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Four Charged In Parent Brawl At Warren County Wrestling Meet (VIDEO) Four Charged In Parent Brawl At Warren County Wrestling Meet (VIDEO)
Four Charged In Parent Brawl At Warren County Wrestling Meet (Video) Real-life Royal Rumbles have consequences. Just ask four people recently arrested in Warren County. Four people faces charges after a  bench-clearing brawl broke out between parents during a wrestling meet at Phillipsburg High School in Lopatcong Township on Sunday, Jan. 28. The brouhaha was shared across social media. Whwa During a wrestling match between Anderson Diaz and Alexander Finklestein, a physical altercation broke out between Dayne Takach, a 49-year-old Montague resident and Nicholas Cassidy, a 24-year-old Bloomsbury resident, James Pfeiffer, Warren County Prose…
Warren County Man Assaults Police Officer After Arrest: Springfield Township PD Warren County Man Assaults Police Officer After Arrest: Springfield Township PD
Warren County Man Assaults Police Officer After Arrest: Springfield Township PD A Warren County man faced multiple charges following a single-car accident on Saturday, Feb. 10, Springfield Township police said. Officers responded to a single-car accident on Wabeno Avenue and arrested a 35-year-old Stewartsville man for driving while intoxicated, following an on-scene investigation, police said on Facebook. While the man, who police did not identify, was in custody, he assaulted an officer and was charged with aggravated assault and obstructing the administration of law, police said.
Warren County Man Points Loaded Gun, Threatens To Kill, Flees In Victim’s Car: Prosecutor Warren County Man Points Loaded Gun, Threatens To Kill, Flees In Victim’s Car: Prosecutor
Warren County Man Points Loaded Gun, Threatens To Kill, Flees In Victim’s Car: Prosecutor A Warren County man was arrested after pointing a loaded gun and threatening to kill, speeding away in the victim’s car and initiating a high-speed chase just as police arrived, authorities said. Khamtoune Singto, 47, of Stewartsville, is accused of pointing a “loaded.22 caliber Mossberg 715T Long Rifle at the victim, threatening to shoot and kill the victim” during a dispute on Monday, Nov. 6, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. As officers from Lopatcong arrived at the scene, Singto allegedly took the victim’s vehicle, drove around their patrol cars, through the lawn, and ont…
NJ Resident Charged With Meth Distribution, Another Charged For Heroin Possession: Prosecutor NJ Resident Charged With Meth Distribution, Another Charged For Heroin Possession: Prosecutor
NJ Resident Charged With Meth Distribution, Another Charged For Heroin Possession: Prosecutor A New Jersey resident has been charged with distribution of methamphetamine and another is facing charges of heroin possession, authorities said. Michael Lovering, 46, and Jade Ike, 32, both of Stewartsville, were charged following a seven-month investigation by the Greenwich Township PD, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. Lovering was charged with two counts of meth distribution; two counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; one count of possession of meth; and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. Ike was charged with one count of heroin posse…
Stewartsville Man Assaulted Minor In PA Basement On New Years, Police Claim Stewartsville Man Assaulted Minor In PA Basement On New Years, Police Claim
Stewartsville Man Assaulted Minor In PA Basement On New Years, Police Claim A New Jersey man is accused of sexually abusing a child in the basement of a Lehigh Valley home last New Year's Eve.  John R. Grossmith, 42, of Stewartsville, NJ, is charged with unlawful contact with a minor, indecent assault of a person under 13, and corruption of minors, Forks Township police said in a release.  On Jan. 18, Northampton County Children, Youth and Family Services alerted the department to possible abuse involving Grossmith and a child in the township, police said.  Investigators then uncovered evidence that, on Dec. 31, 2022, Grossmith "had unlawful sexual …
Warren County Girl Gets Outpour Of Support After Brain Tumor Diagnosis, Surgery Warren County Girl Gets Outpour Of Support After Brain Tumor Diagnosis, Surgery
Warren County Girl Gets Outpour Of Support After Brain Tumor Diagnosis, Surgery Support is on the rise for a Warren County girl battling an aggressive brain tumor. Dani was diagnosed with a type of brain tumor called a Pilocytic Astrocytoma on her birthday, according to a GoFundMe launched by the Alano-Macalalag family, of Stewartsville, on Saturday, April 15. Dani had surgery to drain the fluid in her brain and take a tissue sample for a biopsy that same whirlwind weekend before returning home about a week later. Since then, she’s been “recovering well,” the family says. “It has been so comforting to see her back to her old self singing, dancing, and being witty as e…
NJ Dance Studio Owner Stole $6K From PA School District: Report NJ Dance Studio Owner Stole $6K From PA School District: Report
NJ Dance Studio Owner Stole $6K From PA School District: Report A New Jersey dance studio owner is facing charges after failing to pay more than $6,300 to a Pennsylvania school district from whom she was renting facilities for practices, LehighValleyLive reports. Charissa Poklikuha, 42, of Stewartsville, and the owner of 5-6-7-8 Dance, was charged with two counts of felony theft filed by the Nazareth Area School District Police Department, charging documents show. In addition to failing to pay for the auditorium rental and IT/custodial work, Poklikuha failed to return emails, phone calls and letters, according to LVL citing police papers. She …
2 Drivers, 10-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized In Route 57 Labor Day Crash 2 Drivers, 10-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized In Route 57 Labor Day Crash
2 Drivers, 10-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized In Route 57 Labor Day Crash Two drivers and a 10-year-old girl were hospitalized on Labor Day in a Warren County rollover crash, police said. A 54-year-old man from Stewartsville was behind the wheel of a black Jeep Wrangler driving eastbound on Route 57 in Washington when he struck a 24-year-old Elmwood Park woman driving a Kia Sedona who had attempted to turn left onto McCullough Road just after 11 a.m., township police said. The Jeep driver and his passenger — a 10-year-old girl — were taken by the Mansfield Township Emergency Squad to Lehigh Valley Hospital (Muhlenberg), police said. The Kia driver was airlifted…
Beloved Basketball Player, 20, Killed In Warren County Crash Beloved Basketball Player, 20, Killed In Warren County Crash
Beloved Basketball Player, 20, Killed In Warren County Crash A 20-year-old Stewartsville driver was killed in an early-morning crash on County Road 621 Thursday, New Jersey State Police said. Jermaine Knight was in a 2005 Nissan Altima when he veered off the highway to the right and hit several trees, then overturned just before 1 a.m., authorities said. Knight was ejected from the vehicle and later pronounced dead. More than $12,700 had been raised as of Thursday night on a GoFundMe launched in Knight's memory. Knight played basketball for Rosemont College, and previously for Phillipsburg High School. Posted by Wendy Emanuel on Sunday, August…
Police: Hunterdon County Woman Left Girl, 4, In Casino Hotel Room Alone While She Gambled Police: Hunterdon County Woman Left Girl, 4, In Casino Hotel Room Alone While She Gambled
Police: Hunterdon County Woman Left Girl, 4, In Casino Hotel Room Alone While She Gambled A 4-year-old girl found wandering alone in the hotel lobby of a Pennsylvania casino went looking for the 26-year-old Hunterdon County woman who had left her alone so she could gamble, police said. Rebecca Yandoli was found gambling on the main floor of the Wind Creek Casino after the toddler went looking for her around 4 a.m. Saturday, police said. Yandoli, who records show has lived in Annandale and Stewartsville, told police she left the girl in the room at 1:15 a.m. before she left to gamble. Yandoli was arrested and charged with child endangerment. She was being held in the Northampton…
Jairus Asne, 21, Of Was Beloved Member Of Morristown Filipino Community Jairus Asne, 21, Of Was Beloved Member Of Morristown Filipino Community
Jairus Asne, 21, Of Was Beloved Member Of Morristown Filipino Community A natural leader with a kind spirit. This is how Jairus Dominic Dalagan Asne of Greenwich Township is being remembered. Affectionately known as "Jai," the 21-year-old passed away at home on Nov. 4. More than $600 had been raised for his funeral expenses on a GoFundMe as of Nov. 18. Jai moved to New Jersey from the Philippines with his family in 2006, his obituary says. He was an active member of the  Phillipsburg High School Dance Team in 2013-14, and was the first male cheerleader at the school in 2014-15. Driven by a passion for health and fitness, Jai practiced gymnastics and co…
More Charges Added Against Morris County Math Teacher Accused Of Stalking Student More Charges Added Against Morris County Math Teacher Accused Of Stalking Student
More Charges Added Against Morris County Math Teacher Accused Of Stalking Student A Morris County grand jury on Wednesday added official misconduct charges against a Mount Olive High School math teacher accused of stalking and harassing a student. Tajinder Tung, 48, of Stewartsville, "stalked a student and committed acts that constituted a course of alarming conduct, both inside and outside of the school" while he was teaching at the high school between 2017 and May 2019, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp and Acting Chief of Investigations Chris Kimker said in a joint release. Tung originally was arrested and charged on a complaint in August. The case was then p…
PROSECUTOR: Mount Olive HS Math Teacher Stalked Student In, Out Of School PROSECUTOR: Mount Olive HS Math Teacher Stalked Student In, Out Of School
Prosecutor: Mount Olive HS Math Teacher Stalked Student In, Out Of School A Mount Olive High School teacher was being held in the Morris County Jail after being charged with stalking and harassing a student, authorities said. Tajinder Tung, 47, of Stewartsville, stalked a student inside and outside school between 2017 and May 2019, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said in a joint release with local police. Tung was a math teacher at Mount Olive High School, the school website says. He "committed acts that constituted a course of alarming conduct," the news release says. Anyone with information should contact Det. Matthew Magnone of the Morris County Prosec…