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Essex County Man, 34, Charged With Harassment After String Of Morris County ‘Bias’ Incidents Essex County Man, 34, Charged With Harassment After String Of Morris County ‘Bias’ Incidents
Essex County Man, 34, Charged With Harassment After String Of Morris County ‘Bias’ Incidents A man from Essex County has been charged with harassment after he made vulgar comments in three separate Morris County “bias instances,” police said. The 34-year-old Orange man is first accused of approaching the owner of a home on North Passaic Avenue in Chatham Borough and asking about a room for rent around 11:50 a.m. on April 26, police said. When the owner told the man that he was mistaken, the man asked to enter the home and use a phone — a request the owner declined, police said. The man, whose name was not immediately released by police, allegedly made “vulgar and bias type comment…

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by Valerie Musson
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Brace Yourself For Weeks Of Detours Through Chatham Borough Brace Yourself For Weeks Of Detours Through Chatham Borough
Brace Yourself For Weeks Of Detours Through Chatham Borough A several-week-long road restructuring project will cause detours through Chatham Borough. The North Passaic Avenue project under the county's engineering department will begin on Aug. 19 and continue through September, police said. Curbing, sidewalks and drainage work will occur mostly between Weston Avenue and the Florham Park border. The final milling and paving phase will occur along the entire length of the road. Work will be conducted Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., not including weekends or holidays. During the major restructuring phase, North Passaic Ave will have an …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Struck By Lightning In Chatham, Police Say Man Struck By Lightning In Chatham, Police Say
Man Struck By Lightning In Chatham, Police Say A 19-year-old man was taken to Morristown Medical Center after being struck by lightning while in a Chatham Borough field Thursday evening, authorities said. The juvenile was running on the rubberized turf at Haas Field when he noticed a lightning strike nearby, turning to see the victim lying unconscious about ten feet from the soccer goal post, Chatham Borough Police Chief Brian K. Gibbons said. "The witness did not actually see the suspected strike, but reports [the victim] was unconscious for approximately two minutes and woke in the prone position with a tingling sensation over hi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DWI Driver From East Hanover Shoved Police, Threw Shoe At Computer, Chatham Police Charge DWI Driver From East Hanover Shoved Police, Threw Shoe At Computer, Chatham Police Charge
DWI Driver From East Hanover Shoved Police, Threw Shoe At Computer, Chatham Police Charge A 21-year-old drunk driver from East Hanover threw a shoe at a computer and shoved a police officer, authorities said. Chatham Borough police officers gave Michael Relich a field sobriety test after stopping him for speeding on Main Street around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday, Detective Sgt. Michael Bochniak said. He was being given a breath test at police headquarters when he threw a shoe at a computer monitor and shoved an officer, Bochniak said. Redlich, who was arrested on drug charges after a 2016 traffic stop in Millburn, was charged this time with DWI, obstruction, crimin…

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by Cecilia Levine