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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Police Boost Presence At Westwood Regional HS Amid Alleged Threats
Police beefed up their presence at Westwood Regional High School following what some considered a threat triggered by an incident between students. It began after an 18-year-old student allegedly stole a cellphone from a younger one, multiple sources confirmed. The alleged victim and a friend grabbed the older student and beat him in a school hallway after lunch this past Tuesday, the sources said. The incident was captured on school surveillance cameras and student cellphone video, they said. His assailants apparently didn't know that the older student had previously sustained a traumati…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Morris County High School Evacuated Due To Social Media Threat
UPDATE: The school has been deemed safe and will be returning to its regular schedule, police confirmed at 12:40 p.m. --------------------------- A Morris County high school evacuated its students Thursday following a threat that was posted on social media, police said. West Morris Central High School students were led to the stadium bleachers as township police initiated the investigation around 12 p.m., authorities said. “All students and staff are safe,” said Washington Township Police on behalf of WMC Principal Timothy Rymer. Students were expected to return to the campus after rece…
North Hunterdon, NJ
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Man, 80, Airlifted With Serious Injuries Following Warren County Crash
An 80-year-old Belvidere man was airlifted with serious injuries following a Thursday morning crash in Warren County, authorities said. The man was driving a 1998 Nissan east bound on Jensen Drive in Oxford and failed to yield to a 2011 Toyota traveling north on Mt. Pisgah Avenue, causing a collision just before 11:50 a.m., Washington Township police said. The man was airlifted via Atlantic Air 1 to Morristown Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries, police said. The Toyota driver — a 37-year-old woman from Belvidere — was treated at the scene by the Washington Emergency Squad. T…
North Hunterdon, NJ
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Warren County Middle School Enters Lockdown As 'Agitated' Student With Weapon Flees Premises
A Warren County middle school was placed under lockdown Tuesday morning after a student was found with a weapon and fled the building, authorities said. Administrators at the Washington Township Middle School received a report of an agitated and potentially armed student riding the bus around 7:25 a.m., police Chief Thomas Cicerele said in a release alongside Warren Hills Regional School District Superintendent Earl C. Clymer, III. The school was immediately placed under lockdown after a staff member confronted the student, who then fled the building, authorities said. Washington Township …
North Hunterdon, NJ
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Hunterdon County Man, 62, Exposed Himself To Woman At Local Park, Police Say
A Hunterdon County man who exposed himself to a woman at a local park and drove away was found by police and charged a short time later, authorities said. The High Bridge man, whose name was not released, allegedly exposed himself to a woman in Califon Park on Sept. 8, Washington Township Police said. Responding officers received a description of the vehicle and tracked it down a short time later, police said. The man was charged with lewdness and is scheduled to appear in court.
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Morris County Accountant Defrauded Victim Out Of $3,100, Police Say
A Morris County accountant has been charged after police say he defrauded a victim out of $3,100. The victim told Washington Township Police that the accountant was hired to help the victim file a tax amendment in July 2021, authorities said. The victim gave the accountant the amendment fee of $3,100 but after following up learned that the accountant never filed the amendment and instead pocketed the money, police say. The accountant — a Long Valley man whose name was not released — was charged with theft by deception and is scheduled to appear in Morris County Superior Court.
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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DWI Morris County Man Crashes Into Telephone Pole, Flees On Foot, Police Say
A Morris County driver was intoxicated when he crashed into a telephone pole and fled the scene on foot, police said. Officers responding to the crash scene near 113 West Valley Brook Rd. in Washington Township found a heavily damaged Acura SUV parked off the road just after 2 p.m. Friday, police said. A follow-up investigation located the driver — a Long Valley man — near 94 West Valley Brook Rd. and determined him to be intoxicated, police said. After failing a series of field sobriety tests, the man — whose name was not released — was taken to police headquarters, issued motor vehicle s…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Car Stolen From Driveway, Multiple Thefts Attempted In Morris County, Police Say
A car was stolen from a driveway and several other vehicle thefts were attempted in Morris County Monday morning, authorities said. A blue 2021 GMC Yukon with the key fob inside was taken from the driveway of a home on Old Farmers Road in Washington Township sometime between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m., police said. Meanwhile, several residents on North Washington Valley Road reported having unlocked vehicles ransacked around 2:30 a.m., police said. Two masked men in hoodies were captured on Ring surveillance footage in the area at the time, police said. Anyone with information or surveillance foot…
Washington Township, NJ
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Motorcyclist, 48, Dies In Gloucester County Crash
A 48-year-old motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries following a Friday night crash in Gloucester County, authorities confirmed. Ronald Morris Jr., of Deptford, was riding a 1993 Harley Davidson motorcycle eastbound on Greentree Road when he struck the curb near the intersection of Greenwood Road around 11:55 p.m. Friday, Washington Township Police said. Morris was ejected from the bike and taken to Cooper University Hospital Trauma Center, where he succumbed to his injuries on Sunday, police said. The crash investigation remains ongoing, police said. Anyone with information is asked to co…
Washington Township, NJ
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NJ Driver In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Teen Bicyclist Tried Getting Car Repaired, Police Say
Authorities in South Jersey say they have arrested the hit-and-run driver who struck in a 13-year-old bicyclist earlier this month. Rodney Gaidosh, 44, of Gloucester Township, was driving westbound on Ganttown Road when he hit the westbound bicyclist near Washington Township High School around 10 p.m. July 13, Washington Township police said. The teen was hospitalized with minor injuries -- the driver who struck him nowhere to be found. Gaidosh tried to getting his vehicle repaired at an auto body shop after the crash, but was eventually arrested and charged with assault by auto, tampering…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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HER? Police Search For Missing Teen In Morris County
Police in Morris County are searching for a teen girl reported missing Thursday morning. Amanda, 16, was reported missing from the Fairmount/West Valley Brook section of town around 9:45 a.m., Washington Township Police said. She is believed to be wearing a white t-shirt and gray sweatpants, police said. Police did not immediately release a photo of Amanda. Anyone with information about Amanda’s whereabouts is asked to contact 911.
North Hunterdon, NJ
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Police: Warren County Man Assaults Good Samaritans Checking On Child Cyclist After Hit-And-Run
The passenger of a vehicle that allegedly struck a child cyclist and fled the scene is accused of assaulting two Good Samaritans that had stopped to check on the victim, authorities in Warren County charged. Washington Township Police responded to a report of a physical dispute near Rt. 57 East and School Street in Washington Borough shortly after 7:20 p.m. on June 17, authorities said Tuesday. Upon arrival, the vehicle had fled the scene but was quickly located on E. Washington Avenue, authorities said. A follow-up investigation determined that the vehicle had struck a child riding a bicy…
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