REPORT: Sussex County Police Corporal Shoved Woman At VFW Bar, Breaking Her Hand REPORT: Sussex County Police Corporal Shoved Woman At VFW Bar, Breaking Her Hand
Report: Sussex County Police Corporal Shoved Woman At VFW Bar, Breaking Her Hand A police corporal from Sussex County is facing a petty disorderly persons offense for harassment after shoving a woman at a bar and breaking her hand, reports say. The Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office charged Sparta Cpl. Craig Grauerholz Jr., 43, with the offense on July 31 after a several month investigation, NJHerald reports. Grauerholz is accused of getting into an argument with a female friend that became physical at the Sparta VFW Post #7248 on St. Patrick’s Day, the report says. Grauerholz shoved the woman to the floor, breaking her hand and scratching her, according to The Herald. …
Kinnelon Motorcyclist, 47, Dies In Sussex County Crash Kinnelon Motorcyclist, 47, Dies In Sussex County Crash
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…
DWI Sussex County Driver With Record Hits Car, Totals His Own DWI Sussex County Driver With Record Hits Car, Totals His Own
DWI Sussex County Driver With Record Hits Car, Totals His Own A man from Wantage with a substantial criminal record was drunk when he struck a vehicle on Route 23 and totaled his own, reports say. Jeffrey Salazar, 50, was driving northbound in a Dodge pickup truck near Tractor Supply when he swerved into traffic and collided with a silver Toyota on Thursday, May 28 around 6:30 p.m., New Jersey Herald reports. The Toyota’s passenger side was severely damaged; however, neither the identity of the driver nor the extent or their injuries has been disclosed, the report says. Witnesses told police Salazar ran a black vehicle off of the road before striking…
NJ Police Officer Who Shot Loose Dog Accused Of Sex Crime Against Domestic Assault Victim NJ Police Officer Who Shot Loose Dog Accused Of Sex Crime Against Domestic Assault Victim
NJ Police Officer Who Shot Loose Dog Accused Of Sex Crime Against Domestic Assault Victim Authorities have charged a North Jersey police officer with illegally touching a woman while responding to domestic violence call.  Vernon Township Officer Emanuel Rivera was responding to an early-morning incident on May 11, 2019, when he tracked down a female subject who was asked to leave the house and "engaged in illegal sexual contact through coercive means," Sussex County Prosecutor Francis A. Koch said Thursday. Rivera, 36, who was accused of shooting a loose dog last year, is charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, the prosecutor said. A former six-y…
Sussex County Man Killed In Pickup, Box Truck Crash Sussex County Man Killed In Pickup, Box Truck Crash
Sussex County Man Killed In Pickup, Box Truck Crash A 70-year-old man was killed after his pickup truck was struck by a box truck early Friday morning, authorities said. The box truck, driven by a 26-year-old Quarryville, PA man, was heading north on State Highway 23 when it struck the pickup, making a left out of the the Irish Cottage Inn parking lot onto the southbound side of the roadway around 6 a.m., Franklin police said in a release. The pickup then hit several road signs and veered off State Highway 23 as a result of the impact, police said. The south bound lane of State Highway 23 was closed for several hours during the investigatio…
Authorities: Alleged Gang Member Nabbed In Sussex County McDonald's Stabbing, Victim Airlifted Authorities: Alleged Gang Member Nabbed In Sussex County McDonald's Stabbing, Victim Airlifted
Authorities: Alleged Gang Member Nabbed In Sussex County McDonald's Stabbing, Victim Airlifted A man was airlifted to the hospital after a suspect who identified as a member of the Latin King gang stabbed him at a Sussex County McDonald's, authorities said Thursday. The victim was flown to Morristown Medical Center with multiple stab wounds to the left side of his body after being attacked at the McDonald's on Route 23 around 5:35 p.m. Wednesday, Franklin police said in a news release. Several hours later, Kenneth C. Royce, Jr., 35 of Ogdensburg, was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses, authorities said. He was turned over to the Sussex C…
Sparta Man Gets 5 Years For Role In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Coke/Pot Ring Sparta Man Gets 5 Years For Role In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Coke/Pot Ring
Sparta Man Gets 5 Years For Role In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Coke/Pot Ring A Sparta man must spend the next two years in state prison before he’ll be eligible for parole for his role in a drug distribution ring. A judge in Morristown on Friday sentenced Samuel J. Rozynski to five years, with the two-year parole ineligibility requirement, for his March 2 guilty plea to having cocaine and pot for sale, money laundering and conspiracy. Rozynski also forfeited what authorities said was $329,000 drug proceeds seized from him during simultaneous raids in Sparta, Cliffside Park and Parsippany this past Jan. 29. SEE: Pair Busted With Coke, Pot, Guns In Morris, Sussex, Be…
FRAUD ALERT: Warning Issued For Scam Callers Posing As Sussex Police FRAUD ALERT: Warning Issued For Scam Callers Posing As Sussex Police
Fraud ALERT: Warning Issued For Scam Callers Posing As Sussex Police Police are urging awareness toward a phone scam involving suspects posing as Sussex police. Several residents throughout the area were recently contacted over the phone by a party representing themselves as members of the Sussex County Sheriff's Office. The scammer then threatens to arrest the victim unless they can pay off a certain debt. “Do not fall for this latest scam,” authorities said. “The Sussex County Sheriff's Office is not making these calls.” Anyone who believes they received this type of scam call is urged to contact the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office at 973-383-1570 ext.…
Authorities: Pair Busted With Coke, Pot, Guns In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Drug Probe Authorities: Pair Busted With Coke, Pot, Guns In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Drug Probe
Authorities: Pair Busted With Coke, Pot, Guns In Morris, Sussex, Bergen Drug Probe Two people – one from Sparta, the other Cliffside Park -- were busted with 37 pounds of pot, three-quarters of a pound of cocaine, some guns and more than $300,000 in drug money, capping a lengthy investigation in Morris, Sussex and Bergen counties, authorities said. Samuel J. Rozynski, 44, of Sparta faces the most serious charges, including a variety of drug and weapons possession counts and money laundering, following raids Wednesday in Sparta, Cliffside Park and Parsippany, they said. Rozynski remained held Thursday at the Morris County Correctional Facility in Morristown pending a deten…
Child Protection Agency Notified After Sparta Man Stomps On Teenage Girl's Ankle, Report Says Child Protection Agency Notified After Sparta Man Stomps On Teenage Girl's Ankle, Report Says
Child Protection Agency Notified After Sparta Man Stomps On Teenage Girl's Ankle, Report Says The New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency and Sussex County Prosecutor's Office were notified after a Sparta man threw a 14-year-old girl in his care to the ground and stomped on her ankle, causing swelling and bruising, a recent report says. Logan Kylish, 36, was arrested Saturday, two days after the incident, and charged via a complaint warrant with child endangerment, abandonment, cruelty/child neglect and served a disorderly persons offense, the NJHerald reports. Someone picking the teen up for school Friday morning noticed she wasn't able to bear weight on her ank…
Missing Sussex County Teen Jordin Tenk Found Dead Missing Sussex County Teen Jordin Tenk Found Dead
Missing Sussex County Teen Jordin Tenk Found Dead A missing Sussex County teen was found dead on Monday, authorities said. The body of Jordin Tenk, 15, of Highland Lakes, was found around 12:30 p.m., in a heavily wooded area near Hamburg Mountain by search team members with the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office, Hardyston Township Police Chief Bret Alemy said. A firearm was recovered at the scene, police said. There incident was not considered a threat to the general public, Alemy said. Tenk, a sophomore Vernon Township High School, indicated that he intended on harming himself before he went missing Friday evening, authori…
Child, Driver Critical After Car Overturns Multiple Times In Franklin, Police Say Child, Driver Critical After Car Overturns Multiple Times In Franklin, Police Say
Child, Driver Critical After Car Overturns Multiple Times In Franklin, Police Say Two people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries after their car rolled down an embankment and crashed in Franklin, authorities said. The driver and the front-seated juvenile passenger remained in critical condition Monday after the 7:10 p.m. crash on Sunday, when the driver lost control of the car while headed southbound and crossed over the center line near the Ogensburg border, Franklin Police Chief Gregory M. Cugliari said. While leaving the roadway, the car struck a traffic sign, embankment and overturned before hitting a concrete wall -- ejecting the driver, police sai…