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MISSING: Phillipsburg Police Search For 26-Year-Old Woman With Autism, Mental Health Disorders MISSING: Phillipsburg Police Search For 26-Year-Old Woman With Autism, Mental Health Disorders
Missing: Phillipsburg Police Search For 26-Year-Old Woman With Autism, Mental Health Disorders Phillipsburg Police are searching for a 26-year-old woman with autism and mental health disorders. Crystal Ortiz was last seen near Summit Avenue around 4 a.m. on Tuesday, July 11, Phillipsburg Police said. She has autism and suffers from mental health disorders, the department added. Anyone with information about Ortiz’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Phillipsburg Police Department at 908-835-2002.

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by Valerie Musson
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Gunman Who Opened Fire Into Phillipsburg Crowd Had Over 300 Oxycodone Pills: Prosecutor Gunman Who Opened Fire Into Phillipsburg Crowd Had Over 300 Oxycodone Pills: Prosecutor
Gunman Who Opened Fire Into Phillipsburg Crowd Had Over 300 Oxycodone Pills: Prosecutor The 18-year-old man arrested earlier this month for firing at least six shots into a Phillipsburg crowd was found with more than 300 Oxycodone pills in his SUV, according to authorities who’ve added drug offenses to his list of charges. Jeffrey S. Carthens of Summit Avenue in Phillipsburg was seen firing “at least six rounds into a crowd” with a "ghost gun" near Fisher and Kneedler Avenues from a black Nissan Murano SUV registered under his name on Monday, April 10, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. A follow-up investigation led to a search of Carthens’ Nissan Murano, which a…

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by Valerie Musson
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GUILTY: Man Admits Yearslong Sexual Abuse Of Girl, 6, At His Phillipsburg Home, Prosecutor Says GUILTY: Man Admits Yearslong Sexual Abuse Of Girl, 6, At His Phillipsburg Home, Prosecutor Says
Guilty: Man Admits Yearslong Sexual Abuse Of Girl, 6, At His Phillipsburg Home, Prosecutor Says A 45-year-old man pleaded guilty to the yearslong sexual assault of a six-year-old girl at his Phillipsburg home on Tuesday, Oct. 4, authorities announced. Lawrence E. Kolmer, of Summit Avenue in Phillipsburg, pleaded guilty to sexual assault and child endangerment, both second-degree offenses, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a joint release. Kolmer sexually abused the victim, a child whom he knew, numerous times between 2018 and 2021, starting when she was six years old until the age of eight, Pfeiffer said. Kolmer is being held at Warren County Jail pending sending, wh…

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by Valerie Musson