Tag: Morris County Prosecutor’s Office
Wayne Mello Appointed Acting Hudson County Prosecutor: Attorney General Platkin
A veteran prosecutor known for trying high-profile murder cases has been tapped to lead the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced on Saturday, Aug. 2.
Wayne Mello, who has served as Hudson County’s First Assistant Prosecutor since 2016, officially assumed the role of Acting Prosecutor on Thursday, July 31, according to Platkin.
He succeeds Esther Suarez, who retired Friday, Aug. 1, after nearly a decade in the post. Mello will now oversee about 70 assistant prosecutors and more than 100 detectives investigating violent crime, gun violence, narcotic…
Newark Police Employee Arrested After Burglary, Car Theft Ring Busted: Morris County Prosecutor
Update: The story previously included an incorrect mugshot for one of the suspects. The photo has been removed. Daily Voice regrets the error.
Several people, including a Newark Police Department civilian employee, were arrested after a burglary and car theft ring that operated in North Jersey was uncovered, authorities announced Friday, July 25.
Between September and December 2024, Tyshawn Hoover, Samad Foster, Deeend Coleman-McRae, Zayanna Overby, a juvenile and others broke into homes and stole cars in numerous municipalities, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Union County Prose…
Missing Endangered Randolph Woman Last Seen At Dover Library: Prosecutor
A 26-year-old Randolph woman has been missing for almost two weeks, authorities announced Thursday, July 24.
Destiny Erts was last seen at 11:30 a.m. at the Dover Public Library on Friday, July 11, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Dover Police Department Chief Jonathan Delaney, and Human Services Police Chief Brian Lee said.
Erts has been diagnosed with intellectual disabilities and is considered "endangered," authorities said. She is 6'3", with brown eyes and black hair.
She was last seen wearing black pants, a navy blue tank t…
Mom Charged In 3-Year-Old's Murder After Both Found Unresponsive In Florham Park: Prosecutor
A 43-year-old Florham Park woman was arrested and charged with murder in the death of her 3-year-old daughter, authorities announced Tuesday, July 22.
On Sunday, July 6, Florham Park police responded to a home Woods End Road and found Jeanine Glass unresponsive on the first floor of the residence with wet clothes, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, and Florham Park Police Chief Joseph Orlando said.
Glass was transported to a nearby hospital, authorities said.
While on scene, officers found a three…
Woman Drowns At Denville Beach: Prosecutor
A 33-year-old woman drowned at a New Jersey beach on Sunday, July 13, authorities said.
At 5:50 p.m., first responders responded to Cedar Lake Beach in Denville after the woman was observed unresponsive by other swimmers, who called 9-1-1, a spokesperson for the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said.
The woman, who was not identified, was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment and pronounced dead, authorities said. No foul play is suspected, authorities said.
The incident remains under investigation, authorities said.
Man Robbed Dover Deli At Gunpoint: Prosecutor
A 27-year-old Wharton man was arrested and charged with robbing a deli in Dover at gunpoint, authorities announced Tuesday, July 1.
At 11 a.m., on Saturday, June 28, Dover police responded to Valencia Delicatessen on Richards Avenue after an employee reported a man wearing a mask, later identified as Dwayne Brown, entered the deli, approached a customer at the counter and grabbed his arm while pointing a handgun at him, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Dover Police Chief Jonathan Delaney said.
Brown then pointed the handgun at the tw…
Succasunna Man, 21, Killed In Route 10 Bike Crash Saves 5 Lives Through Organ Donation
A 21-year-old man who was hit by a vehicle while riding his bike on Route 10 has died from his injuries, but his final act is giving others a second chance at life.
Colin Robertson, a 2022 graduate of Roxbury High School, died on Monday, June 23, after being struck by a Subaru Crosstrek while crossing Route 10 East near Hillside Avenue on Monday, June 16, around 9:15 p.m., according to Meghan Knab, a spokesperson for the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.
Robertson, who was crossing the roadway on a bicycle, was transported to Morristown Medical Center in serious condition. He passed away o…
Man Found Dead By Train Tracks In Morristown, 2 Charged After Tampering With Second Body: Cops
Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a 65-year-old man who was found near train tracks in Morristown, officials said.
Enrique “Flaco” Vega, 33, and Cassandra West, 31, were taken into custody after an investigation into the death of Stanley M. Robinson, a Dover resident, on Friday, June 13, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said.
Morristown Police and paramedics responded at approximately 9:14 a.m. to a report of an unresponsive man found on Patriots Path, south of Cory Road and near the NJ Transit railroad tracks, Carroll said. Officers arrived and fo…
Former East Hanover Police Sgt. Driving Drunk Learns Fate For Fatal Crash: Prosecutor
A former police sergeant was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday, June 17, for killing a man while driving drunk last October, authorities said.
On Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, at 10:58 p.m., officers responded to a crash on Route 23 North after a 2021 Ford F-150 was traveling south in the northbound lanes of travel and struck a 2005 Toyota Camry traveling north, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Riverdale Police Chief Charles Quant
The Ford F150 was operated by Keith Gunther, a 42-year-old Wanaque resident, who was a police…
Drug Raid: 40 Bundles Of Heroin, Cocaine Found On Man In Morristown, Prosecutor Says
A 61-year-old Whippany man was arrested after police say they found heroin, cocaine, and drug money during a raid in Morristown, Morris County prosecutors said.
George R. Washington was taken into custody on Tuesday, May 13, following a narcotics investigation by the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Chief of Detectives Robert McNally said.
Washington was charged after police executed search warrants for his person, his vehicle, and a Morristown home he was linked to, authorities said.
Inside, detectives seized approximately 65 grams of suspected cocaine, 40 …
Jersey City Man Who Stole BMW, Fled From Cops In Montville Learns Fate: Prosecutor
A 20-year-old Jersey City man was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday, April 25, after he fled from police in a stolen BMW through Montville in 2023, authorities said.
Nasir Moses had previously pleaded guilty to eluding and receiving stolen property, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Montville Police Chief Andrew Caggiano said.
On Sunday, July 9, 2023, a Lincoln Park police officer attempted to stop a suspected stolen BMW on Route 202 in Montville leading to a pursuit, authorities said. The BMW accelerated to speeds in excess…
Woman Killed In Roxbury Crash ID'd, Driver Charged With Vehicular Homicide: Prosecutor
Authorities have identified the victim killed in a Morris County passenger van crash as a 30-year-old Bergen County woman and charged the 33-year-old driver.
Alexander Serrano, 33, also of East Rutherford, was driving the 2003 Chevy Express van when it struck a tree around 5:30 a.m. on Monday, April 28, at the intersection of Howard Boulevard and Ledgewood Road/Mt. Arlington Road, according to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.
The passenger in the van, Esmeralda Melchar, 30, was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
Serrano, the driver, "exhibited signs of being under t…
4-Year-Old Among Four Dead In Randolph Route 10 Crash Involving School Minivan: Prosecutor
Four people were killed in a four-vehicle crash on Route 10 in Morris County on the afternoon of Thursday, April 10, authorities said.
At 3:20 p.m., the crash occurred on Route 10 near Millbrook Avenue in Randolph, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, and Randolph Police Chief Will Harzula said.
A school minivan, occupied by students and employees, was involved in the crash, authorities said.
The three people initially killed were Bertha Castaneda, a 67-year-old Dover resident, Diane Goetz, a 71-year-old …
Bergen County Nurse Whose Neglect Led To East Hanover Man's Death Learns Fate: Prosecutor
A 30-year-old Carlstadt nurse was sentenced to probation on Friday, April 4 after his neglect led to the death of a disabled person in East Hanover in 2023, authorities said.
Emilio Rivera was sentenced to three years of probation, following a short jail stint, after pleading guilty to endangering another person and neglect of a disabled person, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and East Hanover Police Chief Christopher Cannizzo said.
On Friday, Feb. 10, 19-year-old Matthew Rossi, a non-verbal man in a wheelchair, was unconscious after ju…
