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Bomb Squad Called After Teen Points Loaded Weapon At Person: Franklin Borough PD Bomb Squad Called After Teen Points Loaded Weapon At Person: Franklin Borough PD
Bomb Squad Called After Teen Points Loaded Weapon At Person: Franklin Borough PD A 16-year-old Franklin Borough teenager was arrested after they pointed a loaded firearm at a household member during a dispute on Sunday, Feb. 11, police said. Franklin Borough Police said no weapons were discharged and nobody was injured during the incident. While on scene, police investigated other weapons and prohibited devices being possessed and improvised by the juvenile within the home, officers said.  The New Jersey State Police Bomb Unit was called in and each weapon and other unlawful device was removed from the home. The teenager was issued a delinquency complaint warr…

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by Sam Barron
Traffic
Dump Truck Downs Utility Pole, Causing Closures, Power Outages In Sussex County: Police Dump Truck Downs Utility Pole, Causing Closures, Power Outages In Sussex County: Police
Dump Truck Downs Utility Pole, Causing Closures, Power Outages In Sussex County: Police A dump truck crashed and took down a utility pole, closing a portion of Route 23 and causing power outages in Sussex County Thursday, May 18, police said. The dump truck took down the pole and wires on Route 23 between High and Rapole Streets in Franklin Borough, local police said around 12:45 p.m. Police had detoured northbound traffic to High Street/Rutherford Avenue while southbound traffic was diverted to Rapole Street/Mitchell Avenue. ***ROAD CLOSURE – MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT*** Route 23, between High Street and Rapole Street, will be closed for several... Posted by Franklin Boro…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Serious Crash Closes Route 517 In Sussex County Serious Crash Closes Route 517 In Sussex County
Serious Crash Closes Route 517 In Sussex County Police were investigating a serious crash on Route 517 near Foxhill Drive in Franklin Borough. The crash occurred mid-afternoon Monday, Feb. 27. The crash shut down the route, also known as Munsonhurst Road, from Route 23 in Franklin to Kennedy Avenue in Ogdensburg, police said.

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by Jon Craig
News
Wayne PD: Officer Nabs Overnight Burglar From Sussex Wayne PD: Officer Nabs Overnight Burglar From Sussex
Wayne PD: Officer Nabs Overnight Burglar From Sussex A Sussex County ex-con with a drug-related criminal history bolted when a Wayne resident found him trying to steal his car and was caught moments later, township police said. Security video shows Nicholas Scalici, 31, of Franklin Borough getting into the vehicle in the resident’s driveway, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Officer Steven Martell was responding to an overnight 911 call from Park Lane when he spotted Scalici walking away from the scene, the captain said. The victim identified him as the intruder, Daly said. Martell then arrested Scalici and found him carrying a switchblade and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Here’s How Many Sussex County Residents Lost Power Due To Damage From Hurricane Ida Remnants Here’s How Many Sussex County Residents Lost Power Due To Damage From Hurricane Ida Remnants
Here’s How Many Sussex County Residents Lost Power Due To Damage From Hurricane Ida Remnants Thousands of people in Sussex County and across New Jersey are without power after the remnants of Hurricane Ida blasted through the region late Wednesday into early Thursday. Police urge residents to keep their distance from downed wires and report storm damage to 911 as JCP&L works to repair outages and other power-related storm impacts. The company evaluates damages in the first 24 hours and then restores the largest number of customers affected on an outage order. Scroll down to view the number of customers in each town who are experiencing outages, according to Sparta Police: S…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police: Sussex County Man Had More Than 10 Pounds Of Narcotics In Production, Distribution Ring Police: Sussex County Man Had More Than 10 Pounds Of Narcotics In Production, Distribution Ring
Police: Sussex County Man Had More Than 10 Pounds Of Narcotics In Production, Distribution Ring A Sussex County man who police say had more than 10 pounds of narcotics in a drug manufacturing and distribution ring was arrested and jailed. Lukas Budzel, 23, was found with more than 10 pounds of controlled dangerous substances “related to the production, manufacturing, and distribution of narcotics,” as well as about $16,000 in cash following a search of his mother’s Franklin Borough home on Scott Road around 6 a.m. on Jan. 28, police said. Numerous marijuana plants and psychedelic mushrooms were seized, NJHerald reports. Budzel was charged with first-degree manufacturing CDS and sever…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police: Sussex County Couple Nabbed For Selling Crack Cocaine, Heroin Police: Sussex County Couple Nabbed For Selling Crack Cocaine, Heroin
Police: Sussex County Couple Nabbed For Selling Crack Cocaine, Heroin A man and woman from Newton were charged with selling crack cocaine and heroin in Sussex County, authorities said. Sean Jackson, 52, and Dawn Costa, 37, were taken into custody Wednesday following an investigation by the the Newton Police Department and the Sussex County Narcotics Task Force. Jackson was charged with third-degree distribution of crack cocaine and possession of heroin while Costa faces charges for third-degree distribution of heroin, police said. Both suspects were also charged with selling the substances within 1,000 feet of a school zone, Newton Police said. Jackson was …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
West Milford Man, 21, Charged With Stealing Sussex County Friend's Car West Milford Man, 21, Charged With Stealing Sussex County Friend's Car
West Milford Man, 21, Charged With Stealing Sussex County Friend's Car A Passaic County man borrowed a vehicle from an acquaintance in Sussex County and refused to give it back, authorities said. Corey Vantassel Jr., 21, of Oak Ridge, had borrowed a vehicle from an acquaintance on Cedar Drive on May 22, Franklin Borough Police said in a news release. Vantassel refused to return the vehicle to the owner, who then made several failed attempts to contact him, authorities said. The vehicle was reported stolen on Tuesday, May 26 around 4 p.m. and recovered on Blumis Avenue/County Road 639 in Sussex Borough around 5:30 p.m., authorities said. The vehicle was impou…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Sussex County Man Sentenced To Three Years In State Prison For Heroin Mill Sussex County Man Sentenced To Three Years In State Prison For Heroin Mill
Sussex County Man Sentenced To Three Years In State Prison For Heroin Mill A Wantage man faces three years behind bars after he admitted to making heroin in his home for distribution, reports say. Anthony Cimbaro, 64, appeared for his virtual sentencing April 23 with his lawyer, Thomas Militano, as well as Assistant Prosecutor Jerome Neidhardt, NJHerald reports. Though Cimbaro was first indicted on 10 counts, he pleaded guilty to third-degree manufacturing/distributing a controlled dangerous substance and had the rest of the charges dismissed as part of his plea deal, reports say. Of a maximum five year sentence, Judge Louis Sceusi opted for three years, citing C…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
DWI Sussex County Driver Again Karate Kicks Officers, EMT After Car Rolls In Ditch, Police Say DWI Sussex County Driver Again Karate Kicks Officers, EMT After Car Rolls In Ditch, Police Say
DWI Sussex County Driver Again Karate Kicks Officers, EMT After Car Rolls In Ditch, Police Say A Sussex County woman who once "karate kicked" a police officer was arrested for doing the same thing again to a pair of officers and an EMT Monday, authorities said. Officers responding to reports of a vehicle driving erratically with two flat tires on County Route 631found Sheila A. Celentano, 44, who had abandoned her vehicle and was running down Newton Street barefoot, Franklin Borough police said. Celentano -- who had been drinking and was found with an open container of alcohol -- let her car roll into a ditch as she yelled profanities at police and resisted arrest, authorities said. …

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by Cecilia Levine