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22-Year-Old Drove Drunk, Caused Head-On Crash: Hackettstown PD
A 22-year-old Hackettstown man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated following a car crash on the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 2, authorities said.
At 4:56 p.m., officers responded to Bilby Road and Willow Grove Street for a two-car crash, Hackettstown police said. A Honda Accord driven by Nicholas Abato crashed head-on into a Ford pickup, driven by an 18-year-old Stanhope resident, police said.
While speaking to Abato, officers detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage, police said. Abato was arrested and found to have a blood-alcohol content of .34%, police said.
He wa…
Man Busted For Stealing From Scrapyard: Byram Township Police
A White House Station man was arrested and charged on Monday, July 8, with stealing from a scrapyard multiple times, authorities said.
In December 2023 and last month, Raimos Scrap Iron and Metal in Stanhope told officers they had video surveillance of a person breaking into and stealing from their scrapyard, Byram Township police.
During an investigation, police were able to recover numerous pieces of evidence. On Tuesday, July 2, police learned their suspect, Anthony Roselle had been arrested for theft by the Reddington Township Police and was lodged at the Warren County Jail, officers sa…
Guilty: Sussex County Man, 42, Was Drunk During Crash That Injured Pedestrian
A Sussex County man admitted in court to being intoxicated during a crash in which he struck and injured a pedestrian, authorities announced.
Raymond J. Dziadul, 42, of Stanhope pleaded guilty to assault by auto and DWI in Sussex County Court on Friday, June 10, Prosecutor Francis A. Koch said.
Dziadul admitted that he was driving drunk and struck and injured the victim during the crash, Koch said.
He was sentenced on the DWI charge to a four-month license loss followed by nine months of mandatory interlock device usage, 12 hours at the intoxicated driver resource center, and payment of $6…
Yonkers Duo Tried To Pass Stolen Cooking Oil As Biodiesel, Police Say
Two men from Westchester were charged after allegedly stealing used cooking oil from a New Jersey buffet, possibly with intentions to resell it as biodiesel fuel, authorities said.
Officers conducting a property check of the ShopRite plaza in Stanhope, New Jersey, stopped Yonkers residents Zachary Tyler Layton and Jose V. Nunez Genao on Tuesday, May 2, township police said in a Friday, May 6, release.
A follow-up investigation found that Layton and Genao had allegedly stolen used cooking oil from a Buffalo Biodiesel Inc. container behind Empire Buffet, police said.
“Used cooking oil can be…
Guilty: Sussex County T-Mobile Worker Stole More Than $11K In Electronics, Prosecutor Says
A former Sussex County T-Mobile store worker admitted in court Tuesday to stealing more than $11,000 in devices, authorities said.
Tre M. Jenkins, of Stanhope, pleaded guilty to theft at the Sussex County Virtual Courtroom in Newton, Prosecutor Francis A. Koch said.
Jenkins stole numerous iPhones, Air Pods, Samsung Galaxy phones, and Apple watches totaling more than $11,000 while working at Woodbury Wireless in Newton, Koch said.
The store has since closed its doors permanently, according to its business and Google Maps pages.
Jenkins is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday, April 8.
Busted: Police Nab Pair In String Of Morris County Car Burglaries
Police in Morris County arrested a pair they say carried out a string of early-morning car burglaries.
Thomas Berry, 31, and Samantha Delano, 26, are accused of breaking into cars on Shore Road in Lake Hopatcong and stealing various personal property on Feb. 16 around 6:10 a.m., Jefferson Township Police said.
Berry, of Wharton, and Delano, of Stanhope, were identified by witnesses and taken into custody, where they were charged with burglary and theft, authorities said.
Berry was taken to Morris County Correctional Facility while Delano was released on a summons.
Both suspects are schedu…