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Prosecutor: Five Morris County Officers Admit Cocaine Possession, Used Database To Find Sellers Prosecutor: Five Morris County Officers Admit Cocaine Possession, Used Database To Find Sellers
Prosecutor: Five Morris County Officers Admit Cocaine Possession, Used Database To Find Sellers Five Morris County Corrections officers admitted using and sharing drugs including cocaine -- keeping them from ever getting a job in public employment ever again. Corrections officers Dominick Andico, 33, Albert Wyman IV, 36, Robert Busold, 27, Brian T. Rzucidlo, 35, and Sheriff's Officer Nicholas Ricciotti, 31, plead guilty to various drug charges for buying, distributing and being in possession of cocaine starting in January 2018, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a joint release. All five were forced to resign and will undergo mandatory drug treatment after pleading guil…

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by Valerie Musson
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Morris County Mastermind Behind Bogus Life Insurance Scheme Faces Theft, Fraud Charges Morris County Mastermind Behind Bogus Life Insurance Scheme Faces Theft, Fraud Charges
Morris County Mastermind Behind Bogus Life Insurance Scheme Faces Theft, Fraud Charges The Morris County mastermind behind a bogus life insurance policy scheme who forged a victim's signature on important documents is facing insurance fraud and theft charges, authorities said Monday. John G. Vincelli, of Lake Hopatcong, submitted an unauthorized life insurance application for a client’s two children without their consent, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said Monday in a joint release with Morris County Acting Chief of Investigations Chris Kimker. Vincelli, 35, had been receiving a commission after creating the scheme and made unauthorized withdrawals from the victim…

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by Valerie Musson
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Essex Vehicle Thieves Sent To Prison For Chase, Crash With Police Car Essex Vehicle Thieves Sent To Prison For Chase, Crash With Police Car
Essex Vehicle Thieves Sent To Prison For Chase, Crash With Police Car Plea bargains are sending a 20-year-old Orange man to state prison for a minimum of 3½ years and his 19-year-old Newark accomplice for at least a year and a half for a stolen vehicle pursuit that included a crash with a police car in Morris County. Alakir Wardlaw of Orange was driving a stolen Dodge Durango and Wanya McHenry of Newark a stolen Toyota Highlander when Denville police chased them in June 2019, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. Wardlaw fled on foot with an underage boy after the Durango slammed into a police car, Knapp said. Inside, police found a …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Authorities: Morris County Man Waited Outside Boy's Home During Sexual Phone, Online Chats Authorities: Morris County Man Waited Outside Boy's Home During Sexual Phone, Online Chats
Authorities: Morris County Man Waited Outside Boy's Home During Sexual Phone, Online Chats A 30-year-old Morris County man was waiting outside a 15-year-old boy's home while having sexual phone and internet conversations with him, authorities charged Tuesday. Michael A. Holdnak of Dover had sexually-charged phone and social media discussions with the minor between Sunday, July 12 and Tuesday, July 28, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a release with local police. Holdnak was outside of the boy’s home on at least two occasions during the discussions, Knapp said. Holdnak was arrested via warrant and charged with second-degree attempted sexual assault and third…

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by Valerie Musson
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Parsippany Men Captured In California Sentenced In Roommate's Beating Death Parsippany Men Captured In California Sentenced In Roommate's Beating Death
Parsippany Men Captured In California Sentenced In Roommate's Beating Death A Parsippany man who fled to California after killing his roommate during a drunken brawl last summer must spend more than four years in prison before he'll be eligible for parole. Rogelio Laureano-Gonzalez, 26, admitted last month that he struck Jaime Lopez-Basilio, 27, in the head, killing him, during a drunken argument at their Old Bloomfield Avenue home last September. Laureano-Gonzalez fled with another roommate, Cirilo Rojas-Paulino, 25, and were later captured in Kern County, CA, authorities said. Superior Court Judge Stephen J. Taylor sentenced Laureano-Gonzalez …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor: Wrong-Way DWI Dumont Driver, 28, Charged In Route 80 Triple Fatal Crash Prosecutor: Wrong-Way DWI Dumont Driver, 28, Charged In Route 80 Triple Fatal Crash
Prosecutor: Wrong-Way DWI Dumont Driver, 28, Charged In Route 80 Triple Fatal Crash A car salesman from Dumont was charged in a wrong-way Route 80 crash in Parsippany-Troy Hills that killed three people last October, authorities announced Friday. Miguel Botero, 28, had been drinking and was headed westbound on the eastbound side of the highway on Oct. 18, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. Botero's car struck another vehicle around 1:45 a.m. near mile post 45.2, killing the driver and two passengers documents say. The passengers were identified as Julia Wells and Jalen Davis, a pair of friends pursuing careers in cosmetology and music, respectively. Another als…

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by Cecilia Levine