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NJ Town Mayor Calls For Improvements After 8-Year-Old Killed Riding Bike NJ Town Mayor Calls For Improvements After 8-Year-Old Killed Riding Bike
NJ Town Mayor Calls For Improvements After 8-Year-Old Killed Riding Bike Avyaan Gupta was riding his bicycle in Parsippany when he was struck by a vehicle and killed block from his home on Tuesday, July 9. He was eight years old. At 5:34 p.m., Avyaan was struck by a 2022 Mazda CX5 traveling in the area of 189 Littleton Road, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Parsippany –Troy Hills Police Chief Richard Pantina said.  Gupta was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, authorities said. Gupta had recently finished second grade at I…

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by Sam Barron
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Trio Nabbed In Parsippany Burglary Trio Nabbed In Parsippany Burglary
Trio Nabbed In Parsippany Burglary Three men in medical masks were caught breaking into a home in Parsippany early on Tuesday, authorities have announced.  Parsippany-Troy Hills police were called to a home on Beechwood Avenue in Lake Hiawatha around 10 a.m. on Dec. 20 by a man who reported seeing burglars enter his neighbor's house, the department said in a release.  On arrival, officers found and detained a man standing watch near a car at the intersection with Lake Shore Drive. Two others were found inside the home with stolen property in their possession, police claimed All three — 26-year-old John Gonzal…

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by Mac Bullock
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Overnight Arrest Ends 9-Hour Parsippany SWAT Standoff Overnight Arrest Ends 9-Hour Parsippany SWAT Standoff
Overnight Arrest Ends 9-Hour Parsippany SWAT Standoff A Parsippany man was being held in the Morris County Jail on two outstanding warrants following a nine-hour standoff with local police and the area SWAT team, authorities said. Patrol officers were dispatched to a Smith Road home for a welfare check on Jesus Quintela, 40, around 4 p.m. Tuesday at the request of a family member, Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Chief Andrew Miller said. The family member told officers that Quintela may have a gun -- and that had two outstanding warrants out for his arrest, Miller said. Arriving officers noticed Quintela was inside his house and made multiple at…

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: 9-Hour Parsippany SWAT Standoff Ends In Early-Morning Arrest UPDATE: 9-Hour Parsippany SWAT Standoff Ends In Early-Morning Arrest
Update: 9-Hour Parsippany SWAT Standoff Ends In Early-Morning Arrest A Parsippany man was being held in the Morris County Jail on two active warrants following a nine-hour standoff with local police and the area SWAT team, authorities said. Patrol officers were dispatched to a Smith Road home for a welfare check on Jesus Quintela, 40, around 4 p.m. Tuesday at the request of a family member, Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Chief Andrew Miller said. The family member told officers that Quintela may be in possession of a firearm and had two active warrants out for his arrest, Miller said. Arriving officers noticed Quintela was inside his house and made multiple a…

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by Cecilia Levine