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Police & Fire
UPDATE: Accused Wayne Bank Robber, 69, Charged In Pequannock Holdup UPDATE: Accused Wayne Bank Robber, 69, Charged In Pequannock Holdup
Update: Accused Wayne Bank Robber, 69, Charged In Pequannock Holdup As expected, authorities charged a Little Falls man arrested following a Wayne bank robbery with an earlier holdup last month in Pequannock. Philip N. McGrantham, 69, made a bogus 911 call of a man with a gun in the parking lot of a Route 23 Target “as a ruse to divert the attention of law enforcement” while he robbed the Wells Fargo bank up the road last Thursday, authorities said Tuesday. Wayne detectives -- with help from the FBI and the Passaic County Sheriff's Office – captured McGrantham on Monday at the corner of Main Street and Lincoln Avenue as he returned home. He was driving a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
GOTCHA! Accused Wayne Bank Robber, 69, Captured In Little Falls, Suspected In Pequannock Holdup GOTCHA! Accused Wayne Bank Robber, 69, Captured In Little Falls, Suspected In Pequannock Holdup
Gotcha! Accused Wayne Bank Robber, 69, Captured In Little Falls, Suspected In Pequannock Holdup Local police captured a Little Falls man who they said robbed a Wayne bank hours earlier -- and is suspected in another bank job last Thursday in Pequannock. With help from the FBI and the Passaic County Sheriff's Office, Wayne detectives captured 69-year-old Philip Mcgrantham at the corner of Main Street and Lincoln Avenue as he returned home in a rented Nissan Altima that a law enforcement source told Daily Voice was used in Monday morning's holdup of a TD Bank branch on Valley Avenue. Mcgrantham, who previously lived in Paterson and Jersey City, was charged with first-degree robbery and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Accused Wayne Bank Robber, 69, Captured In Little Falls, Suspected In Pequannock Holdup UPDATE: Accused Wayne Bank Robber, 69, Captured In Little Falls, Suspected In Pequannock Holdup
Update: Accused Wayne Bank Robber, 69, Captured In Little Falls, Suspected In Pequannock Holdup Local police captured a Little Falls man who they said robbed a Wayne bank hours earlier -- and is suspected in another bank job last Thursday in Pequannock. With help from the FBI and the Passaic County Sheriff's Office, Wayne detectives captured 69-year-old Philip Mcgrantham at the corner of Main Street and Lincoln Avenue as he returned home in a rented Nissan Altima that a law enforcement source told Daily Voice was used in Monday morning's holdup of a TD Bank branch on Valley Avenue. Mcgrantham, who previously lived in Paterson and Jersey City, was charged with first-degree robbery and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
SEEN HIM? Authorities Seek Route 23 Bank Robber SEEN HIM? Authorities Seek Route 23 Bank Robber
Seen HIM? Authorities Seek Route 23 Bank Robber Authorities are turning to the public in locating a man who they said robbed a Route 23 bank Thursday. An older, white male with a possibly-fake, black beard demanded money from the attendant at the Pequannock Wells Fargo bank around 10:45 a.m., Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a joint release with local police. The robber, who witnesses said had a painted beard, demanded money from the teller before fleeing with the undisclosed amount that was handed over, Pequannock police said. The man was last seen wearing dark pants, a dark Adidas hoodie with white stripes on the arm,…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Filters Handed Out By Newark Effective At Removing Lead, Officials Say Filters Handed Out By Newark Effective At Removing Lead, Officials Say
Filters Handed Out By Newark Effective At Removing Lead, Officials Say Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday that an extensive round of preliminary testing revealed that water filters distributed by the city of Newark are at least 97 percent effective at bringing lead levels to below 10 parts per billion, well under the safe threshold of 15 parts per billion.  (Click here for more information on the city's water line replacement program.)  The filters approach 99 percent effectiveness when residents run their water for about five to 10 or minutes, especially first thing in the morning or other periods when the tap has not been used for several hours or m…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 52, Killed Hitting Deer On Route 80 Motorcyclist, 52, Killed Hitting Deer On Route 80
Motorcyclist, 52, Killed Hitting Deer On Route 80 A 52-year-old Pequannock man was killed when his motorcycle struck a deer on westbound Route 80 near the spaghetti bowl in Wayne. Joseph Yurga was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, where he succumbed to his injuries after his 1996 Harley Davidson crashed shortly before 9:30 p.m. Thursday near the Route 23 intersection, authorities said. No other vehicles were involved, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief James Clarke said in a joint release. A former Clifton resident, Yurga was a member of the American Legion Riders of Post 174 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Armed Robbery Of Wayne Gas Station Where OD Driver Killed Similar To Pequannock Holdup UPDATE: Armed Robbery Of Wayne Gas Station Where OD Driver Killed Similar To Pequannock Holdup
Update: Armed Robbery Of Wayne Gas Station Where OD Driver Killed Similar To Pequannock Holdup Authorities suspect the masked bandit who this weekend robbed a Route 23 Delta gas station in Wayne where a horrific heroin-involved crash killed three people earlier this year also held up a Pequannock Delta station two weeks ago. The attendant told uniformed Wayne officers who responded to the northbound Route 23 Delta station around 8:30 p.m. Saturday "displayed a semiautomatic handgun and demanded money," Capt. Christian Wittig said. Authorities didn't say how much was taken, although responders told Daily Voice the preliminary estimate was about $700. "The victim turned over money to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Gunman Robs Gas Station Where Three Were Killed By Overdosing Driver UPDATE: Gunman Robs Gas Station Where Three Were Killed By Overdosing Driver
Update: Gunman Robs Gas Station Where Three Were Killed By Overdosing Driver Authorities suspect the masked bandit who this weekend robbed a Route 23 Delta station where a horrific heroin-involved crash killed three people earlier this year also held up a Pequannock Delta station two weeks ago. The attendant told uniformed Wayne officers who responded to the northbound Route 23 Delta station around 8:30 p.m. Saturday "displayed a semiautomatic handgun and demanded money," Capt. Christian Wittig said. Authorities didn't say how much was taken, although responders told Daily Voice the preliminary estimate was about $700. "The victim turned over money to the [robber],…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Attorney: Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed 3 Didn't Know Heroin Was Laced With Fentanyl Attorney: Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed 3 Didn't Know Heroin Was Laced With Fentanyl
Attorney: Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed 3 Didn't Know Heroin Was Laced With Fentanyl The drugged Sussex County driver accused of killing a father, son and gas station attendant in a fiery Route 23 crash didn't know that his heroin was laced with fentanyl, his lawyer said. Defense attorney John Latoracca said if the case goes to trial he'll argue that Jason Vanderee was passed out behind the wheel because of the fentanyl, News12 reports. Vanderee, 29, of Vernon, said he doesn't remember the February crash. Jon Warbeck and his son, Luke, both of Lincoln Park, were getting gas the morning of Feb. 19 when the speeding Honda Pilot with an overdosed Vanderee behind the wheel lit…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Pequannock PD: 91-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured After Car Flips In Route 23 Crash Pequannock PD: 91-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured After Car Flips In Route 23 Crash
Pequannock PD: 91-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured After Car Flips In Route 23 Crash An 91-year-old man whose car flipped after rear-ended another on Route 23 in Pequannock was in stable condition Friday, authorities said. The man, who sustained serious injuries in the 5:45 p.m. crash Thursday, was taken to St. Joseph's Medical Center, Pequonnock Police Capt. Dan Comune said.  The crash was under investigation by the Morris County Prosecutor's Office Thursday night. All lanes were reopened late that night.

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
NY Renaissance Faire Actor Eric Heppel Of Wayne Dies, 47 NY Renaissance Faire Actor Eric Heppel Of Wayne Dies, 47
NY Renaissance Faire Actor Eric Heppel Of Wayne Dies, 47 Longtime Wayne resident Eric Heppel died suddenly of natural causes on Saturday, April 6. He was 47 years old. Heppel was born in Pequannock and lived in Wayne for more than 30 years, his obituary says. He graduated from Wayne Valley High School (1989) and continued his education at Montclair State University. There, Heppel earned his Bachelor's in accounting (1993).  Heppel worked as a computer consultant for many years but always had a passion for theater, according to his obituary. He was involved with several local productions starting at Montclair State and continuing with th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
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