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Route 31, NJ

Troopers Save Suicidal Man Holding Knife To Neck After Fleeing From Warren County Traffic Stop Troopers Save Suicidal Man Holding Knife To Neck After Fleeing From Warren County Traffic Stop
Troopers Save Suicidal Man Holding Knife To Neck After Fleeing From Warren County Traffic Stop State troopers rescued a man who was holding a knife to his neck after fleeing from a traffic stop in Warren County. Troopers responded to a report of a driver who fled from Mansfield Township officers on Route 57, state police said in a release on Friday, Aug. 26. Troopers found the man and tried to pull him over, but he ignored their commands and kept driving before eventually coming to a stop on Route 31, police said. As troopers approached the man’s car, they saw him holding a knife to his neck and threatening to hurt himself. The troopers talked to the man briefly before convincing h…
NJ Police Officer Was Drunk In Deadly Warren County Crash: Prosecutor NJ Police Officer Was Drunk In Deadly Warren County Crash: Prosecutor
NJ Police Officer Was Drunk In Deadly Warren County Crash: Prosecutor A 46-year-old police officer in New Jersey was arrested for driving drunk in a deadly crash earlier this year in Washington Township (Warren County), authorities said. Lawrence Stiscia, a patrol officer with the Franklin Township Police Department in Somerset County, had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.201 percent when he fatally struck a motorcyclist on March 18 on northbound Route 31, according to the Warren County Prosecutor's Office.  The federal limit for driving legally is 0.08 percent blood alcohol content. An investigation determined that Stiscia ran into the back of the mo…
Know Anything? Elk Statue Vandalized In Front Of Hunterdon County Charity Lodge (PHOTOS) Know Anything? Elk Statue Vandalized In Front Of Hunterdon County Charity Lodge (PHOTOS)
Know Anything? Elk Statue Vandalized In Front Of Hunterdon County Charity Lodge (Photos) Know anything? Police are seeking clues after a legendary elk statue that stands in front of a well-known charity lodge was vandalized with graffiti. The vandalism occurred in front of the Flemington Elks Lodge on Route 31 late on Saturday, May 7, according to Dave Norton, owner of The Corner boutique and photography studio located just down the road at 52 Main St. The word “devil” appears to have been scrawled across the statue in red paint. The Flemington Elks Lodge is described as a nonprofit organization that regularly gives back to the community, its Facebook page says. The funding u…