SEEN HER? Alert Issued For Morris County Girl, 13, Missing Since Last Week SEEN HER? Alert Issued For Morris County Girl, 13, Missing Since Last Week
Seen HER? Alert Issued For Morris County Girl, 13, Missing Since Last Week Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating a missing Morris County girl. Deris M. “Daisy” Avila-Ulloa, 13, was last seen at her Rockaway Township home on Dec. 21 around 11 p.m., Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release with Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Acting Chief of Investigations Christoph Kimker and Rockaway Township Police Chief Martin McParland. Avila-Ulloa is 4 feet 11 inches tall, weighs 90 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes, Carroll said. She was last seen wearing a red shirt, black sweatpants, and white/black shoe…
COVID-19: Morris County Elementary School Goes Remote COVID-19: Morris County Elementary School Goes Remote
Covid-19: Morris County Elementary School Goes Remote A Morris County elementary school is closed for the week following a positive COVID-19 case. The positive case was reported among a community member at Stony Brook Elementary School, Superintendent Peter Turnamian said in a letter sent Monday to parents. All students will participate in remote learning while contract tracing is carried out, Turnamian said. Those in close contact with the individual who tested positive were notified. Anyone who was less than six feet away from the individual with the positive case for more than 10 minutes is considered a “close contact,” Turnamian sai…
Motorcyclist Injured, Passenger Airlifted With Serious Injuries In Route 80 Tire Blowout Motorcyclist Injured, Passenger Airlifted With Serious Injuries In Route 80 Tire Blowout
Motorcyclist Injured, Passenger Airlifted With Serious Injuries In Route 80 Tire Blowout A motorcyclist was injured and his passenger airlifted with serious injuries in a crash on Route 80 in Rockaway Township Thursday morning, state police said. Corey Uzzell, 39, of Hillside was riding a Victory motorcycle on Route 80 westbound when it overturned due to a tire blowout near milepost 37.4 just before 11 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice. Uzzell was ejected and moderately injured, along with his passenger, Lakeisha Green-Uzzell, 42, of Irvington, who was airlifted to Moorestown Medical Center as a result of her injuries, Curry said. The two left lanes of Route 80 wer…
HEROES: Neighbors Rescue Elderly Morris County Couple As House Fire Burns HEROES: Neighbors Rescue Elderly Morris County Couple As House Fire Burns
Heroes: Neighbors Rescue Elderly Morris County Couple As House Fire Burns Rockaway Township residents Charles Eberle, 81, and Kim Eberle, 79 may have lost their home in a recent fire, but they didn’t lose their lives — thanks to several generous neighbors who came to their rescue. The Aug. 11 blaze tore through the couple’s Circle Drive home, prompting several neighbors to take action, Daily Record reports. “The neighbors were actually outside and saw the flames and went and banged on the door,” Police Chief Martin McParland said in the report.  “They got the couple out. The neighbors tried to help with garden hoses and stuff. Then our guys came, but you ca…
COVID-19: Morris Catholic Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Students Reportedly Positive COVID-19: Morris Catholic Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Students Reportedly Positive
Covid-19: Morris Catholic Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Students Reportedly Positive A former Morris Catholic High School teacher accused of sexually assaulting two students tested positive for coronavirus while detained in the Morris County Jail, published reports say. Carlos Franco-Leon, 42, of Rockaway Township, was alone in an isolation room at the jail wearing surgical gloves and a mask during a brief video hearing before a Superior Court judge on Monday. The former teacher and volleyball coach has been jailed since his arrest in early March on aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment charges. The Morris County Jail last month released 28 non-violent offe…
High Winds Wreak Havoc In North Jersey: Trees, Poles, Wires Down, Roads Closed High Winds Wreak Havoc In North Jersey: Trees, Poles, Wires Down, Roads Closed
High Winds Wreak Havoc In North Jersey: Trees, Poles, Wires Down, Roads Closed High winds on Monday toppled trees and utility poles, damaging homes and vehicles and closing North Jersey roadways. Among the damage: No injuries were reported when high winds blew off part of a Saddle Brook rooftop, blanketing a vehicle parked on President Street; Tenafly responders were busy with a window broken by high winds that rained glass on the sidewalk below from the second floor of the CVS on Washington Street, downed wires from a tree that toppled on Johnson Avenue and a large transformer fire at East Clinton Avenue and Woodland Street; Downed wires closed Route 46 in in both …
UPDATE: Morris Catholic Teacher Sent Sex Toy, Secretly Met With Student At Hotel, Report Says UPDATE: Morris Catholic Teacher Sent Sex Toy, Secretly Met With Student At Hotel, Report Says
Update: Morris Catholic Teacher Sent Sex Toy, Secretly Met With Student At Hotel, Report Says A former Morris Catholic High School teacher and volleyball coach accused of sexually assaulting two juvenile students performed sex acts in a classroom with one and took the other to a nearby hotel, court papers say. Carlos A. Franco-Leon, 42, of Rockaway Township, assaulted the girls between 2015 and 2019 -- even after his 2018 suspension, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a joint release with other members of law enforcement over the weekend. Franco-Leon arranged to meet one girl at a local hotel and used a school classroom to engage in sexual acts with the other -- altho…
UPDATE: Morris Catholic Teacher Sent Sex Toy, Secretly Met With Student At Hotel, Report Says UPDATE: Morris Catholic Teacher Sent Sex Toy, Secretly Met With Student At Hotel, Report Says
Update: Morris Catholic Teacher Sent Sex Toy, Secretly Met With Student At Hotel, Report Says A former Morris Catholic High School teacher and volleyball coach accused of sexually assaulting two juvenile students performed sex acts in a classroom with one and took the other to a nearby hotel, court papers say. Carlos A. Franco-Leon, 42, of Rockaway Township, assaulted the girls between 2015 and 2019 -- even after his 2018 suspension, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a joint release with other members of law enforcement over the weekend. Franco-Leon arranged to meet one girl at a local hotel and used a school classroom to engage in sexual acts with the other -- altho…
Yellowstone National Park Police Officer Donna Youker Of Morris County Dies, 37 Yellowstone National Park Police Officer Donna Youker Of Morris County Dies, 37
Yellowstone National Park Police Officer Donna Youker Of Morris County Dies, 37 Morris County native Donna Youker was a police officer in Yellowstone National Park, where she died on Feb. 4. She was 37 years old. Donna grew up in Randolph and graduated from the local high school before pursuing her Bachelor's of Science in Biology at Montclair State University, her obituary says. She moved out west nearly a decade ago to work out several national parks, most recently landing her dream job as a law enforcement officer in Yellowstone National Park, according to her obituary. Friends and loved ones remembered Donna for her kindness, "boundless energy and forever smile."…
Trio From Morris, Passaic Face 10 Years To Life In Fed Pen For 55 Pounds Of Coke Trio From Morris, Passaic Face 10 Years To Life In Fed Pen For 55 Pounds Of Coke
Trio From Morris, Passaic Face 10 Years To Life In Fed Pen For 55 Pounds Of Coke Seizures of 55 pounds of cocaine and more than $700,000 in cash produced guilty pleas from two Morris County men and one from Passaic who admitted their roles in a major North Jersey drug ring. Narcisco Ramirez, 46, of Passaic, Kiuny Perez, 42, of Rockaway Township, and Victor Pimentel, 44, of Parsippany, each pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Newark to drug conspiracy in exchange for leniency when they’re sentenced later this year. All three are looking at a minimum of 10 years each, all of which must be served because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. The maximum? Li…
Truck Fire Evacuates Rockaway Township's Copeland Middle School Truck Fire Evacuates Rockaway Township's Copeland Middle School
Truck Fire Evacuates Rockaway Township's Copeland Middle School A Rockaway Township middle school was evacuated Tuesday morning after a delivery truck caught fire in the loading dock area outside. The first-floor fire alarm at Copeland Middle School went off around 10:25 a.m. after smoke entered the custodial room -- evacuating students and staff, Principal Alfonso Gonnella said in an email. The Lake Shore Drive building was cleared for re-entry around 11 a.m.
One Person Seriously Injured In I-80 Morris County Crash One Person Seriously Injured In I-80 Morris County Crash
One Person Seriously Injured In I-80 Morris County Crash One person escaped a multi-vehicle crash on I-80 in Rockaway Township with serious injuries Wednesday morning, authorities said. New Jersey State Police responded to the accident on eastbound side of the highway near the Rockaway Townsquare Mall around 7:20 a.m., just west of Exit 35. The Hazardous Materials Response Unit also responded for a fuel spill, police say. The highway was reopened in time for rush hour.