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'Unfed, Unhealthy & Dirty': More Than 90 Dogs, Pups Removed From Sussex Home, Couple Charged
UPDATE: The ASPCA said on Wednesday that it helped remove more than 90 adult dogs and puppies from the Sussex County home of a self-described animal couple who were charged with multiple cruelty-related counts.
Two dogs were found dead during a 7 a.m. raid at a Vernon Township home led by the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday, Feb. 20, authorities reported.
Both Gizela Juric, who founded the Angels for Animals Network in Cliffside Park before moving it to Sussex County, and her boyfriend, Ronald Colgan, were charged with six criminal animal cruelty accounts, the American Soc…
Drugged Driver Takes Plea In Route 23 Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant
UPDATE: A drug-addicted Sussex County driver who killed a father, son and gas station attendant in a horrific crash on Route 23 in Wayne two years ago will be sentenced to a minimum of 25½ years without parole after pleading guilty Friday to three counts of aggravated manslaughter, authorities said.
Jason Vanderee, 29, told a state judge in Paterson that he’d used heroin and fentanyl in combination with other drugs when he blacked out behind the wheel on Feb. 19, 2019.
Jon Warbeck, a former Carlstadt firefighter from Fair Lawn and his 17-year-old son, Luke, of Lincoln Park, had stopped for…
‘Completely Devastated:’ Support Surges For Sussex County Family After Sudden Death Of Son At 2
Support is surging for the Sussex County family of Cameron Joseph Myers, who died suddenly at just two years old.
Born in Pequannock Township, Cameron died unexpectedly in the early morning hours on August 15, his obituary says.
“Cameron was so full of life and love, he lit up the lives of every person he came across,” reads a fundraiser launched for the boy’s funeral expenses.
More than $13,000 had been raised as of Friday for the Vernon Township family, exceeding the fundraiser's $10,000 goal in just four days.
“We are completely devastated and were, of course, not prepared for the cost…
Sussex County Man, 35, Wrote And Cashed Bogus $3K Check, Police Say
A Sussex County man has been charged after police say he wrote and cashed a bogus check for more than $3,000.
Michael Springer, 35, allegedly deposited a check for more than $3,000 to himself and started drawing against it without verifying the check's validity in July 2021, Franklin Borough police said in a Thursday release.
Springer then failed to provide compensation to his bank after being advised that the check was not honored, police said.
Springer, of Vernon Township, was charged with third-degree passing bad checks.
He was released in accordance with the NJ Bail Reform Act and is …
