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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…
Florida Man Wanted Out Of Hopatcong Busted With Sword In Traffic Stop: Police Florida Man Wanted Out Of Hopatcong Busted With Sword In Traffic Stop: Police
Florida Man Wanted Out Of Hopatcong Busted With Sword In Traffic Stop: Police A Florida man wanted on two warrants was busted with a sword during a traffic stop in Hudson County, authorities said. Alain Diaz, 48, was stopped by Secaucus Police just before 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Diaz, of Hialeah, Florida, was found to have an outstanding NCIC warrant issued out of Hopatcong with no bail and an outstanding warrant out of Jersey City totaling $50, police said.  Diaz was also charged with a weapons offense for being in possession of a sword, as well as three motor vehicle summonses, Miller said. Diaz was being held i…
Driver Nabbed In Morris County Hit-And-Run Crash, Police Say Driver Nabbed In Morris County Hit-And-Run Crash, Police Say
Driver Nabbed In Morris County Hit-And-Run Crash, Police Say A driver was identified and charged following a Morris County hit-and-run crash, authorities said. The crash occurred near Richards Avenue and Lynn Street in Dover on Friday, July 1, local police said on Monday, July 25. A follow-up investigation led to the identification of the driver, whose name was not released by police. The driver was issued several vehicle summonses and is scheduled to appear in court. On July 1, 2022 the Dover Police Dept. responded to the area of Richards Avenue and Lynn Street for a report of a hit &... Posted by Town of Dover Police Department on Monday…
CHILD ABUSE: Paterson Couple Charged With Beating Boy, 7 CHILD ABUSE: Paterson Couple Charged With Beating Boy, 7
Child Abuse: Paterson Couple Charged With Beating Boy, 7 A Paterson couple was jailed for repeatedly beating a 7-year-boy, authorities said.  Davon Burton, 26, and Demetries Page, 24, became the focus of an investigation after a worker with the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted detectives with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, authorities said Thursday. The investigators interviewed multiple witnesses, including the boy, they said.  The child told them Burton and Page “physically assaulted him on several occasions between September 2020 and September 2021 at their residence,” Passaic…
Morris County Hotel Cited As 'Nuisance Property' For Excessive Calls To Police Morris County Hotel Cited As 'Nuisance Property' For Excessive Calls To Police
Morris County Hotel Cited As 'Nuisance Property' For Excessive Calls To Police The owner of a hotel in Morris County will appear in court for a special complaint after police say they responded to too many calls within a 60-day period. Naik Mehulkuma, owner of the Red Carpet Inn & Scottish Inn in Cedar Knolls, was cited for violating the “nuisance property” township ordinance on August 12. The hotel was considered a “nuisance property” after police responded to 30 calls in less than 60 days between June and August, authorities said. Calls for alarms and medical aid were not included in the count, authorities said. Mehulkuma was issued a special complaint for vio…
Police: Man Screaming At Woman In Sussex County ShopRite Parking Lot Had Outstanding Warrant Police: Man Screaming At Woman In Sussex County ShopRite Parking Lot Had Outstanding Warrant
Police: Man Screaming At Woman In Sussex County ShopRite Parking Lot Had Outstanding Warrant A man screaming at a woman in a Sussex County ShopRite parking lot had a warrant out for his arrest, authorities said. Officers responding to the Byram Township grocery store on a report of a man yelling at a woman found Leon H. Cheatham, of Bushkill, PA, with a bag of marijuana sticking out of his sweatshirt pocket Sunday, authorities said in a press release. Police found Cheatham had a $500 warrant out of Blairstown, along with another bag of pot in his car, authorities said. He was arrested and transported to police headquarters, where he was charged with possession of under 5…