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Motorcycle Crash Kills Phillipsburg Area Man: Coroner Motorcycle Crash Kills Phillipsburg Area Man: Coroner
Motorcycle Crash Kills Phillipsburg Area Man: Coroner A motorcyclist died from his injuries after crashing in Lopatcong Township on Saturday, June 1, according to officials.  Samuel K. Aggrey, 39, of Lopatcong, lost control of his motorcycle near Uniontown Road and Fox Farm Road around 7 p.m., said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office in Pennsylvania.  Update: 0100 hrs. Route 519 is now open **Happening Now** Route 519 at Fox Farm Road is closed due to a serious motor vehicle accident. Please plan accordingly. Posted by Lopatcong Township Police Department on Saturday, June 1, 2024 He was taken to St. Luke's Univer…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Armed Driver Was Going 100 MPH In NJ-PA Pursuit That Ended In School Bus Crash: Cops Armed Driver Was Going 100 MPH In NJ-PA Pursuit That Ended In School Bus Crash: Cops
Armed Driver Was Going 100 MPH In Nj-pa Pursuit That Ended In School Bus Crash: Cops A 28-year-old New Jersey man remains hospitalized after police say he shot at multiple vehicles before leading a high-speed pursuit into Pennsylvania that ended in a school bus crash back in Phillipsburg, NJ. Brett M. Wyatt Jr., of Phillipsburg, began the terrifying ordeal around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12, when he fired shots at a parked truck on Uniontown Road in Lopatcong, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said. A responding officer found Wyatt’s vehicle, a yellow hatch bag sedan, heading west on Route 57 near the Rt. 519 intersection, the prosecutor said. Wyatt continued west …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Who Crashed In NJ School Bus Had Fled Police Over State Lines: Report Driver Who Crashed In NJ School Bus Had Fled Police Over State Lines: Report
Driver Who Crashed In NJ School Bus Had Fled Police Over State Lines: Report The driver of the car that rammed into a Phillipsburg school bus on Route 22 Tuesday afternoon was fleeing authorities in two states, WFMZ reports.  A bus transporting first- and second-graders from Phillipsburg Primary School was struck by a vehicle shortly after dismissal on Dec. 12, Daily Voice reported. Superintendent Gregory Troxell has said that some of the 22 students onboard received minor injuries.  The driver of the other vehicle had been the subject of a police pursuit that began in Lopatcong, WFMZ reported, citing the Warren County Prosecutor's Office. Authoritie…

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by Mac Bullock
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Warren County Diner Goes Up In Flames Morning Of Soft Opening: ‘I’m So Heartbroken,’ Owner Says Warren County Diner Goes Up In Flames Morning Of Soft Opening: ‘I’m So Heartbroken,’ Owner Says
Warren County Diner Goes Up In Flames Morning Of Soft Opening: ‘I’m So Heartbroken,’ Owner Says A new diner in Warren County went up in flames just hours before it was scheduled to have its soft opening, leaving the owner heartbroken and desperate to rebuild. Tony Arzuaga of Jersey City was planning to hold the soft opening for Catch 22 Diner on Route 22 East in Lopatcong Township on Friday, Sept. 16 when the building caught fire before dawn, he documented in a social media post in the ‘Lehigh Valley Food’ group. “I’m so heartbroken,” Arzuaga writes. “At 4 a.m. I get a call from my daughter that [the] diner is on fire…I thought I was dreaming but it was real.” An inspection by the fi…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Phillipsburg Man Sends 2 Officers To Hospital During ‘Belligerent’ Struggle, Prosecutor Says Phillipsburg Man Sends 2 Officers To Hospital During ‘Belligerent’ Struggle, Prosecutor Says
Phillipsburg Man Sends 2 Officers To Hospital During ‘Belligerent’ Struggle, Prosecutor Says A Phillipsburg man sent two officers to a nearby hospital during a “belligerent” struggle as they attempted to serve him through a state agency, authorities said. John Tancredi, Jr., 33, acted “belligerent” toward state workers and uncooperative with Lopatcong police as they responded to his Avenue A home to serve him through a state agency on Tuesday, March 22, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a Friday release. Tancredi then engaged in a struggle with the officers and injured them, requiring them to be taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, Pfeiffer said. Tancredi was …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Phillipsburg Man Had Ounce Of Crystal Meth, Crack Cocaine In Warren County Stop: Prosecutor Phillipsburg Man Had Ounce Of Crystal Meth, Crack Cocaine In Warren County Stop: Prosecutor
Phillipsburg Man Had Ounce Of Crystal Meth, Crack Cocaine In Warren County Stop: Prosecutor A Phillipsburg man was found with more than an ounce of crystal meth and crack cocaine after he was pulled over for driving erratically, authorities said. Phillip Gaydosh, Jr. was driving on Route 22 East near South Fifth Street in Lopatcong when he was stopped for failing to stay in his lane on Thursday, March 10, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a Tuesday release. A follow-up investigation and search by the Pohatcong Township Police K9 Unit turned up a bag with 32 grams — just over 1.1 ounces — of crystal methamphetamine, Pfeiffer said. Gaydosh, of the 500 block of Arli…

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by Valerie Musson