in Morris County. A 54-year-old male was struck by a car that fled the scene on the eastbound side of the highway between Schumacher Chevrolet and Elm Street in Denville around 10:20 p.m., Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The man, whose identity was not released, was pronounced dead at Saint Clare’s Denville Hospital. The Denville Police Department, Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, and the Morris County Sheriff’s Office are inves…
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Man, 25, Sentenced For Lake Hopatcong Boating Accident That Killed Friend
A 25-year-old Morris County man was sentenced to nearly a year in jail for a drunken boating accident that killed his friend in 2019, authorities said. Nicholas Zarantonello was sentenced to three years probation conditioned on 364 days in Morris County Jail and 200 hours of community service, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Zarantonello also can not operate a boat for one year or drive for three months, Carroll said in a joint release with Acting Chief of Investigations Christoph Kimker and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Patrick Callahan. …
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Woman Struck, Killed By SUV In Morris County
A 77-year-old woman was struck and killed by an SUV Tuesday evening in Morris County, authorities said Wednesday. The unidentified woman was hit by a 2019 Honda HRV near West Randolph Avenue in Mine Hill just after 6:45 p.m., Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The Wharton Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Investigations Unit, and the Morris County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit also participated in the ongoing investigation, Knapp said.
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Woman, 77, Fatally Struck By SUV In Morris County
A 77-year-old woman was struck and killed by an SUV Tuesday evening in Morris County, authorities said Wednesday. The unidentified woman was hit by a 2019 Honda HRV near West Randolph Avenue in Mine Hill just after 6:45 p.m., Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The Wharton Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Investigations Unit, and the Morris County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit also participated in the ongoing investigation, Knapp said.
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Authorities: Man Brutally Beat Victim To Death, Left Body In Morris County Woods
A 51-year-old Dover man was arrested several weeks after brutally beating a man whose body was found in the woods, authorities said. Jose Elizondo-Mena was being held in the Morris County Jail after being arrested with help from authorities in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Aug. 13, Morris County Prosecutor Frederic M. Knapp said. The body of a man identified as "C.R.R." was found in a wooded area at the end of Monmouth Avenue on June 4, Knapp said. An autopsy by Morris County Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Carlos Fonseca found fractures on both of C.R.R.'s orbital bones, right cheek and lower-r…
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