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Police ID Bayonne Woman Struck, Killed On Route 46 In Parsippany
A 73-year-old Bayonne woman was fatally struck by a vehicle while crossing Route 46 in Parsippany on Monday, April 8, authorities said.
At 11 a.m., Sonia Diaz was crossing Route 46 West at North Beverwyck Road in Parsippany, when she was struck by a Jeep Grand Cherokee, which collided with a second vehicle, a Kia Forte, Megan Knab, a spokeswoman for the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said.
Diaz was pronounced dead at the scene, Knab said. Both drivers remained on scene, Knab said. The investigation is ongoing and there have been no summonses issued, Knab said.
The Parsi…
Business Robbed At Gunpoint, Suspect At Large: Parsippany Police
A gunman who robbed a business in Parsippany on Friday, March 1 is being sought by police.
Officers responded to a business at 1280 Route 46 for the robbery, Parsippany police said on Facebook.
The suspect, armed with a handgun, was described as a tall, slender man with wearing all black clothing, a white trucker-style hat and white sneakers, police said.
Police evacuated people from the building as they conducted a search for the suspect, but were unable to locate him, officers said. The Morris County Sheriff's Office was also involved with the search, police said.
Anyone wit…
Two Indicted In Roxbury Motel Shooting That Cost Man Leg: Prosecutor
Two people have been indicted in connection with the shooting of a man at the Roxbury Motel last October, authorities said.
Auraceli Maldonado, a 24-year-old Irvington resident and Jean Omar Rockson, a 33-year-old Orange resident, were charged with three counts of robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, aggravated assault and multiple weapons offenses, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said.
On Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 8:54 p.m., police responded to the motel on Route 36 and found Selwyn Torres, 36, suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg, said Carroll alongside Chief of Dete…
Boonton Township's Kyle Meyer Murders Dad, Police Say
A Morris County son is accused of killing his dad on Sunday, Dec. 24, authorities said.
Kyle Meyer, 33, is believed to have killed his dad, 61-year-old Gregory Meyer, was found dead in the home the two shared around 1:15 p.m. on Old Denville Road in Boonton Township, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said.
Kyle was found in Paterson around 9 p.m., Carroll said alongside Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, and Boonton Township Police Chief Thomas Cacciabeve.
Kyle was charged with murder and weapons offenses and lodged in the Morris County …
Police Announced Hanover Drug Bust
More than $51,000 in suspected drug proceeds, cocaine, and five pounds of marijuana was seized from a Morris County man, authorities said.
Hanover's Anthony Dello-Russo, 27, is facing multiple drug-related offenses following a drug dealing investigation, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said.
More than $51,000 in cash, half an ounce of cocaine and more than five pounds of marijuana were seized from Dello-Russo on Friday, Dec. 8, Carroll said alongside Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Sheriff James M. Gannon, and Hanover Township Police Chief Michael Loock.
Dello-Russo was…
School Bus Ride Turns Deadly: Nurse Charged In Death Of NJ 19-Year-Old Disabled Man
A 29-year-old licensed nurse has been arrested following the death of a disabled man after a school bus ride in Morris County, authorities said.
Emelio J. Rivera, of Carlstadt, was charged with second-degree endangerment and neglect of a disabled person, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said Thursday, Nov. 2.
The charges stem from an East Hanover incident on Friday, Feb. 10 in which the victim, Matthew Rossi, 19, had just arrived home on his school bus. Rossi, who is disabled and uses a wheelchair, was found unconscious and despite life-saving measures by EMS crews was pronounced …
Suspect Used Rock To Kill Homeless Man, 47, Found On Morris County Railroad Tracks: Prosecutor
A suspect has been arrested and charged with manslaughter for allegedly using a rock to kill a homeless man who was found on a set of railroad tracks in Morris County earlier this week, authorities announced Thursday, July 27.
Wilfredo Cabrera-Masariegos, 34, of Dover, was charged with second-degree manslaughter and weapons offenses in the death of Rene Rivera Hernandez, 47, a homeless man who frequented Dover, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said.
Investigators say Cabrera-Masariegos struck Rivera Hernandez in the head with a rock and fled sometime late Tuesday evening.
Rivera …
$256K Cash Seized As Accused Meth, LSD Dealers Charged In Morris County: Prosecutor
More than $256,000 in cash and a slew of drugs were seized as a pair of accused dealers were hit with distribution and money laundering charges, authorities in Morris County announced Wednesday, June 28 said.
Nelly Solano, 59, and Eldridge Cruzado, 21, both of Kenvil, were charged with first-degree distribution of LSD, distribution of methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and LSD, second-degree money laundering, and other similar offenses, Morris County First Assistant Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood said.
The two were charged following the seizure of over $…
Morris County Woman Missing For 2 Days, Vehicle Found At Nearby Holiday Inn: Prosecutor
Seen her? Authorities are seeking the public’s help locating a missing Morris County woman whose vehicle was found at a local Holiday Inn.
Lara Emanuel, 46, of Roxbury, was last seen in Roxbury on Wednesday, June 7, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said.
Her vehicle was found at the Holiday Inn Express in Mount Arlington the morning of Thursday, June 8, the prosecutor added.
Emanuel is 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs about 125 pounds, and has red hair.
“The Roxbury Police Department with the assistance of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office has been diligently working o…
Over 10 Ounces Of Cocaine And $14K Cash Seized In Morris County, 2 Arrested: Prosecutor
More than 10 ounces of cocaine and $14,000 in cash were confiscated by investigators who arrested two suspected dealers in Morris County, authorities said on Thursday, April 27.
Edwin Robles, 36, and Andy Maguino Moreno, 43, both of Paterson, were charged with possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute, and conspiracy to distribute, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said alongside local officials.
Robles was also charged with money laundering.
The arrests were a result of an investigation by the Morris County Narcotics Task Force, which also seized more than 300 g…
Drowned North Jersey Fishermen Identified
Authorities have identified the two fishermen who drowned New Year's Weekend at Split Rock Reservoir.
The bodies of Stanislaw Grezesik, 64, of Clifton, and Tadeusz Florczuk, 76, of Passaic, went on the ice fishing trip at Split Rock Reservoir in Kinnelon on Friday, Dec. 30 — but never returned home, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said.
Family members called 911 on Dec. 31 at 2 p.m., and the fishermen's belongings were found on the shoreline at the reservoir — along with two holes in the ice approximately 100 yards from shore.
Grezesik's body was recovered Sunday,…
