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Sussex County Police Officer Stole $1.2K Item While On Duty: Prosecutor Sussex County Police Officer Stole $1.2K Item While On Duty: Prosecutor
Sussex County Police Officer Stole $1.2K Item While On Duty: Prosecutor A police officer in Sussex County has been charged in an on-duty theft, authorities said. Konstantinos Protogeropoulos, 26, a Hardyston police officer, stole a "certain movable property valued at $1,225," Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said. Taggart did not say what the item was, but that he knowingly deprived that person thereof on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Protogeropoulos was charged with third-degree theft and second-degree official misconduct, Taggart said on Wednesday, Sept. 27.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Turkey Cave Rescue: NJ Scientist Trapped 4,500 Feet Deep With Gastrointestinal Bleeding Turkey Cave Rescue: NJ Scientist Trapped 4,500 Feet Deep With Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Turkey Cave Rescue: NJ Scientist Trapped 4,500 Feet Deep With Gastrointestinal Bleeding More than 150 rescuers were working to help a stranded New Jersey scientist after he fell ill, multiple news outlets are reporting. Mark Dickey, 40, has been stuck thousands of feet below ground in the Morca cave since Saturday, Sept. 2, and is suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding, the European Cave Rescue Association said. Taşeli platosunda bulunan Türkiye'nin en derin 3. mağarası olan Morca düdeninde rahatsızlanan Mark Dickey'nin... Posted by Türkiye Mağaracılık Federasyonu on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 Friss hírek a Morca-barlangban kibontakozó mentésről a weboldalunkon. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER: Husband Jailed In Shooting Death Of Beloved Bergen Police Officer AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER: Husband Jailed In Shooting Death Of Beloved Bergen Police Officer
Aggravated Manslaughter: Husband Jailed In Shooting Death Of Beloved Bergen Police Officer UPDATE: A retired Tenafly police officer has been charged with aggravated manslaughter in the shooting death of his husband, last month in their Sussex County home, Daily Voice has learned. Joseph Grieco, 37, remained held in the Morris County Correctional Facility in Morristown in connection with the July 26 death of retired NYPD Officer John Kelly, who had deep ties in Bergen County. The single aggravated manslaughter charge cites an "extreme indifference to human life." Under New Jersey law, that means the defendant didn't set out to kill the victim but acted in such a reckless and unr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pockets Of West Nile Virus Reported In Sussex County Pockets Of West Nile Virus Reported In Sussex County
Pockets Of West Nile Virus Reported In Sussex County Pockets of West Nile Virus were reported this week in Sussex County, officials said. Officials in Hampton Township on Aug. 17 confirmed West Nile Virus (WNV) in its adult mosquito population. Four days later, Sussex County officials said its mosquito control division was working to "steadily to neutralize pockets of virus activity detected in the county." No known cases of the illness were reported. Officials were targeting areas with daily treatments to standing water and conducting ULV truck-mounted applications nightly. Residents who experience high adult-mosquito activity ar…

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by Cecilia Levine
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FOUND! Bergen County Senior Who'd Gone Missing Reported Safe FOUND! Bergen County Senior Who'd Gone Missing Reported Safe
Found! Bergen County Senior Who'd Gone Missing Reported Safe A Bergen County woman who went missing overnight Saturday was found shortly before noon nearly an hour's drive away. Eileen Heffernan, 75, left her Kinderkamack Road home and was last seen at 4:30 a.m. Aug. 26, borough police said. Police pinged her cellphone to Branchville, in Sussex County, and she was found a short time later. Hefferman was taken to a nearby hospital for an evaluation, they said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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$1M Mega Millions Ticket Winner Sold In Sussex County $1M Mega Millions Ticket Winner Sold In Sussex County
$1M Mega Millions Ticket Winner Sold In Sussex County A Mega Millions lottery ticket worth a whopping $1 million was sold in Sussex County. A ticket matching all five white balls for the Tuesday, August 16 drawing was sold at 3 in 1 Deli, 50 Hopatchung Road in Hopatcong, New Jersey Lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 18, 39, 42, 57, and 63. The Gold Mega Ball was 07, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03. The lucky ticket holder is eligible for the $1 million second-tier prize. The Mega Millions jackpot now totals $20 mil…

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by Valerie Musson
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Beloved Retired Police Officer From Bergen Dies In 'Freak Accident' In Sussex County Beloved Retired Police Officer From Bergen Dies In 'Freak Accident' In Sussex County
Beloved Retired Police Officer From Bergen Dies In 'Freak Accident' In Sussex County A retired New York City police officer with deep ties in Bergen County died in what his husband called "a freak accident" in Sussex County. John Kelly and fellow retired Tenafly Police Officer Joseph Grieco had bought a plot of land less than 100 yards from the New York State border in Glenwood, an unincorporated area within Vernon Township. They were building a new home there and had taken an apartment nearby in the meantime, those who knew them said. Vernon Township police were called to the residence around 1 a.m. last Wednesday, July 26, "for a discharge of a weapon with injuries," th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Woman, Dog Killed In Sussex County Explosion At First Responder’s Family Home Woman, Dog Killed In Sussex County Explosion At First Responder’s Family Home
Woman, Dog Killed In Sussex County Explosion At First Responder’s Family Home A woman and dog were killed in a Sussex County explosion at the family home of a first responder early on Sunday, July 16, state police said. The explosion occurred at a home on Dove Island Road in Stillwater Township just after 7 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Curry told Daily Voice. The home collapsed, killing a 95-year-old woman, the Sgt. added. Meanwhile, the Stillwater Area Volunteer Fire Company shared its condolences on social media and a GoFundMe stating that the explosion, which also killed a dog, occurred in the family home of former member Angela Mallozzi who dedicated years of EMT service an…

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by Valerie Musson
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House Struck By Lightning In Sussex County House Struck By Lightning In Sussex County
House Struck By Lightning In Sussex County A house in Sussex County was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm on Friday, July 14, authorities tell Daily Voice. The house at 94 Maple Parkway in Sparta was struck, sparking a small fire on the roof where the strike happened around 7:50 p.m., Sparta Township Police spokesman Tom Snyder said. No injuries were reported, and the residents were allowed to stay in the home, Snyder said. At the time, traffic was being rerouted to Maple Parkway from East Shore Trail near Glenside Trail due to a downed tree and wires.

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Police Officer Stable, Witnesses Sought After Tractor-Trailer Rams Cruiser UPDATE: Police Officer Stable, Witnesses Sought After Tractor-Trailer Rams Cruiser
Update: Police Officer Stable, Witnesses Sought After Tractor-Trailer Rams Cruiser A police officer whose cruiser was t-boned by a tractor-trailer just north of the New Jersey state line was in stable condition, her department said, as authorities sought witnesses to the horrific crash. Warwick Police Officer Jordan Tetreault was headed southwest on Route 94 when her 2019 Ford Explorer was rammed by the rig coming northwest off Warwick Turnpike at 9:47 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, New York State Police said. The 2011 Freightliner was driven by Mouhamadou Diallo, 50, of Brooklyn, they said Wednesday. The rig then struck a telephone pole and landed on its side after continuing …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Critically Injured Officer Airlifted After Being T-Boned By Tractor-Trailer Near NJ/NY Line Critically Injured Officer Airlifted After Being T-Boned By Tractor-Trailer Near NJ/NY Line
Critically Injured Officer Airlifted After Being T-Boned By Tractor-Trailer Near NJ/NY Line A police officer whose cruiser was rammed by a tractor-trailer just north of the New Jersey state line was in stable condition, her department said, as authorities sought witnesses to the horrific crash. Warwick Police Officer Jordan Tetreault was headed southwest on Route 94 when her 2019 Ford Explorer wast-boned by the rig coming northwest off Warwick Turnpike at 9:47 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, New York State Police said. The 2011 Freightliner was driven by Mouhamadou Diallo, 50, of Brooklyn, they said Wednesday. The rig then struck a telephone pole and landed on its side after continuing t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Politico Gets 24 Years, No Parole, For Hiring Hit Men Who Killed, Burned Longtime Associate NJ Politico Gets 24 Years, No Parole, For Hiring Hit Men Who Killed, Burned Longtime Associate
NJ Politico Gets 24 Years, No Parole, For Hiring Hit Men Who Killed, Burned Longtime Associate UPDATE: A New Jersey political consultant was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for hiring two hitmen to kill a longtime associate from Hudson County. Sean Caddle, 45, of Hamburg, will have to serve just about all of the plea-bargained sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Caddle, a former aide to former State Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-Elizabeth), admitted last year that he paid the killers to whack Michael Galdieri, the son of former State Sen. James Galdieri (D-Jersey City) and a prominent figure in local Hudson County politics. Galdieri, 52, who'd worked for…

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by Jerry DeMarco