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Morris County Officer Struck By Drunk Driver: Police Morris County Officer Struck By Drunk Driver: Police
Morris County Officer Struck By Drunk Driver: Police A Morris County police officer was struck by a drunken driver while assisting at the scene of a crash overnight, his department said. Jefferson Township Police Officer Tyler LaMantia was sitting in his marked patrol vehicle on Route 15 near Berkshire Valley Road when he was struck from behind by David Prontnicki, 45, of Budd Lake, around 3:05 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, Jefferson police Capt. Robert Bush said. Prontnicki was arrested at the scene for suspicion of driving under the influence, while LaMantia was taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital. He had been released as of Sunday afternoon. Th…

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Man Arrested After Leading Police On 2½ Hour Pursuit Through Morris County Woods Man Arrested After Leading Police On 2½ Hour Pursuit Through Morris County Woods
Man Arrested After Leading Police On 2½ Hour Pursuit Through Morris County Woods The search for an emotionally-disturbed man with drugs and possibly a weapon ended after more than two hours in Morris County woods, authorities said. Jefferson Township police responding to a reports of a suicidal man with drugs found the 31-year-old suspect in a car in the Acme parking lot on Berkshire Valley around 6:15 p.m., Tuesday, Capt. Robert Bush said. The man, identified as an Oak Ridge resident, fled on foot into the woods behind the Acme store, Bush said. Several law enforcement agencies including the Morris County Sheriff's K-9 Unit searched the area for hours, until the man w…

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by Cecilia Levine