Army Soldier, Teen Boy Charged In Sussex County Killing Of 20-Year-Old Corporal Hayden Harris Army Soldier, Teen Boy Charged In Sussex County Killing Of 20-Year-Old Corporal Hayden Harris
Army Soldier, Teen Boy Charged In Sussex County Killing Of 20-Year-Old Corporal Hayden Harris A 23-year-old Fort Drum soldier and 16-year-old boy are facing murder and kidnapping charges in the Sussex County killing of 20-year-old U.S. Army Cpl. Hayden Harris. Pvt. Jamaal Mellish, 23, and the unidentified teen were arrested earlier this month after Harris' body was found buried in snow, in a wooded area off Ross Road in Byram Dec. 19, authorities in Sussex County previously said. Mellish, of Brooklyn, was charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, handgun possession, suppression of evidence and more, the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office announced Monday. The teen was charged wi…
Burglar Causes Fire At Sussex County Apartment Building, Police Say Burglar Causes Fire At Sussex County Apartment Building, Police Say
Burglar Causes Fire At Sussex County Apartment Building, Police Say A fire that broke out at a 4-story apartment building in Sussex County Wednesday morning was caused by a woman who burglarized the unit. Bali Johnson, 29, was caught on surveillance footage breaking a window and entering an apartment at Gateway Condos on Sparta Avenue in Newton before leaving with several items, police said. Johnson, who lives in the same complex, burglarized the apartment prior to the start of the fire, which broke out shortly after 4 a.m., Newton Police said. A search of Johnson's apartment turned up items police say were consistent with the damages. John…
Police: Sussex County Man Struck, Killed Removing Debris From Route 206 Police: Sussex County Man Struck, Killed Removing Debris From Route 206
Police: Sussex County Man Struck, Killed Removing Debris From Route 206 An 88-year-old man who got out of his pickup truck to remove debris from Route 206 in Sussex County Friday evening was struck and killed by a vehicle, authorities said Saturday. John A Nordmeyer Jr., was operating a 2009 Chevy Malibu when he got out and began walking along the highway around 7:50 p.m., Andover police said. Nordmeyer was walking near Brighton Road when he was struck by a northbound white Acura outside of Simon Peter, police said. Nordmeyer was pronounced dead at the scene and the road remained closed for approximately 6 hours. The accident remains under investigation by th…
Newton Police Help Bust Arkansas Man Who Scammed More Than $100K From Local, National Victims Newton Police Help Bust Arkansas Man Who Scammed More Than $100K From Local, National Victims
Newton Police Help Bust Arkansas Man Who Scammed More Than $100K From Local, National Victims Newton police played a major role in the investigation that led to the arrest of an Arkansas man who scammed more than $100,000 from at least seven victims nationwide — including one woman in Sussex County. Police in Newton received a report that a local woman had been contacted by a man who said that he was in possession of all of her personal and financial information on Thursday, August 6, authorities said in a release. The victim stated that the man threatened to exploit her information unless she sent $9,000 in cash to an address in Wisconsin, police said. Newton Patrolman Steven Shaw…
REPORT: Sussex County Police Corporal Shoved Woman At VFW Bar, Breaking Her Hand REPORT: Sussex County Police Corporal Shoved Woman At VFW Bar, Breaking Her Hand
Report: Sussex County Police Corporal Shoved Woman At VFW Bar, Breaking Her Hand A police corporal from Sussex County is facing a petty disorderly persons offense for harassment after shoving a woman at a bar and breaking her hand, reports say. The Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office charged Sparta Cpl. Craig Grauerholz Jr., 43, with the offense on July 31 after a several month investigation, NJHerald reports. Grauerholz is accused of getting into an argument with a female friend that became physical at the Sparta VFW Post #7248 on St. Patrick’s Day, the report says. Grauerholz shoved the woman to the floor, breaking her hand and scratching her, according to The Herald. …
Kinnelon Motorcyclist, 47, Dies In Sussex County Crash Kinnelon Motorcyclist, 47, Dies In Sussex County Crash
Kinnelon Motorcyclist, 47, Dies In Sussex County Crash A 47-year-old motorcyclist from Kinnelon died in a head-on Sussex County crash with a pick-up, authorities said. Christopher Evans was heading northbound on County Route 515 when his 1972 Triumph motorcycle crossed over the double yellow lines into oncoming traffic last Tuesday, June 30, Hardyston Lt. Robert Zicarelli told the NJHerald. Evans collided head-on with a 2009 Dodge Ram, operated by a 36-year-old Wharton man, Zicarelli said. Evans was pronounced dead at the scene. Evans, a Michigan native, was being remembered as loving and devoted dad to his son, Tyler. The highway was no…
NJ Police Officer Who Shot Loose Dog Accused Of Sex Crime Against Domestic Assault Victim NJ Police Officer Who Shot Loose Dog Accused Of Sex Crime Against Domestic Assault Victim
NJ Police Officer Who Shot Loose Dog Accused Of Sex Crime Against Domestic Assault Victim Authorities have charged a North Jersey police officer with illegally touching a woman while responding to domestic violence call.  Vernon Township Officer Emanuel Rivera was responding to an early-morning incident on May 11, 2019, when he tracked down a female subject who was asked to leave the house and "engaged in illegal sexual contact through coercive means," Sussex County Prosecutor Francis A. Koch said Thursday. Rivera, 36, who was accused of shooting a loose dog last year, is charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, the prosecutor said. A former six-y…
Sussex County Man Killed In Pickup, Box Truck Crash Sussex County Man Killed In Pickup, Box Truck Crash
Sussex County Man Killed In Pickup, Box Truck Crash A 70-year-old man was killed after his pickup truck was struck by a box truck early Friday morning, authorities said. The box truck, driven by a 26-year-old Quarryville, PA man, was heading north on State Highway 23 when it struck the pickup, making a left out of the the Irish Cottage Inn parking lot onto the southbound side of the roadway around 6 a.m., Franklin police said in a release. The pickup then hit several road signs and veered off State Highway 23 as a result of the impact, police said. The south bound lane of State Highway 23 was closed for several hours during the investigatio…
Authorities: Alleged Gang Member Nabbed In Sussex County McDonald's Stabbing, Victim Airlifted Authorities: Alleged Gang Member Nabbed In Sussex County McDonald's Stabbing, Victim Airlifted
Authorities: Alleged Gang Member Nabbed In Sussex County McDonald's Stabbing, Victim Airlifted A man was airlifted to the hospital after a suspect who identified as a member of the Latin King gang stabbed him at a Sussex County McDonald's, authorities said Thursday. The victim was flown to Morristown Medical Center with multiple stab wounds to the left side of his body after being attacked at the McDonald's on Route 23 around 5:35 p.m. Wednesday, Franklin police said in a news release. Several hours later, Kenneth C. Royce, Jr., 35 of Ogdensburg, was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses, authorities said. He was turned over to the Sussex C…
Sparta Man Gets 5 Years For Role In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Coke/Pot Ring Sparta Man Gets 5 Years For Role In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Coke/Pot Ring
Sparta Man Gets 5 Years For Role In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Coke/Pot Ring A Sparta man must spend the next two years in state prison before he’ll be eligible for parole for his role in a drug distribution ring. A judge in Morristown on Friday sentenced Samuel J. Rozynski to five years, with the two-year parole ineligibility requirement, for his March 2 guilty plea to having cocaine and pot for sale, money laundering and conspiracy. Rozynski also forfeited what authorities said was $329,000 drug proceeds seized from him during simultaneous raids in Sparta, Cliffside Park and Parsippany this past Jan. 29. SEE: Pair Busted With Coke, Pot, Guns In Morris, Sussex, Be…
Authorities: Pair Busted With Coke, Pot, Guns In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Drug Probe Authorities: Pair Busted With Coke, Pot, Guns In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Drug Probe
Authorities: Pair Busted With Coke, Pot, Guns In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Drug Probe Two people – one from Sparta, the other Cliffside Park -- were busted with 37 pounds of pot, three-quarters of a pound of cocaine, some guns and more than $300,000 in drug money, capping a lengthy investigation in Morris, Sussex and Bergen counties, authorities said. Samuel J. Rozynski, 44, of Sparta faces the most serious charges, including a variety of drug and weapons possession counts and money laundering, following raids Wednesday in Sparta, Cliffside Park and Parsippany, they said. Rozynski remained held Thursday at the Morris County Correctional Facility in Morristown pending a deten…
Child Protection Agency Notified After Sparta Man Stomps On Teenage Girl's Ankle, Report Says Child Protection Agency Notified After Sparta Man Stomps On Teenage Girl's Ankle, Report Says
Child Protection Agency Notified After Sparta Man Stomps On Teenage Girl's Ankle, Report Says The New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency and Sussex County Prosecutor's Office were notified after a Sparta man threw a 14-year-old girl in his care to the ground and stomped on her ankle, causing swelling and bruising, a recent report says. Logan Kylish, 36, was arrested Saturday, two days after the incident, and charged via a complaint warrant with child endangerment, abandonment, cruelty/child neglect and served a disorderly persons offense, the NJHerald reports. Someone picking the teen up for school Friday morning noticed she wasn't able to bear weight on her ank…