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Update: Newark Firefighter Injured Battling Blaze That Displaced 7 Families A Newark firefighter was injured while battling a Thursday morning blaze that spread to a pair of three-story homes and displaced seven families, officials said. The two-alarm fire broke out at 817 South 14th Street — a vacant 2 1/2 story residence — just after 11 a.m., prompting a response from about 70 firefighters, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The fire spread rapidly to 813-815 and 819 South 14th Street, both occupied 3-story wood frame residences, O’Hara said. One firefighter sustained a minor neck injury but was treated at the scene and remained on duty, authori…

by Valerie Musson

06/17/2021

Police & Fire

Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman On Video At Warren County Home Nabbed At JFK Airport A Monmouth County man police say took videos while raping a woman he lived with in Warren County was arrested Thursday at JFK Airport, authorities said. Andres M. Cardenas Ortega, 32, lived in Hackettstown between Sept. 2018 and July 2019 with the victim, who allegedly found several videos on a digital device and Google account that showed her being sexually assaulted, town police said. The victim “had not consented to these sexual acts and did not know this happened before seeing the videos,” according to police. Ortega was scheduled to come to Hackettstown Police headquarters Wednesday a…

by Valerie Musson

06/17/2021

Police & Fire

Boy, 14, Abandoned In Morris County Home Was Living Alone For Months, Police Say A 14-year-old boy found abandoned in a Morris County home last week had been living on his own for several months, authorities said. The boy was seen riding his bike without lights in Morris Township just after 4:10 a.m. on June 11, Police Capt. Robert Shearer said in a release. Morris Township Sergeant Boeninghaus began to follow the boy, who quickly went inside a nearby home, Shearer said. The sergeant spoke with a neighbor, who allegedly stated that the boy lived nearby but didn’t have a legal guardian. A follow-up investigation determined that the boy came from Honduras to the United …

by Valerie Musson

06/17/2021

News

Lawsuit: Former Morris County Private School Student Sexually Abused By Monks Over 150 Times A former student and football player at the Delbarton School in Morristown says in a lawsuit filed last month that three of the school’s monks sexually assaulted him more than 150 times in the 1970s. The alleged victim, now 57, said in the suit that the repeated sex abuse from the since-deceased monks — one a math teacher, one an assistant headmaster and social studies teacher and the third a headmaster of discipline — started when he was 13 or 14 years old and occurred more than 150 times in bathroom stalls, a classroom, a school office and during a Jersey Store field trip, NJ.com reports c…

by Valerie Musson

06/17/2021

Police & Fire

Morris County Man Nabbed In Drug-Fueled Stabbing Arrested Again For Slew Of Vehicle Burglaries A Morris County man arrested in April for allegedly stabbing a man during a drug-fueled argument was nabbed in yet another string of car burglaries and a vehicle theft Wednesday, authorities said. Joseph Derissio, 23, is accused of burglarizing several vehicles and stealing another on June 10, according to Lincoln Park Police. Each of the alleged burglaries occurred in the upper Main Street area neighborhoods as well as the Hunting Meadow Condo Complex, which is also in close proximity to Main Street, police said. Police say they quickly identified Derissio, of Lincoln Park, as the suspect…

by Valerie Musson

06/17/2021

Police & Fire

Bronx Limo Driver, 24, Tried To Intercept iPhone Delivery At Morris County Home Using Fake ID A limo driver from the Bronx was equipped with a fake ID when he allegedly tried to intercept a delivery of four iPhones at a Morris County home, authorities charged. Wilber Lugo-Arias, 24, was seen driving a limo for about two hours around the area of Martin Road in Hanover on June 1, Chief Mark D. Roddy said in a Wednesday release. Officers investigating the suspicious vehicle report said Lugo-Arias’s story didn’t make sense as he was questioned, Roddy said. Lugo-Arias was arrested and later found with a fake ID that listed an address on Martin Road. A follow-up investigation determined…

by Valerie Musson

06/16/2021

Police & Fire

Former Employee, 42, Calls In Bogus Bomb Threat At Morris County ShopRite A 42-year-old Morristown man was charged after allegedly calling in a fake bomb threat to his former workplace of ShopRite, authorities said. Officers responded to the Hanover Avenue store May 26 after an employee received a call from a man who said, “there is a bomb in the store” and hung up, Hanover Police Chief Mark D. Roddy said in a release Wednesday. Another worker recognized the phone number and called the man back, recognizing his voice as that of Victor Simpson, a former employee, authorities said. A follow-up investigation led to Simpson’s arrest with a charge for creating a fals…

by Valerie Musson

06/16/2021

Police & Fire

Developing: Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle, Airlifted In Warren County A pedestrian was airlifted after being struck by a vehicle in Warren County Wednesday morning, according to initial reports. The pedestrian suffered arm injuries after being hit near Rt. 519 and Brass Castle Road in White Township just before 11 a.m., according to unconfirmed reports. The victim was airlifted by North Star to a local hospital for treatment, the initial report said. State Police did not immediately respond to Daily Voice's request for more information. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

by Valerie Musson

06/16/2021

Police & Fire

Overturned Tractor-Trailer Spills Fluid, Causes Delays On Route 24 A tractor-trailer overturned and caused a large fluid spill on Route 24 Wednesday afternoon, initial reports say. The truck overturned on the eastbound ramp that leads to Route 78 west in Springfield Township shortly before 1:20 p.m., according to 511nj.org. The County Hazardous Materials Unit responded to the scene to clear a large fluid spill, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. One right lane was closed as of 1:30 p.m. causing a 10 to 15 minute delay, according to 511nj.org. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

by Valerie Musson

06/16/2021

Obituaries

Funeral Services Set For Jonathan Fett, Sussex HS Senior Killed In Crash Days Before Graduation Funeral arrangements have been made for Jonathan Tyler Fett, the Sussex County high school senior killed in a crash days before he was set to graduate. Fett, 18, was behind the wheel of a Jeep Grand Cherokee going west on Rt. 650 when he was fatally struck by a GMC Sierra going north on Rt. 519 in Wantage around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, authorities said. Fett, a lifelong Wantage resident, was less than a week away from his graduation at Sussex County Technical School, his obituary says. Fett, known as an “amazing” son and older brother, worked as a farmhand at Brodhecker Farm in Hampton and the K…

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06/16/2021

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