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Pedestrian Crash Shuts Route 22 In Warren County Pedestrian Crash Shuts Route 22 In Warren County
Pedestrian Crash Shuts Route 22 In Warren County A pedestrian accident shut Route 22/Memorial Parkway in Lopatcong Friday evening, Aug. 16. The crash happened at approximately 8:20 p.m. in the westbound lanes, west of NJ 57, the NJDOT site says. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Motorcycle Crash Kills Phillipsburg Area Man: Coroner Motorcycle Crash Kills Phillipsburg Area Man: Coroner
Motorcycle Crash Kills Phillipsburg Area Man: Coroner A motorcyclist died from his injuries after crashing in Lopatcong Township on Saturday, June 1, according to officials.  Samuel K. Aggrey, 39, of Lopatcong, lost control of his motorcycle near Uniontown Road and Fox Farm Road around 7 p.m., said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office in Pennsylvania.  Update: 0100 hrs. Route 519 is now open **Happening Now** Route 519 at Fox Farm Road is closed due to a serious motor vehicle accident. Please plan accordingly. Posted by Lopatcong Township Police Department on Saturday, June 1, 2024 He was taken to St. Luke's Univer…
Armed Driver Was Going 100 MPH In NJ-PA Pursuit That Ended In School Bus Crash: Cops Armed Driver Was Going 100 MPH In NJ-PA Pursuit That Ended In School Bus Crash: Cops
Armed Driver Was Going 100 MPH In Nj-pa Pursuit That Ended In School Bus Crash: Cops A 28-year-old New Jersey man remains hospitalized after police say he shot at multiple vehicles before leading a high-speed pursuit into Pennsylvania that ended in a school bus crash back in Phillipsburg, NJ. Brett M. Wyatt Jr., of Phillipsburg, began the terrifying ordeal around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12, when he fired shots at a parked truck on Uniontown Road in Lopatcong, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said. A responding officer found Wyatt’s vehicle, a yellow hatch bag sedan, heading west on Route 57 near the Rt. 519 intersection, the prosecutor said. Wyatt continued west …
Driver Who Crashed In NJ School Bus Had Fled Police Over State Lines: Report Driver Who Crashed In NJ School Bus Had Fled Police Over State Lines: Report
Driver Who Crashed In NJ School Bus Had Fled Police Over State Lines: Report The driver of the car that rammed into a Phillipsburg school bus on Route 22 Tuesday afternoon was fleeing authorities in two states, WFMZ reports.  A bus transporting first- and second-graders from Phillipsburg Primary School was struck by a vehicle shortly after dismissal on Dec. 12, Daily Voice reported. Superintendent Gregory Troxell has said that some of the 22 students onboard received minor injuries.  The driver of the other vehicle had been the subject of a police pursuit that began in Lopatcong, WFMZ reported, citing the Warren County Prosecutor's Office. Authoritie…
Warren County Man Points Loaded Gun, Threatens To Kill, Flees In Victim’s Car: Prosecutor Warren County Man Points Loaded Gun, Threatens To Kill, Flees In Victim’s Car: Prosecutor
Warren County Man Points Loaded Gun, Threatens To Kill, Flees In Victim’s Car: Prosecutor A Warren County man was arrested after pointing a loaded gun and threatening to kill, speeding away in the victim’s car and initiating a high-speed chase just as police arrived, authorities said. Khamtoune Singto, 47, of Stewartsville, is accused of pointing a “loaded.22 caliber Mossberg 715T Long Rifle at the victim, threatening to shoot and kill the victim” during a dispute on Monday, Nov. 6, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. As officers from Lopatcong arrived at the scene, Singto allegedly took the victim’s vehicle, drove around their patrol cars, through the lawn, and ont…
These NJ Communities Violated LGBTQ+ Marriage License Rules: AG These NJ Communities Violated LGBTQ+ Marriage License Rules: AG
These NJ Communities Violated LGBTQ+ Marriage License Rules: AG Twenty-eight municipalities statewide have been cited by New Jersey officials for excluding the LGBTQIA+ community in their online marriage license applications. The municipalities face fines of up to $10,000 if they don't fix the problem, the state said. Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights said DCR has issued Notices of Violation to the municipalities for allegedly violating the Law Against Discrimination by publishing marriage license application forms on their websites that exclude certain LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking to obtain marriage licenses. Th…
Woman Killed In Warren County Fire, Police Say Woman Killed In Warren County Fire, Police Say
Woman Killed In Warren County Fire, Police Say A woman was killed in a fire in Warren County, authorities said. The Pohatcong Police and Fire Departments responded to the blaze on the 400 block of Maple Avenue and confirmed the fatality on Wednesday, Oct. 5, police said. Initial reports said the fire broke out in a building near the intersection with Zellers Alley around 5 p.m. The fire has been ruled accidental. The victim’s identity has not been released. Fire departments in Harmony, Alpha, and Lopatcong, as well as Phillipsburg emergency crews and local, county and state fire investigators, assisted at the scene.
Warren County Diner Goes Up In Flames Morning Of Soft Opening: ‘I’m So Heartbroken,’ Owner Says Warren County Diner Goes Up In Flames Morning Of Soft Opening: ‘I’m So Heartbroken,’ Owner Says
Warren County Diner Goes Up In Flames Morning Of Soft Opening: ‘I’m So Heartbroken,’ Owner Says A new diner in Warren County went up in flames just hours before it was scheduled to have its soft opening, leaving the owner heartbroken and desperate to rebuild. Tony Arzuaga of Jersey City was planning to hold the soft opening for Catch 22 Diner on Route 22 East in Lopatcong Township on Friday, Sept. 16 when the building caught fire before dawn, he documented in a social media post in the ‘Lehigh Valley Food’ group. “I’m so heartbroken,” Arzuaga writes. “At 4 a.m. I get a call from my daughter that [the] diner is on fire…I thought I was dreaming but it was real.” An inspection by the fi…
Phillipsburg Man Sends 2 Officers To Hospital During ‘Belligerent’ Struggle, Prosecutor Says Phillipsburg Man Sends 2 Officers To Hospital During ‘Belligerent’ Struggle, Prosecutor Says
Phillipsburg Man Sends 2 Officers To Hospital During ‘Belligerent’ Struggle, Prosecutor Says A Phillipsburg man sent two officers to a nearby hospital during a “belligerent” struggle as they attempted to serve him through a state agency, authorities said. John Tancredi, Jr., 33, acted “belligerent” toward state workers and uncooperative with Lopatcong police as they responded to his Avenue A home to serve him through a state agency on Tuesday, March 22, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a Friday release. Tancredi then engaged in a struggle with the officers and injured them, requiring them to be taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, Pfeiffer said. Tancredi was …
Phillipsburg Man Had Ounce Of Crystal Meth, Crack Cocaine In Warren County Stop: Prosecutor Phillipsburg Man Had Ounce Of Crystal Meth, Crack Cocaine In Warren County Stop: Prosecutor
Phillipsburg Man Had Ounce Of Crystal Meth, Crack Cocaine In Warren County Stop: Prosecutor A Phillipsburg man was found with more than an ounce of crystal meth and crack cocaine after he was pulled over for driving erratically, authorities said. Phillip Gaydosh, Jr. was driving on Route 22 East near South Fifth Street in Lopatcong when he was stopped for failing to stay in his lane on Thursday, March 10, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a Tuesday release. A follow-up investigation and search by the Pohatcong Township Police K9 Unit turned up a bag with 32 grams — just over 1.1 ounces — of crystal methamphetamine, Pfeiffer said. Gaydosh, of the 500 block of Arli…
Police Seek ID For Warren County Speedway Theft Suspect Police Seek ID For Warren County Speedway Theft Suspect
Police Seek ID For Warren County Speedway Theft Suspect Police in Warren County are seeking the public’s help identifying the suspect in a local Speedway theft. The suspect fled in a red sedan with a dark-colored front end after stealing from Speedway in Lopatcong on Nov. 28, local police said in a Monday release. The suspect then traveled on Route 22 West over the Phillipsburg-Easton Toll Bridge, police said. **Assistance Needed** Lopatcong Police are looking to identify the individual pictured reference a theft at the... Posted by Lopatcong Township Police Department on Monday, December 13, 2021 Anyone with information about the suspect…
Police Seek ID For Warren County Theft Suspect Police Seek ID For Warren County Theft Suspect
Police Seek ID For Warren County Theft Suspect Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a suspect in a recent theft in Warren County. The suspect — pictured above — is wanted for questioning in regards to a theft in Lopatcong on Nov. 30, police said. Anyone with information about the suspect’s identity is asked to contact Sgt. Wayne at (908)-859-1212 or send an email to waynea@lopatcongtwp.com.
See Anything? Police Seek Witnesses To Crash At Lopatcong Intersection See Anything? Police Seek Witnesses To Crash At Lopatcong Intersection
See Anything? Police Seek Witnesses To Crash At Lopatcong Intersection Police are seeking witnesses to a recent crash at a Lopatcong intersection. The crash occurred at the intersection of State Route 57 and County Route 519 around 3:50 p.m. Sunday, Lopatcong Township Police said. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to contact Sgt. LaFord at 908-859-1212 or at lafordl@lopatcongtwp.com.
‘That Was Terrifying:’ Warren County Woman, 21, Says She Was Almost Abducted At Walmart ‘That Was Terrifying:’ Warren County Woman, 21, Says She Was Almost Abducted At Walmart
‘That Was Terrifying:’ Warren County Woman, 21, Says She Was Almost Abducted At Walmart A Warren County woman took to social media to warn others after she says she was almost abducted in the parking lot of a local Walmart. Kelly Lynch, 21, had just exited the Phillipsburg Walmart when she noticed that her car was surrounded by two white panel vans around 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 5, she tells Daily Voice. Two men were inside the van to the right of Lynch’s vehicle as she began unloading her bags inside her trunk, she recalls. Then, another man approached the van to Lynch’s right and started talking to her — apparently in an attempt to distract her — while opening the trunk. There m…
Newark Man Found With Nearly 300 Ecstasy, Oxycodone Pills, Loaded Handgun In Warren County Stop Newark Man Found With Nearly 300 Ecstasy, Oxycodone Pills, Loaded Handgun In Warren County Stop
Newark Man Found With Nearly 300 Ecstasy, Oxycodone Pills, Loaded Handgun In Warren County Stop A Newark man stopped for a violation in Warren County was found with nearly 300 ecstasy and Oxycodone pills as well as a loaded handgun, authorities said. Kalif A. King-Williams, of South 12th Street, was stopped on Route 22 East near the Two Brothers Diner in Lopatcong around 4:15 p.m. on July 10, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release Friday. King-Williams, who had an active criminal warrant, was taken into police custody, where a search of his vehicle turned up 255 ecstasy pills, 43 Oxycodone pills, a loaded .40 caliber handgun and various drug paraphernalia, Pfeiff…
SEEN HIM? Alert Issued For Missing Warren County Man SEEN HIM? Alert Issued For Missing Warren County Man
Seen HIM? Alert Issued For Missing Warren County Man Authorities are asking the public's help in locating a missing Warren County man. Charles Ayers was last seen at his Lopatcong home on Dec. 26, township police said. Ayers was wearing a red Rutgers sweatshirt, black or gray sweatpants and a black or gray beanie when he was last seen, police said. Anyone with information about Ayers’ whereabouts is asked to contact the Lopatcong Twp. Police Department at 908-859-2211 or Detective Robert Stefano at 908-878-2096.
Police: Lopatcong Teen Charged With DWI Police: Lopatcong Teen Charged With DWI
Police: Lopatcong Teen Charged With DWI An 18-year-old Lopatcong man faces DWI charges after he was found intoxicated in a suspicious vehicle, authorities said. Lopatcong Township Police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of Lopatcong Park shortly after 10 p.m. on Thursday, the department said in a release. The driver, identified as Ryan Miller, 18, of Lopatcong, told police that he had just pulled into the parking lot when the officers arrived, authorities said. Miller was asked to participate in a series of field sobriety tests, which police say he did not pass. He was arrested and transporte…
Pohatcong PD: Woman Who Once Pulled Gun On Kids Leads Police On Wild Interstate Chase Pohatcong PD: Woman Who Once Pulled Gun On Kids Leads Police On Wild Interstate Chase
Pohatcong PD: Woman Who Once Pulled Gun On Kids Leads Police On Wild Interstate Chase A 21-year-old woman who pulled a gun on two children allegedly bullying her younger brother lead police on a wild chase after a shoplifting incident in Pohatcong before crashing in Easton, PA, authorities said. Miranda Victoria Velasquez -- on probation for the January gun incident -- took off from the Route 22 Phillipsburg Walmart in a white SUV just as Pohatcong police were arriving to investigate a theft report around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Pohatcong Police Chief Scott Robb said. Officers began following the SUV -- which at one point was heading directly at a police cruiser on a dead-end roa…