Fog/Mist 46°
Tag:

Morris County Sheriff’s CrimeStoppers

Police & Fire
Morris County Resident Loses $6K Cash In ‘Grandparent Scam,’ Sketch Of Driver Released Morris County Resident Loses $6K Cash In ‘Grandparent Scam,’ Sketch Of Driver Released
Morris County Resident Loses $6K Cash In ‘Grandparent Scam,’ Sketch Of Driver Released Recognize this sketch? Police say it depicts the driver involved in a recent ‘grandparent scam’ that robbed a Morris County resident of $6,000 cash. Morris Plains Police said the scam occurred on Monday, March 27. The victim received a call stating that her grandson “was currently in police custody following a serious motor vehicle crash and a payment was needed for his release.” The caller then elaborated, claiming that both drivers were serious condition, before stating that $15,000 would be required to have her grandson released and have a courier pick up the money. Though the victim …

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Suspect Used 'Vicegrip' Tool In Back-To-Back Morris County Pharmacy Burglaries, Police Say Suspect Used 'Vicegrip' Tool In Back-To-Back Morris County Pharmacy Burglaries, Police Say
Suspect Used 'Vicegrip' Tool In Back-To-Back Morris County Pharmacy Burglaries, Police Say Authorities are seeking clues on a second burglary that occurred at a pharmacy in Morris County less than 24 hours after the first. The first burglary occurred as a suspect entered the back of the Morris Plains Pharmacy on Speedwell Avenue around 5:55 a.m. on Monday, August 1, DailyVoice.com reported. Less than 24 hours later, an unidentified man was seen on surveillance footage inside the Morris Plains Pharmacy at 1745 Rt. 10 East, the Morris County Sheriff’s CrimeStoppers said. Officers responding to the alarm activation around 4:50 a.m. the next morning found that the rear locking cyli…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Cash Reward Offered For Clues On 2-Minute Morris County Pharmacy Burglary (PHOTOS) Cash Reward Offered For Clues On 2-Minute Morris County Pharmacy Burglary (PHOTOS)
Cash Reward Offered For Clues On 2-Minute Morris County Pharmacy Burglary (Photos) Authorities are offering a cash reward for clues on a recent pharmacy burglary in Morris County that lasted less than two minutes. The suspect — pictured above — entered the back of the Morris Plains Pharmacy on Speedwell Avenue around 5:55 a.m. on Monday, August 1, according to the Morris County Sheriff’s CrimeStoppers. As officers arrived, the rear locking cylinder to the back door was taken off, and the door was open. Once inside the pharmacy, the suspect tried to find the cash register behind the pharmacist’s counter before he left, police said. He made no attempt to steal any medic…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Business
Safe With $30K-$40K Cash, Blank Checks Stolen From North Jersey Convenience Store Safe With $30K-$40K Cash, Blank Checks Stolen From North Jersey Convenience Store
Safe With $30K-$40K Cash, Blank Checks Stolen From North Jersey Convenience Store Police are seeking the public’s help identifying the suspect vehicle in the theft of a safe containing $30,000 to $40,000 cash from a North Jersey gas station earlier this week. The burglary occurred at the Morris Plains Liberty Gas & Convenience store at 1799 Rt. 10 East between 3:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. Tuesday, Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon said. Officers responding to the burglary confirmed the theft of the safe, which also contained blank business checks. A second safe from inside the store had been moved to the back exit but was not taken, Gannon said. Surveillance footage sh…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Sheriff: $1,000 Reward Offered For Info On Urn With Ashes Stolen From Morris County Doorstep Sheriff: $1,000 Reward Offered For Info On Urn With Ashes Stolen From Morris County Doorstep
Sheriff: $1,000 Reward Offered For Info On Urn With Ashes Stolen From Morris County Doorstep Morris County Sheriff’s CrimeStoppers are offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information about an urn holding cremated ashes that was stolen from the doorstep of a Mount Olive apartment. A package containing the urn — which holds the ashes of the victim’s father — was stolen from the Village Green Apartment Complex in Budd Lake sometime between 12:50 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Feb. 26, Sheriff James M. Gannon said. The urn has a motorcycle on top and is engraved with the victim’s father’s name, Gannon said. The urn pictured above is similar but not identical to the one that was stolen. “Help u…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Man Wanted For Questioning After 'Concerning' Comment About Local NJ High School SEEN HIM? Man Wanted For Questioning After 'Concerning' Comment About Local NJ High School
Seen HIM? Man Wanted For Questioning After 'Concerning' Comment About Local NJ High School A reward was being offered to anyone who can hep authorities find a man who they said recently made a "concerning" reference to a local school while in a Morris County store. The 50-something person of interest entered the Eagle Rock Avenue business in East Hanover Township on Thursday, made the comment and left, according to the Morris County Shereiff's Crimestoppers. www.copcall.org "The comment was concerning to the employee, as it referenced 'the high school'," a Crimestoppers bulletin says. Anyone who knows or has seen the man in the surveillance shot taken at the store is asked to …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
$1,000 REWARD: Do You Recognize Trio Who Cut Power To Morris Plains Jewelry Store? $1,000 REWARD: Do You Recognize Trio Who Cut Power To Morris Plains Jewelry Store?
$1,000 Reward: Do You Recognize Trio Who Cut Power To Morris Plains Jewelry Store? A $1,000 reward is being offered to anyone who can help lead authorities to three people caught on video surveillance cutting power to a Morris Plains jewelry store. Footage released by the Morris County Sheriff's Crimestoppers shows a man and woman cutting the lock to a power box behind Aires Jewelers in Morris Plains on June 27 around 6:45 p.m. -- shutting the power throughout the Route 10 eastbound store. Another man is seen checking out the back of the store "acting as a lookout" as the other two cut the power, MCSC said. That same man was also spotted on Harrison Avenue using his …

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead Near Homeless Campsite In Dover Man Found Dead Near Homeless Campsite In Dover
Man Found Dead Near Homeless Campsite In Dover Authorities are investigating after a man was found dead in Dover Thursday, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said.  The person, whose identity was not released, was found in a wooded area near the end of West Clinton Street. The cause and manner were pending the results of an autopsy.  The body was found "in close proximity" to what the prosecutor's office said was an encampment of homeless people.  Anyone with information on the death is encouraged to call the Major Crimes Unit of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at 973-285-6200, or the Dover Police Depa…

SHARE

by Paul Milo
News
$1,000 Reward: Police Seek 'Armed, Dangerous' Man Charged In Boonton Stabbing $1,000 Reward: Police Seek 'Armed, Dangerous' Man Charged In Boonton Stabbing
$1,000 Reward: Police Seek 'Armed, Dangerous' Man Charged In Boonton Stabbing A reward of up to $1,000 was offered for information leading to the arrest of the man who police said assaulted a female the night before stabbing a man in downtown Boonton. The Morris County Sheriff's CrimeStoppers is asking for help locating Carlos E. Paguada, 28, who Boonton police said is considered armed and dangerous.  Paguada is accused of stabbing a man in the abdomen and then slashing him across the face near the intersection of Church and Main streets before fleeing on a BMX-style bicycle around 1 p.m. Monday. He was last seen wearing a red hoodie, blue jeans and w…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine