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Video Shows Vehicle Pulling Into Path Of Police Car In Deadly Sussex County Crash: AG Video Shows Vehicle Pulling Into Path Of Police Car In Deadly Sussex County Crash: AG
Video Shows Vehicle Pulling Into Path Of Police Car In Deadly Sussex County Crash: AG Video has been released in a crash involving a Franklin Borough police officer and a 19-year-old Sussex County woman who died as a result of it back in May. Sgt. William Grissom was driving southbound on Route 23 in Franklin when a black Honda Prelude pulled out of the ShopRite parking lot near Walsh Street on Monday, May 27 around 10:40 a.m., NJ Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Video shows the Prelude emerging from behind vehicles in traffic on the northbound side of the roadway, the attorney general's office said.  The officer's dashcam, released Monday, Oct. 28 by Platki…

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by Sam Barron
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North Jersey Man, 65, Admits Sharing Horrific Child Sex Videos, Including One Of Girl Under 5 North Jersey Man, 65, Admits Sharing Horrific Child Sex Videos, Including One Of Girl Under 5
North Jersey Man, 65, Admits Sharing Horrific Child Sex Videos, Including One Of Girl Under 5 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A video of a girl believed to be 3 to 5 years old astride a shirtless, bearded tattooed man was among the evidence that apparently convinced a North Jersey retiree to plead guilty in federal court to trafficking child pornography, records show. The clip was among 65 videos and 250 images that Gaetano Lapegna, 65, had collected of "prepubescent children engaged in sexual acts with adults and other children," an agent with U.S. Homeland Security Investigations Newark cited in a complaint. Lapegna, of Sussex County, shared many of them with what turned out to be HSI agents, the complai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Loaded Handgun Found During Traffic Stop Of Stolen Car In Sussex County, Police Say Loaded Handgun Found During Traffic Stop Of Stolen Car In Sussex County, Police Say
Loaded Handgun Found During Traffic Stop Of Stolen Car In Sussex County, Police Say A Sussex County man driving a stolen vehicle was found with a loaded handgun during a traffic stop, authorities charged. Jose M. Colon, of Hamburg, was charged with second-degree eluding, second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, and several other related indictable offenses following the traffic stop on Monday, May 30, Franklin Borough Police said in a release on Wednesday, July 6. Colon, 19, was being sought by police in Hamburg and Hardyston after allegedly stealing a second vehicle within the span of eight hours, the release said. Police in Ogdensburg also assisted with the inves…

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by Valerie Musson
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Trio Charged In ‘Dismantling’ Of Massive NJ Narcotics Distribution Network, Police Say Trio Charged In ‘Dismantling’ Of Massive NJ Narcotics Distribution Network, Police Say
Trio Charged In ‘Dismantling’ Of Massive NJ Narcotics Distribution Network, Police Say Three people were slapped with numerous drug, weapons, and money laundering charges in the ongoing “dismantling” of a massive narcotics distribution network police say spanned multiple states. Mohanad Al-Sawah, 49, of Warwick, New York, as well as Tess Walters, 22, and Troy Cooper, 40, both of Franklin Borough, were taken into custody between Wednesday, April 6, and Thursday, April 14, following a six-month investigation by local police and the Sussex County Narcotics Taskforce (SCNTF), authorities announced in a release on Tuesday, May 17. The investigation included the purchase by underco…

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by Valerie Musson
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Sussex County Man Stole $100s In Electronics From Local Walmart, Police Say Sussex County Man Stole $100s In Electronics From Local Walmart, Police Say
Sussex County Man Stole $100s In Electronics From Local Walmart, Police Say A Sussex County man was caught stealing hundreds of dollars’ worth of electronics from a local Walmart, police said. Daniel Baker, 32, stole “several hundred dollars’ worth of electronics merchandise” from Walmart in Franklin on Tuesday, Feb. 8, Franklin Borough Police said in a Thursday release. Baker, of Franklin, was also found with a controlled dangerous substance at the time of his arrest, authorities said. Baker was charged with shoplifting and possession of CDS. He was released in accordance with the NJ Bail Reform Act and is scheduled to appear in court.

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by Valerie Musson
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Property Owner From Wayne Charged In Sussex County House Fire That Killed Teen Girl Property Owner From Wayne Charged In Sussex County House Fire That Killed Teen Girl
Property Owner From Wayne Charged In Sussex County House Fire That Killed Teen Girl The 48-year-old owner of a Sussex County home was charged in connection to a fire that caused the death a 13-year-old girl at the property last month, authorities announced. Walter Biller, of Wayne, failed to obtain or file for proper occupancy and fire safety-related documentation before completing the lease agreement with the Davenport family in 2019, Franklin Borough police said. Therefor, he was charged in the March 19 fire at the Nestor Street home, in which 13-year-old Heaven Davenport died, authorities said. Biller was arrested on March 31, on accusations he violated laws …

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
13-Year-Old Girl Dies In Sussex County House Fire 13-Year-Old Girl Dies In Sussex County House Fire
13-Year-Old Girl Dies In Sussex County House Fire A 13-year-old girl died in a Sussex County house fire Friday night, authorities confirmed. Firefighters responded to the Nestor Street home in Franklin around 10 p.m., where the girl's body was recovered after the fire had been put out, Franklin Borough police said. More than $1,100 had been raised on a GoFundMe for the family as of Saturday morning. The 13-year-old victim was identified by the campaign founder as Heaven Davenport. The family also reportedly lost a dog. "Heaven was such a funny beautiful girl who had a whole life to live and was constantly surrounded by all her siblings a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NY Man Who Posed As North Jersey Physician Busted In Prescription Fraud Scheme — Again NY Man Who Posed As North Jersey Physician Busted In Prescription Fraud Scheme — Again
NY Man Who Posed As North Jersey Physician Busted In Prescription Fraud Scheme — Again Police in Sussex County busted a repeat offender who they say posed as a physician in an unfruitful attempt to fraudulently obtain prescription medications.  William Tifa, 23, tried to pick up a prescription for a controlled dangerous substance that was allegedly called in by a physician at North Country Pharmacy on Munsonhurst Road on Jan. 26, Franklin Borough Police said. Tifa, of Staten Island, fled the pharmacy after spotting officers responding to the suspicious activity but was quickly tracked down with help from Ogdensburg Police, authorities said. A follow-up investigation det…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police Nab Thief Who Stole $1,000 In Electronics From Franklin ShopRite Police Nab Thief Who Stole $1,000 In Electronics From Franklin ShopRite
Police Nab Thief Who Stole $1,000 In Electronics From Franklin ShopRite A woman who stole a television and air conditioner valued at more than $1,000 from the Franklin ShopRite was being held in the Sussex County jail Monday, authorities said. Marianne Murphy of Bloomingdale put "paid" stickers on various items from the Route 23 grocery store and left without paying, Franklin Borough Police Chief Gregory M. Cugliari said. Murphy was located thanks to video surveillance and facial recognition technology, while her male accomplice was still at large, police said. She was charged with one count of shoplifting.

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by Cecilia Levine