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North Jersey Communities Named To List Of 100 Safest Places To Live In America North Jersey Communities Named To List Of 100 Safest Places To Live In America
North Jersey Communities Named To List Of 100 Safest Places To Live In America Safewise put several Bergen, Morris and Passaic County communities on the map as the safest places to live in America using newly-released crime data. The website considered crime rates and what people in these areas fear the most to compile its list of 100 cities, which saw 504 total offenses in 2017, the report says. New Jersey claimed 30 percent of "America’s 100 safest cities" list while Connecticut took second place with 14, and two of those are in the top three. Assault was the most common violent crime, but more people fear robbery, according to the State of Safety. The sa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Morris Police Bust Massive Underage Drinking Party, Homeowner Charged Morris Police Bust Massive Underage Drinking Party, Homeowner Charged
Morris Police Bust Massive Underage Drinking Party, Homeowner Charged A Morris Township homeowner was charged after police found nearly 70 minors drinking alcohol at his house over the weekend, authorities said. Cesar Quispe told police he was unaware of the Friday night party at his Pembroke Place home, where Police Chief Mark DiCarlo said officers responding to a medical alert call found 69 juveniles drinking alcohol. All of the teens at the party were under 21, police said. Two were 18 and the rest juveniles, they said. The partygoers -- some of whom fled the scene -- were from Morristown High School, Bernardsville High School, Morristown Beard Schoo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Passaic Sheriff's Officers Pose As Customers, Bust Six At Hotels, Massage Parlor Passaic Sheriff's Officers Pose As Customers, Bust Six At Hotels, Massage Parlor
Passaic Sheriff's Officers Pose As Customers, Bust Six At Hotels, Massage Parlor Passaic County sheriff’s officers who attacked prostitution on two fronts made several arrests Friday – most at highway hotels and a couple more at a local massage parlor – by posing as customers, authorities said. Arrests were made at a Lakeview Avenue spa, the Ramada Inn on eastbound Route 46 in Wayne and the Howard Johnson Motel on westbound Route 3 in Clifton, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. Charged with engaging in prostitution were: Jennifer A. Polanco-Lapaix, 29, whose most recent address is listed as the Ramada Inn on Route 46 in Wayne; Elizabeth D. Guzman-Laurer, 38,…

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by Jerry DeMarco