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Teen Killed In Crash Was Set To Work First Shift At New Morristown Ice Cream Shop Teen Killed In Crash Was Set To Work First Shift At New Morristown Ice Cream Shop
Teen Killed In Crash Was Set To Work First Shift At New Morristown Ice Cream Shop Monday, Nov. 4 was going to be a big day for Cameron Ray. It would have been the 19-year-old MSU sophomore's first day of work at Das' Creamery's new location, Das' Creamery MooTown Morris Marketplace, on East Hanover Avenue in Morristown. Ray, of Flanders, joined Das' staff in April 2021, and has brought light and life to the ice cream shop ever since, the shop's owners tell Daily Voice. But early Sunday morning, Nov. 3, 19-year-old Ray was killed when he rear-ended a box truck on the shoulder of Route 80 in Denville.  So, celebrations at Das' Creamery MooTown will have to wait. "H…

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by Cecilia Levine
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18-Year-Old Arrested After Throwing Firework, Causing Brush Fire: Mt Olive PD 18-Year-Old Arrested After Throwing Firework, Causing Brush Fire: Mt Olive PD
18-Year-Old Arrested After Throwing Firework, Causing Brush Fire: Mt Olive PD An 18-year-old Flanders resident was arrested and charged on Monday, Oct. 21, after causing a brush fire by throwing a firework, authorities said. At 4:35 p.m., police responded to Flanders Road for a report of an active brush fire, Mount Olive police said. A passerby extinguished the fire prior to the officer’s arrival, police said. A witness to the incident said a white vehicle was traveling down the road when the passenger threw a lit firework from the vehicle, police said. The firework set the grass and leaves on the side of the road on fire., police said. The 18-year-old came to pol…

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by Sam Barron
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Man Stole From Walmart Twice In One Day: Mt. Olive PD Man Stole From Walmart Twice In One Day: Mt. Olive PD
Man Stole From Walmart Twice In One Day: Mt. Olive PD A 34-year-old Bud Lake man was arrested and charged after he shoplifted from Walmart in Flanders twice on Sunday, Oct. 13, authorities said. At 3:49 p.m., officers responded to the Walmart at 40 International Dr. S, Mount Olive police said. A man had collected merchandise and left without paying, police said. The man then reentered the store and attempted to leave with additional items before being stopped by Loss Prevention personnel, police said. The man's items totaled $309.26, police said. The man was charged with shoplifting and was released pending a court hearing, police sa…

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by Sam Barron
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Pedestrian Airlifted After Crash Outside Morris County 7-Eleven: Prosecutor Pedestrian Airlifted After Crash Outside Morris County 7-Eleven: Prosecutor
Pedestrian Airlifted After Crash Outside Morris County 7-Eleven: Prosecutor A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle outside a 7-Eleven in Morris County on the morning of Thursday, July 18, authorities said. At 6:33 a.m., the pedestrian was struck outside the store at 294 Route 206 in Flanders, an unincorporated community in Mount Olive, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. The man was airlifted to an area hospital with serious injuries, authorities said. The driver remained on the scene, authorities said.

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by Sam Barron
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Driver Going 90 MPH Charged In Crash That Killed Pre-Med Student In NJ: Officials Driver Going 90 MPH Charged In Crash That Killed Pre-Med Student In NJ: Officials
Driver Going 90 MPH Charged In Crash That Killed Pre-Med Student In NJ: Officials Charges have been filed against a 41-year-old man who police say was going 90 mph before a crash that killed an 18-year-old pre-med student in Morris County, officials announced. Gerald Veneziano, of Bellville, had numerous open alcohol containers in the vicinity of his Chevrolet Silverado following the accident that killed 18-year-old Jacob Davis in Flanders Friday, May 31, Morris County Acting Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood said. Davis was pronounced dead at the scene, while Veneziano was extricated and hospitalized with internal injuries, Calderwood said. Veneziano was charged with r…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
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Morris County Man Stole Car, Credit Cards: Police Morris County Man Stole Car, Credit Cards: Police
Morris County Man Stole Car, Credit Cards: Police A 35-year-old Flanders man was arrested and charged on Monday, June 10 with stealing a vehicle and credit cards to make multiple purchases in the area, police said.  On Thursday, June 6, a person reported to police headquarters that their blue BMW was missing, Mount Olive police said. The person also said there was fraudulent activity on multiple credit cards that were in a wallet that was also missing, police said. The credit cards were used to make multiple purchases at Walmart in Flanders and Advance Auto Parts in Budd Lake, police said. Police arrested Adam Tripp, and located the s…

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by Sam Barron
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Pre-Med Student, 18, ID'd As Victim Killed In Morris County Crash Pre-Med Student, 18, ID'd As Victim Killed In Morris County Crash
Pre-Med Student, 18, ID'd As Victim Killed In Morris County Crash An 18-year-old Flanders resident has been identified as the victim killed in a two-car crash in Roxbury last month, authorities said. Jacob Davis was heading south on Howard Boulevard in a 2019 Mazda 3 in the collision with a northbound 2021 Chevrolet Silverado, around 10:30 p.m. Friday, May 31, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. Davis was pronounced dead at the scene, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver of the Silverado was extricated from the vehicle and was transported to Morristown Medical Center with serious injuries, the Morris County Prosecu…

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by Sam Barron