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Armed Driver Was Going 100 MPH In NJ-PA Pursuit That Ended In School Bus Crash: Cops Armed Driver Was Going 100 MPH In NJ-PA Pursuit That Ended In School Bus Crash: Cops
Armed Driver Was Going 100 MPH In Nj-pa Pursuit That Ended In School Bus Crash: Cops A 28-year-old New Jersey man remains hospitalized after police say he shot at multiple vehicles before leading a high-speed pursuit into Pennsylvania that ended in a school bus crash back in Phillipsburg, NJ. Brett M. Wyatt Jr., of Phillipsburg, began the terrifying ordeal around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12, when he fired shots at a parked truck on Uniontown Road in Lopatcong, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said. A responding officer found Wyatt’s vehicle, a yellow hatch bag sedan, heading west on Route 57 near the Rt. 519 intersection, the prosecutor said. Wyatt continued west …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
These NJ Communities Violated LGBTQ+ Marriage License Rules: AG These NJ Communities Violated LGBTQ+ Marriage License Rules: AG
These NJ Communities Violated LGBTQ+ Marriage License Rules: AG Twenty-eight municipalities statewide have been cited by New Jersey officials for excluding the LGBTQIA+ community in their online marriage license applications. The municipalities face fines of up to $10,000 if they don't fix the problem, the state said. Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights said DCR has issued Notices of Violation to the municipalities for allegedly violating the Law Against Discrimination by publishing marriage license application forms on their websites that exclude certain LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking to obtain marriage licenses. Th…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Warren County Fire, Police Say Woman Killed In Warren County Fire, Police Say
Woman Killed In Warren County Fire, Police Say A woman was killed in a fire in Warren County, authorities said. The Pohatcong Police and Fire Departments responded to the blaze on the 400 block of Maple Avenue and confirmed the fatality on Wednesday, Oct. 5, police said. Initial reports said the fire broke out in a building near the intersection with Zellers Alley around 5 p.m. The fire has been ruled accidental. The victim’s identity has not been released. Fire departments in Harmony, Alpha, and Lopatcong, as well as Phillipsburg emergency crews and local, county and state fire investigators, assisted at the scene.

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Warren County Diner Goes Up In Flames Morning Of Soft Opening: ‘I’m So Heartbroken,’ Owner Says Warren County Diner Goes Up In Flames Morning Of Soft Opening: ‘I’m So Heartbroken,’ Owner Says
Warren County Diner Goes Up In Flames Morning Of Soft Opening: ‘I’m So Heartbroken,’ Owner Says A new diner in Warren County went up in flames just hours before it was scheduled to have its soft opening, leaving the owner heartbroken and desperate to rebuild. Tony Arzuaga of Jersey City was planning to hold the soft opening for Catch 22 Diner on Route 22 East in Lopatcong Township on Friday, Sept. 16 when the building caught fire before dawn, he documented in a social media post in the ‘Lehigh Valley Food’ group. “I’m so heartbroken,” Arzuaga writes. “At 4 a.m. I get a call from my daughter that [the] diner is on fire…I thought I was dreaming but it was real.” An inspection by the fi…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Phillipsburg Man Sends 2 Officers To Hospital During ‘Belligerent’ Struggle, Prosecutor Says Phillipsburg Man Sends 2 Officers To Hospital During ‘Belligerent’ Struggle, Prosecutor Says
Phillipsburg Man Sends 2 Officers To Hospital During ‘Belligerent’ Struggle, Prosecutor Says A Phillipsburg man sent two officers to a nearby hospital during a “belligerent” struggle as they attempted to serve him through a state agency, authorities said. John Tancredi, Jr., 33, acted “belligerent” toward state workers and uncooperative with Lopatcong police as they responded to his Avenue A home to serve him through a state agency on Tuesday, March 22, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a Friday release. Tancredi then engaged in a struggle with the officers and injured them, requiring them to be taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, Pfeiffer said. Tancredi was …

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by Valerie Musson
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Phillipsburg Man Had Ounce Of Crystal Meth, Crack Cocaine In Warren County Stop: Prosecutor Phillipsburg Man Had Ounce Of Crystal Meth, Crack Cocaine In Warren County Stop: Prosecutor
Phillipsburg Man Had Ounce Of Crystal Meth, Crack Cocaine In Warren County Stop: Prosecutor A Phillipsburg man was found with more than an ounce of crystal meth and crack cocaine after he was pulled over for driving erratically, authorities said. Phillip Gaydosh, Jr. was driving on Route 22 East near South Fifth Street in Lopatcong when he was stopped for failing to stay in his lane on Thursday, March 10, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a Tuesday release. A follow-up investigation and search by the Pohatcong Township Police K9 Unit turned up a bag with 32 grams — just over 1.1 ounces — of crystal methamphetamine, Pfeiffer said. Gaydosh, of the 500 block of Arli…

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by Valerie Musson
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Prosecutor: Ex-Westwood Taxi Driver Charged With Child Porn Prosecutor: Ex-Westwood Taxi Driver Charged With Child Porn
Prosecutor: Ex-Westwood Taxi Driver Charged With Child Porn An investigation launched by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office led to the arrest of a 58-year-old man formerly of Westwood on charges of possession and attempted distribution of child pornography, authorities said. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced the arrest of Brian J. Gallager, a taxi driver from Lopatcong, who is facing charges of child endangerment and child porn following the investigation which was led by Chief Robert Anzilotti. On Feb. 15, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant Gallagher's home during the …

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by Cecilia Levine