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Morris County Swim Instructor Was Under The Influence While Teaching Kids: PD
A 36-year-old Denville resident was arrested and charged with being under the influence while instructing young children on Monday, March 25, police said. Police responded to KimSwims at 424 Route 46 West after receiving a report Kyle Cooper was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, police said. Cooper was arrested and charged with endangering another person, a disorderly persons offense, police said. He was issued a complaint summons and given an upcoming court date, police said. In 2008, while driving on Route 23 in Franklin, Cooper was arrested and charged with driving while intoxica…
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Man Charged In Thanksgiving Eve Crash That Killed Hackettstown Mom
A 51-year-old Hackettstown man was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 4 and charged with vehicular manslaughter following a Thanksgiving Eve crash that killed a 33-year-old mother of two. Andrzej Szysko was heading east in a Jeep Wrangler that struck the passenger's side of a Ford pickup truck, heading south on Route 517 in Allamuchy around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, New Jersey State Police said. The impact sent the Ford into 33-year-old Lauren Gerhold's vehicle, heading north in a Jeep SUV, and she was pronounced dead, police said. Gerhold was survived by her husband, Casey…
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LGBTQ+ Pride Flag Burned Outside Sparta Church, Police Say
Police are seeking clues after an LGBTQ+ pride flag was burned outside of a church in Sparta. The flag was lit on fire outside of the Sparta United Methodist Church on S. Sparta Avenue on Wednesday, April 20, local police said Thursday. ********************************* REWARD ********************************* The Sparta Police Department is... Posted by Sparta Police NJ on Thursday, May 5, 2022 A pair of “young adult males” were seen walking onto the property from behind and using an accelerant to ignite the flag, according to a report from the New Jersey Herald. Anyone with…
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Former Hopatcong Mayor Fined More Than $22K For Storing Porn On Gov. Equipment, Report Says
Former Hopatcong Mayor Cliff Lundin has been fined more than $22,000 by a state ethics panel for utilizing government equipment to look at and save pornography while overseeing the group in charge of the state’s soil control rules, a new report says. Lundin was first accused by the state Attorney General's Office in an Oct. 2017 complaint before he resigned from his role about five months later, NJHerald reports. In total, Lundin is accused of looking at dating sites and downloading "at least 122 prurient images of nude or naked males,” according to the report. Read the full report from Ne…
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Lawsuit
: Sussex County Police Officer Groped, Assaulted Woman After Domestic Violence Call
A woman who said she was groped and sexually assaulted by a police officer who responded to an earlier domestic violence call in Sussex County filed a lawsuit last week against her alleged attacker and other town officials, a new report says. Vernon Township Officer Emanuel Rivera was charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual contact following the May 11, 2019 incident, in which he allegedly approached the woman’s car, groped her chest, pressured her to follow him to an empty church and forcefully put his hand down her pants, the New Jersey Herald reports. The Bergen County woman — who say…
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New Rape Accusations For Sussex County Man With Dismissed Sex Assault Case, Reports Say
A 38-year-old Sussex County man with a previously dropped sex assault case is facing new allegations of strangling and raping a woman last week, reports say. Ian Schweizer was charged by State Police with simple assault and four counts of sexual and aggravated assault after he allegedly held the woman down, obstructed her breathing and sexually assaulted her at his Sandyston home on April 21, leading to her hospitalization, NJHerald reports citing police records. In 2017, Schweizer was accused of sexually assaulting former classmate Laura Gallagher, who has spoken in public about her experi…
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Byram Police Officer Suspended Over 'Inappropriate' Social Media Post
A Byram Township police officer has been suspended after posting what officials have called an "inappropriate" remark on social media regarding the recent Black Lives Matter protests, reports say. The officer, who the department has not identified, was stripped of both his weapon and his badge on June 11, shortly after the township became aware of the post, New Jersey Herald reports. Although no details have emerged in regards to the content or platform of the post, administrators have opened an investigation in compliance with rules for the state’s Civil Service Commission. “The township …
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DWI Sussex County Driver With Record Hits Car, Totals His Own
A man from Wantage with a substantial criminal record was drunk when he struck a vehicle on Route 23 and totaled his own, reports say. Jeffrey Salazar, 50, was driving northbound in a Dodge pickup truck near Tractor Supply when he swerved into traffic and collided with a silver Toyota on Thursday, May 28 around 6:30 p.m., New Jersey Herald reports. The Toyota’s passenger side was severely damaged; however, neither the identity of the driver nor the extent or their injuries has been disclosed, the report says. Witnesses told police Salazar ran a black vehicle off of the road before striking…
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