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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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by Sam Barron
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Two Men Injured In Separate Falls In Frankford Township: NJSP Two Men Injured In Separate Falls In Frankford Township: NJSP
Two Men Injured In Separate Falls In Frankford Township: Njsp Two men were injured in two different falls at the same time in Frankford Township on Tuesday, Oct. 29, authorities said. At 6:43 p.m., troopers responded after a 60-year-old man fell off a ladder at a residence on Morris Avenue, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The 60-year-old man sustained moderate injuries and was airlifted to a local hospital for further evaluation, Lebron said. The incident remains under investigation, Lebron said At the same time, troopers responded to Route 206 after a 61-year-old man had fallen from hay loft and sustained non-life-…

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by Sam Barron
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WATCH: Thousands Gather In Sussex County For Funeral Of Turkish Dissident Fethullah Gulen WATCH: Thousands Gather In Sussex County For Funeral Of Turkish Dissident Fethullah Gulen
Watch: Thousands Gather In Sussex County For Funeral Of Turkish Dissident Fethullah Gulen Hundreds of people gathered at Skylands Ballpark for the funeral of Fethullah Gulen, a prominent Turkish Muslim cleric, who inspired a movement in his native country, on Thursday, Oct. 24. The funeral in Frankford Township caused delays in the area, with Sussex County Sheriff Michael Strada asking drivers to avoid the intersections of Route 15, 206, 565 and the surrounding area during the funeral. Gulen's official X account said that an estimated 20,000 people were inside and outside of the ballpark for this funeral. The stadium has 4,200 seats, the website says. 🔶Muhterem Fethullah Gül…

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by Sam Barron
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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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by Sam Barron
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22-Year-Old Cyclist Killed In Route 206 Crash Was Recent NYU Swimmer 22-Year-Old Cyclist Killed In Route 206 Crash Was Recent NYU Swimmer
22-Year-Old Cyclist Killed In Route 206 Crash Was Recent NYU Swimmer Damian Baranowski, a 22-year-old cyclist from Pennsylvania, was killed while riding his bicycle in New Jersey, authorities said. Baranowski was on the right shoulder of Route 206 north in Sandyston Township when a Nissan passenger vehicle entered the roadway, crashed into the back of the bicycle, and veered off the roadway, colliding with a utility pole and overturning around 2:50 p.m. Saturday, June 29, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Forever in our hearts Damian 🩵 Posted by Karolina Baranowski on Sunday, June 30, 2024 Baranowski, of Milford, PA d…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ State Trooper Catches Baby No. 5 In Swift Wawa Parking Delivery NJ State Trooper Catches Baby No. 5 In Swift Wawa Parking Delivery
NJ State Trooper Catches Baby No. 5 In Swift Wawa Parking Delivery Stephanie McPherson knew her fifth baby could come as fast as some of her other babies — if not faster. The Wantage mom was due on June 29, and was planning on a home birth. But contractions started on Saturday afternoon, June 1. The following day, she delivered Baby Boy No. 5. In just two pushes. With two contractions. In the passenger's seat of her family car in the Route 206 Wawa parking lot. Kneeling next to her was New Jersey State Police Trooper Romeo, who caught Baby Lane Wilder McPherson. "I had this suspicion and this fear of having the baby in the car or at work, or some p…

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by Cecilia Levine