Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Accused NJ Armed Robber Among Pair Who Used Drugs To Force Woman Into Prostitution Authorities: Accused NJ Armed Robber Among Pair Who Used Drugs To Force Woman Into Prostitution
Authorities: Accused NJ Armed Robber Among Pair Who Used Drugs To Force Woman Into Prostitution Two men including one arrested for an armed robbery have been charged with using drugs to force a woman into prostitution for more than month in North Jersey, authorities said. William Wilson, 47, of Belvidere, NJ and Jeremiah Forde, 39, of Budd Lake, forced the adult female into acts of prostitution out of a Hanover hotel, then collected the proceeds, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, Acting Chief of Investigations Christoph Kimker, Hanover Police Chief Mark Roddy said. The pair used drugs to manipulate the victim, who was afraid to leave the hotel due to fear of being physic…

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by Cecilia Levine
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
Sussex County Raid Turns Up 120 Bags Of Heroin, Cocaine, $9.2K In Cash Sussex County Raid Turns Up 120 Bags Of Heroin, Cocaine, $9.2K In Cash
Sussex County Raid Turns Up 120 Bags Of Heroin, Cocaine, $9.2K In Cash A search warrant at a Newton home turned up nearly 120 bags of heroin, two grams of crack cocaine and $9,246 in cash, authorities said. Nonie Toler of Halsted Street was arrested shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday, after police seized the drugs and money executing a search warrant, local police said. Toler,  who police say had been the subject of several recent complaints regarding narcotics distribution in the area, was being held in the Morris County Jail on several drug charges. Newton Police and Sussex County Narcotics Task Force were assisted in the two-week investigation by the Fran…

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Man Brutally Beat Victim To Death, Left Body In Morris County Woods Authorities: Man Brutally Beat Victim To Death, Left Body In Morris County Woods
Authorities: Man Brutally Beat Victim To Death, Left Body In Morris County Woods A 51-year-old Dover man was arrested several weeks after brutally beating a man whose body was found in the woods, authorities said. Jose Elizondo-Mena was being held in the Morris County Jail after being arrested with help from authorities in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Aug. 13, Morris County Prosecutor Frederic M. Knapp said. The body of a man identified as "C.R.R." was found in a wooded area at the end of Monmouth Avenue on June 4, Knapp said. An autopsy by Morris County Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Carlos Fonseca found fractures on both of C.R.R.'s orbital bones, right cheek and lower-r…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Man Rapes Woman In Parsippany Motel After Months Of Abuse, Forced Prostitution Authorities: Man Rapes Woman In Parsippany Motel After Months Of Abuse, Forced Prostitution
Authorities: Man Rapes Woman In Parsippany Motel After Months Of Abuse, Forced Prostitution An Essex County man raped a woman and threatened to hurt her family in a Morris County motel this weekend after months of abuse and forced prostitution, authorities said. Mcquacy Goodridge, 28, of West Orange, verbally and physically abused a 31-year-old woman while taking her all across Morris County and forcing her into acts of prostitution between March 2019 and Aug. 15, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a joint release with local police. Police responded to the Ramada on Route 46 for a person being held in a room around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, just after Goodridge threa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Man Caught Stealing Vacuum Threatens To Kill Loss Prevention Officer At Hanover Walmart Police: Man Caught Stealing Vacuum Threatens To Kill Loss Prevention Officer At Hanover Walmart
Police: Man Caught Stealing Vacuum Threatens To Kill Loss Prevention Officer At Hanover Walmart A Newark man who was caught stealing a vacuum from Walmart in Morris County threatened to kill the store’s loss prevention officer, authorities charged. A security officer at Walmart in Hanover saw Tyrese Gregory, 20, trying to leave the store without paying for a vacuum on Friday, July 10, Hanover Police Chief Mark D. Roddy said. When the store officer approached Gregory, he threatened to kill him for contacting the police -- then fled, Roddy said. He was located by police a short time later near East Hanover Avenue and Ridgedale Avenue, authorities said. Police stopped the vehicle, plac…

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Newark Man Stole Packages From Madison Porches Authorities: Newark Man Stole Packages From Madison Porches
Authorities: Newark Man Stole Packages From Madison Porches A Newark man has been charged with theft after police say he stole numerous Amazon packages from the front of homes in Madison. Several residents in Madison reported having packages stolen from the front of their homes throughout May 2020, authorities said in a release. Further investigation led to the identification of Terry Taylor, 64, of Newark as the suspect, authorities said. Investigators located several items linking Taylor to the thefts, which police say he committed with his 2008 Mazda. Taylor was arrested shortly after 8:30 p.m. Sunday. He was charged with fourth-degree theft an…

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Madison PD: Suspected Car Burglar Found With $1K In Cash After Leading Officers On Foot Pursuit Madison PD: Suspected Car Burglar Found With $1K In Cash After Leading Officers On Foot Pursuit
Madison PD: Suspected Car Burglar Found With $1K In Cash After Leading Officers On Foot Pursuit A Newark man accused of burglarizing vehicles in Madison was found with several personal items and a bag with $1,000 in cash after he fled from police on foot, authorities said. Officers responded to Seaman Street after a resident observed their car being burglarized by a man in dark clothing around 11:50 p.m. Thursday, Madison Police said in a release. Police located a man -- later identified as Marvin J. Mixson, 37 -- who had been looking into the windows of nearby vehicles and matched the caller's description, authorities said. Mixson fled east on Kings Road after noticing officers and …

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Man Wanted For Assaulting Police Caught Burglarizing Morris County Auto Shop Authorities: Man Wanted For Assaulting Police Caught Burglarizing Morris County Auto Shop
Authorities: Man Wanted For Assaulting Police Caught Burglarizing Morris County Auto Shop A 25-year-old Hackettstown man once wanted for assaulting a police officer was being held in the Morris County Jail after the owner of a Route 46 Morris County auto shop caught him burglarizing his store, authorities said. Police got a 9-1-1 call from the owner of Approved Auto Electric saying his cameras sense movement in the store around 12:13 p.m. Wednesday, Mount Olive police said in a news release. Responding officers found Ronald Mulford, III, who was captured on security tapes loading inventory into a dark-colored pickup, police said. A search of Mulford's truck turned up motor…

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by Cecilia Levine
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
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…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Police Capture Morris County Verizon Store Robbers After Chase Authorities: Police Capture Morris County Verizon Store Robbers After Chase
Authorities: Police Capture Morris County Verizon Store Robbers After Chase Police chased down and captured three Bronx men in Woodland Park moments after they robbed a Verizon store in Denville, authorities said. One of the defendants, Ysael Castro-Espinosa, 22, was caught with an Apple watch he took from the store employee who was forced to open a safe during Sunday night’s holdup just after 7 p.m. at the Route 10 store, they said. Two of the robbers went into the store, then fled with an accomplice, a release issued by Denville police on Monday said. New Jersey State Police and police from Fairfield and Woodland Park converged, as troopers and officers chased a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
28 Morris County Jail Inmates To Be Released 28 Morris County Jail Inmates To Be Released
28 Morris County Jail Inmates To Be Released Twenty-eight non-violent offenders being held in the Morris County Jail were released Tuesday in compliance with a New Jersey Supreme Court order, authorities said. Inmates serving sentences of less than a year were ordered released by 6 a.m. over concerns of the coronavirus spread. Of the 200 inmates being held at the Morris County Jail, 17 Morris County offenders and 11 Sussex County offenders -- held together under a shared services agreement -- were let go in a "staggered release" Tuesday, Gannon said. The inmates are not considered a danger to the public, Morris County Sheriff James M…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
3 In Custody After Vehicle In Morris County Police Pursuit Crashes On Route 80 In Bergen 3 In Custody After Vehicle In Morris County Police Pursuit Crashes On Route 80 In Bergen
3 In Custody After Vehicle In Morris County Police Pursuit Crashes On Route 80 In Bergen A Bronx man was among three people taken into custody after leading police on a pursuit through Morris County and then crashing in Bergen Monday afternoon, authorities said. Winston G. Lyons, 20  -- the driver of the black Infiniti wanted in connection with an undisclosed investigation out of Chatham Township -- was being held in the Morris County Jail on charges of eluding and several motor vehicle offenses, Chatham Township Police Chief Thomas Miller said. New Jersey State Police spotted the Infiniti headed westbound on Route 24 just after 3:10 p.m., Trooper Charles Marchan said…

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by Cecilia Levine