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13-Year-Old Girl Dies In Sussex County House Fire 13-Year-Old Girl Dies In Sussex County House Fire
13-Year-Old Girl Dies In Sussex County House Fire A 13-year-old girl died in a Sussex County house fire Friday night, authorities confirmed. Firefighters responded to the Nestor Street home in Franklin around 10 p.m., where the girl's body was recovered after the fire had been put out, Franklin Borough police said. More than $1,100 had been raised on a GoFundMe for the family as of Saturday morning. The 13-year-old victim was identified by the campaign founder as Heaven Davenport. The family also reportedly lost a dog. "Heaven was such a funny beautiful girl who had a whole life to live and was constantly surrounded by all her siblings a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Crews Battle 2-Alarm Sussex County House Fire PHOTOS: Crews Battle 2-Alarm Sussex County House Fire
Photos: Crews Battle 2-Alarm Sussex County House Fire Firefighters put out a two-alarm fire that broke out at a Sussex County home Sunday evening. The blaze was reported at 197 Hamburg Tpk. in Stockholm just before 9:30 p.m., the Hardyston Township Volunteer Fire Department said on Facebook. Crew members battled the blaze for more than an hour after ensuring that all occupants had safely exited the home, authorities said. The scene was cleared by 1:10 a.m. following an “extensive overhaul,” the department said. Fire crews in Franklin, Ogdensburg, West Milford, Highland Lakes and Byram also responded at the scene…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
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…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Child, Driver Critical After Car Overturns Multiple Times In Franklin, Police Say Child, Driver Critical After Car Overturns Multiple Times In Franklin, Police Say
Child, Driver Critical After Car Overturns Multiple Times In Franklin, Police Say Two people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries after their car rolled down an embankment and crashed in Franklin, authorities said. The driver and the front-seated juvenile passenger remained in critical condition Monday after the 7:10 p.m. crash on Sunday, when the driver lost control of the car while headed southbound and crossed over the center line near the Ogensburg border, Franklin Police Chief Gregory M. Cugliari said. While leaving the roadway, the car struck a traffic sign, embankment and overturned before hitting a concrete wall -- ejecting the driver, police sai…

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by Cecilia Levine