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WINNER: Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Worth $40K Sold In Morris County WINNER: Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Worth $40K Sold In Morris County
Winner: Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Worth $40K Sold In Morris County Who’s the lucky winner? A Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $40,000 was sold in Morris County. A ticket matching four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball for the Tuesday, June 20 drawing was sold at Gene’s on Speedwell Avenue in Morris Plains, lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 06, 37, 39, 45, and 46. The Gold Mega Ball was 21, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 04, multiplying the third-tier $10,000 prize to $40,000. The Mega Millions jackpo…

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Dunkin' Customer Burned By Hot Coffee Cites Careless Morris County Workers In Lawsuit Dunkin' Customer Burned By Hot Coffee Cites Careless Morris County Workers In Lawsuit
Dunkin' Customer Burned By Hot Coffee Cites Careless Morris County Workers In Lawsuit Another New Jersey Dunkin’ Donuts shop is being sued by a customer claiming to have suffered permanent injuries after being burned by a hot cup of coffee. William E. Williams, of Hanover Township, visited the Morris Plains location on Speedwell Avenue and was served in a “negligent and careless manner” on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, says the case, filed in Morris County Superior Court in December. “[The workers] failed to properly secure the lid of the coffee served” to Williams, the complaint says. They also “served coffee at a temperature that was excessively hot, failed to provide proper wa…

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Armed Man Posing As Prosecutor Demands Nearly $10K Cash From Victim: Morris County Sheriff Armed Man Posing As Prosecutor Demands Nearly $10K Cash From Victim: Morris County Sheriff
Armed Man Posing As Prosecutor Demands Nearly $10K Cash From Victim: Morris County Sheriff Recognize him? The Morris County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to identify a man they say pretended to be a prosecutor, wielded a firearm, and demanded nearly $10,000 cash for “bail money” from a victim in a grandparent’s scam. On Friday, Oct. 21, the man called the victim pretending to be a New York Prosecutor, stating that her grandson was in a car accident with a pregnant woman and needed $9,850 cash for bail money, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office said in a release a week later. The suspect told the victim to meet him at the Morris Plains Municipal Building with the cash. He is then…

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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…

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Man Struck By Car In Morris County, Police Say Man Struck By Car In Morris County, Police Say
Man Struck By Car In Morris County, Police Say A man was struck by a car in Morris County late Thursday morning, police said. A vehicle traveling west on Hanover Avenue in Morris Plains hit the man near Speedwell Avenue around 11:30 a.m., Police Chief Michael M. Koroski told DailyVoice.com. The man was conscious and alert as officers arrived and was reporting minor injuries, Koroski said. The accident remained under investigation.

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Police: Cyclist Injured After Running Red Light, Slamming Into Back Of Jeep In Morris County Police: Cyclist Injured After Running Red Light, Slamming Into Back Of Jeep In Morris County
Police: Cyclist Injured After Running Red Light, Slamming Into Back Of Jeep In Morris County A cyclist was injured after running a red light and slamming into the back of a Jeep in Morris County Tuesday morning, police said.  The cyclist ran the red light at the intersection of Speedwell Avenue and Franklin Place in Morris Plains around 7 a.m., local police said. The cyclist then struck the back right side of a Jeep that was turning right onto Franklin Place from Speedwell Avenue, police said. “While we always remind motorists to use extra caution, especially in our populated ‘Downtown’ area, we would also like to take this opportunity to remind cyclists and pedestrians that …

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Driver Extricated, Hospitalized In Morris County Rollover Crash Driver Extricated, Hospitalized In Morris County Rollover Crash
Driver Extricated, Hospitalized In Morris County Rollover Crash A driver was extricated and hospitalized after a rollover crash in Morris County Tuesday night, authorities said. The vehicle rolled over several times and stopped on its side near Speedwell Avenue and Mayfair Road around 9 p.m., the Morris Plains Fire Department said. The driver was safely removed, turned over to the Morris Minute Men and taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital for further treatment, the department said. The scene was cleared by 11 p.m. after a police investigation.

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