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Off-Duty Trooper Was First To Arrive At Sussex County Blaze That Killed 2 Pets: Officials Off-Duty Trooper Was First To Arrive At Sussex County Blaze That Killed 2 Pets: Officials
Off-Duty Trooper Was First To Arrive At Sussex County Blaze That Killed 2 Pets: Officials Two pets died in a Sussex County house fire in which an off-duty trooper and firefighter was the first to respond, officials said. Reports of a fire came from a neighbor on on Saddleback Road in Stillwater around 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 22, fire officials said. "A nearby trooper who is also a firefighter arrived on scene and reported a working fire," the Stillwater Area Volunteer Fire Company said on Facebook. Firefighters from Stillwater, Hampton, Fredon, Andover, Blairstown, Byram, Green, and Branchville responded, with Knowlton on standby. Flames were coming from the side of t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Overturns, Injuring Driver And Scattering Debris Across Route 80 Tractor-Trailer Overturns, Injuring Driver And Scattering Debris Across Route 80
Tractor-Trailer Overturns, Injuring Driver And Scattering Debris Across Route 80 A tractor-trailer overturned and scattered debris across Route 80, injuring the driver and causing an hours-long closure on Tuesday night, Sept. 5, authorities said. The crash occurred on the eastbound side near milepost 0.6 in Knowlton around 8:15 p.m., SFC Philip Curry told Daily Voice. The Knowlton Township Fire and Rescue Co. responded a short time later: HAPPENING NOW: RAMP CLOSURE Rt. 46 WB ramp to I-80 WB (between Portland Bridge exit and I-80 overpass) due to a rolled over tractor trailer. Expect this ramp to be closed all night for cleanup. Posted by Knowlton Twp. Fire and Re…

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by Valerie Musson
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Woman Dead, 2 Hurt In Sussex County Jeep Crash Caused By Deer: Police Woman Dead, 2 Hurt In Sussex County Jeep Crash Caused By Deer: Police
Woman Dead, 2 Hurt In Sussex County Jeep Crash Caused By Deer: Police A 19-year-old woman was killed and two others were hurt after a deer caused a crash on Route 94 in Sussex County Sunday night, state police said. Jesse Manno, 33, of Branchville, was driving a Jeep Wrangler on Route 94 southbound when he hit a deer and veered into the northbound lanes near milepost 15.1 in Fredon just after 10:25 p.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. The front of the Jeep crashed into a grass embankment and a Honda Civic driven by Alexander W. Schwenke, 18, of Johnsonburg, along with passenger Zoey C. McClain, 19, of Knowlton. Manno and Schwenke suffered …

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by Valerie Musson
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Motorcyclist, 29, Airlifted After Crashing Into Route 80 Guardrail: State Police Motorcyclist, 29, Airlifted After Crashing Into Route 80 Guardrail: State Police
Motorcyclist, 29, Airlifted After Crashing Into Route 80 Guardrail: State Police A 29-year-old motorcyclist was airlifted after crashing into a guardrail on Route 80, state police said. The motorcyclist was heading westbound on Route 80 before veering off the road, overturning, and hitting a guardrail near milepost 5.6 in Knowlton around 5:40 a.m. on Sunday, July 10, NJSP Trooper Brandi Slota told DailyVoice.com. The victim — a man from New York, NY — was flown to Pocono Hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Slota said. The crash remains under investigation.

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by Valerie Musson
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VIDEO: Driver From Poconos Shot By NJ Troopers After He Shoots Dog VIDEO: Driver From Poconos Shot By NJ Troopers After He Shoots Dog
Video: Driver From Poconos Shot By NJ Troopers After He Shoots Dog A country music song plays on the car stereo as a Pennsylvania driver who'd just crashed his car into a ditch off Route 80 shoots his dog and is then shot and killed by New Jersey State Police troopers, video released Monday shows. Dashboard and body cameras captured clear and disturbing video of the 1:30 a.m. Nov. 7 encounter on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River. The collection of videos released by state Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck show the two troopers approaching the disabled vehicle from either side on Starlite Hill Road in the Columbia section of Knowlton in Warren Count…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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AG: Driver Shoots Dog After Crash, Shot By NJ State Police Off Route 80 Near Delaware River AG: Driver Shoots Dog After Crash, Shot By NJ State Police Off Route 80 Near Delaware River
AG: Driver Shoots Dog After Crash, Shot By NJ State Police Off Route 80 Near Delaware River A driver who crashed a vehicle into a ditch off Route 80 on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River was shot and killed by state troopers after he fired a weapon from inside, authorities said. The State Police troopers approached the vehicle on Starlite Hill Road in the Columbia section of the Warren County town of Knowlton while responding to an accident call shortly after 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Inside it were the driver and a dog, he said. The troopers were "attempting to communicate with the driver" when he "fired a weapon from with…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NYC Man, 20, Killed In Route 80 Crash NYC Man, 20, Killed In Route 80 Crash
NYC Man, 20, Killed In Route 80 Crash A 20-year-old New York City man was killed in a crash on Route 80 Sunday morning, authorities said. Svyon Gregory Acosta was heading east in a Honda Accord when he went off the roadway to the left and struck a tree at milepost 7.9 in Knowlton, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The crash was reported at 8:45 a.m. Acosta died as a result of the crash, which remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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PHOTOS: Fire Crews Douse Late-Night Sussex County Camp Building Blaze With 62K Gallons Of Water PHOTOS: Fire Crews Douse Late-Night Sussex County Camp Building Blaze With 62K Gallons Of Water
Photos: Fire Crews Douse Late-Night Sussex County Camp Building Blaze With 62K Gallons Of Water It took more than 62,000 gallons of water to douse a fire that broke out at a Sussex County camp building Wednesday night, authorities said. The two-alarm blaze was reported just after 9:30 p.m. at a Camp Hoover building at 951 Rt. 521 in Newton. Fire crews in Stillwater, Hampton, and Fredon were initially called to the scene before the blaze became fully involved, requiring backup assistance from Byram Fire for an air truck, Andover Township Fire for a Rapid Intervention Team, Blairstown Fire for a ladder truck, Knowlton Fire to cover the station and Sandyston Fire to cover the north end…

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by Valerie Musson
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Fire Collapses Knowlton Home Fire Collapses Knowlton Home
Fire Collapses Knowlton Home A Knowlton home collapsed in a fire Monday afternoon. Firefighters from multiple agencies responded to the Meadow Ridge Road house just after 1 p.m. Nearly 45 minutes later, it had collapsed -- leaving only the garage standing, initial reports say. The blaze was under control around 2 p.m. The Warren County Fire Marshal, Warren County Prosecutor's Office and New Jersey State Police responded. This is a developing story. Check back for details.

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by Cecilia Levine