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Police & Fire
North Jersey Man, 65, Admits Sharing Horrific Child Sex Videos, Including One Of Girl Under 5
𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A video of a girl believed to be 3 to 5 years old astride a shirtless, bearded tattooed man was among the evidence that apparently convinced a North Jersey retiree to plead guilty in federal court to trafficking child pornography, records show. The clip was among 65 videos and 250 images that Gaetano Lapegna, 65, had collected of "prepubescent children engaged in sexual acts with adults and other children," an agent with U.S. Homeland Security Investigations Newark cited in a complaint. Lapegna, of Sussex County, shared many of them with what turned out to be HSI agents, the complai…
Weather
Snow Squalls Possible Sunday, Fierce Winds Knock Power To Hundreds Of NJ Residents
Quick and intense bursts of snow are possible on Sunday, Jan. 14 across New Jersey, not great news for hundreds of residents still in the dark or dealing with flooding from the latest storms. Parts of Morris and Hunterdon counties are at greatest risk of snow squalls on Sunday, the National Weather Service says. Wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph were possible. ⚠️❄️🌬️ There is potential for snow squalls from Sunday morning into the early afternoon. Remember, there is no safe... Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly on Saturday, January 13, 2024 In Morris Coun…
News
Federal Agents Seize Sussex County Man In Online Child Porn Sting
U.S. Homeland Security agents seized a Sussex County man who they said shared hundreds of child pornography videos and still images with an undercover investigator. Gaetano Lapegna, 64, was arrested after a warranted search of his Franklin home turned up two videos and 100 other images, Homeland Security Investigations' Newark Special-Agent-In-Charge Ricky J. Patel and U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said in a joint announcement. A federal magistrate judge in Newark released Lapegna, formerly of Maine, on $100,000 unsecured bond pending trial on distribution of child pornog…
Obituaries
Sussex County Native Kristen Wargacki Dies, 36
Sussex County native Kristen Wargackie died on Sunday, Feb. 26. She was 36 years old. A Vernon native, Kristen worked at ShopRite in Franklin for many years and at the Mixing Bowl Restaurant, where she amassed countless friends, according to her obituary. She had been living in Warwick, NY at the time of her death, her obituary says. Services were private. Click here for Kristen Wargacki's complete obituary from the Pinkel Funeral Home.
News
Violent NJ Ex-Con Who Once Made Headlines Hangs Himself At Bergen Jail
A disgraced former police officer who'd served time for threatening to kill his then-wife more than 10 years ago was found hanged in his cell at the Bergen County Jail over the weekend, authorities confirmed. Keith C. Reilly, 42, was pronounced dead from suicide at Hackensack University Medical Center at 5:15 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, Sheriff Anthony Cureton said. Officers assigned to the secure housing unit were conducting routine checks when they found Reilly suspended from the HVAC system by a bedsheet, the sheriff said. He'd strangled himself, Cureton said, adding that an investigation was…
News
Paterson Firefighter Clinging To Life After Motorcycle Crash
A Paterson firefighter was critically injured in a motorcycle crash on the way to work, colleagues said. Initial details were sketchy. Responders said the firefighter was airlifted to St. Joseph's University Medical Center, where a huge contingent of colleagues were gathered Wednesday morning, Sept. 21. The chief of the department and a battalion chief were among them. The crash apparently happened on Route 23 in Franklin, NJ (Sussex County), a little over a half-hour's ride northwest of the city. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS
Police & Fire
Bridgewater Motorcyclist, 43, Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck
A 43-year-old motorcyclist from Bridgewater was killed in a crash with a pickup truck, authorities confirmed. Luis Ruiz was riding a 2014 Harley Davidson northbound on Canal Road near Elm Street in Franklin when he collided with a 2019 Ford F250 pickup truck heading southbound around 8:25 p.m. on Monday, June 6, township police said. Ruiz was treated at the scene before being taken to a local trauma center, where he was pronounced dead around 9:40 p.m. Princeton resident Octaviano Chavez, 56, was behind the wheel of the truck, which was towing an enclosed trailer, authorities said. Canal …
News
Drug
Raid
: Heroin, Ecstasy, Illegal Gun Seized, 2-Year-Old Found, Nine Adults Busted In Mahwah
Noticeable numbers of people going in and out of a single-family home at all hours in a quiet Mahwah neighborhood were bound to draw attention, particularly since a repeat offender arrested a year ago on gun charges lives there. Police who subsequently raided the 2½ -story home in the township’s Fardale section Tuesday night ended up arresting him and eight other people. Members of the strike force found more than two ounces of heroin – the equivalent of nearly 600 folds of the drug -- along with nearly a pound of pot, some Ecstasy and a 9mm handgun with a high-capacity magazine, Capt. Guid…
Police & Fire
Crews Douse 2-Alarm Blaze In Sussex County (
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Fire crews made quick work of a blaze that broke out in the basement of a Sussex County home Thursday evening. The fire was reported at 160 Mountain Rd. in Hardyston around 4:40 p.m., the local volunteer fire department said. Upon arrival, crews were met with heavy smoke and determined that an electrical fire was coming from the basement. Fire departments in Franklin, Hamburg, McAfee, Vernon, and Sussex worked together to fully extinguish the blaze with no injuries reported. “A great team effort between our department and our mutual aid departments made this a huge success,” said the Har…
Police & Fire
Guilty
: Woman Admits Stealing Funds While Treasurer Of Sussex County Youth Program
A Sussex County woman admitted in court Monday to stealing youth group funds while serving as its treasurer, authorities said. Justine Lynn, 44, pled guilty to theft at the Sussex County Courtroom in Newton, Prosecutor Francis A. Koch said. Lynn, of Franklin, stole between $500 and $75,000 from Wallkill Valley Junior Football and Cheerleading Inc. while serving as its treasurer in Hardyston Township between Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, and Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, Koch said. Lynn is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday, April 22. Lynn was represented by Martin Morrison, Esq., while the st…
Police & Fire
Sussex County Man Stole $100s In Electronics From Local Walmart, Police Say
A Sussex County man was caught stealing hundreds of dollars’ worth of electronics from a local Walmart, police said. Daniel Baker, 32, stole “several hundred dollars’ worth of electronics merchandise” from Walmart in Franklin on Tuesday, Feb. 8, Franklin Borough Police said in a Thursday release. Baker, of Franklin, was also found with a controlled dangerous substance at the time of his arrest, authorities said. Baker was charged with shoplifting and possession of CDS. He was released in accordance with the NJ Bail Reform Act and is scheduled to appear in court.
News
NJ Chiropractor Stabs Wife, Shoots Himself In Murder-Suicide: Prosecutor
A prominent New Jersey chiropractor is believed to have stabbed his wife dead before killing himself with a shotgun in South Jersey, authorities said. John Kolonich, 46, was found in his car along Franklinville-Williamstown Road in Franklinville, dead with a gunshot wound to his head around 10:30 a.m. last Thursday, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement. Moments later, police were told that Kolonich’s wife, Melissa, 42, a local realtor, was dead from stab wounds inside their nearby home on Florawood Court in Franklin, authorities said. The physician is believed to …
Obituaries
Beloved Sussex County Dad Of 3 Anthony Conti Dies Suddenly At 31
Beloved Sussex County father of three Anthony Francis Conti died at his home on Oct. 5. He was 31. Born in North Bergen, Conti grew up in Franklin and lived in Vernon at the time of his death, his obituary says. Conti worked in the HVAC industry for 10 years and enjoyed skateboarding, snowboarding and riding quads in his free time. Above all, Conti was known for his unending love for his three daughters, Alexa, Morgan and Carly, as well as his wife, Kristin Salzano Conti. In addition to his wife and daughters, Conti is survived by his parents, Frank and Eileen (Gannon) Conti; sister Allys…
Obituaries
13-Year-Old Girl Dies In Sussex County House Fire
A 13-year-old girl died in a Sussex County house fire Friday night, authorities confirmed. Firefighters responded to the Nestor Street home in Franklin around 10 p.m., where the girl's body was recovered after the fire had been put out, Franklin Borough police said. More than $1,100 had been raised on a GoFundMe for the family as of Saturday morning. The 13-year-old victim was identified by the campaign founder as Heaven Davenport. The family also reportedly lost a dog. "Heaven was such a funny beautiful girl who had a whole life to live and was constantly surrounded by all her siblings a…
Police & Fire
Man Admits To NJ, NY Bank Robbery Spree
An Essex County man on Friday admitted to a bank robbery spree across New York and New Jersey. Myron Anderson, 40, of Newark, pleaded guilty to five counts of bank robbery and two counts of Hobbs Act robbery before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said in a statement. The robberies occurred between October 2018 and January 2019. Anderson admitted to the following bank robberies: Myron Anderson admitted to the above bank robberies.U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito In each robbery, Anderson walked into the banks with a hat pulled down closely over his eyes to…
Business
Covid-
19: Sussex County Gym Owner Who Sued Murphy Administration Closes Business
The owner of a Sussex County kickboxing studio is closing up shop just weeks after filing a lawsuit against Gov. Phil Murphy. Darlene Pallay, who owns CKO Kickboxing in Franklin, claimed in her suit that the Governor’s signing of Executive Order 104 on March 19 failed to abide by the part of the act that requires businesses to be compensated in the event of forced closure. She closed her gym in March as per Murphy's orders, and reopened for outdoor classes in June. Her studio offering free virtual classes to local elementary school students, studio members and others in the community…
News
NJ's Coronavirus Deaths Surpass 1,500, Murphy Moves Primary
New Jersey's primary election will be moved from Tuesday June 2 until Tuesday July 7, Gov. Phil Murphy announced at Wednesday's briefing, noting an additional 3,088 new positive cases had been reported. The state has recorded 47,437 positive cases of COVID-19, Murphy said. Another 275 state residents have died of coronavirus, bringing New Jersey's total deaths to 1,504, Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday. "It is still increasing,'' Murphy said. "We need to tighten rather than loosen (restrictions). Sadly, fatalities are continuing to spike." Murphy also announced new executive order…
Police & Fire
Sussex County Man With Arrest Record Blames Black Man For
Covid-
19 Pandemic, Police Say
A Sussex County who once threatened to kidnap a JCP&L worker during a power outage was taken into custody again, this time for blaming a black man for the COVID-19 pandemic, said authorities who charged him. Authorities responding to ShopRite on reports of a bias incident Sunday morning found Robert A. Winter, 65, of Vernon, had used racial slurs while blaming a black man -- in part -- for the spread of coronavirus, Franklin police said in a release. Winter was charged with simple assault, terroristic threats, harassment and bias intimidation. He was charged, processed and r…
Police & Fire
Franklin Woman Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen
A Franklin woman is accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile, authorities said. Crystal Seidner, 38, was arrested after authorities received a tip that the teen -- between ages 13 and 16 -- was assaulted at a local home in November 2018, Franklin police said. Seidner was charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. She was processed and released in accordance with the New Jersey bail reform act, pending an appearance in Sussex County Superior Court.
Police & Fire
Authorities: Sussex County Man Leads Virginia Police On High-Speed Chase In Stolen Pickup
A 32-year-old Sussex County man was taken into custody after leading police in Virginia on a high-speed chase in a pickup truck he stole from his mom's boyfriend, local authorities said. Samuel Courtright III entered the Franklin apartment that his mom and her boyfriend share, swiped the keys and drove off in their pickup truck Thursday, Franklin police said. Two days later -- and more than 550 miles away -- a Virginia state trooper saw the Ford F-150 speed by him on Interstate 81, according to a police report obtained by Daily Voice. The trooper activated his lights and siren, but the veh…
Police & Fire
Franklin PD: Passaic County Man, 32 Busted For Child Porn Was Chatting With Juvenile Online
A Passaic County man who'd been chatting online with a Sussex County juvenile was found Wednesday with child porn, authorities said. Franklin police said they got a tip from another law enforcement agency that Damien S. Stefancik, 32, of New Milford had been communicating with the minor and was believed to have child pornography. Stefancik was arrested at a house in Ringwood and charged with possession of child pornography, lewdness observed by a child, obscenity for persons under 18 and child endangerment. He was released pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Pro…
Police & Fire
Released Accused Sussex County Sex Offender Charged With Sexually Contacting Girl
A Sussex County man who was recently released on sex assault charges did it again, this time to a little girl, authorities said. Police got a tip last Oct. 31 that Andrew M. Stoll, 33, of Franklin, sexually touched a juvenile -- whose age wasn't being released by authorities, Franklin police said. Exactly one week before, Stoll was charged with grabbing the buttocks and inner thigh of a woman hugging him goodbye at a family function. Stoll was charged with criminal sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child. He was lodged in the Sussex County Jail pending a Superior Co…
News
Instagram Video Shows Vibrant Victims Moments Before Deadly Woodbridge Crash
Chilling videos posted to Instagram show the three victims of a late-night Woodbridge crash singing and dancing just moments before they died, the New York Post originally reported. “These are all of my high school friends," said Michaela Powell, who posted the snippets to her Instagram page. "These are the people I grew up with." Powell, 23, and Uchechukw Chukwuma, 24, were passengers in the Nissan Altima driven by Brianna Martinez, 23, which rear-ended a tractor-trailer on Route 1 near Ford Avenue around 11:50 p.m. Friday night, Woodbridge police said. The three graduated from Frank…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck And Killed By Car In Franklin
A man attempting to cross the street in Franklin Tuesday night was killed when he was struck by a car, police said. The man, whose identity was withheld pending notification of next of kin, was struck by an eastbound Kia Sorrento driven by a Somerset resisdent shortly before 10 p.m. The fatal crash occurred on Amwell Road near Doria Road. He was pronounced dead at an area hospital, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team at (908) 231-7100, or Officer Jose Jaime of the Fr…
Neighbors
Little
Hero
: Quick-Thinking 4-Year-Old In Franklin Saves Mom's Life
Police in Franklin are preparing to honor a little girl who kept her cool when her mother suffered a medical episode earlier this month. Emergency dispatchers Julie Kozo and Olivia Klein received a 911 call shortly before 8 a.m Dec. 6 from Isla Glaser. The four-year-old told the dispatchers that her mother had fallen and needed help. A Franklin police spokesman said the poised little girl gave the dispatchers all the information needed to get help to the home as quickly as possible. Officers Frank Mahon and Michael Casey arrived and found the door locked. Talking through the doo…
Schools
Police: Franklin Teen Encouraged Elementary School Girl To Kill Herself
A male high school student from Franklin was arrested after encouraging a female elementary schooler to kill herself in response to her suicide awareness post on social media, said authorities who charged him. Franklin police did not release the name of the teenage male, who -- accompanied by his parents -- was arrested around 6 p.m. Monday, Police Chief Gregory M. Cugliari said. The arrest stemmed from a complaint of cyber harassment that came to patrol officers on Oct. 18, Cugliari said. The young girl reported that the teenager made "harassing and disparaging remarks encouraging su…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Animal Lover Who Sought Sex With Cows, Horses Vandalizes Farms
A judge in Sussex County ordered that a Vernon man remain jailed after authorities said he attacked local farms whose owners refused his requests to have sex with animals. Prosecutor said Richard Decker, 31, damaged vehicle tires and left "harassing messages" -- in one case threatening to beat a wife with a wooden stick -- when his requests were denied, the NJ Herald reports. That was enough to convince a Superior Court judge in Newton to order that Decker remain held in the Morris County Correctional Facility until a scheduled Nov. 4 hearing for a "pattern of unlawful conduct that pre…
Police & Fire
Swept
UP: Paterson Heroin Gang, Bergen, Rockland, Orange Buyers Charged
The ringleader and a crew of 16 members of a Paterson-based heroin ring tied to the Bloods street gang – along with 16 accused buyers from Bergen, Rockland and Orange counties -- were named in a sweeping indictment produced by a massive multi-agency investigation, New Jersey authorities said Thursday. The investigation targeted open-air drug dealing and gun violence controlled by a multi-layered ring in a section of the 4th Ward of Paterson known as the four corners -- or “4K” area – where Mercer, Putnam and Warren streets meet Rosa Parks Boulevard. Leading the “4K Bloods” – also known as t…
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