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Northampton County Police Chief Resigns Citing Thumb Injury To Avoid Facing Misconduct Charges A police chief in Northampton County has resigned using his thumb injury as an excuse to avoid facing charges involving misconduct and fraud. Stockertown Police Chief Eric Schwab entered his resignation letter and left his position last month — not long before charges including fraudulent timecard records, ongoing insubordination, dereliction of sworn administrative duties, unlawful dissemination of confidential secure police records, and threat to borough resident were set to be served against him at a special council meeting, according to a copy of the minutes from the Monday, Sept. 12 mee…

by Valerie Musson

10/06/2022

Police & Fire

Phillipsburg Man Charged With Distributing Child Porn After Uploading Photos To Dropbox: Police A Phillipsburg man was charged with child endangerment for distributing child pornography after uploading photos to his Dropbox account, authorities said. Zachary Danner, 23, of Guy Rd., was charged with four counts of child endangerment for distributing child pornography — one for reproducing the material, one for possession with intent to distribute the material, one for distribution of the material, and one for possession of the material, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release with local officials in Thursday, Oct. 6. Danner was identified as a suspect after a file-…

by Valerie Musson

10/06/2022

Schools

Swastika Painted On Soccer Field At Warren County High School, Police Say A swastika was painted on the soccer field at a high school in Warren County, police said on Thursday, Oct. 6. The symbol was found painted onto the girls’ soccer field at Hackettstown High School at 599 Warren St. on Saturday, Oct. 1, police said in a press release. A person of interest has been identified by the Hackettstown Detective Bureau. The investigation is ongoing, police said. No further details were released.

by Valerie Musson

10/06/2022

Schools

Ex-Mercer County School District Worker Stole Over $95K Using Bogus Purchase Orders: Prosecutor A former purchasing agent for a Mercer County public school district was charged after stealing more than $95,000 worth of property with bogus purchase orders, authorities said. April Taylor, 58, was charged with two counts of official misconduct, pattern of official misconduct, theft by deception, theft by unlawful taking, and impersonation — all second-degree offenses — as well as second- and third-degree financial facilitation of criminal activity, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release with local officials on Thursday, Oct. 6. Taylor, of Philadelphia, Pennsylva…

by Valerie Musson

10/06/2022

Schools

Beloved Sparta School Teacher Dies Suddenly After Having Severe Brain Hemorrhage While Driving Beloved Sparta elementary school teacher Elaine “Louise” Shepherd died unexpectedly at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York after having a severe brain hemorrhage and going into cardiac arrest while driving home from Boston on Monday, Sept. 26. She was 57. Born in Stakeford, Northumberland, England, Louise went to Bedlington High School before graduating from Northumberland College in Ashington, her obituary says. Louise then went to the US for what was initially supposed to be a six-month job as a nanny in 1985 — but after meeting her husband, Scott, the pair decided to settle …

by Valerie Musson

10/06/2022

Police & Fire

Woman Killed In Warren County Fire, Police Say A woman was killed in a fire in Warren County, authorities said. The Pohatcong Police and Fire Departments responded to the blaze on the 400 block of Maple Avenue and confirmed the fatality on Wednesday, Oct. 5, police said. Initial reports said the fire broke out in a building near the intersection with Zellers Alley around 5 p.m. The fire has been ruled accidental. The victim’s identity has not been released. Fire departments in Harmony, Alpha, and Lopatcong, as well as Phillipsburg emergency crews and local, county and state fire investigators, assisted at the scene.

by Valerie Musson

10/06/2022

Police & Fire

Morris County Man, 36, Charged With Aggravated Sexual Assault Of Teen Victim: Police A 36-year-old Morris County man was jailed on accusations involving the sexual assault of a teen victim, authorities said. Melquiades Porfirio, of East Hanover, was charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault of a victim between 13 and 16 years old, three counts of aggravated criminal sexual contact, and second-degree child endangerment, Hanover Police said in a press release on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Porfirio was taken into custody on Friday, Sept. 9 following an in-depth investigation into a report of the sexual assault of a minor, police said. He was being held in the …

by Valerie Musson

10/05/2022

Police & Fire

Northampton County Boy Missing For Over A Month Found Safe: State Police UPDATE: Justin Clarence Nunamacher has been found and reunited with his family, state police said on Wednesday, Oct. 5. ----------------------- Seen him? State Police have launched a search for a 16-year-old boy Northampton County boy who has been missing for several days. Justin Clarence Nunamacher, pictured above, was last seen leaving his home on Oak Lake in Allen Township on a red mountain bike around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky said in a release. Nunamacher is about 6 feet tall, weighs 135 pounds, and was last seen wearing a gr…

by Valerie Musson

10/05/2022

Police & Fire

Video: Fire Crews Kick Down Door To Reach Smoky Blaze Ravaging Morris County Basement The action-packed moment when several Morris County firefighters kicked down a doorway — hoses in hand — to reach and begin extinguishing a smoky basement blaze was captured in a video clip from the department's "helmet cam." The Boonton Fire Department responded to the report of smoke coming from a Mountain Lakes home around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, the squad said. Upon arrival, crews confirmed a fire in the basement and with heavy smoke billowing from the garage and the ‘D’ side of the home, the department said. Crews immediately went to work, kicking down the basement door to ga…

by Valerie Musson

10/05/2022

Obituaries

Donations Pour In For Family Of Beloved North Jersey Man Killed In 'Horrific Accident' At 30 Thousands have poured in for the heartbroken family of a 30-year-old North Jersey man who died following a “horrific accident.” Born in Paterson, Jakeem Ortiz died on Tuesday, Sept. 13, three days after he was left with a traumatic brain injury due to a “horrific accident,” according to a GoFundMe launched for his funeral expenses. “Jakeem suffered a horrific accident, he suffered a traumatic brain injury and although his body is still with us Jakeem is no longer there,” reads the fundraiser, which had earned nearly $2,900 before donations had been disabled. Jakeem, who was adopted into th…

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10/05/2022

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