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Phillipsburg Woman Threatened Victim With Knife, Demanded Payment Over Mobile App: Prosecutor Phillipsburg Woman Threatened Victim With Knife, Demanded Payment Over Mobile App: Prosecutor
Phillipsburg Woman Threatened Victim With Knife, Demanded Payment Over Mobile App: Prosecutor A Phillipsburg woman who threatened a victim with a large knife while demanding to be paid through a mobile application was charged with robbery, authorities said. Melissa C. Petersen, of Red School Lane, is accused of using a large kitchen knife to threaten a victim while demanding money through a mobile application on Sunday, July 17, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release alongside local officials on Monday, July 25. Once the money was sent, Petersen, 34, left the victim’s apartment. A warrant was issued for Petersen’s arrest by the Lopatcong Township Police Depart…

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by Valerie Musson
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BUSTED: Tractor-Trailer Driver, 37, Found With 121 Pounds Of Pot, THC Products In Rt. 78 Stop BUSTED: Tractor-Trailer Driver, 37, Found With 121 Pounds Of Pot, THC Products In Rt. 78 Stop
Busted: Tractor-Trailer Driver, 37, Found With 121 Pounds Of Pot, THC Products In Rt. 78 Stop A tractor-trailer driver was found with 121 pounds of marijuana and THC products worth more than $850,000 during a safety inspection on Route 78 in Warren County, state police said. Storm Zhu, 37, was stopped at the truck weigh station in Greenwich Township for a safety inspection while driving the trailer on Route 78 eastbound on June 14, state police said. Trooper Joseph Seidler of the Mobile Safe Freight Training Unit carried out a search of Zhu’s trailer after finding “several boxes throughout the load that were not consistent with the legitimate cargo” during the inspection, authoritie…

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by Valerie Musson
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Prosecutor: Warren County Financial Advisor, 58, Scammed 2 Victims Out Of $200K Investment Prosecutor: Warren County Financial Advisor, 58, Scammed 2 Victims Out Of $200K Investment
Prosecutor: Warren County Financial Advisor, 58, Scammed 2 Victims Out Of $200K Investment A Warren County financial advisor has been arrested after authorities say he scammed investors out of at least $200,000. Brian Allen Day, 58, is accused of accepting at least $200,000 from two victims in order to “buy-in” to an investment opportunity that promised “substantial returns,” Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. Day — who works in Hackettstown and lives in Port Murray — then used the funds for his personal financial endeavors instead, Pfeiffer said. He was charged Wednesday with two counts of second-degree theft by deception, punishable by up to 10 years in state pri…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police: PA Pair Who Fled From Phillipsburg Traffic Stop Found With 280 Heroin Bags, $4K Cash Police: PA Pair Who Fled From Phillipsburg Traffic Stop Found With 280 Heroin Bags, $4K Cash
Police: PA Pair Who Fled From Phillipsburg Traffic Stop Found With 280 Heroin Bags, $4K Cash Police found hundreds of bags of heroin and thousands in cash after tracking down a Pennsylvania pair who fled from a Phillipsburg traffic stop earlier this week, authorities said. Officers attempted to stop Ronald James, 35, who was driving erratically near Mercer Street and South Main Street in Phillipsburg on Wednesday, police said. James was pulled over after a brief pursuit and quickly fled from the vehicle with his passenger, Kalib Ruta, 20, police said. James, of Easton, and Ruta, of Bethlehem, were subsequently found in the backyard of a home on South Main Street, where a search tu…

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by Valerie Musson
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DRUG BUST: 7 Charged After Hackettstown Home Raid Turns Up 1,600 Heroin Folds, Cocaine Bags DRUG BUST: 7 Charged After Hackettstown Home Raid Turns Up 1,600 Heroin Folds, Cocaine Bags
Drug Bust: 7 Charged After Hackettstown Home Raid Turns Up 1,600 Heroin Folds, Cocaine Bags A raid of a Hackettstown home turned up more than 1,600 bags of heroin and cocaine, resulting in charges for five residents and both homeowners. A March 4 search of 14 Laurie Terrace turned up 1,613 wax folds of suspected heroin and 47 small bags of suspected cocaine, Hackettstown police said. Residents Maximilian Mueller, 25, and Heather Hadgkiss, 32, were charged with several heroin and cocaine possession, distribution and conspiracy offenses and were being held at the Warren County Correctional Center pending a hearing. Hadgkiss also faces charges for methadone possession and tampering …

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by Valerie Musson