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'Insane Injury, Average Tackle:' NJ Teen Quarterback Suffers Broken Pelvis, Dislocated Hip 'Insane Injury, Average Tackle:' NJ Teen Quarterback Suffers Broken Pelvis, Dislocated Hip
'Insane Injury, Average Tackle:' NJ Teen Quarterback Suffers Broken Pelvis, Dislocated Hip What seemed like a routine tackle to his coach turned into a life-altering incident for a 13-year-old Morris County quarterback last month. In the first three minutes of the game against Lenape Valley on Oct. 28, Cashius "Cash" Bowman — a Junior Knights eighth-grader from Dover — suffered two breaks in his pelvis and a dislocated left hip, Knights Coach Domenic Lepre said. Cash was rushed to Morristown Memorial where he underwent emergency surgery to relocate the hip and put screws in his pelvis, leaving him in tremendous pain. "It was pretty horrific," the coach said. "It is the most ins…
GUILTY: Morris County Man Tried To Kidnap Young Boy, Sexually Assaulted Others, Prosecutor Says GUILTY: Morris County Man Tried To Kidnap Young Boy, Sexually Assaulted Others, Prosecutor Says
Guilty: Morris County Man Tried To Kidnap Young Boy, Sexually Assaulted Others, Prosecutor Says A Morris County man was found guilty in a series of sexual assaults and the attempting kidnapping of a young child, authorities announced Monday. A jury found Kyriakos Serghides, of Rockaway Borough, guilty of sexual assault, attempted kidnapping, luring, attempted sexual assault and two counts of child endangerment on Thursday, Feb. 10, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The charges stemmed from separate incidents in August and September of 2015, when Serghides molested a five-year-old boy in the food court restroom at Rockaway Townsquare Mall and lured another five-year-old …
STILL UNSOLVED: Police Seek Clues Decades After North Jersey Businessman’s Body Found In Sewer STILL UNSOLVED: Police Seek Clues Decades After North Jersey Businessman’s Body Found In Sewer
Still Unsolved: Police Seek Clues Decades After North Jersey Businessman’s Body Found In Sewer Investigators continue to search for clues more than three decades after the body of a beloved North Jersey businessman was found in a sewer in Morris County. The body of Robert Wunderle, 45, was found by a Rockaway Township Sewer Authority worker in a drainage ditch near Fireman’s Field on Beach Street in Rockaway Borough around 9:10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, 1989, according to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. Wunderle, of Canterbury Road in Westfield, was the Vice President of Economics at Supermarkets General Corporation in Woodbridge. He was last seen alive by a coworker at his …
UPDATE: Driver Dead, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Route 46 Crash With Tow Truck UPDATE: Driver Dead, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Route 46 Crash With Tow Truck
Update: Driver Dead, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Route 46 Crash With Tow Truck A driver died and a passenger was seriously injured following a Thursday afternoon crash with a tow truck on Route 46, police confirmed. A flatbed tow truck was traveling west on Route 46 in Rockaway Borough when a 4-door sedan on Mannino Drive attempted to make a left turn onto Route 46 East, resulting in a collision at the intersection just after 12:10 p.m., Police Lt. Christopher Richardson told Daily Voice. The sedan driver and passenger were taken to Morristown Hospital, where the driver was later pronounced dead, Richardson said. The victims’ identities have not been released. Assis…
New Jersey Schools Go Remote, Close Ahead Of Thursday's Winter Storm New Jersey Schools Go Remote, Close Ahead Of Thursday's Winter Storm
New Jersey Schools Go Remote, Close Ahead Of Thursday's Winter Storm New Jersey schools are moving to remote learning or closing entirely ahead of Thursday's winter storm. Between 6 and 9 inches of snow and sleet is expected between Thursday and Friday across much of the state. Here's a list of districts that have announced closures or a switch to remote learning for Thursday. Did we miss one? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com. Asbury Park: remote Barnegat: remote Bergenfield: remote Bernards Twp: remote Bloomfield: closed Denville: remote Dover: closed East Windsor Regional: remote Egg Harbor Township: remote Freehold: remote Hazlet: remote Holmdel:…
Morristown Man At Center Of Dover Police Controversy Arrested Again Morristown Man At Center Of Dover Police Controversy Arrested Again
Morristown Man At Center Of Dover Police Controversy Arrested Again A Morristown man whose 2019 arrest sparked controversy in Dover is in trouble with the law again -- this time, for crashing a stolen vehicle then trying to flee in the car he struck, authorities said. Cyprian Luke, 20, is accused of crashing a stolen pickup truck after a police pursuit, and then trying to steal a moped off the truck he hit before hopping in the driver's seat of that one last Saturday, authorities said. Video obtained by Daily Voice shows civilians rushing to help an officer apprehend Luke after pulling him out of the driver's seat of the second truck as he resisted arrest o…
Dover Boy, 15, Leaving Football Game Critical After Being Struck By Car On Route 46 Dover Boy, 15, Leaving Football Game Critical After Being Struck By Car On Route 46
Dover Boy, 15, Leaving Football Game Critical After Being Struck By Car On Route 46 A Dover high school student is in critical condition after being hit by a car on a highway crossing Route 46 after a football game Friday night, local police say. The 15-year-old boy was heading toward the McDonald's on the westbound side of the highway in Rockaway Borough when he was struck around 9:50 p.m., Police Sgt. Kyle Schwarzmann said. The unidentified boy remained at Morristown Medical Center in critical condition Saturday morning, Schwarzmann said. District officials said the boy was leaving the Morris Knolls High School football game when the incident occurred. Dover School…
Rockaway Family Escapes Weekend Blaze Rockaway Family Escapes Weekend Blaze
Rockaway Family Escapes Weekend Blaze A Rockaway family of five escaped a weekend fire that destroyed part of their house, township officials said. Two parents and three children were staying with a neighbor after a blaze that started in their Whitfield Court chimney spread into the attic Saturday evening, Councilman Tucker Kelley said. "The parents and their three children have received temporary housing and many of their belongings were saved as well," Kelley said.  Responders included firefighters from Rockaway Township, Rockaway Borough, Boonton, Denville, Kinnelon, Picatinny and West Milford.