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Raid Of 26-Year-Old Warren County Man's Home Turns Up Pills, Mushrooms, Cocaine Raid Of 26-Year-Old Warren County Man's Home Turns Up Pills, Mushrooms, Cocaine
Raid Of 26-Year-Old Warren County Man's Home Turns Up Pills, Mushrooms, Cocaine A 26-year-old Warren County man accused of selling cocaine and other drugs was arrested following a month-long investigation, authorities said. Jeramy Lepisko, 26, was arrested Sept. 24 after a search of his home on Allen Road in Mansfield Township turned up cocaine, mushrooms, morphine, Suboxone, OxyContin, Xanax and more than $9,000 in cash, Acting Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said Tuesday. Lepisko’s 2006 Ford Fusion was also confiscated in the investigation, Pfeiffer said. Lepisko was charged with possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana and othe…

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Police: Both Drivers DWI, Passenger Found With Heroin Heroin In Route 57 Crash Police: Both Drivers DWI, Passenger Found With Heroin Heroin In Route 57 Crash
Police: Both Drivers DWI, Passenger Found With Heroin Heroin In Route 57 Crash Both drivers were under the influence with suspended licenses, with one passenger in possession of heroin during a crash on Route 57 in Warren County, authorities charged. Joseph P. Parisi, 50, was intoxicated when he tried to pass another driver that was turning left into the Mansfield Motel on Route 57 and sideswiped the vehicle shortly before 2 a.m. Friday, Sept. 25, township police said. The other driver, Tracy L. Redell, 50, of Phillipsburg, was found to be under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance, and both drivers had suspended licenses during the crash, authorities sa…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police: Teen, Trio Of NY Men Ran Up $1K Bill On Bogus Credit Card At Warren County Walmart Police: Teen, Trio Of NY Men Ran Up $1K Bill On Bogus Credit Card At Warren County Walmart
Police: Teen, Trio Of NY Men Ran Up $1K Bill On Bogus Credit Card At Warren County Walmart Three men and one teen all from New York were arrested after buying nearly $1,000 worth of items from a Warren County Walmart on a bogus credit card and stealing additional merchandise, authorities said. Janiel J. Garcia, 21, purchased $943.55 worth of merchandise at Walmart in Mansfield Township just before 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 28, authorities said. Garcia had three passengers in his car when police found and stopped him a short time after making the purchases. Police then contacted the owner of the credit card confirming that it had been used fraudulently, authorities said. A subsequent se…

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Hackettstown Walmart Employee Among 3 Charged With Theft Hackettstown Walmart Employee Among 3 Charged With Theft
Hackettstown Walmart Employee Among 3 Charged With Theft One was a former store employee. One tried leaving in stolen clothing. All three were charged with theft. Mansfield Township police arrested three Hackettstown Walmart shoplifters in separate incidents, authorities said. Nico A. Vega, 31, was charged Aug. 12 after he was caught on surveillance footage taking the price code off a 32-inch television and placing it over the code on a 50-inch television on July 27, Mansfield Township police said. A store employee noticed him scanning the television -- but he left the store without it, police said. Ahmaad J. Mitchell, 20, of Budd Lake was char…

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First Responders Treating Motorcyclist In Warren County Crash Find Hollow-Point Bullets, Gun First Responders Treating Motorcyclist In Warren County Crash Find Hollow-Point Bullets, Gun
First Responders Treating Motorcyclist In Warren County Crash Find Hollow-Point Bullets, Gun A 22-year-old motorcyclist was found with a loaded handgun and hollow-point bullets after he crashed into a guardrail in Mansfield Township, authorities charged. Matthew J. Weaver of Washington crashed into a guardrail on Valley Road and sustained moderate injuries shortly after 12:10 p.m., Aug. 25, Mansfield Township police said in a release. Police were called to the scene and discovered a loaded handgun in Weaver’s jacket pocket while tending to his injuries, authorities said. Weaver was arrested and charged with possession of a handgun without a carry permit and possession of hollow-po…

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HEROES: Mansfield Officers Recognized For Rescuing Schizophrenic Man Holding Knife To Throat HEROES: Mansfield Officers Recognized For Rescuing Schizophrenic Man Holding Knife To Throat
Heroes: Mansfield Officers Recognized For Rescuing Schizophrenic Man Holding Knife To Throat Three members of the Mansfield Township Police Department have been recognized with Meritorious Service Awards after they saved a man with schizophrenia who was holding a knife to his throat. Officer Michael Citarelli, Officer Thomas Hill and Detective Michael Camerata were called to a local residence where a 31-year-old man who suffers from schizophrenia was having a psychological episode around 11:45 a.m. on Monday, March 2, township police said in a release. The man — whose family told police that he had not been taking his medications and had been threatening them for several days prior…

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Authorities: Florida Woman Wanted For NJ, NY Walmart Shoplifting Incidents ID'd Via Rental Car Authorities: Florida Woman Wanted For NJ, NY Walmart Shoplifting Incidents ID'd Via Rental Car
Authorities: Florida Woman Wanted For NJ, NY Walmart Shoplifting Incidents ID'd Via Rental Car A Florida woman who returned nearly $1,800 worth of stolen Walmart merchandise at stores in New Jersey and New York was caught by Mansfield Township Police through surveillance footage of her rental car from Philadelphia, authorities said. Dominique K. Butler, 22, of Tampa and a friend stole $1,789.24 worth of Walmart merchandise and returned items for cash at stores throughout New Jersey and New York on July 23, 2019, Mansfield Township Police said in a release. A follow-up investigation identified Butler via video surveillance and the tracing of her rental car from Philadelphia, authorit…

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Police: Warren County Woman Calls Boyfriend For Help Removing Plates After Crash, Flees Police: Warren County Woman Calls Boyfriend For Help Removing Plates After Crash, Flees
Police: Warren County Woman Calls Boyfriend For Help Removing Plates After Crash, Flees A Warren County woman contacted her boyfriend after she slammed into a tree, prompting him to arrive at the scene and remove the license plates from the vehicle before fleeing, authorities charged. Amber R. Sagan, 21, of Great Meadows, crossed the center line when driving on Jackson Valley Road and slammed into a tree on Saturday, August 2, Mansfield Township police said in a release. Officers arrived and noticed that the license plates had been removed from the vehicle, authorities said. Further investigation revealed that Sagan’s boyfriend — Anthony J. Dinnocenzio, 20, of Hackettstown — …

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PD: Woman Repeatedly Calls 9-1-1 For Non-Emergency, Verbally Abuses Warren County Dispatchers PD: Woman Repeatedly Calls 9-1-1 For Non-Emergency, Verbally Abuses Warren County Dispatchers
PD: Woman Repeatedly Calls 9-1-1 For Non-Emergency, Verbally Abuses Warren County Dispatchers A Newark woman who repeatedly called 9-1-1 dispatchers and verbally abused them was charged with causing a false public alarm, authorities said. Tahisha M. Bakr, 45, placed numerous calls to dispatchers in Mansfield Township on July 12, after having been previously warned not to call 9-1-1 for non-emergency purposes, police said. Despite being instructed to file a police report, Bakr continued abusing emergency dispatchers and called more than five times. She was charged with creating false public alarm.

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Warren County Car Thieves Crash Stolen Vehicle, Flee In Getaway Car Warren County Car Thieves Crash Stolen Vehicle, Flee In Getaway Car
Warren County Car Thieves Crash Stolen Vehicle, Flee In Getaway Car Authorities are seeking information related to an attempted vehicle theft from a driveway in Mansfield Township over the weekend. An unknown number of suspects entered a vehicle parked in the driveway of a home on Rockport Road on Sunday, July 26 around 1:40 a.m., township police said in a release. While trying to leave the area, the thieves crashed the car into a tree then got in another vehicle and took off eastbound on Route 46 through Hackettstown and Mount Olive, police said. A Mount Bethel Road resident said their vehicle had been entered on the same night; however, nothing was repor…

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Authorities Restrain Belligerent Morris County Man Who Once Hid Under Bed To Avoid Arrest Authorities Restrain Belligerent Morris County Man Who Once Hid Under Bed To Avoid Arrest
Authorities Restrain Belligerent Morris County Man Who Once Hid Under Bed To Avoid Arrest A Morris County man with a history of drug use abused and threatened officers who were serving him with a warrant and restraining order, authorities charged. Adnan Smajlovic was found sleeping in a vehicle when authorities came to his house to serve him a warrant and restraining order around 12:40 a.m., June 27, Mansfield Township police said. He became belligerent when officers woke him up and informed him of the warrant, refusing to leave his vehicle, police said. Smajlovic had to be forcibly removed from his car and -- once in handcuffs -- continued to fight with officers, kicking and t…

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Former Would-Be Bank Robber Busted With Heroin After Leading Police On North Jersey Pursuit Former Would-Be Bank Robber Busted With Heroin After Leading Police On North Jersey Pursuit
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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