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NJ Drug Dealer Found With Ammo, Heroin Sentenced For Raping Child, Prosecutor Says NJ Drug Dealer Found With Ammo, Heroin Sentenced For Raping Child, Prosecutor Says
NJ Drug Dealer Found With Ammo, Heroin Sentenced For Raping Child, Prosecutor Says A 32-year-old Jefferson Township man was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Friday, May 31, after pleading guilty to raping a child, authorities said. Police initially began investigating Michael Figueroa for drugs, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Jefferson Township Police Chief Paul Castimore said.  A search of his home turned up much more: Handguns, a rifle, 11 bricks of heroin, a bag of cocaine, ammunition and a digital scale, authorities said. Figueroa was hit with weapons and drug charges, authorities said.&n…

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by Sam Barron
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Driver Killed Overnight In Single-Car Morris County Crash, Police Say Driver Killed Overnight In Single-Car Morris County Crash, Police Say
Driver Killed Overnight In Single-Car Morris County Crash, Police Say One person was killed in a single-car crash on Route 15 in Morris County on Sunday, May 19, authorities said. Jefferson Township police responded to the southbound side of the roadway near mile post 3.5 around 1:25 a.m., Jefferson Township Police Capt. Robert Bush said. The vehicle was occupied only by the driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Jefferson Twp. Fire Co No. 2, Jefferson Township Rescue Squad, Morris County Crash Team, and the office of the Morris County Medical Examiner assised at the scene. The accident is still under investigation. Police ask anyone with additional…

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by Cecilia Levine