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PA Driver Crossed Double-Yellow Line In Serious Head-On NJ Crash: Police PA Driver Crossed Double-Yellow Line In Serious Head-On NJ Crash: Police
PA Driver Crossed Double-Yellow Line In Serious Head-On NJ Crash: Police Four people were seriously injured in a head-on Sussex County crash on Saturday, Nov. 25, New Jersey State Police said. A Honda Civic heading south on W. Owassa Turnpike (Route 521) crossed over the double yellow line and struck a Honda CRV heading north, head-on around 11:50 a.m. near milepost 26.2 in Frankford Township, NJSP Sgt. Charles Marchan said. The driver of the CRV, a 75-year-old Newark man, suffered moderate injuries, as did his passenger, a 37-year-old Newark man. The driver of the Civic, Matthew Budd, a 22-year-old Dingmans Ferry, PA resident, and his passenger, a 19-year-old…
Three NJ Auto Dealers Pony Up $400,000 To Resolve Ripoff Claims, Promise Not To Do It Again Three NJ Auto Dealers Pony Up $400,000 To Resolve Ripoff Claims, Promise Not To Do It Again
Three NJ Auto Dealers Pony Up $400,000 To Resolve Ripoff Claims, Promise Not To Do It Again Three New Jersey auto dealers accused of ripping off customers agreed to pay nearly $400,000 combined to end a state investigation while promising not to do it again, authorities announced. Buyers of both new and used vehicles have already been frustrated by supply chain issues, Acting Attorney Matthew J. Platkin said in a joint release with the state Division of Consumer Affairs on Friday, May 20. Now this. “Dodging illegal practices should be the last thing New Jerseyans have to worry about as they search for a vehicle in this challenging market,” the attorney general said. Platkin iden…
Support Surges For Family After Sudden Death Of Beloved Warren County Native, 19 Support Surges For Family After Sudden Death Of Beloved Warren County Native, 19
Support Surges For Family After Sudden Death Of Beloved Warren County Native, 19 Support is on the rise for the Warren County family of Tyler Michael Wehrenberg, who died suddenly at Morristown Memorial Hospital on Thursday, March 3. He was 19. Born in Newton, Wehrenberg lived in Hackettstown at the time of his death, his obituary says. Wehrenberg attended West Morris Central High School and Hunterdon County Polytech, according to his Facebook page. Meanwhile, Wehrenberg’s family now faces an “extremely difficult” financial burden, according to a GoFundMe launched for funeral expenses. “…my son was ripped from me and from this earth,” reads a quote from Wehrenberg’s m…
Men Drop Sex Assault Suits Against Ex-NJ Judge Turned Fox Analyst Men Drop Sex Assault Suits Against Ex-NJ Judge Turned Fox Analyst
Men Drop Sex Assault Suits Against Ex-NJ Judge Turned Fox Analyst Two men have dropped their lawsuits accusing disgraced former Bergen County judge turned Fox News analyst Andrew Napolitano of sexually assaulting them. Napolitano, who was fired from Fox last August amid accusations of sexually harassing employees, had already made headlines this week for selling his condo at Trump International Hotel & Tower on Central Park West. Then came reports, first published in the New Jersey Law Journal, that Charles Corbishley and James Kruzelnick had withdrawn their suits accusing Napolitano of sexual abuse three decades apart. Napolitano also dropped a lib…
Federal Judge In NJ Orders Duo To Stop Selling Supposed COVID 'Cure' Federal Judge In NJ Orders Duo To Stop Selling Supposed COVID 'Cure'
Federal Judge In NJ Orders Duo To Stop Selling Supposed COVID 'Cure' UPDATE: A federal judge has issued a final order to a retired New Jersey lawyer and formerly licensed psychiatrist from Westchester to stop selling unapproved and misbranded drugs advertised as a cure for COVID-19. Ralph Fucetola of Newton and his partner, Rima Laibow, formerly of Croton-on-Hudson, sold a product that they claimed would "cure, mitigate, treat or prevent" the coronavirus, the Justice Department said Tuesday. They claimed that anyone who ingested one capful a day of "Dr. Rima Recommends Nano Silver 10PPM" should have "no fear or concern" about the coronavirus, a complaint on …
NJ Man Who Spent $5.6M COVID Relief On Stock Market, Luxury Car Sentenced NJ Man Who Spent $5.6M COVID Relief On Stock Market, Luxury Car Sentenced
NJ Man Who Spent $5.6M COVID Relief On Stock Market, Luxury Car Sentenced A Sussex County man was sentenced Tuesday to more than five years in federal prison for spending $5.6 million in federal COVID-19 pandemic business loans for himself, authorities said. Azhar Sarwar Rana, 31, of Newton will have to serve out just about all of the 64-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. The federal Paycheck Protection Program was designed to keep struggling small businesses afloat during the pandemic. Rana used the money, instead, to invest millions in the stock market, make a payment to a luxury car dealership and send hundreds of thous…
Video Shows Armed NJ Man Rushing Police Before He's Shot, Killed Video Shows Armed NJ Man Rushing Police Before He's Shot, Killed
Video Shows Armed NJ Man Rushing Police Before He's Shot, Killed Video footage released Monday shows police shooting and killing a Newton man as he came at them pointing what authorities said turned out to be a semi-automatic handgun. Three uniformed police officers in the Sussex County town were responding to a 911 call on July 4 from a concerned family member who said Gulia Dale, III, 61, had a gun, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. The units arrived and blocked in Dale as he backed a pickup truck from the driveway of the Clive Place home around 9:30 p.m., police dashcam video shows. Dale at first complies with orders to exit t…
NJ Ex-Con Charged With Murder In Stabbing Death Of 38-Year-Old Woman NJ Ex-Con Charged With Murder In Stabbing Death Of 38-Year-Old Woman
NJ Ex-Con Charged With Murder In Stabbing Death Of 38-Year-Old Woman A Sussex County ex-con was indicted on murder charges in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 38-year-old woman in Hunterdon County, authorities said Friday. Newton resident Brandon E. Petersen, 31, was indicted via a Hunterdon County grand jury for first-degree murder, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and fourth-degree unlawful taking of a means of conveyance, Prosecutor Renee M. Robeson said. Petersen is accused of fatally stabbing Michelle M. Carkhuff at a residence on Kingwood Stockton Road the night of Dec. 6, 2020, Robeson said. Before officers arrived, …
Police: Assault By Auto, Child Abuse Charges For DWI Sussex County Man In Rt. 206 Head-On Crash Police: Assault By Auto, Child Abuse Charges For DWI Sussex County Man In Rt. 206 Head-On Crash
Police: Assault By Auto, Child Abuse Charges For DWI Sussex County Man In Rt. 206 Head-On Crash A Sussex County man was under the influence during a head-on crash that injured both drivers and a young child on Rt. 206, authorities said. Kyle D. Smith, of Newton, crashed head-on into another car on Route 206 near Whitehall Hill Road on Feb. 12, Byram Township Police said. Responding officers observed the odor of marijuana and determined that Smith had been under the influence during the crash, which hospitalized both drivers and a young child in Smith’s car, police said. Smith was charged with third- and fourth-degree assault by auto, child abuse, DWI, reckless driving and failure to …
How Much Snow Did Your Town Get? Here's The Breakdown Across NJ, PA How Much Snow Did Your Town Get? Here's The Breakdown Across NJ, PA
How Much Snow Did Your Town Get? Here's The Breakdown Across NJ, PA A major winter storm blasted the Northeast, dropping two feet or more on some areas. Here are the New Jersey and Pennsylvania towns with the highest and lowest snow totals, according to the National Weather Service. Don't see your area? Scroll down to search for your area. Springtown, PA (Bucks): 31.2 inches Sparta, NJ (Sussex): 28.3 Bloomingdale, NJ (Passaic): 26.2 Byram, NJ (Sussex): 26 Forks, PA (Northampton): 24 Bethlehem, PA (Northampton): 22 Bridgewater, NJ (Somerset): 22 Westwood, NJ (Bergen): 20 Ridgewood, NJ (Bergen): 19.4 North Caldwell, NJ (Essex): 17.3 Newark, NJ (Essex): 16.2…
Police: Sussex County Father, 53, Killed In PA Rollover Crash Police: Sussex County Father, 53, Killed In PA Rollover Crash
Police: Sussex County Father, 53, Killed In PA Rollover Crash A Sussex County father was killed in a rollover crash on Route 6 in Pike County, PA, state police said. Edward Faber III was driving a 1999 Ford Expedition on Route 6 when he veered off the road and overturned several times near Twin Lakes Drive in Shohola Township just after 5 p.m. Friday, according to PSP. Faber, of Sussex, was ejected in the crash and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Born in Paterson, Faber went to Jefferson Township High School and spent 12 years living in Pennsylvania before settling in Sussex, where he worked as a contractor in Newton, his obituary says. F…
Retired Warren County Police Sergeant, Former Fireman, BOE Member Charles Almer Jr. Dies, 85 Retired Warren County Police Sergeant, Former Fireman, BOE Member Charles Almer Jr. Dies, 85
Retired Warren County Police Sergeant, Former Fireman, BOE Member Charles Almer Jr. Dies, 85 Retired Mansfield Township Police Sergeant, former firefighter and Board of Education member Charles W. Almer Jr. died Jan. 11 at at St. Luke’s Hospital in Phillipsburg. He was 85. Born in Newton, Almer worked for the government at Picatinny Arsenal before becoming a teacher at Independence Central School in Great Meadows, his obituary says. Almer had a passion for law enforcement and had retired as a Sergeant for the Mansfield Township Police Department, his obit says. Meanwhile, he served on several school boards and was one of the “original members” of the Mt. Bethel Fire Department. A…