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NJ Woman Left Child Locked In Vehicle At Wegman's In Below Freezing Temps: Police NJ Woman Left Child Locked In Vehicle At Wegman's In Below Freezing Temps: Police
NJ Woman Left Child Locked In Vehicle At Wegman's In Below Freezing Temps: Police A 42-year-old Rockaway woman was arrested and charged on Monday, Dec. 23 after leaving a child unattended, locked in a vehicle, authorities said. Officers responded to Wegmans at 34 Sylvan Way in Whippany and found the child locked in the vehicle, the Hanover Township Police Department said. The high that day was 27 degrees. Tatiana Petrina was charged with child abandonment and released with a court date, police said. The child was unharmed during the incident, police said.

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by Sam Barron
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Morris County Man Must Pay $51K, Sentenced To 7 Years Behind Bars For OD Death: Prosecutor Morris County Man Must Pay $51K, Sentenced To 7 Years Behind Bars For OD Death: Prosecutor
Morris County Man Must Pay $51K, Sentenced To 7 Years Behind Bars For OD Death: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Morris Plains man was sentenced to 7 years in prison on Friday, July 26, for his role in a fatal overdose in Whippany in February 2023. In February 2023, a 28-year-old man, identified as T.H. was found dead at a residence in Whippany, after overdosing on a lethal toxicity of cocaine, fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Hanover Township Police Chief Michael Loock said. An investigation revealed Anthony Dello-Russo distributed drugs the fatal drugs to T.H. a day before his death, authorities sai…

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by Sam Barron
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'Questionable' Item Prompts Shelter-In-Place For Morris County High School, Police Say 'Questionable' Item Prompts Shelter-In-Place For Morris County High School, Police Say
Whippany Park High School Shelter In Place Questions loom after police say a "questionable item" prompted a high school in Morris County to shelter in place for more than 20 minutes on Tuesday, May 14. The administration at Whippany Park High School told Hanover Township Police Department School Resource Officer that a questionable item that may pose a security risk was reported on school grounds, Hanover Township Police said. The school sheltered in place for 24 minutes as officers investigated, police said. As soon as the concern was mitigated, the shelter in place was lifted and the school resumed regular activities, police …

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by Sam Barron
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Morris County Man Had Sexually Explicit Convos With 9-Year-Old: Prosecutor Morris County Man Had Sexually Explicit Convos With 9-Year-Old: Prosecutor
Brian Cariddi Hanover Arrest A 39-year-old Hanover Township man was arrested on Friday, March 8, with having sexually explicit conversations with a 9-year-old boy, authorities said. The conversations took place between December 2022 and January 2023, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Hanover Township Police Chief Michael Loock said.  Brian Cariddi exposed his private parts during the conversations with the boy, who lived in North Carolina, authorities said. Cariddi also asked the boy to send him pictures of the boy's private parts, authorities said. Cariddi…

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by Sam Barron
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$50K, Cocaine, 5 Pounds Of Pot Seized From Morris County Drug Dealer: Prosecutor $50K, Cocaine, 5 Pounds Of Pot Seized From Morris County Drug Dealer: Prosecutor
Police Announced Hanover Drug Bust More than $51,000 in suspected drug proceeds, cocaine, and five pounds of marijuana was seized from a Morris County man, authorities said. Hanover's Anthony Dello-Russo, 27, is facing multiple drug-related offenses following a drug dealing investigation, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. More than $51,000 in cash, half an ounce of cocaine and more than five pounds of marijuana were seized from Dello-Russo on Friday, Dec. 8, Carroll said alongside Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Sheriff James M. Gannon, and Hanover Township Police Chief Michael Loock. Dello-Russo was…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hanover Homes Targeted In Flurry Of Break-In Attempts, Suspect Nabbed After High-Speed Chase Hanover Homes Targeted In Flurry Of Break-In Attempts, Suspect Nabbed After High-Speed Chase
Hanover Homes Targeted In Flurry Of Break-In Attempts, Suspect Nabbed After High-Speed Chase A flurry of 911 calls helped police track down a driver who sped off after attempting to break into several locked homes throughout Morris County before dawn Wednesday. The Hanover Township Police Department received a number of calls around 2:30 a.m. from separate victims of attempted home and vehicle break-ins, they said. Officers arrived, saw a vehicle speeding away from the scene, and chased the suspect through several neighboring towns before making an arrest, police said. A follow-up investigation found that the suspect, whose ID was not released, was linked to attempted home burglar…

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by Valerie Musson
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Suspicious Man At Rt. 10 Assisted Living Center Brings Full-Scale Police Investigation: UPDATE Suspicious Man At Rt. 10 Assisted Living Center Brings Full-Scale Police Investigation: UPDATE
Suspicious Man At Rt. 10 Assisted Living Center Brings Full-Scale Police Investigation: Update A search for a suspicious man who was allegedly spotted by a worker at an assisted living center on Route 10 initiated a full-scale police investigation, authorities said. Police in Hanover responded to Weston Assisted Living at 905 Rt. 10 in Whippany just after 7:25 p.m. after receiving a call from a worker about a suspicious man that had entered the building, the department said in a press release. The property also includes 901 and 903 Rt. 10, which consist of about 200 apartments, as well as administrative offices, medical facilities, and other leisure spaces. The man was described as …

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by Valerie Musson
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KNOW ANYTHING? Snow Plow Worth $6K Stolen From Morris County Business, Police Say KNOW ANYTHING? Snow Plow Worth $6K Stolen From Morris County Business, Police Say
Know Anything? Snow Plow Worth $6K Stolen From Morris County Business, Police Say Know anything? Police are seeking clues after a snow plow worth approximately $6,000 was stolen from a Morris County business. A Pro-Plow with Ford quad mounts and a big box light kit was stolen from the lot of a business on South Jefferson Road in Hanover, Chief Michael D. Loock said Tuesday. The plow is thought to have been stolen sometime between Jan. 4 and Jan. 6, police said. The investigation was pending review of video surveillance footage. Anyone with information is asked to call the Hanover Township Police Department at (973) 428-2512.

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by Valerie Musson
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Morris County Woman, 35, Found With Nearly 7 Pounds Of Psychedelic Drug DMT, Police Say Morris County Woman, 35, Found With Nearly 7 Pounds Of Psychedelic Drug DMT, Police Say
Morris County Woman, 35, Found With Nearly 7 Pounds Of Psychedelic Drug DMT, Police Say A Morris County woman was arrested after police say she was found with more than six pounds of the psychedelic drug DMT. Samone D. Eorio, 35, was taken into custody by the Hanover Township Police Department, Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, and the investigative arm of the United States Department of Homeland Security on August 5, Police Chief Mark Roddy said. A joint investigation by federal, county and municipal law enforcement agencies found that Eorio, of Cedar Knolls, was in possession of 3 kilograms — or just over 6.6 pounds — of Dimethyltryptamine, a recreational psychedelic drug, …

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by Valerie Musson