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Police & Fire
Cops ID Man Killed By Driver Who Veered Off Route 46
A 64-year-old Independence Township man was identified as the victim struck and killed by a vehicle that veered off Route 46 and onto the sidewalk in Hackettstown Wednesday morning, Jan. 29, authorities said. At 10:52 a.m., a 2018 GMC Canyon, driven by a 61-year-old Flanders man, veered off the road and hit Roynaldo Tabeta while he was walking on the sidewalk in front of the CVS Pharmacy on Main Street, Hackettstown police said. Tabeta was rushed to Hackettstown Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead, police said. The driver was also transported to Hackettstown Medical…
Police & Fire
Man Drove Drunk With Minor In Vehicle: Independence Twp PD
A 42-year-old Allamuchy man had a minor in his vehicle when he drove drunk in Independence Township on Tuesday, July 30, authorities said. Officers responded to County Road 517 for a two-car crash and after interviewing Gregory Mcgee, felt something was "off," Independence Township police said in a release. Field sobriety tests determined Mcgee was intoxicated and he was arrested and transported to police headquarters, officers said. Mcgee was charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and received a summons for driving while intoxicated with a minor in the vehicle, police sai…
Police & Fire
New Details: Man Accused Of Killing NJ Woman Also Murdered Her New Puppy, Prosecutor Says
The man accused of murdering a 21-year-old Hackettstown woman is now facing additional charges for fatally shooting her dog, authorities said. Anthony Garvin, a 34-year-old Netcong resident was arrested and charged with killing Amanda Pulver at a home on Alphano Road in Independence Township on Thursday, June 27. Garvin was later apprehended in Berks County, PA. Amanda Pulver and Dunkin. GoFundMe On Wednesday, July 10, Garvin was charged with animal cruelty for shooting Dunkin, Pulver's 8-month old puppy, authorities said. He also faces new charges of aggravated assault for pointing…
Obituaries
NJ Murder Victim, 21, Killed As Puppy Tried Protecting Her, Campaign Says
The victim of a recent murder that rattled a small New Jersey town has been identified in various social media posts and by a campaign launched for her family as a 21-year-old animal lover. Amanda Pulver, of Hackettstown, was shot and killed on Thursday, June 27, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. Amanda's 8-month-old puppy, Dunkin, was also apparently killed. As reported by Daily Voice, the shooting happened that morning on Alphano Road in Independence Township. Later that day, Anthony Garvin, 34, of Netcong, was arrested in connection with the shooting in Berks County, …
News
Mugshot Released Of Murder Suspect In Shooting That Rattled NJ Town
The mugshot of a 34-year-old murder suspect arrested in a New Jersey shooting that rattled a small town has been released. Anthony Garvin, of Netcong, was charged with murder and possession of a firearm and lodged in the Berks County Jail in Leesport, PA, a spokesperson for the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said following the Thursday, June 28 incident. Garvin is believed responsible for the shooting at an Alphano Road home around 9:40 a.m. in Independence Township, Acting Prosecutor Anthony Picione said. A shelter in place was ordered for the neighborhood amidst a manhunt for Ga…
News
Hours-Long Manhunt For NJ Shooting Suspect Ends In PA Arrest, Police Say
A shelter in place for a New Jersey town has been lifted after the manhunt for a shooting suspect led to his arrest in Pennsylvania on Thursday morning, June 27, police said. Around 9:40 a.m., Independence Township and New Jersey State Police responded to a home on Alphano Road for a shooting, prompting a shelter-in-place for the neighborhood, the county prosecutor's office said. The suspect, who was not identified, was captured in Pennsylvania, and the shelter-in-place order was lifted around 11:30 a.m., local police said. Police did not say where in Pennsylvania the suspect was arre…
Police & Fire
Man Busted For DWI After Driving On Sidewalk: Hackettstown PD
A 67-year-old Independence Township man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after driving his vehicle on the sidewalk on Sunday, June 2, authorities said. At 5:02 p.m., officers responded to Main Street near West Plane Street on reports of an erratic vehicle driving on the sidewalk and hitting a parked car, Hackettstown police said. Police ordered Bipen Patel out of the vehicle and determined he was under the influence of alcohol, officers said. Patel was charged with driving under the influence and reckless driving and was released pending a court appearance, police sai…
Police & Fire
Thousands Without Power In Warren County
Thousands of Warren County residents were without power Tuesday morning, August 22, authorities said. According to JCP&L, nearly 8,500 of Warren County’s approximately 52,500 customers had lost electricity as of 8 a.m. Hackettstown was experiencing the highest number of outages with nearly 3,900 (77 percent), with Allamuchy Township at more than 2,500 (97 percent). Almost 2,000 Independence Township residents (76 percent) were left in the dark as of 8 a.m. ⚠️There is a power outage affecting parts of Hackettstown. JCP&L has been notified. Posted by Hackettstown Police Departm…
Police & Fire
'I Got You:' Video Shows Hackettstown Cop Lifting Elderly Woman Through Window Of Burning Home
The moment a Hackettstown Police officer saved a 91-year-old woman from a burning home by lifting her out the window was captured in a heroic video clip. The blaze broke out at a home on Thomas Drive just after 2:25 a.m. on Saturday, June 24. Independence Township Police responded and assisted a 61-year-old woman out of the residence — but her mother was still trapped inside. Hackettstown Police Officer Ryan Blankenship arrived, entered the home, and found the woman in a bedroom. He then “went through the bedroom window and lifted her off the bed and handed her out the window” to Indepen…
Police & Fire
'Devastating' Warren County Fire Rips Through Home, Kills Pets, Leaving Family To Rebuild
A Warren County home was destroyed in “just minutes” following a weekend blaze that claimed the lives of the family’s pets as well, loved ones and responders say. Several crews rushed to the scene of the two-alarm fire on Mt. Rascal Road in Independence Township around 1:15 p.m. Saturday, June 10, including departments in Hackettstown, Mansfield Township, Allamuchy, and Washington, and more, the township's first aid squad said. No injuries were reported, however, the family’s pets were killed, according to a GoFundMe launched by loved ones. “…the Delorenzos lost their home and al…
Police & Fire
DWI: Warren County Man Crashes Into Ambulance At Rt. 46 Intersection, Police Say
A Warren County man was charged with DWI after allegedly crashing into a Long Valley ambulance while driving drunk. The crash occurred in Hackettstown on Tuesday, May 23 around 10:25 p.m. at the intersection of Route 46 and Route 604. Brett Gray, 30, of Independence Township, was behind the wheel of a 2021 Kia heading westbound on Route 46 when he made a right turn onto Route 604 northbound and hit a Long Valley First Aid Squad ambulance that was stopped at the traffic light on Route 604 southbound, police said. Gray refused medical treatment for a minor injury. The driver and front s…
Police & Fire
Vehicle Flips Onto Roof During Crash Involving Second Car On Route 57:
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One vehicle flipped onto its roof during a two-car crash that caused minor injuries on Route 57 in Warren County late Monday afternoon, authorities said. The Tri-County Volunteer Fire Company responded alongside agencies from Mansfield and Independence Township to Route 57 and Penwell Road in Mansfield Township and found one of the vehicles overturned around 3:50 p.m. Three occupants were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of minor injuries while another refused medical attention, according to WRNJ. None of them needed to be extricated from the vehicles. Meanwhile, firefighters stab…
Police & Fire
Warren County Man, 38, Nearly Hit Police Officer And Resisted Arrest: Prosecutor
A 38-year-old Warren County man was charged after he nearly crashed into a police officer, resisted arrest, and later turned himself in, authorities announced. Officers in Independence Township stopped a Toyota Tacoma driven by Clinton Ontweka, who ran a stop sign on Route 517 in Allamuchy and nearly hit a police officer on Monday, Aug. 8, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release with local officials on Wednesday, Sept. 14. Officers determined via sobriety testing that Ontweka, of Hackettstown, was intoxicated, and decided to arrest him before he ran into a nearby cornfi…
Police & Fire
Impaired Driver Fled Warren County Crash Scene With Infant In Car, Prosecutor Says
An impaired driver was charged after fleeing the scene of a Warren County crash with an infant in the car, authorities said. Nicole Victoria, of Montclair, was involved in a crash on Water Street in Independence Township shortly before 5:40 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release. Victoria, 39, then drove away and was found in a driveway about half a mile north of the crash scene, Pfeiffer said. A follow-up investigation found that Victoria was impaired and had been driving with an infant in the car, authorities said. Victoria was arrested …
News
‘They Lost Everything:’ Support Surges For Family As Massive Blaze Destroys Warren County Home
Support is on the rise for a Warren County family who lost everything — including a pet — as a fire ripped through their home Wednesday night. One person was hospitalized and a cat was treated for smoke inhalation following the two-alarm fire on Chaucer Drive in Independence Township, DailyVoice.com reported. Fire crews worked at the scene for about four hours to get the blaze under control. Over $19,000 had been raised on GoFundMe as of Friday morning for the victims of the destructive fire, putting the campaign more than halfway toward its end goal of $35,000. “…My mom and dad and …
Police & Fire
Teens Threaten To Shoot Warren County Vape Shop Workers, Flee With Nearly $1K In Proceeds: PD
Two teens were jailed after robbing a Warren County vape shop at gunpoint, authorities said. The 17-year-old boys from Hudson and Monmouth counties walked into Good Guy Vapes on Main Street in Hackettstown and started to asked about different items just before 6:25 p.m. Friday, local police said. The suspects then failed to show identification when trying to purchase the items, authorities said. When a worker asked about being involved in a previous theft from the store, the suspects acted “irate,” and one of them threatened to shoot them with a .22 gun, police said. The workers then back…
Police & Fire
NJ QuickChek Gas Attendant Robbed At Gunpoint: Report
A Warren County QuickChek was held up at gunpoint Wednesday night, and the suspect remains at large, LehighValleyLive reports. The gunman robbed the attendant outside at the QuickChek on Route 517 in Independence Township before driving off in a dark-colored BMW around 10:45 p.m., the outlet reports, citing police Lt. Christopher Prell. State police chased the suspect vehicle through several neighboring towns before losing contact, the report says. No one was hurt. Anyone with information is asked to contact Independence Township Police. Click here for more from LehighValleyLive.
Police & Fire
Sleeping Smoker Caused Hackettstown House Fire, Police Say
The Tuesday night fire that left a Hackettstown home uninhabitable was caused by a man who fell asleep while smoking a cigarette, authorities determined. Several fire crews responded to the blaze at 317 Sharp St. around 11:25 p.m. and operated at the scene for about three hours, DailyVoice.com reported. Last night at 2331 Engine 29-3 was dispatched into Hackettstown on the First Alarm assignment for the structure fire.... Posted by Tri-County Volunteer Fire Company on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 A follow-up investigation determined that the fire started when a man on the home’s second f…
Police & Fire
Crews Battle Warren County House Fire [
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UPDATE: The Tuesday night fire that left a Hackettstown home uninhabitable was caused by a man who fell asleep while smoking a cigarette, authorities determined. --------------------------------------- Firefighters from several departments battled a blaze that broke out at a Warren County home late Tuesday. Tri-County Volunteer firefighters were dispatched for the first-alarm fire in Hackettstown just after 11:30 p.m., the company said. The fire occurred at 317 Sharp St., Hackettstown Police said. Fire departments in Hackettstown, Independence Township, Washington and Budd Lake Fire ope…
Police & Fire
Police: Woman, 49, Hospitalized After Being Struck By SUV In Warren County Crosswalk
A NYC woman was hospitalized after being struck by an SUV in a marked crosswalk in Warren County Saturday afternoon, police said. Tjasa Garib, 35, was behind the wheel of a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe when she reached for her sunglasses while making a left turn onto East Stiger Street in Hackettstown around 1:10 p.m., hitting Maria Gonzalez, who was in a marked crosswalk, police said. Gonzales, 49, was taken to Hackettstown Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Garib, of Independence Township, was issued a summons for careless driving.
Police & Fire
Warren County Woman Asked To Leave Business Later Sent Nearly 200 Harassing Messages To Worker
A Warren County woman who was asked to leave a business for acting disorderly later sent nearly 200 harassing phone, email and Facebook messages to a worker there, authorities charged. The 40-year-old Independence Township woman — whose name was not released by police — was asked to leave a business for acting disorderly and intoxicated on June 5, Mansfield Township Police said. In the days and weeks that followed, the woman allegedly sent a total of 195 harassing text messages, phone calls, emails and social media posts to an employee of the business, police said. The woman continued to h…
Police & Fire
More Drug Possession Charges For Repeat Warren County Offender Found With Heroin Folds, Needles
A Warren County man with a history of drug possession charges was caught with heroin again and put behind bars, authorities said. Gregory Becker of Independence Township was seen behind 78 Main St. in Hackettstown and recognized as a wanted person by a local police officer around 7:25 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said. Becker, 34, was subsequently found with 17 used heroin wax folds, nine hypodermic needles, and a bottom of an aluminum can with burnt narcotics residue, police said. Becker was originally charged on a warrant out of Warren County for dangerous drugs, police said. He was arrest…
Police & Fire
Children Found Fleeing From Home; Drunken Warren County Man Charged With Child Endangerment
A Warren County man was intoxicated when his children wandered away from their home, resulting in child endangerment charges, police said. A local teacher notified police in Independence Township after seeing two children walking down Route 46 who had fled from a “hostile environment” on Feb. 11, authorities said. Officers subsequently responded to the Great Meadows home of Brian Nardone, 36, who was “heavily intoxicated and unaware of where the children were,” according to police. Nardone was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child after a follow-up investigation by …
Police & Fire
Police: Warren County Teens Nabbed After Stealing Vehicle On Route 46, Crashing In Newark
Two teen boys from a Warren County group home stole a vehicle on Route 46, fled from police, crashed in Newark and attempted to flee once again, authorities said. The teens stole the vehicle from a residence on Route 46 in Independence Township after walking away from their nearby group home on Jan. 25, local police said. The teens refused to stop for police, initiating a chase that ended with a crash in Newark, authorities said. They once again tried to flee but were quickly apprehended, police said. Both teens were charged with burglary and theft by unlawful taking.
Police & Fire
Police: Underage DWI Woman Crashes At Warren County Strip Club Parking Lot
A Passaic County woman was drunk when she crashed her car in the parking lot of a Warren County adult entertainment club, authorities said. Chelsee Ramirez, 19, was involved in a crash in the parking lot of Stage Dolls on Route 46 in Independence Township on Oct. 16, local police said. During questioning, Ramirez, of Haledon, showed signs of intoxication and subsequently failed field sobriety tests, police said. Ramirez was arrested and charged with DWI and underage drinking and released to a sober adult.
News
Wayne Man Admits Assaulting Swimmer With Pellet Gun In Fierce Struggle At Delaware Water Gap
A Wayne man admitted in federal court Thursday that he pulled a gun on a couple who'd been swimming in the Delaware Water Gap and hit one of them with it before trying to tie the victim up. Jeffrey A. Mulcahy, 58, approached the couple in the Kittatinny Point area on the New Jersey side of the river on Sept. 2, 2019 and began talking to them about fishing, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. He left and then returned holding a can of beer and acting agitated, the U.S. attorney said. After the two got out of the water, Mulcahy pulled a pellet gun from his waistband, pointed it at the man an…
Police & Fire
Authorities: 15-Year-Olds In Stolen Car Lead Route 80 Police Pursuit Through Multiple Towns
Three 15-year-olds were in a vehicle stolen out of Jersey City when they lead police on a pursuit through multiple towns last month. Officers had just stopped the speeding vehicle on Barkers Mill Road in Independence Township when the driver once again sped away in a Sept. 30 incident, township police said. The teens fled, and police followed them down Route 517 onto Route 80 into Hardwick Township, where the car broke down and the chase ended, police said. The two passengers were released to their parents, and the driver of the vehicle — which police say was stolen out of Jersey City — wa…
News
Covid-
19: Warren County Drag Strip Cited For Social Distancing Violations
A drag strip in Warren County is facing several coronavirus-related citations after failing to enforce social distancing standards, authorities said. More than 1,000 guests visited the 50-year-old Island Dragway in Independence Township over the weekend, NJ.com reports. “Police responded to traffic and there [were] over a thousand patrons there so that owner was also cited for [executive order] violation,” said New Jersey State Police Superintendent Col. Patrick Callahan during a media briefing in Trenton on Monday. Additional details about the violations were not immediately availabl…
Lifestyle
These Spots Were Ranked Best Places To Live In Warren County
We’ve seen the best places to live in New Jersey, but what about Warren County? According to a newly-released set of rankings by Niche.com, the top three spots in the area are Vienna, Phillipsburg and Panther Valley. Top areas for diversity in the county include Beattystown, Phillipsburg and Hackettstown, and the top-ranked spots to purchase a house include Vienna, Brass Castle and Panther Valley. Here are the other top places to live in Warren County, according to Niche.com. Crime, quality of schools, things to do and cost of living were among the factors used in determining the rankings.…
Police & Fire
DWI Driver Charged In Warren County Hit-Run
A Warren County man had been drinking when he left the scene of a crash in Independence Township, authorities charged. Rigoberto Rivera, 45, left the scene of a crash on Route 517 in Independence Township shortly before 8 p.m. last Wednesday, Hackettstown police said in a release. Officers stopped Rivera on Route 46 at Liberty Street and smelled an alcoholic odor coming from the vehicle, authorities said. Rivera, of Independence Township, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, refusal to submit to breath test, reckless driving and violation of touring privileges. …
Police & Fire
Former Would-Be Bank Robber Busted With Heroin After Leading Police On North Jersey Pursuit
A Warren County man once accused of trying to rob a Wildwood bank was found with heroin and other drug paraphernalia after leading police on a pursuit across Warren and Hunterdon counties, authorities said. Police observed a vehicle being driven by Brandon Ivens, 32, of Port Murray on Route 46 in Hackettstown on Saturday, May 30 around 1:20 p.m., authorities said in a release. Ivens had an active no-bail warrant out of Mansfield Township and a wanted person warrant from the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office for a fraud offense. In 2018, he was arrested for attempting to rob a Wildwood bank.…
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