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Clothing Store Owner Secretly Filmed Employees Using Bathroom: Morris County Prosecutor
The owner of a Morris County clothing store is accused of secretly recording employees in the bathroom and then destroying the evidence, police said.
Nicholas Zirpoli, 35, used a device to surreptitiously record both male and female employees using the restroom of Plato's Closet in Ledgewood on or about Feb. 26, 2023, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said.
Then, Zirpoli destroyed the files, police said.
The Lincoln Park resident, who owns and operates the Route 46 store, was remanded to the Morris County Correctional Facility on charges of nine counts of invasion of privacy,…
Winners: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Players Split $465K
Two lucky tickets matched all five numbers drawn splitting the $464,530 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Saturday, Oct. 29, lottery drawing.
Each ticket is worth $232,265.
The winning numbers were: 06, 23, 25, 30, and 37 and the XTRA number was: 04.
The retailers will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for each winning ticket sold.
Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
Middlesex County: Main Street Liquors, 881 Main St., Sayreville; and,
Morris County: Shoprite of Lincoln Park, 60 Beaver Brook Rd., Lincoln Park.
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Morris County Man Found Hiding In Garage Loft After Home Burglary: Police
A 39-year-old Morris County man was found hiding out in a garage loft after breaking into a local home, authorities said.
Officers responded to a report of a suspicious male that entered a home on George Cobb Lane in Lincoln Park around 5:40 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, police said in a release on Monday, July 11.
A follow-up investigation and search of the area led to the discovery of Bazyt M. Bergus Jr., who was found hiding in a garage loft with property that had been stolen from the home, police said.
Bergus, of Lincoln Park, was arrested and charged with burglary, theft, and criminal tres…
Drugged Driver Takes Plea In Route 23 Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant
UPDATE: A drug-addicted Sussex County driver who killed a father, son and gas station attendant in a horrific crash on Route 23 in Wayne two years ago will be sentenced to a minimum of 25½ years without parole after pleading guilty Friday to three counts of aggravated manslaughter, authorities said.
Jason Vanderee, 29, told a state judge in Paterson that he’d used heroin and fentanyl in combination with other drugs when he blacked out behind the wheel on Feb. 19, 2019.
Jon Warbeck, a former Carlstadt firefighter from Fair Lawn and his 17-year-old son, Luke, of Lincoln Park, had stopped for…
1,544 Heroin Folds, Four Guns Seized, 10 People Busted In Paterson East Side Drug Strikes
Paterson police seized 1,544 heroin folds, a quarter-pound of crack and cocaine combined and 428 illegal pills while arresting several accused dealers -- one of whom was carrying two stolen guns, authorities said.
Narcotics Division detectives watched Tuesday as Doyan D. McDermott, 37, and Jeffrey Taylor, 39, assisted by Huntier Small, 38, served late-morning and early-afternoon drive-up customers outside their East 29th Street home, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
After about 4½ hours, the investigators moved in.
They grabbed Small and McDermott, then chased down Taylor, …
2 Decades Later, Morris County Homicide Of Paterson Woman, 34, Remains Unsolved
More than 25 years after a beloved Paterson woman was found dead at a Morris County industrial park, authorities continue to seek answers in hopes of making an arrest.
Debra Walton, 34, was found dead in an industrial park at the end of Borinski Road in Lincoln Park on around 12:25 p.m. Monday, August 2, 1995, according to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.
Walton, of 42 Auburn St., Apartment C-2 in Paterson, was last seen alive at the intersection of Passaic Street and Cianci Street in Paterson between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on July 28, 1995, authorities said. She was reported missing the f…
Winners: Mega Millions Tickets Good For $10K Sold At These 9 New Jersey Stores
Nine third-tier prizewinning tickets from the Tuesday, Jan. 12 Mega Millions drawing were sold across New Jersey.
Each ticket matched four of the five white balls and the gold ball winning $10,000.
The winning numbers were: 12, 14, 26, 28, and 33. The Gold Mega Ball was 09, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.
Those tickets were purchased at the following locations:
Atlantic County: New Farmers Market, 2732 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City;
Atlantic County: Shore True Value Hardware, 515 New Rd., Somers Point;
Bergen County: Quick Chek #168, 156 Hackensack Ave., Hackensack;
Cumberland …
Prominent Morris County Photographer, Nature-Lover Jill Homcy Dies, 54
Jill Marie Homcy of Lincoln Park, a nature-lover who founded a massive Facebook page dedicated to wildlife, died on Sept. 30. She was 54.
Born in Passaic, Homcy was a Montclair State graduate known for her love of art and nature, her obituary says. She worked as a Production Manager for Strategic Content Imaging, a digital printing company in Secaucus, for 13 years.
Homcy was also known for creating and running a Facebook group called NJ Nature and Wildlife, which had more than 10,000 members to date.
Her photography projects have helped raise awareness of local environmental issues, such …
DWI Motorcyclist, 28, Leads Police On Pursuit Through Passaic, Morris Counties
A Morris County motorcyclist had been drinking when he led officers on a pursuit through three different towns, authorities said.
Lincoln Park Police responded to the area of Valley Road on reports of of an erratic motorcycle driver May 1 around 10:30 p.m., authorities said.
The motorcyclist -- later identified as Elliot Montalvo, 28, of Towaco -- was located on Pinebrook Road, where police said he ran a stop sign, prompting them to pull him over.
The man didn't stop, though, and officers pursued him through Lincoln Park to Montville, back to Lincoln Park and finally to Wayne.
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No Pets Inside, No Injuries Reported In Fire At Animal Hospital In Fairfield
No pets were in the Animal Hospital of Fairifeld when a destructive fire broke out Saturday night, responders said.
Staff made it out before the three-alarm blaze tore through the Fairfield Road building, which isn't a boarding facility.
The fire broke out shortly after 9 p.m. and immediately went to two alarms, the Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department said.
Flames blew through the roof as firefighters conducted a "surround and drown," the department said.
The scene was cleared at 11:50 p.m.
Colleagues from Cedar Grove, Lincoln Park, Bloomfield, North Caldwell, West Caldwell, Pine Brook a…
