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Disorderly Andover Man Arrested After Trying To Jump Out Of Vehicle: Byram Township PD Disorderly Andover Man Arrested After Trying To Jump Out Of Vehicle: Byram Township PD
Disorderly Andover Man Arrested After Trying To Jump Out Of Vehicle: Byram Township PD A 42-year-old Andover man was arrested and charged with assaulting a public employee after he tried to jump out of a vehicle on the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 2 in Byram Township, authorities said. At 2:49 p.m., officers responded to a report of an intoxicated man, later identified as Donald Busteed, attempting to jump out of a vehicle and now walking in the middle of Route 206, Byram Township police said. Busteed was found standing in the roadway of Johnson Road and became agitated with officers, police said. Busteed became uncooperative, yelled profanities, and attempted to walk awa…

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Five Arrested After Fight At Byram Township Smoke Shop: Police Five Arrested After Fight At Byram Township Smoke Shop: Police
Five Arrested After Fight At Byram Township Smoke Shop: Police Five people were arrested after a fight at a smoke shop in Byram Township on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 23, authorities said. At 10:47 a.m., police responded to Sweet Dreams Smoke Shop on Route 206 on a report of a fight in progress, Byram Township Police said. An investigation determined a customer disputed a sale with staff which escalated into a physical altercation in the plaza parking lot, police said. Joseph Thomas, a 26-year-old Mount Olive resident, Eugene Decastro, a 53-year-old Mount Olive resident, Pedro Valentin, a 26-year-old Fallsburg, NY resident and Marcus Murillo, a…

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21-Year-Old Man Possessed Child Porn: Byram Township PD 21-Year-Old Man Possessed Child Porn: Byram Township PD
21-Year-Old Man Possessed Child Porn: Byram Township PD A 21-year-old Byram Township resident was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography on Thursday, Nov. 14, authorities said. Matthew Ingenito was arrested by Sussex County Prosecutors Office Detectives and Byram Township Police Detectives after a court-authorized search of his electronic device revealed he viewed, saved, downloaded, and/or possessed items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children, Byram Township police said. Ingenito has been released pending a Sussex County Superior Court date, police said.

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Byram Man Gets 13 Years After Violating Probation: Sussex County Prosecutor Byram Man Gets 13 Years After Violating Probation: Sussex County Prosecutor
Byram Man Gets 13 Years After Violating Probation: Sussex County Prosecutor A 55-year-old Byram Township man was sentenced to 13 years in state prison on Friday, Nov. 8, after admitting he violated his recovery court probation, authorities said. Steven Kristiansen will receive credit for almost four years already served, Sussex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray said. Kristiansen had previously been sentenced to recovery court probation in connection with multiple counts of burglary and theft stemming from incidents in 2020 and 2021, Murray said. He admitted to violating the terms of his probation on Sunday, November 3, 2023, Murray said. Kristiansen's state prison …

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Drunk Driver Drove Wrong Way: Byram Township PD Drunk Driver Drove Wrong Way: Byram Township PD
Drunk Driver Drove Wrong Way: Byram Township PD A 60-year-old Hopatcog woman was arrested and charged on the early morning of Monday, Oct. 13 with drunk driving after she drove the wrong way on a one-way street, authorities said. At 2:16 a.m., officers spotted a silver Jeep traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Route 206 near Acorn Street, Byram Township police said in a release. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver, Sara Pesantes did not stop, police said.. Pesantes continued driving at a low rate of speed, swerving between both southbound lanes and accelerating erratically, police said. Three of the vehicle’…

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Sussex County Man Gets 12+ Years For Dealing Meth: Feds Sussex County Man Gets 12+ Years For Dealing Meth: Feds
Sussex County Man Gets 12+ Years For Dealing Meth: Feds A 54-year-old Byram Township man was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison, 146 months, on Friday, Sept. 20, after admitting to his role in trafficking methamphetamine, authorities said. In January 2022, law enforcement began investigation Steven Kristiansen after learning he was a member of a drug trafficking organization that distributed methamphetamine, US Attorney Phillip Sellinger said. Over the course of four days, Kristiansen sold over 60 grams of methamphetamine to an undercover police officer, Sellinger said. On Jan. 25, 2022, police searched Kristiansen's residence and car and…

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Intoxicated Driver Found With Cocaine In Sussex County, Police Say Intoxicated Driver Found With Cocaine In Sussex County, Police Say
Intoxicated Driver Found With Cocaine In Sussex County, Police Say A Roseland man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and possessing cocaine on Friday, July 19 in Byram Township, authorities said. Officers observed a vehicle failing to maintain its lane on Lackawanna Drive and initiated a vehicle stop, Byram Township Police said in a release. The driver, Vincent Radice, appeared to be intoxicated and proceeded to fail several field sobriety tests, police said. Radice was arrested for driving under the influence and while searching his vehicle, officers found a bag of cocaine, police said. Radice later failed two breath tests at police h…

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Drunk Driver Possessed Machete: Byram Township Police Drunk Driver Possessed Machete: Byram Township Police
Drunk Driver Possessed Machete: Byram Township Police A Brooklyn man with a machete was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Sunday, July 28 in Byram Township, authorities said. Officers observed a vehicle failing to maintain its lane and driving on the shoulder on Route 206 South, Byram Township police said. After pulling the vehicle over, officers believed the driver, Damian Sul, may be intoxicated, police said. Sul failed several field sobriety tests and was arrested for driving while intoxicated, police said. A search of his vehicle led to officers discovering a machete and several open containers of alcohol, police said.…

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NJ Woman Arrested Twice In One Night After Trying To Bite Police, Urinating On Floor: Police NJ Woman Arrested Twice In One Night After Trying To Bite Police, Urinating On Floor: Police
NJ Woman Arrested Twice In One Night After Trying To Bite Police, Urinating On Floor: Police A 21-year-old West Milford woman was arrested twice in one night and hit with numerous charges after she became disorderly when leaving a party and again when released from police custody, in Byram Township on Saturday, July 20, authorities said. As Katelyn Lewandosky left a party near 151 Lackawanna Dr., she began screaming and banging on doors, and was located by officers yelling in the roadway, Byram Township police said. Lewandosky appeared agitated and intoxicated and continued to act unruly in the roadway as officers tried to deescalate the situation, police said. She began flailing h…

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