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Sussex County Police Officer Stole $1.2K Item While On Duty: Prosecutor
A police officer in Sussex County has been charged in an on-duty theft, authorities said.
Konstantinos Protogeropoulos, 26, a Hardyston police officer, stole a "certain movable property valued at $1,225," Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said.
Taggart did not say what the item was, but that he knowingly deprived that person thereof on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Protogeropoulos was charged with third-degree theft and second-degree official misconduct, Taggart said on Wednesday, Sept. 27.
Loaded Handgun Found During Traffic Stop Of Stolen Car In Sussex County, Police Say
A Sussex County man driving a stolen vehicle was found with a loaded handgun during a traffic stop, authorities charged.
Jose M. Colon, of Hamburg, was charged with second-degree eluding, second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, and several other related indictable offenses following the traffic stop on Monday, May 30, Franklin Borough Police said in a release on Wednesday, July 6.
Colon, 19, was being sought by police in Hamburg and Hardyston after allegedly stealing a second vehicle within the span of eight hours, the release said.
Police in Ogdensburg also assisted with the inves…
Sussex County Officials Won't Release Details On Grad Party Linked To Teen Covid-19 Outbreak
A COVID-19 outbreak among six teens in Sussex County has been linked to a graduation party, according to health officials who won't release the details.
According to the NJ Herald, County Health Officer Jim McDonald declined to release the date and location of the party, and wont' release the names of towns of those who tested positive.
Data released by the county on Monday, however shows the following municipalities have residents who tested positive between Friday and Sunday: Byram (6), Green, Sparta (3), Vernon (3), and one each in Frankford, Hampton, Hardyston, Hopatcong, and …
Kinnelon Motorcyclist, 47, Dies In Sussex County Crash
A 47-year-old motorcyclist from Kinnelon died in a head-on Sussex County crash with a pick-up, authorities said.
Christopher Evans was heading northbound on County Route 515 when his 1972 Triumph motorcycle crossed over the double yellow lines into oncoming traffic last Tuesday, June 30, Hardyston Lt. Robert Zicarelli told the NJHerald.
Evans collided head-on with a 2009 Dodge Ram, operated by a 36-year-old Wharton man, Zicarelli said. Evans was pronounced dead at the scene.
Evans, a Michigan native, was being remembered as loving and devoted dad to his son, Tyler.
The highway was no…
