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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hospitalizes NJ Woman: Police Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hospitalizes NJ Woman: Police
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hospitalizes NJ Woman: Police A 71-year-old woman from Hackettstown was hospitalized after getting exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide, authorities said. On Sunday, Dec. 3, at approximately 6:20 p.m., the Hackettstown police responded to a residence on the 100 block of Willow Grove Street for a welfare check.  The woman told police she was not feeling well. The Hackettstown Fire Department was requested to check for possible readings of carbon monoxide.  The fire department detected high levels of carbon monoxide throughout the house, police said. The woman tas taken to Hackettstown Medical Center. Sh…

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by Jon Craig
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Suspects Wipe Shoes On Rug Before Violently Robbing NJ Smoke Shop (VIDEO) Suspects Wipe Shoes On Rug Before Violently Robbing NJ Smoke Shop (VIDEO)
Suspects Wipe Shoes On Rug Before Violently Robbing NJ Smoke Shop (Video) Authorities are searching for the men who can be seen politely wiping their shoes as they enter New Jersey smoke shop then brawling with the clerk, robbing him of $2,000 in merchendise, police said. It happened Monday, Oct. 16 around 10:45 p.m. at the Smokey Bear Smoke Shop on 255 Main St., in Hackettstown. All five suspects worked together to carry out the robbery and take nearly $2,000 in merchandise, Hackettstown police said. Video shows the men brawling with the clerk outside. The store clerk was not injured in the incident. Anyone with information or has surveillance video regar…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Former Hunterdon County Undersheriff Dies Weeks After Being Struck By Pickup Truck Former Hunterdon County Undersheriff Dies Weeks After Being Struck By Pickup Truck
Former Hunterdon County Undersheriff Dies Weeks After Being Struck By Pickup Truck A former Hunterdon County undersheriff has died weeks after he was struck by a pickup truck. Michael J. Russo, 67, a current resident of Wildwood, FL, died on Saturday, Oct. 7 at Morristown Medical Center, according to Hackettstown police. Russo served as undersheriff in Hunterdon County from 1990-94 for Sheriff James Marino and 2008-10 for Sheriff Deborah Trout. The crash happened at 4:47 p.m. on the access road near Wendy’s at 219 Mountain Ave, police said. A police investigation found that a Chevy pickup, operated by a 59-year-old man from Oxford Township, was making a left turn onto t…

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by Jon Craig
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Woman Ticketed After Being Run Over By Her Own Vehicle In NJ Woman Ticketed After Being Run Over By Her Own Vehicle In NJ
Woman Ticketed After Being Run Over By Her Own Vehicle In NJ As if being run over by her own car wasn't punishment enough, the 61-year-old driver was then ticketed for having an unregistered vehicle, authorities in New Jersey said. The accident occurred as the woman was getting out of her 2014 Lincoln near the intersection of Helms Mill Road and Dalton Road around 7:30 p.m. According to Hackettstown Police, the woman “didn’t realize her vehicle was not in park” and fell over as she was exiting the car, which rolled over the left side of her body, kept rolling, and then hit a 2016 Ford parked on Helms Mill Road. The Hackettstown woman was taken to Mo…

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by Valerie Musson
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Warren County Man Sexually Assaulted 7-Year-Old Girl, Authorities Say Warren County Man Sexually Assaulted 7-Year-Old Girl, Authorities Say
Warren County Man Sexually Assaulted 7-Year-Old Girl, Authorities Say A 56-year-old Warren County man has been charged with sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl, the county prosecutor’s office said. In an investigation conducted by the prosecutor’s office’s Special Victims Unit and Hackettstown Police, Victor M. Torres, of Hackettstown, was charged with three counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, two counts of second-degree sexual assault, and child endangerment, a news release said. The investigation was launched as detectives received information into the girl’s alleged abuse on Friday, Oct. 14. They found that Torres had sexually abused t…

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by Valerie Musson
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Warren County Man Slams Into Police Cruiser Twice Before DWI Arrest: PD Warren County Man Slams Into Police Cruiser Twice Before DWI Arrest: PD
Warren County Man Slams Into Police Cruiser Twice Before DWI Arrest: PD A Warren County man was intoxicated when he slammed into a police car twice and resisted arrest, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of an erratic driver near West Valley Avenue stopped Manuel E. Mencia-Copland, 33, in a driveway around 9:25 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2, Hackettstown Police said. While Mencia-Copland was still in his car, the vehicle started to roll backward and struck the police cruiser, authorities said. Mencia-Copland then allegedly pulled forward before the car rolled backward and struck the police vehicle a second time. While questioning Mencia-Copland, of Ha…

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by Valerie Musson
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Seatbelt Infraction Turns Into Eluding Charge For Warren County Man After Foot Chase: Police Seatbelt Infraction Turns Into Eluding Charge For Warren County Man After Foot Chase: Police
Seatbelt Infraction Turns Into Eluding Charge For Warren County Man After Foot Chase: Police Officers who tried to stop a driver for not wearing a seatbelt on Route 46 ended up initiating a foot chase that ended in another jurisdiction as well as numerous additional charges, they said. Hackettstown Police tried to pull over a car driven by Raul L. Diaz, 57, for failing to wear a seatbelt on Tuesday, June 21, the department said in a release on Wednesday, June 22. Despite officers activating emergency lights and sirens, Diaz failed to stop and instead turned into the parking lot of the North Morris Apartment complex on North Main Street, police said. Diaz, of Independence, then par…

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by Valerie Musson
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Carbon Monoxide Leak Sickens NJ Dunkin Donuts Worker Carbon Monoxide Leak Sickens NJ Dunkin Donuts Worker
Carbon Monoxide Leak Sickens NJ Dunkin Donuts Worker A Dunkin Donuts worker in New Jersey was sickened by carbon monoxide fumes, authorities said. A carbon monoxide alarm triggered a police and fire response at the Mountain Avenue store in Hackettstown around 5:10 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, according to Hackettstown police. A 21-year-old worker from Manfield Township complained of a headache and nausea, but refused medical treatment, police said. A faulty HVAC unit was the source of the fumes, the fire department found. The unit was shut down and the building was ventilated.  The location was closed for about an hour but has si…

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by Nicole Acosta
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63-Year-Old Hackettstown Woman Loses $7K In Scam Involving Bogus PNC Bank Worker, Police Say 63-Year-Old Hackettstown Woman Loses $7K In Scam Involving Bogus PNC Bank Worker, Police Say
63-Year-Old Hackettstown Woman Loses $7K In Scam Involving Bogus PNC Bank Worker, Police Say Police have issued a warning to local residents after a 63-year-old Hackettstown woman was scammed out of $7,000 by someone posing as a PNC bank worker. The scammer posed as a bank employee and told the victim that her bank account was compromised, police said in a Wednesday release. “According to the victim, the scammer was very persistent and then the scammer allegedly convinced the victim to pay with various gift cards to have her accounts secured,” police said. The victim bought $7,000 worth of Best Buy and Target gift cards, scratched off all of the PIN numbers, and told the informati…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
NY Man Used Counterfeit Cash At 4 Lehigh Valley AutoZone Stores, Police Say NY Man Used Counterfeit Cash At 4 Lehigh Valley AutoZone Stores, Police Say
NY Man Used Counterfeit Cash At 4 Lehigh Valley AutoZone Stores, Police Say A New York man was arrested after he was caught using counterfeit cash at four different AutoZone stores throughout the Lehigh Valley, authorities said Monday. Kendel T. Sabal, 28, used counterfeit $100 bills to purchase items at AutoZone on Mountain Avenue in Hackettstown around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, local police said. Sabal had also made purchases using the counterfeit bills at AutoZone stores in Lopatcong and Allentown, PA, Hackettstown Police said. Officers responding to the fraud report at the Mountain Avenue store met with Sabal, who was trying to return the items that were fr…

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by Valerie Musson
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Drunk Volkswagen Driver Slams Into Hackettstown Bridge, Police Say Drunk Volkswagen Driver Slams Into Hackettstown Bridge, Police Say
Drunk Volkswagen Driver Slams Into Hackettstown Bridge, Police Say A Volkswagen driver from Morris County was intoxicated when he crashed into a bridge in Hackettstown, authorities said. Officers responding to the crash report on East Avenue found Timothy Mikesh, 43, behind the wheel of a 2016 Volkswagen just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2, Hackettstown Police said in a Tuesday, Feb. 8 press release. While speaking with Mikesh, officers observed the odor of alcohol and subsequently found an open bottle of Smirnoff inside the car, police said. Mikesh, of Washington Township, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, careless driving, and…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Car Slams Into Warren County Auto Repair Shop (PHOTOS) Car Slams Into Warren County Auto Repair Shop (PHOTOS)
Car Slams Into Warren County Auto Repair Shop (Photos) A car slammed into an automotive repair shop in Warren County early Wednesday morning, authorities said. The local fire department was called to Steve's Pit Stop on Main Street in Hackettstown just before 6:45 a.m. and safely removed the occupant from the vehicle, authorities said. Crews evaluated the damages and ensured that the building’s utilities were secured before clearing the scene about 30 minutes later. The crash marked the seventh call for service the Hackettstown Fire Department handled within 24 hours, they said. **Car strikes building** This morning at 06:44 hrs Hackett…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police Arrest Hackettstown Man Claiming To Have Gun In Friendly’s Robbery Police Arrest Hackettstown Man Claiming To Have Gun In Friendly’s Robbery
Police Arrest Hackettstown Man Claiming To Have Gun In Friendly’s Robbery Police have made an arrest in connection with last February’s robbery at Friendly’s in Hackettstown. Erik Mitchell, 30, was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree robbery and fourth-degree theft by unlawful taking, Hackettstown Police said. Mitchell is accused of passing a note demanding money to a worker at the Mountain Avenue Friendly’s and claiming to have a gun before fleeing with $241 in cash on Feb. 12, 2021, DailyVoice.com reported. Mitchell, of Hackettstown, was also found to have a $2,500 Mount Arlington Borough municipal court traffic warrant, police said. He was being he…

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by Valerie Musson
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Essex County Teen Nabbed In String Of Hackettstown Car Burglaries, Credit Card Thefts Essex County Teen Nabbed In String Of Hackettstown Car Burglaries, Credit Card Thefts
Essex County Teen Nabbed In String Of Hackettstown Car Burglaries, Credit Card Thefts An Essex County teen was charged following a string of alleged car burglaries and credit card thefts in Hackettstown, authorities said. The 16-year-old boy is accused of stealing credit cards and several other items from a car on the 200 block of East Baldwin Street around 10 a.m. on Dec. 3, 2020, Hackettstown Police said. Four days later, the teen allegedly stole a car from the 700 block of Washington Street that was later recovered in Newark. The same day, the teen allegedly stole cash and credit cards from a vehicle on the 300 block of Warren Street, police said. The teen was charged T…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman On Video At Warren County Home Nabbed At JFK Airport Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman On Video At Warren County Home Nabbed At JFK Airport
Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman On Video At Warren County Home Nabbed At JFK Airport A Monmouth County man police say took videos while raping a woman he lived with in Warren County was arrested Thursday at JFK Airport, authorities said. Andres M. Cardenas Ortega, 32, lived in Hackettstown between Sept. 2018 and July 2019 with the victim, who allegedly found several videos on a digital device and Google account that showed her being sexually assaulted, town police said. The victim “had not consented to these sexual acts and did not know this happened before seeing the videos,” according to police. Ortega was scheduled to come to Hackettstown Police headquarters Wednesday a…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Armed Wayne Man Who Terrorized Couple At Delaware Water Gap Headed To Federal Prison Armed Wayne Man Who Terrorized Couple At Delaware Water Gap Headed To Federal Prison
Armed Wayne Man Who Terrorized Couple At Delaware Water Gap Headed To Federal Prison UPDATE: A Wayne man must spend more than a year and a half in federal prison for an assault and fierce struggle that occurred after he pulled a pellet gun on a couple who'd been swimming at the Delaware Water Gap. Jeffrey A. Mulcahy, 59, must serve just about all of the 21-month sentence he received Tuesday because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Mulcahy took a deal from the government rather than face trial, admitting last fall that he assaulted the couple in the Kittatinny Point area on the New Jersey side of the river in September 2019. Mulcahy initially walked off after…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: DWI Montana Driver, 45, Passes Out In Middle Of Hackettstown Intersection Police: DWI Montana Driver, 45, Passes Out In Middle Of Hackettstown Intersection
Police: DWI Montana Driver, 45, Passes Out In Middle Of Hackettstown Intersection A drunken Montana man was sound asleep behind the wheel, stopped at a Hackettstown intersection over the weekend, authorities said. David Search of Stevensville, Montana was slouched over and sleeping in his vehicle, which was running but stopped at the intersection of Cindy Terrace and Hurley Drive just after 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Hackettstown Police said. An officer put Search’s vehicle into park and observed clear signs of intoxication during his questioning, authorities said. A subsequent search of Search’s vehicle turned up an airplane-sized bottle of alcohol, authorities said. Search, …

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by Valerie Musson