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Sex Worker Robbed By Drunken Men With Imitation Gun In Sparta: Police Sex Worker Robbed By Drunken Men With Imitation Gun In Sparta: Police
Sex Worker Robbed By Drunken Men With Imitation Gun In Sparta: Police Two men are facing charges after police say they robbed a woman they'd hired for sex using a fake gun and a knife in Sparta. The victim told police in Sparta that the men, later identified as Jeremy Barcoski, 47 of Sparta, NJ and Zarko Tamburin, 46 of Morristown, were drunk and doing drugs when she arrived at the Main Street apartment on Jan. 29, according to Sparta police. The woman told both men she was leaving, but they took her bag away from her and stole her money, police said. During a brief argument, one of the men pulled out a handgun and pointed it at her, saying he was going …

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Missing 23-Year-Old From Sussex County Found Safe, Police Say UPDATE: Missing 23-Year-Old From Sussex County Found Safe, Police Say
Update: Missing 23-Year-Old From Sussex County Found Safe, Police Say UPDATE: Hill has been located and is safe, police said. --------------- Police in Sussex County are searching for an endangered 23-year-old who was reported missing on Monday, Sept. 12. Shaquiel Hill, pictured above, stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and was last seen wearing jeans, a t-shirt, and a black leather jacket near Linmor Avenue, Newton Police said. Anyone with information on Hill’s whereabouts is urged to call 911 immediately.

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Charged In Stabbing Of 22-Year-Old At Sussex County Basketball Court: Police Man Charged In Stabbing Of 22-Year-Old At Sussex County Basketball Court: Police
Man Charged In Stabbing Of 22-Year-Old At Sussex County Basketball Court: Police A 19-year-old man was charged after allegedly stabbing another man at a basketball court in Sussex County, authorities said. Reiley Herrin, of Newton, was charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses, Newton Police said in a release on Monday, May 23. Herrin is accused of stabbing a 22-year-old man in the abdomen near the basketball court behind the Lakeland School on Jefferson Street in Newton just before 3:50 a.m. on Sunday, May 22, police said. The victim was treated at the scene before being taken to Newton Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Herrin …

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by Valerie Musson
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Police: NY Man Jailed For Wielding BB Gun, Fleeing During Dispute With Sussex County Landscaper Police: NY Man Jailed For Wielding BB Gun, Fleeing During Dispute With Sussex County Landscaper
Police: NY Man Jailed For Wielding BB Gun, Fleeing During Dispute With Sussex County Landscaper A 31-year-old man has been jailed after wielding a BB gun during an alleged dispute with a Sussex County landscaper. David A. G. Martin of Peekskill, NY is accused of brandishing PSM45 BB handgun during an argument over payment at a landscaping business off Limecrest Road around 3 p.m. Wednesday, Andover Township Police said. Martin then drove away, heading toward Newton-Sparta road in a red Ford F150, police said. Martin’s vehicle was located “within minutes” on Lawrence Road, where he was stopped and found in possession of the BB gun used in the incident, police said. Martin was arreste…

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by Valerie Musson
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UPDATE: Driver In Newton Crash Was Distracted When He Struck Rock Wall, Light Pole, Police Say UPDATE: Driver In Newton Crash Was Distracted When He Struck Rock Wall, Light Pole, Police Say
Update: Driver In Newton Crash Was Distracted When He Struck Rock Wall, Light Pole, Police Say A driver narrowly missed a building when he crashed his car into a light pole supporting a traffic signal Monday evening in Newton. Michael J. Czyzyk, 40, was headed northbound on Water Street when he became distracted and crossed into the southbound lanes, Newton Police Lt. Robert E. Osborn Jr. said. Czyzyk's Cadillac CTS hit a curb, a rock wall and shrubs before crashing into the pole outside of Hayek's market, Osborn said. Czyzyk refused medical attention and was issued summonses for careless driving and failure to maintain lane. His car was towed and a court case is pending, police sai…

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by Cecilia Levine