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DUI Driver Strikes Officers During Traffic Stop On Route 78, 3 Hospitalized: Police
Two police officers were hospitalized after being struck by a DUI minivan driver while conducting a motor vehicle stop on Route 78 Friday, Aug. 9, authorities said. The New Providence Police Department said two of their officers were in marked police vehicles were emergency lights activated while stopped with a civilian vehicle on the westbound shoulder of the highway near mile post 43 in Berkeley Heights around 5 p.m. A westbound Honda Odyssey driven by Johnny Ho, 45, of Flushing, NY, struck the back of the New Providence patrol vehicle, causing a chain reaction crash with the next New Pro…
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Woman Struck By Vehicle Driven By 85-Year-Old Man: Summit Police
A 73-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle in Summit on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 31, authorities said. At 12:45 p.m., the woman was crossing the alleyway at the entrance to the Tier Garage at 426 Springfield Ave. when she was struck by a 2021 Jeep Cherokee driven by an 85-year-old man who was traveling east on Springfield Avenue and turned right into the alleyway leading to the garage, Summit police said in a release. The driver told police as he made the turn, he looked ahead to several parking spaces and did not see the woman before he struck her, officers said. The woman wa…
Police & Fire
Duo Steals $10K In Supplies From Westchester Store, Caught Selling Stolen Items: Police
A man and woman from New Jersey face burglary charges after allegedly stealing $10,000 in merchandise from a Westchester County business and selling it, police announced. New Jersey residents James Kralovich, age 39, and Olivia Barbarito, age 29, both from the Union County city of Summit, were arrested on Friday, July 19 in connection with a burglary at Mangone's Garden Center in Mamaroneck at 1427 East Boston Post Rd. (Route 1), the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department announced on Sunday, July 21. The events leading up to the duo's arrests began on Sunday, July 7 just after…
Police & Fire
North Jersey Officer Suffers Partial Blindness, Paralysis After Brain Surgery, Campaign Says
Brian Werthmann is in the fight for his life and the community is coming together to help. Werthmann, a sergeant in the Summit Police Department, recently underwent an 8-hour surgery to remove a large acoustic neuroma from his brain. While surgeons were able to successfully remove the tumor from his brain, Werthmann has experienced complications including paralysis on the left side of his body, partial blindness and the inability to walk without assistance. A fundraiser has been created by the Summit PBA to assist Werthmann, his wife Cristina and their two daughters. As of Wedne…
Police & Fire
Newark Woman Fatally Struck By Vehicle Driven By 70-Year-Old: Summit PD
A 66-year-old Newark woman was fatally struck by a vehicle in Summit on the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 20, police said. At 6:51 a.m. police responded to River Road, between Morris Avenue and Plain Street, and found the woman struck by a 2018 Toyota Tundra, driven by a 70-year-old Hopatcong man. The woman was pronounced dead after being transferred to Overlook Medical Center. The incident is under investigation by the Summit Police Department Traffic Safety Bureau. Anyone with information is asked to contact Summit Police Department at 908-273-0051.
Police & Fire
Dogs Bitten By Coyote, Fox: Summit PD (
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Summit Police are asking dog owners to be on high alert after a dog was bitten by a coyote and another dog was bitten by a likely rabid fox. A dog was bitten by a coyote near Dale Drive on Sunday, Oct. 15, police said. Following the attack, the coyote ran away into a wooded area. Animal control has been notified. Dogs were also bitten by a fox near Mountain Avenue and Larned Road on Monday, Oct. 16. Neither dog was injured and the fox is likely to be rabid, police said. On Tuesday, Oct. 17, the Summit Police Department said they had dispatched a fox they believe is involved in the recent do…
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ased Fentanyl Ring Smashed: 20+ Pounds, 9,000 Doses Seized, Eight Men Out
More than 20 pounds of fentanyl and an additional 9,000 doses of the deadly drug were seized with the arrests of eight members of a major trafficking ring that operated on both sides of the Hudson River, authorities said. Those charged in the federally-led offensive range in age from 37 to 60. They come from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania but operated primarily in and around Union County, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. The multi-pronged, eight-month operation relied on all levels of law enforcement, from federal agents to local police who watched and document…
Police & Fire
Unconscious Man, 35, Dies Outside Summit Train Station: Police
A 35-year-old man died at a train station in Summit overnight, authorities said. The Summit man was found unconscious at the bus stop outside the station around 2:50 a.m. Friday, August 12, Summit Police said. Officers immediately began performing CPR and administering Narcan on the man, who was later pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The man’s official cause of death was pending an autopsy but did not seem to involve foul play, police said. His identity was not released. Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad and Atlantic Health System paramedics also assisted at the scene. …
Police & Fire
Burn Victim Transferred In Overlook Medical Center Fire
A seventh-story electrical fire at Overlook Medical Center sent one person to a different hospital for treatment Tuesday, June 14. The blaze was put out before crews arrived around 8 p.m., sending a burn victim to Cooperman Barnabus Medical Center, Summit police tell Daily Voice. No further information was immediately available. Summit Police Department and Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad responded to the scene. The Summit Fire Department was assisted at the scene by Millburn, Springfield, and Union fire departments.
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NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer
A 57-year-old Short Hills Tesla driver died in a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer on Route 24 in Summit Thursday, May 19, authorities said. David M. Baum was traveling in the right lane on the eastbound side of the highway when he was struck by a Volvo tractor trailer, causing a chain-reaction crash near milepost 9 just after 2 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Tesla then struck a Toyota Venza, which struck a Hyundai, which struck a Dodge Ram, Marchan said. Baum died as a result of the crash while the Hyundai driver was airlifted with…
Obituaries
NJ Police Lt. Mark Horan Takes His Own Life After 24 Years On Force
A police lieutenant who took his own life over the weekend in his New Jersey home is being remembered as a devoted dad and exemplary officer. Hamilton Police Lt. Mark Horan died Saturday, April 30 in his home. He was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, NJ Advance Media reports. Horan joined Hamilton's force in 1998 and assigned to the patrol division. He moved to the anti-crime unit in 2009, and a year later, was promoted to sergeant. In 2017, he was promoted again to lieutenant, serving in the anti-crime, patrol and administration divisions. Horan received several valor awards …
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More Students Come Forward In NJ Drama Teacher’s Child Sex Case, Total Reaches Six
UPDATE: Five more male students have come forward since a retired drama teacher and theater director at a New Jersey middle school was accused last year of sexually abusing another youngster, authorities announced. Ronald E. Wells, 70, of Summit originally was arrested in June 2021 for allegedly fondling a student after luring him to a private third-floor room at the Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School in 2016, authorities said at the time (SEE: Retired Union County Middle School Theater Director Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Student). A joint investigation by Summit police and detectiv…
Police & Fire
NJ Robotics Lab Co-Founder Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 3 More Victims, 6 Total
A co-founder of New Jersey’s largest robotics school has been accused of sexually assaulting three more children under his instruction over a period of several years, bringing the total number of victims to six, authorities said. A 14-count indictment, handed up by a Union County Grand Jury, charges Christopher P. Marbaix, 60, with inappropriately touching the six students ages 9 to 15 while he was a teacher at Summit's "Robot Revolution," the Union County Prosecutor's Office said in a release. He was charged with five counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child un…
Police & Fire
Summit Man Found Guilty In Knifepoint Gas Station Robbery
A Union County jury on Tuesday returned a guilty verdict against a Summit man charged with armed robbery after threatening a gas station attendant at knifepoint in 2018. The jury deliberated for less than a day before convicting 47-year-old Patrick Vermilyea of first-degree armed robbery, third-degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, and fourth-degree theft of movable property, acting Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Summit Police Chief Andrew Bartolotti said. The verdict came after three days of trial testimony before Union County Superior Court Judge Lisa Miralles W…
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Retired Union County Middle School Theater Director Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Student
A retired Union County middle school teacher and theater director was charged with sexually assaulting a student while on school grounds several years ago. Ronald Wells, 69, asked the alleged victim to join him after school to model costumes for a school play and, between costume changes, began touching the student in a sexual manner, according to Special Victims Unit Supervisor and Assistant Prosecutor Caroline Lawlor, who is prosecuting the case. The incident occurred in a third-floor room of the Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School in 2016, Lawlor said. Wells, a Summit resident,…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Newark Man Used Bogus UK License, Passport To Wire Himself $135K At Summit Bank
A Newark man was charged with fraud after stealing $135,000 in the form of two cashier's checks from a Summit bank, authorities said Tuesday. Summit police opened an investigation at the Chase Bank on Summit Avenue after a man later identified as 25-year-old Warris Adenuga fraudulently wired $150,000 to a business under his control from a bank in Florida, Union County Assistant Prosecutor Melissa Spagnoli said. During a pair of transactions at the Summit bank the next day, Adenuga received cashier’s checks in the amount of $100,000 and $20,000, along with $15,000 in cash, said Spagnoli…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Union Man, 33, Nabbed Moments After Trying To Abduct Female Pedestrian, 19
A 33-year-old Union Township man was in custody after trying to kidnap a 19-year-old female pedestrian over the weekend in Summit, authorities said. The woman was walking on Fernwood Road near Whittredge Road and she was approached by an individual -- later identified as Shervon James -- driving a white four-door sedan around 4 p.m. Saturday, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Summit Police Chief Andrew Bartolotti said. “An immediate and thorough response by police officers and detectives ensured the swift apprehension of the suspect,” Bartolotti said. “E…
Police & Fire
Union County Robotics Lab Co-Founder Charged In Years-Long Sexual Assault Of Children In Class
A co-founder of New Jersey’s largest robotics school was charged with sexually assaulting three children under his instruction over the course of more than two years, prosecutors said. Christopher P. Marbaix, 59, was teaching as a co-founder of Robot Revolution on Maple Avenue in Summit when he inappropriately touched three students ages 12 to 15 outside their clothing, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Summit Police Chief Andrew Bartolotti said Thursday in a joint release. The abuse occurred multiple times between December 2016 and September 2018, authorities said. Mar…
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: The Grinch Stars In Summit PD's Anti-Theft Video
Thefts of packages from front porches and unlocked vehicles is a year-round problem, but one that's especially bad right during the holiday season, when many are driving around with presents or getting them delivered to their homes. Many police departments have created lighthearted memes and other social media to remind residents about taking basic precautions against theft. The Summit Police Department, however, has perhaps taken things to the next level. The city Monday released a video on YouTube starring everyone's favorite green villain, The Grinch, the Dr. Seu…
Police & Fire
Two More Patients Accuse Summit Doctor Of Sexual Assault
A pediatric gastroenterologist previously accused of sexually abusing a patient at his Summit practice faces two additional accusers -- and authorities suspect there may be even more who have not yet come forward. Michael Tyshkov of Livingston, has been charged with sexually assaulting two patients in different incidents in 2017. The alleged victims, 16 and 19, were assaulted in the course of routine exams, authorities said. Authorities announced in April that Tyshkov was charged with sexually assaulting another patient, now 20, during exams taking place between 2016 and March. …
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Summit Doctor Sexually Abused Patient For Nearly Three Years
A pediatric gastroenterologist with a practice in Summit repeatedly molested a patient for nearly three years, beginning when the victim was about 17, authorities charged. Michael Tyshkov, 62, of Livingston, was charged with sexual assault and criminal assault, Acting Prosecutor Micahel A. Monahan said in a statement. The victim was assaulted on multiple occasions during medical exams that occurred between April 2016 and last month, authorities said. Tyshkov was being held at the Union County Jail. Anyone with information that could help the investigation is asked …
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