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Sparta Patrol Car Struck By Drunk Driver Who Hadn't Driven In Years: Police Sparta Patrol Car Struck By Drunk Driver Who Hadn't Driven In Years: Police
Sparta Patrol Car Struck By Drunk Driver Who Hadn't Driven In Years: Police A Sparta police car was struck by a drunk driver on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 3, authorities said. At 10:09 p.m., officers were on the scene of a motor vehicle crash on Route 15, Sparta police said. While police were assessing the damage from the crash, a gray Ford, driven by 43-year-old Nicole Romeo, a Hamburg resident, struck their patrol vehicle, officers said. As police tended to Romeo, they detected the odor of alcohol on her breath and noted her speech was slurred, officers said. Romeo told police she had a glass of wine earlier in the day, officers said. Romeo said she did not r…
Sussex County HS Teacher Took Hundreds Of ‘Upskirt’ Photos, Videos Of Students, Prosecutor Says Sussex County HS Teacher Took Hundreds Of ‘Upskirt’ Photos, Videos Of Students, Prosecutor Says
Sussex County HS Teacher Took Hundreds Of ‘Upskirt’ Photos, Videos Of Students, Prosecutor Says A Sussex County high school science teacher was arrested and charged with child endangerment and possession of child of sexual abuse material after he was found with hundreds of photos and videos upskirting students, authorities announced. Michael F. Wagner, 39, of Hopatcong, was charged with second-degree child endangerment, possession of child sexual abuse material, and invasion of privacy, Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said in a joint release. The investigation began on Wednesday, Oct. 12, when a teacher at Pope John High School in Sparta overheard several eighth-grade…
Man Claiming To Have Handgun During Sussex County Fight Charged With Terroristic Threats Man Claiming To Have Handgun During Sussex County Fight Charged With Terroristic Threats
Man Claiming To Have Handgun During Sussex County Fight Charged With Terroristic Threats A man who claimed to have a handgun during a fight in Sussex County was charged with making terroristic threats and other offenses, authorities said. Officers responding to the dispute report at Tomahawk Lake found that Arturo E. Rivera had gotten into a physical altercation with several others and claimed to have a handgun on Saturday, July 9, Byram Township Police said in a release on Thursday, July 21. Rivera, of North Brunswick, then went into the trunk of his vehicle and shouted several times that he was getting a gun, police said. However, no firearm was found during a follow-up sear…
Trapped Victim Airlifted Following 2-Car Crash In Sussex County (PHOTOS) Trapped Victim Airlifted Following 2-Car Crash In Sussex County (PHOTOS)
Trapped Victim Airlifted Following 2-Car Crash In Sussex County (Photos) One person was flown to a nearby hospital following a two-car crash in Sussex County, authorities said. The Sparta Township Fire Department responded to the crash near Sparta Avenue and Surrey Lane in Sparta and found the victim trapped in one of the vehicles around 8:05 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, the squad said. The victim was safely extricated and remained conscious and alert during the rescue, the department said. The victim was then flown to a nearby hospital for treatment by Hackensack Air 1, which landed near Mohawk Avenue. The crash scene was cleared by 9:20 p.m. Assisting agenci…
Victim Flown To Hospital Following Sussex County Dirt Bike Crash Victim Flown To Hospital Following Sussex County Dirt Bike Crash
Victim Flown To Hospital Following Sussex County Dirt Bike Crash A dirt bike rider was flown to a nearby hospital following following a serious crash in Sussex County, authorities said. The Sparta Township Fire Department responded to the crash in the woods behind Angelo Drive in Sparta shortly before 9:20 p.m. on Friday, June 3, the squad said. Emergency crews worked to extricate the victim from the woods before the rider was treated at the scene. Meanwhile, Atlantic Air 3 medical helicopter was requested to land near Mohawk Avenue to take the victim to a nearby hospital for further treatment, the fire department said. Both the crash scene and the lan…
LGBTQ+ Pride Flag Burned Outside Sparta Church, Police Say LGBTQ+ Pride Flag Burned Outside Sparta Church, Police Say
LGBTQ+ Pride Flag Burned Outside Sparta Church, Police Say Police are seeking clues after an LGBTQ+ pride flag was burned outside of a church in Sparta. The flag was lit on fire outside of the Sparta United Methodist Church on S. Sparta Avenue on Wednesday, April 20, local police said Thursday. ********************************* REWARD ********************************* The Sparta Police Department is... Posted by Sparta Police NJ on Thursday, May 5, 2022 A pair of “young adult males” were seen walking onto the property from behind and using an accelerant to ignite the flag, according to a report from the New Jersey Herald. Anyone with…
Attempted Murder Charges For Elderly Sussex County Man Who Fired Handgun At Police, Drove Away Attempted Murder Charges For Elderly Sussex County Man Who Fired Handgun At Police, Drove Away
Attempted Murder Charges For Elderly Sussex County Man Who Fired Handgun At Police, Drove Away The elderly man who fired two rounds at officers from a Sussex County parking garage has been charged with attempted murder, Newton Police said. Edwin Greene, 80, called officers from the parking garage under the Newton Town Centre complex stating that he had a gun and was suicidal around 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 25, police said. A temporary lockdown was put into place when Greene fired two rounds from a .22 caliber handgun and drove away, dodging officers’ attempts to block the area, authorities said. Greene was later found outside Newton Medical Center and subdued with physical force, police sa…
6 Former Sussex County Restaurant Workers Allege Sex Abuse By Owner In Scathing $15M Lawsuit 6 Former Sussex County Restaurant Workers Allege Sex Abuse By Owner In Scathing $15M Lawsuit
6 Former Sussex County Restaurant Workers Allege Sex Abuse By Owner In Scathing $15M Lawsuit A lawsuit seeking $15 million alleges the owner of an upscale Sussex County restaurant sexually harassed and abused six of his former employees. Filed Monday in Sussex County Superior Court, the suit calls Sparta's Mohawk House owner Stephen Scro a "sexual predator," and alleges his employees were subjected to countless acts of sex abuse and illegal discrimination for years. Scro is accused of creating a culture of intimidation and threatened his employees that in Sparta he had close connections with many powerful people, including the Sparta police department, judges and loc…
Sussex Police Corporal Who Admitted To Shoving Woman At Bar Will Keep Job, Avoid Probation Sussex Police Corporal Who Admitted To Shoving Woman At Bar Will Keep Job, Avoid Probation
Sussex Police Corporal Who Admitted To Shoving Woman At Bar Will Keep Job, Avoid Probation A police corporal in Sussex County will keep his job and avoid probation after admitting to harassing a woman and shoving her to the floor at a local bar, reports say. Sparta police Cpl. Craig Grauerholz Jr., 43, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of a petty disorderly persons offense during a virtual Wantage municipal court hearing Wednesday, Daily Record reports. Grauerholz was off-duty when he  shoved the woman — an acquaintance — after the two became involved in an argument on St. Patrick’s Day at the township’s VFW hall, breaking her hand, reports said. Grauerholz, a 15-yea…
REPORT: Sussex County Police Corporal Shoved Woman At VFW Bar, Breaking Her Hand REPORT: Sussex County Police Corporal Shoved Woman At VFW Bar, Breaking Her Hand
Report: Sussex County Police Corporal Shoved Woman At VFW Bar, Breaking Her Hand A police corporal from Sussex County is facing a petty disorderly persons offense for harassment after shoving a woman at a bar and breaking her hand, reports say. The Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office charged Sparta Cpl. Craig Grauerholz Jr., 43, with the offense on July 31 after a several month investigation, NJHerald reports. Grauerholz is accused of getting into an argument with a female friend that became physical at the Sparta VFW Post #7248 on St. Patrick’s Day, the report says. Grauerholz shoved the woman to the floor, breaking her hand and scratching her, according to The Herald. …
Sparta PD: Fair Lawn Man Busted With Heroin In Parking Lot Tried Giving Police Fake Name Sparta PD: Fair Lawn Man Busted With Heroin In Parking Lot Tried Giving Police Fake Name
Sparta PD: Fair Lawn Man Busted With Heroin In Parking Lot Tried Giving Police Fake Name A Fair Lawn man tried giving police a false name after he was found with heroin and under the influence of drugs in a Sussex County parking lot, said authorities who charged him. Police called to a Sussex County parking lot on reports of an intoxicated man found Michael Soriano, 26, Sparta Police Lt. John Lamon said. A search of Soriano's car turned up empty packets of heroin and a cut straw, Lamon said. When asked his name by Sparta Police Officer Matt Pletcher, Soriano replied: "Michael J. McKay," according to Lamon. Soriano was charged with heroin possession and providing a false n…
Authorities: Alleged Gang Member Nabbed In Sussex County McDonald's Stabbing, Victim Airlifted Authorities: Alleged Gang Member Nabbed In Sussex County McDonald's Stabbing, Victim Airlifted
Authorities: Alleged Gang Member Nabbed In Sussex County McDonald's Stabbing, Victim Airlifted A man was airlifted to the hospital after a suspect who identified as a member of the Latin King gang stabbed him at a Sussex County McDonald's, authorities said Thursday. The victim was flown to Morristown Medical Center with multiple stab wounds to the left side of his body after being attacked at the McDonald's on Route 23 around 5:35 p.m. Wednesday, Franklin police said in a news release. Several hours later, Kenneth C. Royce, Jr., 35 of Ogdensburg, was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses, authorities said. He was turned over to the Sussex C…
'Unbelievable': Sparta Officers Help Mom Deliver Baby At Home 'Unbelievable': Sparta Officers Help Mom Deliver Baby At Home
'Unbelievable': Sparta Officers Help Mom Deliver Baby At Home A new mom from Sparta is sharing the intense experience of delivering her baby in her own home -- but not without the help of three police officers. Lindsey Schlott and her husband, Brad Scheller, were concerned that COVID-19 precautions would prevent them from being together during the birth of their child. “I was pretty panicked about the idea of my husband not being there," Schlott told Daily Voice. "When I saw that there was a possibility that my husband wasn’t gonna be there, I thought, ‘I don’t want to do this by myself.’” On the evening of March 24, the couple talked with their dou…