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Volunteer Firefighter Set Brush Fire Halloween Morning In North Jersey: Prosecutor Volunteer Firefighter Set Brush Fire Halloween Morning In North Jersey: Prosecutor
Volunteer Firefighter Set Brush Fire Halloween Morning In North Jersey: Prosecutor A volunteer firefighter from North Jersey has been charged with arson after he was caught setting a piece of paper on fire and placing it on the ground, causing brush to erupt in flames Halloween morning, authorities said. Shannon B. Muller, 40, a Wanaque volunteer firefighter, was found just before 9 a.m. in an area behind the Warrens Way housing complex Monday, Oct. 31, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Muller was lighting the paper with a match and placing the burning paper on the forest floor as authorities arrived, Valdes said alongside Wanaque Police Chi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Former Star Athlete Charged With Raping Woman At 2019 Wanaque House Party Former Star Athlete Charged With Raping Woman At 2019 Wanaque House Party
Former Star Athlete Charged With Raping Woman At 2019 Wanaque House Party A former star high school athlete was arrested Friday and charged with raping an incapacitated woman during a party in Wanaque 2½ years ago, authorities announced. Zariq T. Hewitt, 25, of Paterson was identified after the woman told detectives that “she was unconscious and was then awakened by the nonconsensual act of penetration” during the large March 24, 2019 house party on Greenwood Avenue, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wanaque Police Chief Robert Kronyak said in a joint announcement. Hewitt, who starred in track and played football at Pompton Lakes High School, was b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'2 Seconds Away From Murder!!': Wanaque Man Arrested In Stabbing Following Facebook Post '2 Seconds Away From Murder!!': Wanaque Man Arrested In Stabbing Following Facebook Post
'2 Seconds Away From Murder!!': Wanaque Man Arrested In Stabbing Following Facebook Post “I am about 2 seconds away from murder!!” a Wanaque man posted on Facebook shortly before he was arrested and charged with trying to kill someone. Michael W. Harth, 37, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons following a stabbing Wednesday at a local home, authorities said. The 36-year-old victim, who wasn’t identified, was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wanaque Police Chief Robert Kronyak said in a joint announcement Thursday. Harth remained held…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Phone Threats To Passaic County School Unfounded Authorities: Phone Threats To Passaic County School Unfounded
Authorities: Phone Threats To Passaic County School Unfounded Someone made "unsubstantiated" threats to Lakeland Regional High School in Wanaque this week, authorities said Thursday. "There is no immediate danger to the community at this time," Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wanaque Police Chief Robert Kronyak said in a brief release Thursday afternoon. The unspecified number of threats were phoned in, they said. "The investigation remains active and ongoing. More information will be released once it becomes available," the release says. Anyone with information about the threats is asked to contact the prosecutor's tips line at 1-87…

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by Jerry DeMarco