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Air Conditioner Blocks Firefighters From Rescuing Victim In Sussex County Blaze Air Conditioner Blocks Firefighters From Rescuing Victim In Sussex County Blaze
Air Conditioner Blocks Firefighters From Rescuing Victim In Sussex County Blaze Firefighters had no choice but to brave the flames and smoke ravaging a Sussex County home in order to rescue a victim this weekend. The blaze in the Lake Lackawanna section of Byram Township was one of two for firefighters on Saturday, Nov. 18. This one broke out around 3:51 a.m., the local fire department said. While firefighters initially tried to rescue the trapped occupant with a ladder on the second floor through a window, a police officer pointed out that an air condition blocked access. And so, firefighters entered the home to make the rescue, as police officers banged on the home…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Trio With Serious Burns Charged In Fireworks Explosion On NJ Lake Trio With Serious Burns Charged In Fireworks Explosion On NJ Lake
Trio With Serious Burns Charged In Fireworks Explosion On NJ Lake Adding insult to injury, three people who were burned in an illegal fireworks explosion on a New Jersey lake are facing charges. Adam J. Perentin, 22, of Ogdensburg; Justin A. Pretot, 28, of Byram Township; and Jessica M. Whittam, 23, of Byram Township; were rescued from Lake Mohawk on Monday, July 3, after setting off commercial-grade fireworks that engulfed a homemade barge around 9:40 p.m., police in Byram Township said. The trio standing on the barge dove into the water when some of the fireworks ignited other fireworks, police said. They were rescued by a boat then broug…

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by Cecilia Levine
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2-Alarm Fire Ravages Morris County Apartment Building — Again (PHOTOS) 2-Alarm Fire Ravages Morris County Apartment Building — Again (PHOTOS)
2-Alarm Fire Ravages Morris County Apartment Building — Again (Photos) An investigation is underway after a Morris County apartment building caught fire for the second time since last year, authorities said. Byram Township firefighters responded to the two-alarm blaze at the Village Green Apartments in Budd Lake just after 5:30 a.m. on Monday, April 11, the department said. “Ironically, this was the same apartment we responded to a fire last year,” the department said. Emergency crews from several surrounding towns doused a cooking oil fire in building 2 of the same Budd Lake apartment complex in January of 2021, DailyVoice.com reported. Crews worked dilige…

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by Valerie Musson
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Army Corporal Hayden Harris Found Dead In Sussex County Woods, Fellow Soldier In Custody Army Corporal Hayden Harris Found Dead In Sussex County Woods, Fellow Soldier In Custody
Army Corporal Hayden Harris Found Dead In Sussex County Woods, Fellow Soldier In Custody Missing U.S. Army soldier Hayden Harris was found dead with apparent gunshot wounds Saturday afternoon in Sussex County -- his fellow soldier in custody, authorities said. The 20-year-old corporal's body was found by Byram Township firefighters, who noticed personal belongings including documents and shoes near a wooded cul-de-sac near Ross Road Saturday afternoon, Sussex County First Assistant Prosecutor Gregory Mueller said. Firefighters called police when they saw blood, Mueller said. Harris' fellow soldier, Jamaal Mellish, 23, is believed to have abducted and shot Harris …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Sussex County Turn Signal Dispute Turns Physical, Driver Faces Assault Charge Sussex County Turn Signal Dispute Turns Physical, Driver Faces Assault Charge
Sussex County Turn Signal Dispute Turns Physical, Driver Faces Assault Charge A dispute over a forgotten turn signal turned physical when a Sussex County man assaulted a driver in the parking lot of a QuickChek gas station, authorities charged. Paul R. Marcisak Jr. of Byram Township began arguing with another driver over failing to use a turn signal near the QuickChek gas station on Route 206 in Stanhope on Wednesday, July 29, local police said in a release. The argument escalated when Marcisak Jr. struck the victim who was sitting in the passenger seat several times in the gas station parking lot, authorities said. Marcisak Jr. was arrested and charged with simple …

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by Valerie Musson
News
Sussex County Officer Suspended For 'Inappropriate' Social Media Post Sussex County Officer Suspended For 'Inappropriate' Social Media Post
Sussex County Officer Suspended For 'Inappropriate' Social Media Post A Byram Township police officer has been suspended after posting what officials have called an "inappropriate" remark on social media regarding the recent Black Lives Matter protests, reports say. The officer, who the department has not identified, was stripped of both his weapon and his badge on June 11, shortly after the township became aware of the post, New Jersey Herald reports. Although no details have emerged in regards to the content or platform of the post, administrators have opened an investigation in compliance with rules for the state’s Civil Service Commission. “The township …

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by Valerie Musson
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2 Dirt Bikers Hospitalized In Weekend Sussex County Crash 2 Dirt Bikers Hospitalized In Weekend Sussex County Crash
2 Dirt Bikers Hospitalized In Weekend Sussex County Crash One dirt-biker was airlifted and the other taken by ambulance to Morristown Medical Center after a head-on weekend crash in Byram Township, reports say. Joseph D. Hill of Byram Township and Kashmeer M. Ramirez of Stanhope -- both 19 -- were ejected from their dirt bikes after colliding on Lynn Drive last Saturday, local police said. Both were found lying in the roadway in the Forest West section of the township with serious injuries around 10 p.m., reports say. They were in and out of consciousness when authorities arrived, according to reports. Hill and Ramirez have since been releas…

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by Valerie Musson
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Byram Police: Speeding, DWI Driver Tried Resisting Arrest Byram Police: Speeding, DWI Driver Tried Resisting Arrest
Byram Police: Speeding, DWI Driver Tried Resisting Arrest A speeding driver was drunk when police stopped her in Byram Township, authorities said. Lauren Ell, who initially refused to identify herself to police, was behind the wheel and showing signs of intoxication after police stopped her on Route 206, last Friday authorities said. She subsequently failed a series of field sobriety tests and resisted arrest but was eventually taken into custody. Ell was transported to police headquarters, where she refused to take a breath test, authorities said. She was charged with driving while intoxicated, third-degree resisting arrest, refusal to submit …

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by Valerie Musson
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Police: Man Screaming At Woman In Sussex County ShopRite Parking Lot Had Outstanding Warrant Police: Man Screaming At Woman In Sussex County ShopRite Parking Lot Had Outstanding Warrant
Police: Man Screaming At Woman In Sussex County ShopRite Parking Lot Had Outstanding Warrant A man screaming at a woman in a Sussex County ShopRite parking lot had a warrant out for his arrest, authorities said. Officers responding to the Byram Township grocery store on a report of a man yelling at a woman found Leon H. Cheatham, of Bushkill, PA, with a bag of marijuana sticking out of his sweatshirt pocket Sunday, authorities said in a press release. Police found Cheatham had a $500 warrant out of Blairstown, along with another bag of pot in his car, authorities said. He was arrested and transported to police headquarters, where he was charged with possession of under 5…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police: Speeding DWI Driver Found With THC Pen In Sussex County Police: Speeding DWI Driver Found With THC Pen In Sussex County
Police: Speeding DWI Driver Found With THC Pen In Sussex County A speeding driver found with a THC vape pen was drunk when police stopped him in Byram Township, authorities said. Local police noticed signs of intoxication from the driver, Kristopher Fanelli, after stopping him last Friday on Waterloo Road, a press release says. Fanelli subsequently failed a series of field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest, authorities said. A search of Fanelli's vehicle turned up a vape pen with THC liquid, police say. Fanelli was transported to police headquarters, where he failed two breath tests, authorities said. He was charged with driving wh…

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by Valerie Musson
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Sussex County Supermarket Shopper, 72, Injured By Runaway Carts, Lawsuit Alleges Sussex County Supermarket Shopper, 72, Injured By Runaway Carts, Lawsuit Alleges
Sussex County Supermarket Shopper, 72, Injured By Runaway Carts, Lawsuit Alleges A 72-year-old Sussex County woman suffered hip and back injuries, and chipped a tooth, when a local ShopRite employee lost control of carts that slammed into her, a lawsuit alleges. Joy Prunty, 72, was waiting in the checkout line at the Byram Township store on Route 206 when a worker hit her hip with a "stack of wheeled shopping basket carts" on July 20, 2018, the suit alleges, according to NJ.com. Prunty, of Stanhope, experienced substantial pain in her hip and back as a result of the incident, even causing her to clench her jaw to the point where she chipped a tooth, the suit says. …

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by Valerie Musson
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Police: Budd Lake Man Gropes EMT After Causing Drunken Disturbance At Former Workplace Police: Budd Lake Man Gropes EMT After Causing Drunken Disturbance At Former Workplace
Police: Budd Lake Man Gropes EMT After Causing Drunken Disturbance At Former Workplace A Budd Lake man was being held in the Sussex County Jail after police say he caused a drunken disturbance at the gas station where he had been formerly employed and groped a volunteer EMT. Byram Township Police responded to the Shell gas station at the intersection of Route 206 and Waterloo Road in Stanhope on where Amrit Singh was causing a disturbance on Jan. 9 around 8:30 p.m., police said in a release. Singh -- who was drunk -- was refusing the leave the gas station, despite having been asked multiple times, police say.  He was subsequently placed under arrest, taken int…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Community Rallies For Retired Byram Detective With ALS After Town Cuts Benefits Community Rallies For Retired Byram Detective With ALS After Town Cuts Benefits
Community Rallies For Retired Byram Detective With ALS After Town Cuts Benefits The Byram Township community is coming together to support a retired member of law enforcement with ALS experiencing even more unforeseen hardship. Former Byram Police Detective Joseph “Todd” Duffy was diagnosed with the degenerative illness in 2016. His former employer, the Township of Byram, made cuts to the insurance benefits in June 2019, according to a Facebook post by his step-daughter, Hunter Bisanzio. As a result, Duffy is unable to afford medication that can slow the progression of his condition while improving his quality of life, the post says. “We, as a community, need to…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police: Totowa Driver Crosses Center Line In Head-On Crash, 2 Airlifted Police: Totowa Driver Crosses Center Line In Head-On Crash, 2 Airlifted
Police: Totowa Driver Crosses Center Line In Head-On Crash, 2 Airlifted Two people were airlifted to a hospital after a head-on crash on Route 206 in Sussex County. A Volkswagen driven by Enrico Stampone, 26, of Totowa, crossed over the center line into the southbound lane near mile post 102.5 around 7:15 a.m., New Jersey State Police said. He collided with a Hyundai driven by a 43-year-old Budd Lake woman near the border of Andover Borough and Byram Township, police said. Both were airlifted to Morristown Medical Center with serious injuries, police said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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DWI Passaic County Driver Ran Over Victim Multiple Times, PD Says DWI Passaic County Driver Ran Over Victim Multiple Times, PD Says
DWI Passaic County Driver Ran Over Victim Multiple Times, PD Says A Passaic County woman had been drinking when she ran over a person several times with her car in a Sussex County parking lot, said authorities who charged her. Jacqueline Lowe, 22, of Pompton Lakes, was being held in the Sussex County Jail on charges of aggravated assault, assault by auto, weapon possession and more, stemming from the Sunday incident in a bar parking lot, Andover police said in a news release. ** UPDATE: Jacqueline Lowe, a nursing student at Lincoln Tech in Paramus, could soon face attempted murder charges ** Witnesses of the 1:50 a.m. incident, in the parking lot at…

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by Cecilia Levine