Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
PD: Dover Ex-BF Threatened To Kill Victim's Child, Stab Her 'For Each Year She Was Alive' PD: Dover Ex-BF Threatened To Kill Victim's Child, Stab Her 'For Each Year She Was Alive'
PD: Dover Ex-BF Threatened To Kill Victim's Child, Stab Her 'For Each Year She Was Alive' A Dover man was charged after he threatened to kill his ex’s child, her entire family and stab her “for each year she was alive,” police say. The victim reported to Mansfield Police that she had received texts from her 25-year-old ex-boyfriend threatening to shoot her, “kill her entire family, stab her for each year she was alive, and kill their child,” authorities said in a Wednesday release. The man — whose name was not released by police — also sent the victim’s family explicit videos, authorities said. The victim continued to receive threatening text messages while reporting the incide…

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by Valerie Musson
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck By Morris & Essex Line Train In Summit Pedestrian Struck By Morris & Essex Line Train In Summit
Pedestrian Struck By Morris & Essex Line Train In Summit A pedestrian was struck and injured by a train Thursday afternoon in Summit, officials said. The pedestrian was struck by NJ Transit's Morris & Essex line train 6625 near the Summit Station around 12:45 p.m., NJT spokesman Everett Merrill said. The victim's age and extent of injuries were unknown. None of the approximately 60 passengers and crew members on the train were injured. Service was suspended between Millburn and Chatham as of 2 p.m. The train had left Penn Station in New York at 11:46 and was set to arrive in Dover at 1:15 p.m. NJ Transit police were leading the invest…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
3 Pedestrians Hurt In Morris County Hit-Run; Motorcyclist Charged With Assault By Auto 3 Pedestrians Hurt In Morris County Hit-Run; Motorcyclist Charged With Assault By Auto
3 Pedestrians Hurt In Morris County Hit-Run; Motorcyclist Charged With Assault By Auto Three pedestrians in Morris County were seriously injured after being struck by a motorcyclist who fled the scene and was later charged with assault by auto, authorities said. Ariel Rodriguez-Sanchez allegedly struck the pedestrians while they were crossing South Morris Street near Byram Avenue in Dover just after 8:40 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 15, local police said in a Wednesday release. Rodriguez-Sanchez then fled north toward Blackwell Street and was located by police with help from witness statements. Rodriguez-Sanchez was arrested and charged with two counts of third-degree leaving the sc…

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Business
Authentic Caribbean Food Truck Opens Brick-And-Mortar Restaurant In Randolph Authentic Caribbean Food Truck Opens Brick-And-Mortar Restaurant In Randolph
Authentic Caribbean Food Truck Opens Brick-And-Mortar Restaurant In Randolph A Caribbean eatery that started as a food truck in Dover has launched a brick-and-mortar restaurant in Randolph. Manjares del Caribe is now open at 477 Rt. 10, according to the township’s economic development committee, which celebrated the grand opening Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Manjares del Caribe offers a variety of Caribbean classics bursting with authentic flavors. On the menu, you’ll find everything from steak, chicken and seafood entrees to empanadas, vegetables and rice, salads, Caribbean-style burgers and more. Congratulations to Manjares del caribe on their offi…

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by Valerie Musson
Newark, NJ
News
NJ Fertility Clinic Agrees To Pay State $495,000 Over Hack That Exposed 14,663 Patients' Data NJ Fertility Clinic Agrees To Pay State $495,000 Over Hack That Exposed 14,663 Patients' Data
NJ Fertility Clinic Agrees To Pay State $495,000 Over Hack That Exposed 14,663 Patients' Data A New Jersey fertility clinic agreed to pay the state nearly $500,000 to settle an investigation into a data breach that compromised the personal information of 14,663 patients, authorities said. The hack “allowed multiple instances of unauthorized access” to protected health information of patients of the Diamond Institute for Infertility and Menopause, LLC, which operates practices in Millburn, Dover and in Goshen, NY, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said Tuesday. “Inadequate data systems and protocols are every hacker’s dream,” state Division of Consumer Affairs Acting…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Historic North Jersey Cemetery ‘Brutally’ Vandalized [PHOTOS] Historic North Jersey Cemetery ‘Brutally’ Vandalized [PHOTOS]
Historic North Jersey Cemetery ‘Brutally’ Vandalized [Photos] A historic North Jersey cemetery was brutally vandalized overnight Sunday. The Orchard Street Cemetery in Dover posted about the incident on its Facebook page Monday evening: “It’s a very sad day for Orchard Street Cemetery,” the post begins. “…The cemetery grounds were vandalized. Not just slightly, but extremely.” In addition to brutally knocking over nine historic headstones, the vandal(s) ripped through the property’s bed of chrysanthemums. “It was shocking, to say the least,” the post continues. “We’re angry, and we’re sad.” The vandalism occurred sometime between 6 p.m. Sunday a…

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by Valerie Musson
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Person Killed By NYC Bound Train In Millburn Person Killed By NYC Bound Train In Millburn
Person Killed By NYC Bound Train In Millburn A male was struck and killed by a train early Tuesday morning in Millburn, NJ Transit officials said. The victim was struck by the Morris and Essex Train 6602 -- which departed from Dover at 4:16 a.m. -- east of the Millburn station around 5:15 a.m., NJ Transit spokeswoman Mariluz Garcia-Diaz said. None of the 25 passengers on board were injured. The victim's age and identity were not immediately known. The train was set to arrive at Penn Station in New York at 5:44 a.m. Rail service between Dover and East Orange was delayed by one hour.

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Morris County Man, 54, Charged In Fatal Stabbing Prosecutor: Morris County Man, 54, Charged In Fatal Stabbing
Prosecutor: Morris County Man, 54, Charged In Fatal Stabbing A Morris County man has been charged after fatally stabbing another man during an argument Sunday, authorities said. Santiago Agudelo, 54, is accused of stabbing another man during an argument near West Blackwell Street and Randolph Avenue in Dover, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The body of the man — whose name has not been released — was found lying on the sidewalk around 7:40 a.m. An autopsy showed his cause of death to be a single stab wound and the manner of death to be homicide, Carroll said. Agudelo, of West Blackwell Street in Dover, was charged with second-d…

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Man's Body Found On Morris County Sidewalk Man's Body Found On Morris County Sidewalk
Man's Body Found On Morris County Sidewalk Authorities in Morris County are investigating after a man's body was found on a local street Sunday. The unidentified man was found lying on the sidewalk of West Blackwell Street and Randolph Avenue in Dover around 7:40 a.m., Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. A person of interest has been identified, Carroll said alongside Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, and Dover Police Department Chief Jonathan Delaney. The investigation is active and ongoing. No further information will be released at this time in order to protect the integrity o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Morris And Essex Line Rail Service Suspended Due To Down Tree Morris And Essex Line Rail Service Suspended Due To Down Tree
Morris And Essex Line Rail Service Suspended Due To Down Tree The Morris and Essex Line rail service was suspended Monday morning as a result of a downed tree, officials said. The service was suspended in both directions between Dover and Madison as of 8:15 a.m., according to a post on the train line’s social media pages. The suspension is the result of a downed tree in Morris Plains, the post says. Morris and Essex Line rail service is suspended in both directions between Dover and Madison due to overhead power issues resulting from a downed tree near Morris Plains. NJ TRANSIT rail tickets and passes are being cross-honored by NJ TRANSIT and pri…

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Winning $50K Lottery Ticket Sold In Morris County Winning $50K Lottery Ticket Sold In Morris County
Winning $50K Lottery Ticket Sold In Morris County A winning New Jersey Lottery ticket worth $50,000 was sold in Morris County. A ticket matching four of the five white balls and the Powerball for the Saturday, August 14 drawing was sold at Basket of Cheer on Route 46 West in Dover. The winning numbers were: 06, 21, 49, 65, and 67. The Red Power Ball was 18, and the Multiplier number was 02. The lucky winner will take home the $50,000 third-tier prize. The Powerball jackpot now totals $274 million, and the next drawing will be held Wednesday, August 18.

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Morris County Lottery Player Wins $1,000 A Week For Life Morris County Lottery Player Wins $1,000 A Week For Life
Morris County Lottery Player Wins $1,000 A Week For Life A lucky New Jersey Lottery player won $1,000 a week for life in Morris County. The CASH4LIFE ticket matched the five white balls drawn from the Monday, August 9 drawing. The winning numbers were: 03, 06, 29, 32 and 35. The Cash Ball was: 01. The lucky ticket was purchased from Valencia Deli on Richards Avenue in Dover.

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by Valerie Musson