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SUV Kills Motorcyclist During Route 80 Police Pursuit, AG Says SUV Kills Motorcyclist During Route 80 Police Pursuit, AG Says
SUV Kills Motorcyclist During Route 80 Police Pursuit, AG Says The New Jersey Attorney General's Office is investigating a pursuit in which the vehicle being pursued struck a motorcyclist, killing the operator. A New Jersey State Trooper began following an SUV on Route 80 east near milepost 11 around 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13 in Hope Township, AG Matthew Platkin said The vehicle continued eastbound and left the interstate at Exit 12, exiting onto County Road 521 southbound, in Hope Township. The SUV subsequently passed another civilian vehicle on the left in the area of Dogwood Road and, while merging back into the southbound lane, collided with …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: NJ Attorney General IDs Cyclist, 56, Veteran Trooper Who Struck And Killed Him UPDATE: NJ Attorney General IDs Cyclist, 56, Veteran Trooper Who Struck And Killed Him
Update: NJ Attorney General IDs Cyclist, 56, Veteran Trooper Who Struck And Killed Him A bicyclist who was struck and killed last week by a New Jersey State Police car driven by a department veteran with a deep history of social work was identified by authorities as 59-year-old Raul L. Diaz of Long Valley. Diaz was struck on Willow Grove Street (Route 604) outside the Hackettstown Senior Housing Development off Brook Hollow Drive in Warren County an hour before sunrise on Monday, Feb. 5. NJSP Sgt. First Class Kesene Grier was driving the unmarked black Ford Explorer that hit him shortly after 6 a.m., New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Diaz was rushed up t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hospitalizes NJ Woman: Police Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hospitalizes NJ Woman: Police
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hospitalizes NJ Woman: Police A 71-year-old woman from Hackettstown was hospitalized after getting exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide, authorities said. On Sunday, Dec. 3, at approximately 6:20 p.m., the Hackettstown police responded to a residence on the 100 block of Willow Grove Street for a welfare check.  The woman told police she was not feeling well. The Hackettstown Fire Department was requested to check for possible readings of carbon monoxide.  The fire department detected high levels of carbon monoxide throughout the house, police said. The woman tas taken to Hackettstown Medical Center. Sh…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Devoted Morris County Mom Of 4 Dies At 47, Prompting Outpour Of Community Support Devoted Morris County Mom Of 4 Dies At 47, Prompting Outpour Of Community Support
Devoted Morris County Mom Of 4 Dies At 47, Prompting Outpour Of Community Support Support is on the rise for the family of Carrie L. McConnell, a devoted Morris County mother of four who died after a brief illness at Hackettstown Medical Center on Wednesday, August 30, aged 47. Born in Dover, Carrie was raised in Netcong, where she attended Lenape Valley Regional High School, her obituary says. She loved to spread laughter and joy wherever she went and had a personality that radiated strength and positivity. “She was full of life and could light up the room when she walked in,” reads her obituary. Above all, Carrie embraced her role as a dedicated mother to her four ch…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Beloved NJ Wrestling Coach Curt Pakutka Dies After Cancer Battle, 55 Beloved NJ Wrestling Coach Curt Pakutka Dies After Cancer Battle, 55
Beloved NJ Wrestling Coach Curt Pakutka Dies After Cancer Battle, 55 A beloved New Jersey high school teacher and coach died after a lengthy battle to esophageal cancer. Curt D. Pakutka, 55, of Mansfield Township, died on June 7, at Hackettstown Medical Center. He was a well-loved physical education and driver's education teacher, as well as occasionally teaching health, at Newton High School in Sussex County. His love for sports followed him when he became a wrestling coach for Jefferson Township in Morris County from 2004-2015 and the head coach for the Newton High School Girls softball team from 2008-2019, according to his obituary. Curt also p…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
2 Hospitalized, Including Child, After Major Hackettstown Intersection Crash: Police 2 Hospitalized, Including Child, After Major Hackettstown Intersection Crash: Police
2 Hospitalized, Including Child, After Major Hackettstown Intersection Crash: Police Two people were hospitalized, including a 14-year-old girl, during a two-vehicle crash that took down a traffic signal at a Hackettstown intersection Tuesday, May 16, authorities said. The crash occurred at the Mountain Avenue and East Avenue just before 3:55 p.m., according to Hackettstown Police. A 58-year-old Washington Township (Morris County) woman was behind the wheel of a 2015 Yukon heading northbound on Mountain Ave in the right turn lane for East Avenue when she made a left hand turn and was struck by a 2019 Ford heading southbound on Mountain Avenue, police said. The impact of …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
DWI Driver Indicted On Manslaughter Charge In Hit-Run Death Of Centenary University First Lady DWI Driver Indicted On Manslaughter Charge In Hit-Run Death Of Centenary University First Lady
DWI Driver Indicted On Manslaughter Charge In Hit-Run Death Of Centenary University First Lady The 25-year-old Hackettstown man accused in the DWI hit-and-run that caused the death of Centenary University First Lady Jeanne (Picariello) Murphy has been indicted by a grand jury, authorities announced on Friday, March 31. Jefferson A. Chimbo-Palaez was indicted by a Warren County Grand Jury with charges including first-degree aggravated manslaughter, first-degree death by auto, second-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, strict liability vehicular homicide, and endangering an injured victim, Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. He was also charged with several vehic…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
MISSING: Endangered Hackettstown Man, 68, Last Seen Leaving Medical Center, Police Say MISSING: Endangered Hackettstown Man, 68, Last Seen Leaving Medical Center, Police Say
Missing: Endangered Hackettstown Man, 68, Last Seen Leaving Medical Center, Police Say Seen him? Police have issued an alert for a missing and endangered Hackettstown man. Thomas F. Cyphers, 68, was last seen leaving Hackettstown Medical Center heading southbound on Willow Grove Street (County Route 604) toward Main Street between 4 and 5 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16, police said. He was wearing blue jeans, brown boots, and a green and black checkered shirt. Cyphers stands 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs about 141 pounds, and has blue eyes and gray hair, police said. Anyone with information about Cyphers’ location is urged to call 911 or the Hackettstown Police Department at 908-852-3…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 19, Killed In Route 46 Crash (UPDATE) Motorcyclist, 19, Killed In Route 46 Crash (UPDATE)
Motorcyclist, 19, Killed In Route 46 Crash (Update) UPDATE: A 19-year-old motorcyclist was killed in last week’s crash on Route 46, authorities confirmed. The crash occurred between the motorcyclist and a Jeep Cherokee on Route 46 at Village Way in Mount Olive during the afternoon on Thursday, Nov. 10, a Morris County Prosecutor’s spokesperson told DailyVoice.com. The victim was taken to Hackettstown Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after. The crash remains under investigation by the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. No further details were available.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
One Extricated, 2 Others Hospitalized In Serious Morris County Crash (PHOTOS) One Extricated, 2 Others Hospitalized In Serious Morris County Crash (PHOTOS)
One Extricated, 2 Others Hospitalized In Serious Morris County Crash (Photos) One person had to be extricated and two others were hospitalized following a serious crash in Morris County, authorities said. The Long Valley First Aid Squad responded to the crash during the afternoon on Tuesday, Sept. 6, the department said. Crew members stabilized the vehicle and used a cross ram technique to remove the b-pillar from the victim. The patient was then taken by Saint Clare’s Health to Morristown Medical Center while two other victims were taken to Hackettstown Medical Center for treatment, the department said. Click here to view additional photos from the crash and rescu…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
1 Hospitalized, Pair Charged Following Fight At Warren County QuickChek: Police 1 Hospitalized, Pair Charged Following Fight At Warren County QuickChek: Police
1 Hospitalized, Pair Charged Following Fight At Warren County QuickChek: Police One person was hospitalized and both were charged following a fight that broke out at a Warren County QuickChek, authorities confirmed. Officers responding to the dispute at the Mountain Avenue store in Hackettstown found Eric Boe, 55, of Great Meadows, sitting on the ground and bleeding from his face as William Diaz-Santiago, 35, was holding him down around 2:25 p.m. on Monday, June 13, local police said. A follow-up investigation found that Diaz-Santiago, of Hackettstown, was riding his bicycle when Boe tried to “clothesline” him off of it, according to police. Diaz-Santiago then got off…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Warren County Man Charged With Assaulting Police During 3-Hour Standoff Warren County Man Charged With Assaulting Police During 3-Hour Standoff
Warren County Man Charged With Assaulting Police During 3-Hour Standoff A Warren County man was charged with assaulting police officers during a standoff that lasted more than three hours, authorities said. Officers conducting a welfare check on the 300 block of Washington Street in Hackettstown were speaking with a 66-year-old woman when a 35-year-old man walked onto the roof of the home’s porch from the second-floor window around 11:20 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, police said. The man then started waving a tire iron and another smaller handled object while yelling and throwing several items at police, refusing to leave, authorities said. The Warren County Tacti…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Warren County Woman, 24, Flown To Hospital After Being Run Over By Own Pickup Truck, Police Say Warren County Woman, 24, Flown To Hospital After Being Run Over By Own Pickup Truck, Police Say
Warren County Woman, 24, Flown To Hospital After Being Run Over By Own Pickup Truck, Police Say A 24-year-old Warren County woman was airlifted to a nearby hospital with serious injuries after being run over by her own pickup truck, authorities said. Samantha Gardner, of Hackettstown, was behind the wheel of a Sierra pickup truck heading north on Grand Avenue near Robins Court when the vehicle stalled and she exited just after 2:10 p.m. on Monday, March 14, local police said in a Wednesday release. Gardner walked toward the front of the truck, which then began rolling backward, police said. She tried to jump back inside but was knocked to the ground by the driver’s side door as the t…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Worker Zip-Tied In Warren County Armed Robbery, Police Say Worker Zip-Tied In Warren County Armed Robbery, Police Say
Worker Zip-Tied In Warren County Armed Robbery, Police Say A worker was zip-tied and later hospitalized in an armed robbery in Warren County over the weekend, authorities said. Two men forced an employee into another section and demanded to open the safe at Anderson Check Cashing on Main Street in Hackettstown between 8:45 and 9 a.m. Saturday, local police said. When the safe was opened, one of the suspects zip-tied the worker while the other stole an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. Of the men also wielded a handgun, authorities said. Both suspects fled in a tan or beige Ford Explorer with New Jersey license plates that had a driver wai…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After Camry Hits Overturned Ford On Route 80 In Morris County Driver Hospitalized After Camry Hits Overturned Ford On Route 80 In Morris County
Driver Hospitalized After Camry Hits Overturned Ford On Route 80 In Morris County The driver of a Ford passenger vehicle was hospitalized after the vehicle overturned and was struck by a Camry on Route 80, state police said. The Ford passenger vehicle went off the road, reentered the road and overturned on Route 80 westbound near milepost 26.4 in Netcong just before 9:35 p.m. Saturday, NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. A Toyota Camry then struck the Ford, Goez said. The Ford driver was taken to Hackettstown Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. All lanes were reopened by 11 p.m., Goez said.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Driver On Heroin Crashes Into Trailer, Hits Tree In Front Of Hackettstown Hospital, Police Say Driver On Heroin Crashes Into Trailer, Hits Tree In Front Of Hackettstown Hospital, Police Say
Driver On Heroin Crashes Into Trailer, Hits Tree In Front Of Hackettstown Hospital, Police Say A Honda Civic driver was on heroin when he crashed into a trailer being hauled by a pickup truck in front of Hackettstown Medical Center, authorities said. Sami Taha, 37, of Hackettstown was driving north on Willow Grove Street when he crossed the center line and hit the rear driver’s side of an enclosed trailer hauled by a 2010 Ford just before 8 p.m. Saturday, Hackettstown police said. Taha continued off the roadway to the left and drove over the curb and sidewalk before striking a tree on the hospital’s property, police said. Taha then backed the vehicle up and re-entered the roadway, c…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police: Woman, 49, Hospitalized After Being Struck By SUV In Warren County Crosswalk Police: Woman, 49, Hospitalized After Being Struck By SUV In Warren County Crosswalk
Police: Woman, 49, Hospitalized After Being Struck By SUV In Warren County Crosswalk A NYC woman was hospitalized after being struck by an SUV in a marked crosswalk in Warren County Saturday afternoon, police said. Tjasa Garib, 35, was behind the wheel of a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe when she reached for her sunglasses while making a left turn onto East Stiger Street in Hackettstown around 1:10 p.m., hitting Maria Gonzalez, who was in a marked crosswalk, police said. Gonzales, 49, was taken to Hackettstown Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Garib, of Independence Township, was issued a summons for careless driving.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police: Morris County Man Who Left Scene Of Pickup Truck Crash Nabbed For Drug Use Hours Later Police: Morris County Man Who Left Scene Of Pickup Truck Crash Nabbed For Drug Use Hours Later
Police: Morris County Man Who Left Scene Of Pickup Truck Crash Nabbed For Drug Use Hours Later A Morris County man who left the scene after crashing his pickup truck into a stream in Hackettstown was arrested for suspected drug use just hours later, authorities said. Damian Plewa, 35, was seen acting lethargic and exhibiting signs of suspected drug use as officers responded to a suspicious person report near the entrance to Alumni Field (100 block of Willow Grove Street) in Hackettstown just before 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Plewa, of Budd Lake, was charged with being under the influence of CDS and released before being taken to Hackettstown Medical Center by the Mansfield To…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Morris County Man Charged In Stabbing Outside Of Hackettstown Medical Center Morris County Man Charged In Stabbing Outside Of Hackettstown Medical Center
Morris County Man Charged In Stabbing Outside Of Hackettstown Medical Center A Morris County man was stabbed and seriously injured during a dispute outside Hackettstown Medical Center on Friday night, authorities said. Kyle Kacicz, 52, is accused of stabbing the 48-year-old Budd Lake man in the chest in the parking lot of the hospital around 10:10 p.m., local police said. The victim's chest was injured as a result and a woman who was also involved was not injured, police said. Kacicz sustained head and face injuries, police said. After receiving medical treatment, Kacicz, of Long Valley, was charged with third-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and thi…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Authorities: DUI Phillipsburg Mom Busted Driving Erratically With Toddler In Car Authorities: DUI Phillipsburg Mom Busted Driving Erratically With Toddler In Car
Authorities: DUI Phillipsburg Mom Busted Driving Erratically With Toddler In Car A Phillipsburg woman had smoked K2 spice just half an hour before driving erratically with her three-year-old toddler in the car Tuesday night, authorities charged. Brittany Hicks, 26, was pulled over for driving erratically near the intersection of Route 517 and Main Street in Hackettstown just after 10 p.m., authorities said in a release. Hicks — who police say had smoked the synthetic cannabinoids just half an hour prior to getting behind the wheel — was driving with her three-year-old child in the car and showed clear signs of impairment, authorities said. Additional K2 spice was found…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Authorities: Sussex DWI Driver Struck Pedestrian In Lowe’s Parking Lot Authorities: Sussex DWI Driver Struck Pedestrian In Lowe’s Parking Lot
Authorities: Sussex DWI Driver Struck Pedestrian In Lowe’s Parking Lot A motorist from Sussex County was intoxicated when he struck a pedestrian in the parking lot of Lowe’s in Flanders, authorities said. Gregory Summers, 64, of Ogdensburg "showed obvious signs of impairment" when Officer Bill Galop responded to a car-pedestrian crash on Wednesday, Mount Olive Township police said. Summers was asked to take a series of field sobriety tests outside of the home improvement store in Morris County. The driver was charged with DWI, reckless driving and failure to maintain a lane, police said. He was released to the custody of a sober driver, they said. The pedestr…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police: 1 Arrested, 1 Hospitalized In Violent Hackettstown Dispute Police: 1 Arrested, 1 Hospitalized In Violent Hackettstown Dispute
Police: 1 Arrested, 1 Hospitalized In Violent Hackettstown Dispute A 55-year-old victim was hospitalized after being assaulted by a 52-year-old Hackettstown man during an argument, authorities charged. Arturo Lucero and the victim — both of Hackettstown — were involved in an argument near the 100 block of West Valley View Avenue shortly after 7:45 p.m. Monday, authorities said in a release. Lucero then assaulted the victim, who was found with a scratched chest and a bleeding eye, authorities said. The victim was transported to Hackettstown Medical Center via Mansfield Township Rescue Squad. Lucero was charged with simple assault and released pending an a…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Teen Bicyclist Hospitalized In Warren County Crash Teen Bicyclist Hospitalized In Warren County Crash
Teen Bicyclist Hospitalized In Warren County Crash A teen bicyclist was hospitalized after colliding with a sedan Thursday afternoon in Washington, authorities said. The 17-year-old was heading west on Route 57 when the 71-year-old Subaru Legacy driver was attempting a left turn from S. Lincoln Avenue around 1:30 p.m.Washington Police Lt. John Kaufmann said. The teen was treated at the scene by of the Washington Emergency Squad and transported to Hackettstown Medical Center. WTPD officers were assisted at the scene by the Washington Emergency Squad. The accident remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
COVID-19: First Case Announced In Warren County COVID-19: First Case Announced In Warren County
Covid-19: First Case Announced In Warren County Warren County’s first case of COVID-19 was confirmed Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The patient, a 56-year-old man from Mansfield Township, was treated at Hackettstown Medical Center. “While this is understandably concerning to residents, we will continue to work with county and local officials to help limit the spread of COVID-19 in our communities,” said Pete Summers, Health Officer of the Warren County Health Department. Health officials remind residents that individuals ages 60 and up face higher COVID-19 risks, as do immunocompromised patients and those with heart or lung diseas…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Hackettstown PD: McDonald's Employee Burned By 'Smoldering' Dollar Bill Hackettstown PD: McDonald's Employee Burned By 'Smoldering' Dollar Bill
Hackettstown PD: McDonald's Employee Burned By 'Smoldering' Dollar Bill A McDonald's employee suffered burns on her palm when a customer handed her a smoking dollar bill, authorities said. The McDonald's worker took the cash around 10:25 p.m. Sunday and realized only after it was in her hand that it was still "smoldering," Hackettstown police said. "She is traumatized," a family member told Daily Voice. The worker was treated at Hackettstown Medical Center, the family member said. The incident remains under investigation, authorities said.

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by Cecilia Levine