Missing Morris County Girl Found Safe Missing Morris County Girl Found Safe
Missing Morris County Girl Found Safe The missing girl was found safe on Tuesday, Aug. 13.
High Winds Wreak Havoc In NJ Leaving Roads Closed, Hundreds Without Power High Winds Wreak Havoc In NJ Leaving Roads Closed, Hundreds Without Power
High Winds Wreak Havoc In NJ Leaving Roads Closed, Hundreds Without Power Wind gusts up to 50 mph were wreaking havoc across New Jersey on Friday, Aug. 9. As of 2:30 p.m., thousands of residents were without power and multiple roadways were closed due to downed wires and related crashes. The National Weather Service also issued a new tornado watch across North Jersey. An earlier watch for South Jersey and much of Pennsylvania has been lifted. Click here to see the counties covered by the new watch, in effect through 10 p.m. In Hackensack, nearly 500 PSE&G customers had lost power, and more than 450 in Maywood, as of 2:15 p.m. In Brick Township and Millstone…
Tornado Watch Shifts, Now Covers These Counties Across NJ, PA As Debby Creeps In Tornado Watch Shifts, Now Covers These Counties Across NJ, PA As Debby Creeps In
Tornado Watch Shifts, Now Covers These Counties Across NJ, PA As Debby Creeps In The National Weather Service has shifted its tornado watch across New Jersey and Pennsylvania as Hurricane Debby creeps in. In New Jersey, the tornado watch is in effect through 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9 and covers Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties in North Jersey. In Pennsylvania, the tornado watch is issued in Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Monroe, and Bucks counties. The tornado threat for South Jersey has diminished since the initial watch was issued early Friday morning, which has since been canceled. AccuWeather Th…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Sexually Assaulting 6-Year-Old: Warren County Prosecutor Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Sexually Assaulting 6-Year-Old: Warren County Prosecutor
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Sexually Assaulting 6-Year-Old: Warren County Prosecutor A 46-year-old Florida man pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Aug. 6 to sexually assaulting a 6-year-old in Warren County in 2018, authorities said. Cameron Scrudato pleaded guilty to sexual assault prior to the completion of his trial, Warren County Prosecutor Anthony Picione, Acting Chief of Detectives Brenton Warne, and Phillipsburg Police Department Police Chief Robert Stettner said. Prosecutors will recommend a 10-year sentence for Scrudato, authorities said.
Woman Charged With Kidnapping After Trying To Take Child From Warren County Child Services: PD Woman Charged With Kidnapping After Trying To Take Child From Warren County Child Services: PD
Woman Charged With Kidnapping After Trying To Take Child From Warren County Child Services: PD A 36-year-old Phillipsburg resident was charged with kidnapping after she tried to take child from the Warren County Division of Child Protection and Permanency on Monday, July 15. At 12:34 p.m., officers responded to the office in Warren County on a report of a disorderly person, who was not identified by police, attempting to leave with a child, Washington Township police said in a release. Following an investigation, the woman was charged with kidnapping, criminal attempt, contempt of judicial order and failure to be fingerprinted, police said. She was lodged at the Warren County ja…
Black Bear Struck By Vehicle On Route 46: NJSP Black Bear Struck By Vehicle On Route 46: NJSP
Black Bear Struck By Vehicle On Route 46: Njsp A black bear was struck by a vehicle on Route 46 in Warren County on the early morning of Thursday, Aug. 1, authorities said. At 8:09 a.m.,, a vehicle was traveling westbound on Route 46 in White Township when it collided with a black bear that entered the lane of travel, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State police said. No injuries were reported and the crash remains under investigation, Marchan said.
Hollow-Point Ammo, Mags Seized After DUI Driver's Pursuit-Crash On Route 78: Police Hollow-Point Ammo, Mags Seized After DUI Driver's Pursuit-Crash On Route 78: Police
Hollow-Point Ammo, Mags Seized After DUI Driver's Pursuit-Crash On Route 78: Police A 20-year-old Allentown man was arrested after police seized a firearm, hollow-point bullets, and more after a pursuit-crash on Route 78 in New Jersey, authorities said. Trouble began for Franniel Reyes Saturday morning, July 27, when a New Jersey State Police trooper attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop in the eastbound lanes for a moving violation at Exit 7 in Bloomsbury, NJSP Sgt. Charles Marchan said. A short time later, another trooper not involved in the initial stop saw the vehicle disabled due to a crash on State Highway 173, according to Marchan.  Reyes was seen by …
Phillipsburg Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Child: Prosecutor Phillipsburg Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Child: Prosecutor
Phillipsburg Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Child: Prosecutor A 66-year-old Phillipsburg man was convicted on Thursday, July 25 of sexually assaulting a young child over the course of four years, authorities said. Joseph Gares was convicted of aggravated sexual assault, criminal attempted aggravated sexual assault, four counts of sexual assault, lewdness and endangering the welfare of a child, Acting Warren County Prosecutor Anthony Picione, Acting Chief of Detectives Brenton Warne, and Phillipsburg Police Department Police Chief Robert Stettner said. Gares sexually assaulted a child between 2012 and 2016 when the victim was between the ages of e…
Two Injured In Four-Car Crash On Route 80: NJSP Two Injured In Four-Car Crash On Route 80: NJSP
Two Injured In Four-Car Crash On Route 80: Njsp Two people were injured in a four-car crash involving multiple trucks on Route 80 in Warren County on Thursday, July 18, authorities said. At 10:47 a.m. on I-80 eastbound in Hardwick Township, a crash occurred between a tractor-trailer, two Ford pickup trucks and a Toyota sedan, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Two drivers sustained minor injuries and were transported to a nearby hospital, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.
Tractor Trailer Driver, 22, Airlifted In Route 80 Crash Tractor Trailer Driver, 22, Airlifted In Route 80 Crash
Tractor Trailer Driver, 22, Airlifted In Route 80 Crash The driver of a tractor trailer was airlifted to the hospital in a Route 80 crash early Friday, July 12 in Warren County, police said. The 22-year-old Lodi, CA man was heading east when he ran off the left side of the roadway, struck the guardrail, went into a ditch, and collided with a tree just after 6:40 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said.  The unnamed man sustained moderate injuries and was airlifted to a local hospital. The crash remains under investigation, and there was no further information.
NEWLY MINTED MILLIONAIRE! Powerball Ticket Sold In Warren County Wins Big NEWLY MINTED MILLIONAIRE! Powerball Ticket Sold In Warren County Wins Big
Newly Minted Millionaire! Powerball Ticket Sold In Warren County Wins Big It was Millionaire Monday in Warren County for one Powerball player in Warren County. A ticket sold in Hackettstown matched five numbers in the Monday, July 8 drawing, winning $1 million. The ticket was sold at Family Food Mart on Route 57. The winning numbers were 20, 22, 31, 33, 45 and the red Powerball was 1.
Hours-Long Manhunt For NJ Shooting Suspect Ends In PA Arrest, Police Say Hours-Long Manhunt For NJ Shooting Suspect Ends In PA Arrest, Police Say
Hours-Long Manhunt For NJ Shooting Suspect Ends In PA Arrest, Police Say A shelter in place for a New Jersey town has been lifted after the manhunt for a shooting suspect led to his arrest in Pennsylvania on Thursday morning, June 27, police said. Around 9:40 a.m., Independence Township and New Jersey State Police responded to a home on  Alphano Road for a shooting, prompting a shelter-in-place for the neighborhood, the county prosecutor's office said. The suspect, who was not identified, was captured in Pennsylvania, and the shelter-in-place order was lifted around 11:30 a.m., local police said. Police did not say where in Pennsylvania the suspect was arre…