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Morris County Sheriff’s Office – Crime Scene Investigation Unit
Police & Fire
Route 46 Motel Shooting Under Investigation
Police in Morris County are investigating a shooting at a Route 46 motel. A male who had been shot in the leg was found at the Roxbury Motel by responding officers around 8:55 p.m. on Oct. 18, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The victim was taken to a medical center with severe but not life-threatening injuries. The suspect fled the scene soon after the incident, Carroll said alongside local members of law enforcement. Members of the Roxbury Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office – Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and the Morris County Prosecutor’s O…
Police & Fire
Morris County Man Gets 12-Year Sentence For Role In Deadly Fentanyl OD At Local Hotel
A Morris County man has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars for his role in a Fentanyl overdose that claimed the life of a 19-year-old at a local hotel. John P. Rowe, formerly of Budd Lake, was sentenced to an aggregate term of 12 years New Jersey State Prison subject to the No Early Release Act on Saturday, April 29, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said. Rowe, 30, pleaded guilty to first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death and other offenses on Wednesday, March 22. The charges stem from the death of a man identified only as “G.B.” who was found unconscious at the Mou…
Police & Fire
Man Charged For Providing Fentanyl In Deadly Overdose At Morris County Hotel: Prosecutor
A 30-year-old man was charged after providing Fentanyl to a man who later overdosed at a Morris County hotel and died, authorities announced. John P. Rowe, of Budd Lake, was charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said in a joint release alongside local officials. Officers responding to a report of an unresponsive male at the Mount Olive Days Inn hotel found the 19-year-old victim — identified only as “G.B.” — unconscious on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, Carroll said. The victim was rushed to a local hospital and pronounced de…
Police & Fire
Update
: 52-Year-Old Man Killed In 3-Vehicle Morris County Crash
A 52-year-old man was killed in a triple-car crash involving a box truck in Morris County early Monday, authorities confirmed. The man was behind the wheel of a Jeep Wrangler heading south on Shunpike Road in Chatham Township when he was struck by a Nissan Rouge heading west near the intersection of Lafayette Avenue around 11:30 a.m., Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The Wrangler then hit a box truck that was parked on the opposite side of the intersection, Carroll said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was being withheld pending family notification, auth…
Police & Fire
NJ Man Charged In Death Of 5-Week-Old Daughter, Prosecutor Says
A New Jersey man was arrested and charged with manslaughter Wednesday following a nearly yearlong investigation into the death of his 5-week-old daughter. Officers responding to 67 Willow Ave. in Rockaway Borough found Joseph Tarquini IV, 30, and his infant daughter, M.T., who was in medical distress around 4:55 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2021, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release. The infant was taken to St. Clare’s Denville Hospital for treatment and pronounced dead a short time later. An autopsy found M.T.’s cause of death to be acceleration/deceleration head injury …
Police & Fire
Details Released In Rockaway River Body Recovery
Authorities have released details in the body that was recovered from the Rockaway River Monday morning. Police were called to a portion of the river in Boonton where responders pulled a 71-year-old man's body from the ice around 9:50 a.m., Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The man's identity was not being released and the investigation was being completed by the Medical Examiner’s Office, he said alongside Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker and Town of Boonton Captain Stephen Jones. The incident was not suspected to be criminal and there was no risk t…
Police & Fire
1 Killed, 2 Rescued In Morris County House Fire, Prosecutor Says
One occupant was killed and two others rescued as flames ripped through a Morris County home before dawn Thursday. The blaze broke out in the bedroom of a single-family home on Ward Pl. in East Hanover around 12:10 a.m., Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release with East Hanover Police Chief Christopher F. Cannizzo. Two residents were rescued safely while one victim was found dead inside the home, authorities said. Good Morning . I am confirming one fatality at a house fire that occurred last night on Ward Place. Officers Responded... Posted by East Hanover…
Police & Fire
7 Year Sentence For Paterson Man Who Caused Fatal Overdose In Bathroom Of Morris County Target
A Paterson man who caused a fatal January overdose in the bathroom of a Morris County Target has been sentenced to seven years in state prison, authorities said. Quamaine T. King, 32, was charged with and later pleaded guilty to first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death, Morris County Acting Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. King admitted selling heroin and fentanyl to the victim, identified only as M.R., 23, who was found dead from an overdose in the bathroom of Target in Riverdale and pronounced dead at the scene on Jan. 10, Carroll said. King was sentenced by Judge David H. …
Police & Fire
NJ Mom Found Drowned With Son Was Substitute Teacher Who Suffered Trio Of Recent Tragedies
The 35-year-old Morris County mother found drowned with her 11-year-old son in a Boonton pond had suffered a trio of recent tragedies, reports say. The body of Warda Syed and her son, Uzair Ahmed, were recovered from the Upper Pond section of Grace Lord Park in Boonton around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a release with other county officials. Syed, a substitute teacher in the Boonton school district, rented an apartment from the cousin of Dr. Abdul Raja, who says the family had been struggling after her husband was diagnose…
Police & Fire
Bodies Of Child, Woman Pulled From Morris County Pond; 6-Year-Old Child Found Wandering Nearby
The bodies of an 11-year-old child and 35-year-old woman were found in a Morris County pond Tuesday evening, authorities said. Police were dispatched to the Upper Pond section of Grace Lord Park in Boonton on a report of an unattended child around 5:40 p.m., Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon said. There, police found the bodies along with an unattended 6-year-old child, who was unharmed, Gannon said alongside local police. According to RLS Media, the 6-year-old child was calling for her mom -- who had drowned in the river, along with a…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: LongHorn Steakhouse Fire Deemed Not Suspicious, ‘Exact Cause’ Undetermined
A Jan. 19 fire that ravaged LongHorn Steakhouse in Flanders doesn’t appear suspicious but has an undetermined cause, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The fire broke out at the Flanders location on International Drive South around 12 a.m., according to Byram Township fire officials. The blaze completely ravaged the restaurant, which had to be demolished due to damages, the Mt. Olive Fire Marshal said. Three firefighters also sustained minor injuries. Though deemed not suspicious, the overall investigation remains ongoing, as the exact cause has not been determine…
Police & Fire
Authorities: Man Brutally Beat Victim To Death, Left Body In Morris County Woods
A 51-year-old Dover man was arrested several weeks after brutally beating a man whose body was found in the woods, authorities said. Jose Elizondo-Mena was being held in the Morris County Jail after being arrested with help from authorities in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Aug. 13, Morris County Prosecutor Frederic M. Knapp said. The body of a man identified as "C.R.R." was found in a wooded area at the end of Monmouth Avenue on June 4, Knapp said. An autopsy by Morris County Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Carlos Fonseca found fractures on both of C.R.R.'s orbital bones, right cheek and lower-r…
Police & Fire
Morris County Driver Charged In April Crash That Killed Passenger, 21
A 21-year-old Oak Ridge man was charged in crash that killed his passenger last April, authorities said. Matthew Pulis was behind the wheel of a 1973 Chevrolet Nova that struck a tree on Berkshire Valley Road near mile marker 4.4 on April 25, at approximately 7:25 a.m., Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a joint release with local police. Pulis was taken to Morristown Medical Center while his 21-year-old passenger was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities previously said. Pulis was served a summons-complaint of third degree liability vehicular homicid…
Police & Fire
Authorities: Morris County Suspect Captured After Fatally Stabbing Man While Children Were Home
A Morris County man was arrested after stabbing 35-year-old man to death during an argument while two children were home, said authorities who charged him. Edilson D. Trejo, 21 -- who lives at the Parsippany Road apartment where the incident occurred -- took a shower, changed his clothes then fled the Parsippany Road apartment, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a release with local police. The victim's body was found at the apartment with multiple stab wounds in his neck and torso after the incident was reported around 5:50 Saturday morning, Knapp said. …
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Dover Man Gets Decade In Prison For Assaulting Teen, Witness Tampering
A Dover man was sentenced to a decade in state prison for assaulting a 16-year-old and tampering with a witness, authorities said. Levi Young, 20 -- who previously pled guilty to aggravated assault (strangulation), child endangerment and witness tampering -- was sentenced last Friday in Superior Court, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. A spokesperson for the MCPO said there were multiple incidents between March and July 2019. Young must serve a minimum of 51 months (4.25 years) before he is eligible for parole. Authorities did not release further information. Prosecutor&n…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor Investigating Mysterious Jefferson Shooting
Authorities are investigating shooting that left bullet holes in the outside of a Jefferson home. Police responded to a report of shots fired to a house on Seneca Trail just after 11 p.m. Wednesday, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a statement with local police. Officers found " multiple suspected gunshots" to objects on the property and the house, police said. No injuries were reported. The incident is under investigation by the Jefferson Police Department, Morris County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office …
Police & Fire
Death
Investigation
: Male Body Found Inside Parsippany Home
Authorities are seeking the public's help in a death investigation regarding the discovery of a male body found in Parsippany. The unidentified man's body was discovered Monday in a home on Old Bloomfield Avenue, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. "The cause and manner of death are pending and the investigation remains open and ongoing," the prosecutor said. "The identity of the individual will not be released at this time." The investigation is being conducted by members of the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office Crime…
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