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4-Year-Old Among Four Dead In Route 10 Crash Involving School Minivan: Prosecutor 4-Year-Old Among Four Dead In Route 10 Crash Involving School Minivan: Prosecutor
4-Year-Old Among Four Dead In Route 10 Crash Involving School Minivan: Prosecutor Four people were killed in a four-vehicle crash on Route 10 in Morris County on the afternoon of Thursday, April 10, authorities said. At 3:20 p.m., the crash occurred on Route 10 near Millbrook Avenue in Randolph, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, and Randolph Police Chief Will Harzula said. A school minivan, occupied by students and employees, was involved in the crash, authorities said. The three people initially killed were Bertha Castaneda, a 67-year-old Dover resident, Diane Goetz, a 71-year-old …

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by Sam Barron
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Bookkeeper Stole From Two Catholic Churches: Morris County Prosecutor Bookkeeper Stole From Two Catholic Churches: Morris County Prosecutor
Bookkeeper Stole From Two Catholic Churches: Morris County Prosecutor A 60-year-old Haskell resident was arrested and charged with taking money from two Roman Catholic parishes where she worked as bookkeeper, authorities said. Between May 2018 and January 2024, Melissa Rivera stole $192,000 while employed as a bookkeeper at Our Lady of Mountain Parish in Washington Township by writing herself numerous checks from parish accounts, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Chief of Detectives Robert McNally said. Rivera was also creating checks at Our Lady of Good Council in Pompton Plains between May 2018 and May 2024, depositing the checks into her per…

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by Sam Barron
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Woman Who Shot Man During Motel Robbery Learns Fate: Morris County Prosecutor Woman Who Shot Man During Motel Robbery Learns Fate: Morris County Prosecutor
Woman Who Shot Man During Motel Robbery Learns Fate: Morris County Prosecutor A 25-year-old Irvington resident was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Friday, Feb. 21, after shooting a man during a 2023 robbery in Roxbury, costing him his leg, authorities said. Auraceli Maldonado admitted to shooting Selwyn Torres at the Roxbury Motel on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, pleading guilty to robbery and aggravated assault, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Roxbury Police Chief Matthew Holland said. Torres had planned to met with someone at the motel, authorities said. Surveillance video captured a Honda Accord with New York re…

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by Sam Barron
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Mysterious Drones Are Flying Over North Jersey: What We Know Mysterious Drones Are Flying Over North Jersey: What We Know
Mysterious Drones Are Flying Over North Jersey: What We Know Authorities in North Jersey are investigating reports of drone activity observed by law enforcement, they said on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The drones posed no known threat to public safety, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said. Following the announcement, residents in other areas reported seeing the drones. Residents are urged to stay cautious about misinformation online.  “We encourage the public to be mindful that what they read online may not be accurate,” officials said. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact their local police department directly. …

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by Sam Barron
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Newark Man Gets 10 Years For Giving Minors Drugs For Sex: Morris County Prosecutor Newark Man Gets 10 Years For Giving Minors Drugs For Sex: Morris County Prosecutor
Newark Man Gets 10 Years For Giving Minors Drugs For Sex: Morris County Prosecutor A 26-year-old Newark man was sentenced 10 years in prison on Thursday, Aug. 1 after pleading guilty to offering two teenagers narcotics for sex in Morris County last year, authorities said. Between Aug. 1 and Sept. 28, Nafis Wiggins provided narcotics to a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old in exchange for sex, recruiting and luring the minors via text message, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Chief Thomas Miller of the Chatham Township Police Department said. Wiggins met with the victims in Chatham Township and Chatham Borough, transporting t…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Town Mayor Calls For Improvements After 8-Year-Old Killed Riding Bike NJ Town Mayor Calls For Improvements After 8-Year-Old Killed Riding Bike
NJ Town Mayor Calls For Improvements After 8-Year-Old Killed Riding Bike Avyaan Gupta was riding his bicycle in Parsippany when he was struck by a vehicle and killed block from his home on Tuesday, July 9. He was eight years old. At 5:34 p.m., Avyaan was struck by a 2022 Mazda CX5 traveling in the area of 189 Littleton Road, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Parsippany –Troy Hills Police Chief Richard Pantina said.  Gupta was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, authorities said. Gupta had recently finished second grade at I…

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by Sam Barron
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Morris County Man Gets 15 Years For Shooting Wife In Head: Authorities Morris County Man Gets 15 Years For Shooting Wife In Head: Authorities
Morris County Man Gets 15 Years For Shooting Wife In Head: Authorities A 79-year-old East Hanover resident was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Friday, July 12 after pleading guilty to shooting his wife in the head in 2020, authorities said. In March 2020 at 2:02 p.m., East Hanover police were called to a resident on Selmar Terrace on a report of a domestic incident involving a gun, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and East Hanover Police Chief Christopher Cannizzo said. An investigation revealed Alexander Jacobs shot his wife Lilia Jacobs, 71, in the head with a loaded .380 Beretta, authorities said. He pl…

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by Sam Barron