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Warren County Man Charged After Leaving Dog In Hot Car, Police Say Warren County Man Charged After Leaving Dog In Hot Car, Police Say
Warren County Man Charged After Leaving Dog In Hot Car, Police Say A Warren County man was charged after leaving his dog in a hot car, authorities said. The man — whose name was not released — is accused of leaving his dog, “Rosco,” inside his car with no air conditioning and the windows rolled up on an 80-degree day, Washington Township Police said in a release on Tuesday, June 28. The Hardwick man was charged by a Washington Township Humane Law Enforcement Officer and is scheduled to appear in municipal court.

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by Valerie Musson
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Police: Trailer Park Resident, 71, Caught Taking Naked Selfies In Laundry Room Police: Trailer Park Resident, 71, Caught Taking Naked Selfies In Laundry Room
Police: Trailer Park Resident, 71, Caught Taking Naked Selfies In Laundry Room A 71-year-old Moonachie trailer park resident was arrested after a resident found him naked and taking selfies in the laundry room, authorities said. Officers Scott Lemongello and Daniel Leoncini reviewed surveillance video at the Metropolitan Mobile Home Park and identified the birthday-suited, selfie-snapping suspect as Frank Volpe, Police Chief Richard Behrens said. The officers went to his trailer home and arrested Volpe, who was charged with lewdness and released pending a Municipal Court hearing, the chief said. The incident came a day after another Moonachie man was seized by b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mount Laurel Man Indicted for Stalking Neighbor, Bias Intimidation, Damaging Cars: Prosecutor Mount Laurel Man Indicted for Stalking Neighbor, Bias Intimidation, Damaging Cars: Prosecutor
Mount Laurel Man Indicted for Stalking Neighbor, Bias Intimidation, Damaging Cars: Prosecutor A 46-year-old Burlington County man has been indicted on multiple charges including bias intimidation of his black neighbors, damaging property, stalking, criminal mischief, drug and weapons violations. The 15-count grand jury indictment was returned Friday against Edward C. Mathews of Mount Laurel, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina Mathews was being held in Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly, where he has been held since being taken into custody at his former residence in the 3600 block of Grammercy Way last summer, Coffina said. An investigation began July 2…

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by Jon Craig
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Police: There's Another Side To Fight Between Bergen Firefighter, Cellphone Store Employee Police: There's Another Side To Fight Between Bergen Firefighter, Cellphone Store Employee
Police: There's Another Side To Fight Between Bergen Firefighter, Cellphone Store Employee UPDATE: There's another side to an incident involving a New Milford firefighter and an employee at a cellphone store in Bergenfield whom he accused of attacking him in front of his young son, borough police said early Tuesday evening. Daily Voice left a message early Tuesday with an employee at the T-Mobile store on South Washington Avenue who said the manager was expected at work sometime during the day. The call wasn't returned, however, and the store -- which ordinarily closes at 8 p.m. on weekdays -- shut down early. No charges were filed by police. Bergenfield Police Detective Lt. Wi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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88,000 Pot Cases Dismissed In NJ This Month, 270,000 More In The Pipeline 88,000 Pot Cases Dismissed In NJ This Month, 270,000 More In The Pipeline
88,000 Pot Cases Dismissed In NJ This Month, 270,000 More In The Pipeline New Jersey courts have dismissed or vacated 88,000 pot convictions since July 1, with plenty more to come, the state Judiciary announced. State authorities are still working out how the Garden State’s legal marijuana market will work. Meanwhile, the Judiciary has already knocked out less than a quarter of an initial 360,000 Municipal and Superior Court pot and hash cases in the nearly two weeks since weed officially became legal in New Jersey. These include not just old cases but those involving convicts serving time behind bars or on probation or parole, as well as those that haven't yet …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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ROAD RAGE: Police In Bergen Charge Driver, 22, With Waving Fake Gun ROAD RAGE: Police In Bergen Charge Driver, 22, With Waving Fake Gun
Road Rage: Police In Bergen Charge Driver, 22, With Waving Fake Gun An Englewood driver took her road rage against another motorist too far when she waved a fake gun, police in Lodi said. The two clashed “over one of the parties driving in an erratic manner” before stopping at the intersection of Essex Street and Riverview Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Capt. Robert Salerno said. Adjah Brown, 22, “brandished a handgun, waved it in a menacing manner, and exchanged a few words with the people in the other vehicle before driving off” from the light, Salerno said. Police gave Brown a complaint summons to appear in Municipal Court on charges of simple assault…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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DWI Motorist From Rockland Drives Wrong Way On Route 208, Oakland PD Says DWI Motorist From Rockland Drives Wrong Way On Route 208, Oakland PD Says
DWI Motorist From Rockland Drives Wrong Way On Route 208, Oakland PD Says A Rockland woman was drunk when she drove the wrong way on Route 208, police in Oakland said. Marie Heller, 61, of Nanuet had driven her 2003 Honda Pilot north in the southbound lanes shortly after 1:30 a.m. Monday, Lt. Christian Eldridge said.  Somehow, it didn't hit anything. Officer Michael Griffin, responding to a call from the Oakland First Aid Squad, stopped Heller after she tried getting onto Route 287, he said. Police processed Heller at headquarters, temporarily impounded her car and released her to a responsible adult pending a Municipal Court hearing under John's Law, Eldr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PalPark Detectives Charge Local Resident With Masturbating In Public PalPark Detectives Charge Local Resident With Masturbating In Public
PalPark Detectives Charge Local Resident With Masturbating In Public Palisades Park detectives arrested a borough man after a pedestrian said she found him masturbating on the main drag. The 35-year-old borough victim came to police headquarters and said she'd seen the man in the act as she walked on Broad Avenue near Washington Place the night of Nov. 9, Capt. Anthony Muccio said. A sketch artist produced a composite based on her description that detectives used to identify Hugo Lopez, 33, said Muccio, the officer in charge of the department. Lopez was arrested on Friday and released on a disorderly persons summons, answerable in Municipal Court, charging …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hudson Handyman Caught Masturbating Near Bergen Job Site, Police Say Hudson Handyman Caught Masturbating Near Bergen Job Site, Police Say
Hudson Handyman Caught Masturbating Near Bergen Job Site, Police Say Norwood police arrested a Hudson County handyman after two female passersby said they saw him masturbating in his vehicle. Ernesto Martinez, 34, of West New York was working a job in the area when the women told police they saw him busy doing something else while parked on Rio Vista Drive around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Police Chief Jeff Krapels said. Martinez drove away but was stopped and arrested by police a short time later, the chief said. They charged Martinez with lewdness and released him pending a Municipal Court hearing. ****** UPDATE: A 21-year-old Northvale driver was charged with …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Driver, 19, At Fault In Late-Night Crash Had Too Many Passengers Police: Driver, 19, At Fault In Late-Night Crash Had Too Many Passengers
Police: Driver, 19, At Fault In Late-Night Crash Had Too Many Passengers A 19-year-old Glen Rock driver was one of six people crammed into a car built for five that crashed in the borough late Sunday, sending the other driver to the hospital, authorities said. The younger driver’s 2017 Volkswagen Jetta collided with a 2013 Chrysler 300 driven by a 22-year-old Midland Park woman at the intersection of Central and Ackerman avenues around 10:30 p.m., Police Chief Dean Ackerman said. The Midland Park woman was taken by ambulance to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, Ackerman said. A 15-year-old Glen Rock girl was picked up at the scene by her mother, who later calle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen Resident Says Neighbor Sucker-Punched Him Over Blown Leaves Bergen Resident Says Neighbor Sucker-Punched Him Over Blown Leaves
Bergen Resident Says Neighbor Sucker-Punched Him Over Blown Leaves With snow on the ground, it’s been quiet for the most part on a Cresskill street where a resident said a neighbor sucker-punched him last month while he was blowing leaves. Police arrested 59-year-old John Smith on simple assault charges after his 63-year-old Grant Avenue neighbor claimed Smith cold-cocked him, knocked him down and grabbed his cellphone – tossing it into a leaf pile -- when he tried to call for help, Detective Sgt. Jason Lanzilotti said. Cresskill Emergency Medical Services treated the victim and took him to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center with bruises on his face and…

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by Jerry DeMarco