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West Milford PD: Garfield Driver, 19, Whose Car Snapped Pole, Downed Wires Was DWI West Milford PD: Garfield Driver, 19, Whose Car Snapped Pole, Downed Wires Was DWI
West Milford PD: Garfield Driver, 19, Whose Car Snapped Pole, Downed Wires Was DWI A 19-year-old driver from Garfield was intoxicated when her car slammed into a utility pole, slid down an embankment and landed on its side in West Milford, authorities said. Officers who responded to the reported crash on Westbrook Road near Snake Den Road on Aug. 5 found a snapped utility pole and downed power lines, West Milford police said in a release on Tuesday, Sept. 5. They also found Jessica Szewczyk next to her blue 2022 Subaru WRX, which landed on its passenger side, according to the release. Szewczyk “displayed signs of being under the influence of an alcoholic beverage,” the r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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West Milford Man, 32, Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor In Front Of Other Children West Milford Man, 32, Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor In Front Of Other Children
West Milford Man, 32, Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor In Front Of Other Children A 32-year-old West Milford man was charged with sexually abusing a child in the presence of two other youngsters. Michael Lemus was arrested without incident on Monday, Aug. 14, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. It followed an investigation that began after West Milford police notified her Special Victims Unit in June, right after the alleged assault occurred at a residence in town, the prosecutor said. Lemus, who most recently worked for a cargo and freight trucking company, remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail. He's charged with two counts of sexual assault …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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FEDS: NJ Men Busted Following Three Fentanyl-Laced NYC Drug-Delivery Deaths FEDS: NJ Men Busted Following Three Fentanyl-Laced NYC Drug-Delivery Deaths
Feds: NJ Men Busted Following Three Fentanyl-Laced NYC Drug-Delivery Deaths Two North Jersey men worked for a drug-courier service that peddled fentanyl-laced cocaine responsible for killing three customers in a single day, federal authorities in Manhattan charged. Billy "Jason" Ortega, 35, of West Milford was the dispatcher who sent Kaylen Rainey, 30, of Manhattan to three different city addresses on March 17, 2021 after promoting "new batches" of drugs, an FBI complaint on file in the Southern District Court of Manhattan alleges. Three customers -- Amanda Scher, Julia Ghahramani and Ross Mtangi -- all died after ingesting the coke, authorities said. Scher texted…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Horrific Labor Day Weekend Crash Kills One West Milford 19-Year-Old, Seriously Injures Another Horrific Labor Day Weekend Crash Kills One West Milford 19-Year-Old, Seriously Injures Another
Horrific Labor Day Weekend Crash Kills One West Milford 19-Year-Old, Seriously Injures Another One passenger was killed and another seriously injured in a single vehicle crash involving three 19-year-olds from West Milford, authorities confirmed on Saturday. Daniel P. Kearney (photo below) was pronounced dead at Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains at 11:19 p.m. following the 9:35 p.m. crash Friday on Lincoln Avenue in West Milford, they said. Fellow passenger Kyle R. Guell was reportedly airlifted to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. The 1999 BMW 323, driven by Alexander P. Vanker, “left the roadway and traveled up an embankment and onto and across the front la…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Armed Intruder With Handcuffs Holds Women Hostage In West Milford Authorities: Armed Intruder With Handcuffs Holds Women Hostage In West Milford
Authorities: Armed Intruder With Handcuffs Holds Women Hostage In West Milford West Milford police nabbed a Pompton Lakes man as he fled a local home with handcuffs after holding two women at gunpoint Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Initial details were sketchy, however. Andrew Canning, 31, had stolen an item from a nearby residence when he confronted the women – one 45 and the other 20 – at a home off Beacon Hill Road and Manchester Lane, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief James DeVore said in a joint release on Monday. They didn’t say much else about the crime or Canning other than that he was charged with armed robbery, k…

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Late-Night Blaze Destroys West Milford Home Late-Night Blaze Destroys West Milford Home
Late-Night Blaze Destroys West Milford Home No one was home when a roaring fire consumed a West Milford home Monday night, displacing its three residents, responders said. The blaze broke out in the 2½-story Cape Cod on Macopin Road, south of Bubbling Springs Park, just after 8:45 p.m., Police Detective Sgt. Eric Darnsteadt said. The fire went to four alarms a little over an hour later and then a fifth 20 or so minutes after that.  All six West Milford fire companies and two units from West Milford First Aid Squad were joined by firefighters from Ringwood, Bloomingdale, Wanaque, Pompton Lakes, Kinnelon, and Highland Lakes, Darnstea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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West Milford Vape Shop Busted Selling To Minors Again West Milford Vape Shop Busted Selling To Minors Again
West Milford Vape Shop Busted Selling To Minors Again A West Milford vape shop owner was busted selling products to minors for the second time this year, local police said. Vapelite owner Paul Aiazzone last month admitted to selling items to the juveniles, and to not asking for identification as required by law, West Milford police said. He was caught doing the same thing in February, police said. Police set up surveillance at the Marshall Hill Road shop after school hours on Oct. 19 and Oct. 21, following anonymous complaints of sales to minors, police said. "Within minutes of setting up surveillance several juveniles were observed entering…

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by Cecilia Levine
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West Milford Man, 21, Killed In Crash West Milford Man, 21, Killed In Crash
West Milford Man, 21, Killed In Crash A 21-year-old West Milford man was killed when his hatchback crashed off a local road, authorities said. Jimmy Barreto-Cruz was pronounced dead at the scene after his 2016 Hyundai Veloster overturned in the woods off Cahill Cross Road shortly after 6:30 p.m. last Thursday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief James Devore said in a release Monday. They didn’t specify a reason for the four-day delay in disclosing the information. “The cause of death is unknown at this time,” Valdes and Devore said in the release. “There were no other vehicles involved.” …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police ID Pedestrian, 28, Struck On Route 23 In West Milford Police ID Pedestrian, 28, Struck On Route 23 In West Milford
Police ID Pedestrian, 28, Struck On Route 23 In West Milford Authorities on Thursday said they didn’t know the condition of a 28-year-old Hewitt man who was struck by a sedan on Route 23 the night before. Joseph Lanzo was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center after being struck just after 9:30 p.m. near the Grasshopper Irish Pub on the northbound highway near Cross Road. Artem Samsonov, 27, of Pinebrook, was behind the wheel of the 2013 Lexus that struck Lanzo – and was, in turn, rear-ended by a 2014 Ford Escape driven by a 57-year-old Oak Ridge woman, Sgt. Anthony Parrello said. A landing zone was set up for AirMed One at the Paradise Kroll School…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian Struck On Route 23 In West Milford, Medical Chopper Summoned Pedestrian Struck On Route 23 In West Milford, Medical Chopper Summoned
Pedestrian Struck On Route 23 In West Milford, Medical Chopper Summoned Authorities on Thursday said they didn’t know the condition of a 28-year-old Hewitt man who was struck by a sedan on Route 23 the night before. Joseph Lanzo was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center after being struck just after 9:30 p.m. near the Grasshopper Irish Pub on the northbound highway near Cross Road. Artem Samsonov, 27, of Pinebrook, was behind the wheel of the 2013 Lexus that struck Lanzo – and was, in turn, rear-ended by a 2014 Ford Escape driven by a 57-year-old Oak Ridge woman, Sgt. Anthony Parrello said. A landing zone was set up for AirMed One at the Paradise Kroll School…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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West Milford PD: Crossbow Gets DWI Driver Weapons Charge West Milford PD: Crossbow Gets DWI Driver Weapons Charge
West Milford PD: Crossbow Gets DWI Driver Weapons Charge An ex-con stopped by West Milford police for drunk driving was also charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a weapon after officers found a crossbow in his car, authorities said. Officer Michael Onembo, responding to a motorist’s call of an erratic driver, stopped the vehicle driven by 38-year-old Hewitt resident Michael Coulahan as he pulled into the Tractor Supply parking lot on Union Valley Road with its ride-side driver’s mirror missing and a busted tail light, police records show. “While speaking to the driver, the officer noticed signs of drug use,” the police report say…

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by Jerry DeMarco