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Mugshot Released Of Murder Suspect In Shooting That Rattled NJ Town
The mugshot of a 34-year-old murder suspect arrested in a New Jersey shooting that rattled a small town has been released. Anthony Garvin, of Netcong, was charged with murder and possession of a firearm and lodged in the Berks County Jail in Leesport, PA, a spokesperson for the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said following the Thursday, June 28 incident. Garvin is believed responsible for the shooting at an Alphano Road home around 9:40 a.m. in Independence Township, Acting Prosecutor Anthony Picione said. A shelter in place was ordered for the neighborhood amidst a manhunt for Ga…
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Hours-Long Manhunt For NJ Shooting Suspect Ends In PA Arrest, Police Say
A shelter in place for a New Jersey town has been lifted after the manhunt for a shooting suspect led to his arrest in Pennsylvania on Thursday morning, June 27, police said. Around 9:40 a.m., Independence Township and New Jersey State Police responded to a home on Alphano Road for a shooting, prompting a shelter-in-place for the neighborhood, the county prosecutor's office said. The suspect, who was not identified, was captured in Pennsylvania, and the shelter-in-place order was lifted around 11:30 a.m., local police said. Police did not say where in Pennsylvania the suspect was arre…
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Impaired Driver Fled Warren County Crash Scene With Infant In Car, Prosecutor Says
An impaired driver was charged after fleeing the scene of a Warren County crash with an infant in the car, authorities said. Nicole Victoria, of Montclair, was involved in a crash on Water Street in Independence Township shortly before 5:40 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release. Victoria, 39, then drove away and was found in a driveway about half a mile north of the crash scene, Pfeiffer said. A follow-up investigation found that Victoria was impaired and had been driving with an infant in the car, authorities said. Victoria was arrested …
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‘They Lost Everything:’ Support Surges For Family As Massive Blaze Destroys Warren County Home
Support is on the rise for a Warren County family who lost everything — including a pet — as a fire ripped through their home Wednesday night. One person was hospitalized and a cat was treated for smoke inhalation following the two-alarm fire on Chaucer Drive in Independence Township, DailyVoice.com reported. Fire crews worked at the scene for about four hours to get the blaze under control. Over $19,000 had been raised on GoFundMe as of Friday morning for the victims of the destructive fire, putting the campaign more than halfway toward its end goal of $35,000. “…My mom and dad and …
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Teens Threaten To Shoot Warren County Vape Shop Workers, Flee With Nearly $1K In Proceeds: PD
Two teens were jailed after robbing a Warren County vape shop at gunpoint, authorities said. The 17-year-old boys from Hudson and Monmouth counties walked into Good Guy Vapes on Main Street in Hackettstown and started to asked about different items just before 6:25 p.m. Friday, local police said. The suspects then failed to show identification when trying to purchase the items, authorities said. When a worker asked about being involved in a previous theft from the store, the suspects acted “irate,” and one of them threatened to shoot them with a .22 gun, police said. The workers then back…
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NJ QuickChek Gas Attendant Robbed At Gunpoint: Report
A Warren County QuickChek was held up at gunpoint Wednesday night, and the suspect remains at large, LehighValleyLive reports. The gunman robbed the attendant outside at the QuickChek on Route 517 in Independence Township before driving off in a dark-colored BMW around 10:45 p.m., the outlet reports, citing police Lt. Christopher Prell. State police chased the suspect vehicle through several neighboring towns before losing contact, the report says. No one was hurt. Anyone with information is asked to contact Independence Township Police. Click here for more from LehighValleyLive.
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Crews Battle Warren County House Fire [
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UPDATE: The Tuesday night fire that left a Hackettstown home uninhabitable was caused by a man who fell asleep while smoking a cigarette, authorities determined. --------------------------------------- Firefighters from several departments battled a blaze that broke out at a Warren County home late Tuesday. Tri-County Volunteer firefighters were dispatched for the first-alarm fire in Hackettstown just after 11:30 p.m., the company said. The fire occurred at 317 Sharp St., Hackettstown Police said. Fire departments in Hackettstown, Independence Township, Washington and Budd Lake Fire ope…
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Children Found Fleeing From Home; Drunken Warren County Man Charged With Child Endangerment
A Warren County man was intoxicated when his children wandered away from their home, resulting in child endangerment charges, police said. A local teacher notified police in Independence Township after seeing two children walking down Route 46 who had fled from a “hostile environment” on Feb. 11, authorities said. Officers subsequently responded to the Great Meadows home of Brian Nardone, 36, who was “heavily intoxicated and unaware of where the children were,” according to police. Nardone was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child after a follow-up investigation by …