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HEROES: Rockaway Township Officers Rescue 5 Residents Trapped In Burning Home HEROES: Rockaway Township Officers Rescue 5 Residents Trapped In Burning Home
Heroes: Rockaway Township Officers Rescue 5 Residents Trapped In Burning Home Police in Rockaway Township immediately rescued five local residents as their home went up in flames earlier this month, preventing what officials are saying would’ve been a “horrific demise.” The heroic rescue went down on the morning of Sunday, May 1. Officer David McAndrew was on his way to begin a 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. patrol shift when he saw a home up in flames on Mount Hope Avenue. “Without hesitation, he stopped his vehicle and forced open the front door to help four trapped residents flee the burning home,” reads a post from the township’s Facebook account. Meanwhile, a second group …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Trio That Crashed Stolen Bentley, Ran From Cops In Morris County: Prosecutor IDs Released For Trio That Crashed Stolen Bentley, Ran From Cops In Morris County: Prosecutor
IDs Released For Trio That Crashed Stolen Bentley, Ran From Cops In Morris County: Prosecutor Details have emerged surrounding the three suspects who were arrested after crashing a stolen Bentley and running from police in Morris County, authorities said. Officers were alerted to a stolen vehicle on Route 15 South in Wharton when the department was dispatched to a crash near the intersection with Mt. Pleasant Avenue around 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 17, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a release with local officials. Responding officers confirmed that the crashed vehicle was a 2021 Bentley Bentayga that was stolen from a garage in Rumson the previous day. Mean…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Missing 13-Year-Old Morris County Girl Found In Virginia UPDATE: Missing 13-Year-Old Morris County Girl Found In Virginia
Update: Missing 13-Year-Old Morris County Girl Found In Virginia A 13-year-old Morris County girl missing since Monday was safely located in Virginia, authorities confirmed Wednesday. Deris Avila-Ulloa, who also goes by the nicknames Sofia and Daisy, was last seen at her Rockaway Township home around 8 p.m. Monday, according to Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker, and Rockaway Township Police Chief Martin McParland. As of Wednesday, Avila-Ulloa was found in Virginia, and plans are underway for her to return to New Jersey, authorities said. The circumstances surrounding Avila-Ulloa’s disappearance remain …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Missing 13-Year-Old Morris County Girl Alert Issued For Missing 13-Year-Old Morris County Girl
Alert Issued For Missing 13-Year-Old Morris County Girl UPDATE: Avila-Ulloa was located safely in Virginia, authorities confirmed Wednesday. ----------------------------------------- Police are searching for a missing 13-year-old girl from Morris County. Deris Avila-Ulloa, who also goes by the nicknames Sofia and Daisy, was last seen at her Rockaway Township home around 8 p.m. on Nov. 22, according to Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker, and Rockaway Township Police Chief Martin McParland. She weighs approximately 100 pounds, stands at 5' 5" tall, with brown hair and brown eyes, authoritie…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Driver Dead, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Route 46 Crash With Tow Truck UPDATE: Driver Dead, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Route 46 Crash With Tow Truck
Update: Driver Dead, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Route 46 Crash With Tow Truck A driver died and a passenger was seriously injured following a Thursday afternoon crash with a tow truck on Route 46, police confirmed. A flatbed tow truck was traveling west on Route 46 in Rockaway Borough when a 4-door sedan on Mannino Drive attempted to make a left turn onto Route 46 East, resulting in a collision at the intersection just after 12:10 p.m., Police Lt. Christopher Richardson told Daily Voice. The sedan driver and passenger were taken to Morristown Hospital, where the driver was later pronounced dead, Richardson said. The victims’ identities have not been released. Assis…

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by Valerie Musson
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UPDATE: Driver Dead, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Route 46 Crash With Tow Truck UPDATE: Driver Dead, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Route 46 Crash With Tow Truck
Update: Driver Dead, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Route 46 Crash With Tow Truck A driver died and a passenger was seriously injured following a Thursday afternoon crash with a tow truck on Route 46, police confirmed. A flatbed tow truck was traveling west on Route 46 in Rockaway Borough when a 4-door sedan on Mannino Drive attempted to make a left turn onto Route 46 East, resulting in a collision at the intersection just after 12:10 p.m., Police Lt. Christopher Richardson told Daily Voice. The sedan driver and passenger were taken to Morristown Hospital, where the driver was later pronounced dead, Richardson said. The victims’ identities have not been released. Assis…

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by Valerie Musson
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SEEN HER? Alert Issued For Morris County Girl, 13, Missing Since Last Week SEEN HER? Alert Issued For Morris County Girl, 13, Missing Since Last Week
Seen HER? Alert Issued For Morris County Girl, 13, Missing Since Last Week Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating a missing Morris County girl. Deris M. “Daisy” Avila-Ulloa, 13, was last seen at her Rockaway Township home on Dec. 21 around 11 p.m., Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release with Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Acting Chief of Investigations Christoph Kimker and Rockaway Township Police Chief Martin McParland. Avila-Ulloa is 4 feet 11 inches tall, weighs 90 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes, Carroll said. She was last seen wearing a red shirt, black sweatpants, and white/black shoe…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
REPORT: Morris County Country Club Bartender Hid Cameras In Women's Bathroom REPORT: Morris County Country Club Bartender Hid Cameras In Women's Bathroom
Report: Morris County Country Club Bartender Hid Cameras In Women's Bathroom A 50-year-old bartender at a Rockaway Township country club is accused of hiding several strategically-placed cameras around the women's bathroom, according to a new report. A woman using the bathroom in the White Meadow Lake Clubhouse on Sunday saw one of the cameras and called police, the Daily Record says citing court documents. John P. Daley of Flanders -- a bartender at the Clubhouse -- initially told authorities he was unaware of the key fob-like recording devices but later admitted to places the cameras in both bathrooms to "view unknown females' private areas," the report says. Fla…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
PROSECUTOR: Rockaway Woman Charged With Assault By Auto, Passenger Sustained Serious Injuries PROSECUTOR: Rockaway Woman Charged With Assault By Auto, Passenger Sustained Serious Injuries
Prosecutor: Rockaway Woman Charged With Assault By Auto, Passenger Sustained Serious Injuries A 22-year-old Rockaway woman was charged with assault by auto after her one passenger sustained "serious bodily injuries" in a crash over the weekend, authorities said. Samantha Viscardi was arrested and charged with the third-degree crime following the Feb. 2, single-car crash near Green Pond Road, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp and Rockaway Police Chief Martin McPardland, Jr. said in a joint release. Viscardi's vehicle went into a guardrail, closing the area from approximately 4:50 to 6:45 p.m., the Daily Record reports. Viscardi is an employee of BMW Morristown and a Roxbury …

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by Cecilia Levine