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Mansfield Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Freak Accident Kills Boy, 12, Playing In NJ Backyard: Police
A New Jersey boy was killed when a tree fell on him in a backyard, authorities said. Lucas Schwartz, 12, was identified as the victim of the Eldridge Avenue incident in Lawrence Township on a GoFundMe page. Police said he'd been playing with a friend in the backyard of a home when gusty winds blew the tree over, and it fell onto him around 12:09 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14. Officers freed Schwartz from under the tree and began CPR. Paramedics rushed Lucas to Capital Health System Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead from his injuries. The Lawrence …
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Train Operator Dead, 23 Passengers Hurt In NJ Transit Crash With Tree
A train operator was killed and multiple others hurt after a tree fell on an NJ Transit train Monday morning, Oct. 14 in Burlington County. The incident happened around 6 a.m. on the River LINE train, which had been heading north from Trenton when it struck a tree south of the Roebling Station in Mansfield Township, an NJ Transit spokesperson said. Twenty-three of the 42 customers on board suffered minor injuries and five suffered moderate injuries, all non-life-threatening. The remaining 19 passengers were accommodated by a bus 6abc says the tree appears to have fallen on the train. …
Police & Fire
Man Arrested Twice In 13 Days In Mansfield Township: Police
A man was arrested twice in 13 days last month in Mansfield Township for theft, authorities said. On Thursday, Aug. 15 at 11:53 a.m., police responded to a BP gas station on Route 57 after a man, Leiner Mera, stole money from the cash register, Mansfield Township police said in a release. Video provided to officers showed Mera leaning over the counter and removing $135 from the lottery register, police said. Mera was charged with theft, police said On Monday, Aug. 28, Mera was busted again after he walked into Donaldson Farms, pushed an employee against the wall and removed $2,142 fr…
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Man Stole Jewelry From Morris County Pawn Shop: Police
A 24-year-old Mansfield Township man was arrested on Monday, Aug. 26 and charged with stealing jewelry from a pawn shop in Hackettstown, authorities said. At 12:11 p.m., officers responded to The Gold Mine at 176 Main St. on a report of a theft, Hackettstown Police said. The man entered the store and asked to see several pieces of jewelry, police said. While the victim was distracted, the man stole four pieces of jewelry, valued at $250 and exited the building, police said. Officers were able to locate the man at Madison Street and Church Street and he was charged with shoplifting, police s…
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Support Swells After Man Injured in Warren County Motorcycle Crash
Bryson Borgia was riding his motorcycle at 1 a.m. in Mansfield Township on Wednesday, Aug. 14, when he lost control and crashed, according to a fundraiser set up to support his medical expenses. Borgia was rushed to a nearby hospital with multiple broken bones in his legs and a broken arm. "He's hurt from head to toe and will need lots of rehabilitation," Maddy Holloway, his sister, who organized the fundraiser, wrote. "We’re just grateful he’s alive and breathing. It’s most important he’s okay and healthy." Borgia has an "insanely bright future," Holloway said. As of Tuesd…
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Man Fired Gun 9X Times To Break Up Fight, Warren County Prosecutor Says
A 34-year-old Port Murray man was recently arrested and charged after he fired a gun nine times in Warren County on Friday, May 24, authorities said. At 10:15 p.m., police in Mansfield Township responded to Gulick Street after receiving a report of gunfire, Acting Warren County Prosecutor Anthony Picione said. An investigation found that Kajaun Manley had fired nine gunshots to break up an altercation, Picione said. No one was shot, Picione said. Manley was charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, Picione said.
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