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Dump Truck Driver Was Using Phone During Fiery Crash That Killed Victim On Rt. 23: Prosecutor Dump Truck Driver Was Using Phone During Fiery Crash That Killed Victim On Rt. 23: Prosecutor
Dump Truck Driver Was Using Phone During Fiery Crash That Killed Victim On Rt. 23: Prosecutor A dump truck driver was on his cell phone during a crash that left another driver dead on Route 23 in Morris County Monday, May 8, authorities said. Angel Carabello-Maldona, 45, of Newark, is facing a charge of reckless vehicular homicide after rear-ending a Chevy Traverse that was stopped at a light at Alexander Avenue in Pequannock around 5:20 a.m., Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. As a result, the Traverse caught fire. Carabello-Maldona and a bystander pulled the Traverse driver from the SUV, but rescue efforts were unsuccessful and the driver was pronounced dea…

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Sports
Youth Baseball Coach, Sub Teacher Sexually Assaulted Teen Player In Morris County: Authorities Youth Baseball Coach, Sub Teacher Sexually Assaulted Teen Player In Morris County: Authorities
Youth Baseball Coach, Sub Teacher Sexually Assaulted Teen Player In Morris County: Authorities A 27-year-old substitute teacher and baseball coach is accused of having a sexual relationship with a teen boy on his team for months, authorities in Morris County said. Joseph Derose Jr., of Rockaway Township, who is a substitute teacher at Catherine A. Dwyer Elementary School, began a relationship with the 16-year-old boy in May 2021, and continued through January 2022, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Derose was the boy's baseball coach for various recreational and school-related teams during the specified time period, authorities said. The alleged assaults took plac…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
ARSON: Morris County Woman Started Fire That Killed Cat For Insurance Claim, Prosecutor Says ARSON: Morris County Woman Started Fire That Killed Cat For Insurance Claim, Prosecutor Says
Arson: Morris County Woman Started Fire That Killed Cat For Insurance Claim, Prosecutor Says A 46-year-old Morris County woman was accused of starting a fire that destroyed a home and killed a cat for insurance purposes, authorities announced Tuesday. Pamela Hankin, of Boonton, was charged with aggravated arson, insurance fraud, endangerment, and animal cruelty, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release with Chief of Detectives Christoph K. Kimker, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, and Pequannock Township Police Chief Daniel Comune. Authorities say Hankin intentionally started the fire in her room at the Prospect Avenue home she lived in on Wednesday, Jul…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
NJ Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting 4 Teen Victims, Prosecutor Says NJ Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting 4 Teen Victims, Prosecutor Says
NJ Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting 4 Teen Victims, Prosecutor Says A New Jersey man was charged Thursday in connection with the sexual abuse of four different teen victims, authorities said. Ruben Gonzalez, 19, of Morristown, is accused of sexually assaulting four victims between ages 14 and 18 from December 2020 and November 2021, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release. The assaults occurred in Morris Township and Morristown, Carroll said. A search of Gonzales’ phone turned up several videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children, authorities said. Gonzales was charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault on a p…

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by Valerie Musson