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Florham Park Police Stop Stolen Vehicle, Recover Multiple Stolen Items
FLORHAM PARK — On Monday, August 19, at 10:25 a.m., Florham Park Officers Chris Heredia and Charlie Greenstein, along with Sergeant Joel Phillips, responded to the area of a local business after an employee reported that someone might be attempting to make a fraudulent purchase. The officers located the suspect’s vehicle on Columbia Turnpike near Park Avenue as the individual fled the scene. During the pursuit, they discovered that the license plate on the vehicle had been reported stolen. The officers successfully stopped the vehicle off Columbia Road in Morris Township.
Body Found in Pine Brook Pond; Montville Police Seeking Answers
MONTVILLE, NJ – Police Chief Andrew Caggiano is seeking residents’ help in solving the drowning case of a man in Pine Brook. “At 8:46 p.m. on [Sunday,] Aug. 25, the Montville Township Police Department received a report of a missing person,” Caggiano told TAPinto Montville. “The person had reportedly gone fishing on the morning of Aug. 24, and had not returned.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The missing man, a 64-year-old Pine Brook resident, had reportedly gone to an area located behind the industrial complex on Chapin Road in Pine Brook. Police officers located his...
UPDATE: Motorcyclist killed in fiery crash in Morris County ID’d
PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS, NJ (Morris County) – Authorities identified the motorcyclist killed in a fiery crash in Parsippany-Troy Hills Wednesday afternoon as a 30-year-old resident of Little Falls, according to Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Public Information Officer Meghan Knab. On Aug. 21, at around 4:00 p.m., the Morris County...
NJ teen struck by boat propeller at Jersey Shore dies
NEW JERSEY - A New Jersey woman trying to board a boat from a raft over the weekend was killed when she was struck by the propeller, police said Monday. Zeina Mahafzah, 18, of Wayne, NJ, was in a raft being pulled by a boat Sunday afternoon in Sunset Park when she tried to get into the vessel, New Jersey State Police said in a statement. An investigation is underway.
Woman attacked by man with knife at Newark Airport terminal
A man was arrested after attacking a woman at Newark Airport on Sunday, police said.Port Authority police witnessed a man attack a woman with a knife on the right side of her face at the Terminal A departures level of Newark Liberty International Airport.Xiong Jin, 54, was charged with aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon.The woman, 36-year-old Melissa Mauldin from North Carolina, was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.She exclusively spoke with Eyewitness News about the random knife attack.Mauldin said one second she was inside the terminal watching a little boy play, and the next second she...
West New York driver facing upgraded charges after pedestrian in hit-and-run dies
A West New York driver is facing upgraded charges after a pedestrian struck in a hit-and-run earlier this month succumbed to his injuries, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced. Samuel Collazo, 20, of Westfield, is charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in death, Suarez...
Warren County Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash During High-Speed Police Chase on I-80
WARREN COUNTY, NJ - A high-speed chase on the morning of August 13, 2024, which led to a fatal motorcycle crash on I-80 in Warren County when a New Jersey State Trooper attempted to pull over an SUV is now being investigated by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. NJ Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and his administration have released details regarding the fatal crash involving a police pursuit on Aug. 13, in Hope Township, Warren County. Previously reported by TAPinto, the deceased has been identified as 76-year-old Michael J. Ceddia, from Hackettstown, NJ.CLICK HERE TO SIGN...
Newark Man Arrested for Multiple Offenses Following Traffic Stop
On August 19, 2024, at approximately 7:50 a.m., Florham Park Officer Nick Cotterell of conducted a routine traffic stop on Columbia Turnpike near James Street for several observed motor vehicle violations. Among the issues was an expired and suspicious-looking temporary registration displayed on the vehicle. During the roadside investigation, Officer...
Recently Graduated Wayne Hills High School Alumni Dies Sunday in Boating Accident off LBI
WAYNE, NJ – Tragedy befell a Wayne family this past weekend when an 18-year-old 2024 graduate of Wayne Hills High School was killed in a “tragic boating accident” off Long Beach Island this past Sunday. Out of respect for the family, the victim's name will not be published.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER According to the Harvey Cedars Police Department, they and the NJ State Police are investigating “a tragic boating accident off of Harvey Cedars.” But they did not have much information to share as the investigation has only just begun. An anonymous source with...
Route 17 Pursuit Leads To Eventual Arrest Of Hit-Run Driver, Police Say
Vincent Vespe, of Montvale, struck another vehicle in a white Toyota Tacoma in Wood-Ridge on Aug. 19, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Officer Kapp pursued the suspect vehicle after it refused to stop through several streets in Lyndhurst before entering Route 17 north, Auteri said. Lyndhurst officers Lt....
Ex-Plainfield Mayoral Candidate Indicted for Election Fraud
PLAINFIELD, NJ — A state grand jury has indicted a former mayoral candidate for election fraud and other criminal charges for trying to unduly influence the outcome of this city’s 2021 Democratic primary. The grand jury indicted Dr. Henrilynn Ibezim on eight criminal counts that include second-degree election fraud and trafficking other persons’ information; criminal attempt to commit false registrations; tampering with public records; forgery, hindering apprehension; witness tampering; and falsifying records, state Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said in a prepared statement.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER If convicted, the 70-year-old physician may...
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