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Newark Man Gets 10 Years For Giving Minors Drugs For Sex: Morris County Prosecutor Newark Man Gets 10 Years For Giving Minors Drugs For Sex: Morris County Prosecutor
Newark Man Gets 10 Years For Giving Minors Drugs For Sex: Morris County Prosecutor A 26-year-old Newark man was sentenced 10 years in prison on Thursday, Aug. 1 after pleading guilty to offering two teenagers narcotics for sex in Morris County last year, authorities said. Between Aug. 1 and Sept. 28, Nafis Wiggins provided narcotics to a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old in exchange for sex, recruiting and luring the minors via text message, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Chief Thomas Miller of the Chatham Township Police Department said. Wiggins met with the victims in Chatham Township and Chatham Borough, transporting t…

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by Sam Barron
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Careless Driver Strikes 79-Year-Old Pedestrian In Morris County: PD Careless Driver Strikes 79-Year-Old Pedestrian In Morris County: PD
Careless Driver Strikes 79-Year-Old Pedestrian In Morris County: PD A 79-year-old Murray Hill resident  was injured after being struck by a vehicle in Morris County on Thursday, March 28  At 10:30 a.m., the pedestrian was struck by the car at Main Street and Fairmount Avenue in Chatham Borough, Chatham Borough police said in a release. The vehicle was making a left turn onto Main Street at the time of the crash, police said. The driver failed to stop for the pedestrian in the crosswalk and was cited for careless driving, police said. The pedestrian was treated on scene and transported to Morristown Medical Center for further evaluation, police sai…

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by Sam Barron
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Newark Man Gave Drugs To Teenagers In Exchange For Sex: Authorities Newark Man Gave Drugs To Teenagers In Exchange For Sex: Authorities
Newark Man Gave Drugs To Teenagers In Exchange For Sex: Authorities A 25-year-old Newark man was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 19  and charged with providing drugs to minors in exchange for sex, Morris County authorities said. Between Aug. 1 and Sept. 28 of last year, Nafis Wiggins, gave two victims, 14 and 15, narcotics in exchange for sexual favors, recruiting and luring them via text messages, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Chief Thomas Miller of the Chatham Township Police Department said. Wiggins met the victims throughout Chatham Township and Chatham Borough, transporting them to secluded…

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by Sam Barron
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Burglar Steals Audi From Driveway After Swiping Car Keys From Morris County Home: Cops Burglar Steals Audi From Driveway After Swiping Car Keys From Morris County Home: Cops
Burglar Steals Audi From Driveway After Swiping Car Keys From Morris County Home: Cops This car theft had nothing to do with car keys being left in the center console of the vehicle, police said. A burglar broke into a Morris County home to get the keys to the Audi S5 in the driveway of the Walnut Street home in Chatham Borough, around 2:25 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, Police Capt. R. Colatrella said in a release. Officers found that the burglar(s) had forced their way through the home’s first-floor window and found the keys inside. “Thankfully, no confrontation occurred,” said Capt. Colatrella. The investigation is being conducted by the Chatham Borough Police Department, Morris…

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by Valerie Musson
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Essex County Man, 34, Charged With Harassment After String Of Morris County ‘Bias’ Incidents Essex County Man, 34, Charged With Harassment After String Of Morris County ‘Bias’ Incidents
Essex County Man, 34, Charged With Harassment After String Of Morris County ‘Bias’ Incidents A man from Essex County has been charged with harassment after he made vulgar comments in three separate Morris County “bias instances,” police said. The 34-year-old Orange man is first accused of approaching the owner of a home on North Passaic Avenue in Chatham Borough and asking about a room for rent around 11:50 a.m. on April 26, police said. When the owner told the man that he was mistaken, the man asked to enter the home and use a phone — a request the owner declined, police said. The man, whose name was not immediately released by police, allegedly made “vulgar and bias type comment…

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by Valerie Musson
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Chatham HS Goes Remote After Student Who Went To Party Tests COVID-19 Positive Chatham HS Goes Remote After Student Who Went To Party Tests COVID-19 Positive
Chatham HS Goes Remote After Student Who Went To Party Tests Covid-19 Positive Just two days into the academic year, students at Chatham High School have been rolled back to remote-only classes after a student who attended a weekend gathering tested positive for COVID-19. Chatham Superintendent Dr. Michael LaSusa sent an email to parents Wednesday night stating that the high school’s students will begin fully remote classes as of Thursday, NJ.com reports. “This case may be linked to a non-school event that took place over the holiday weekend and about which we communicated with our local public health officials yesterday and earlier today,” said LaSusa. The Chatham S…

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by Valerie Musson
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Brace Yourself For Weeks Of Detours Through Chatham Borough Brace Yourself For Weeks Of Detours Through Chatham Borough
Brace Yourself For Weeks Of Detours Through Chatham Borough A several-week-long road restructuring project will cause detours through Chatham Borough. The North Passaic Avenue project under the county's engineering department will begin on Aug. 19 and continue through September, police said. Curbing, sidewalks and drainage work will occur mostly between Weston Avenue and the Florham Park border. The final milling and paving phase will occur along the entire length of the road. Work will be conducted Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., not including weekends or holidays. During the major restructuring phase, North Passaic Ave will have an …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Struck By Lightning In Chatham, Police Say Man Struck By Lightning In Chatham, Police Say
Man Struck By Lightning In Chatham, Police Say A 19-year-old man was taken to Morristown Medical Center after being struck by lightning while in a Chatham Borough field Thursday evening, authorities said. The juvenile was running on the rubberized turf at Haas Field when he noticed a lightning strike nearby, turning to see the victim lying unconscious about ten feet from the soccer goal post, Chatham Borough Police Chief Brian K. Gibbons said. "The witness did not actually see the suspected strike, but reports [the victim] was unconscious for approximately two minutes and woke in the prone position with a tingling sensation over hi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DWI Driver From East Hanover Shoved Police, Threw Shoe At Computer, Chatham Police Charge DWI Driver From East Hanover Shoved Police, Threw Shoe At Computer, Chatham Police Charge
DWI Driver From East Hanover Shoved Police, Threw Shoe At Computer, Chatham Police Charge A 21-year-old drunk driver from East Hanover threw a shoe at a computer and shoved a police officer, authorities said. Chatham Borough police officers gave Michael Relich a field sobriety test after stopping him for speeding on Main Street around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday, Detective Sgt. Michael Bochniak said. He was being given a breath test at police headquarters when he threw a shoe at a computer monitor and shoved an officer, Bochniak said. Redlich, who was arrested on drug charges after a 2016 traffic stop in Millburn, was charged this time with DWI, obstruction, crimin…

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by Cecilia Levine