Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Police said oil was stored in box truck.
A 42-year-old Somerset man was charged with theft and criminal mischief on May 9 after Montville Township police said he was caught allegedly attempting to steal used cooking oil from Tiffany's on Route 46. Akim Brock was arrested on the charges and released with a summons after being transported to the Montville Township police station. Police said a company typically pays Tiffany's to recycle their used cooking oil. Police responded around 5:30 a.m. and believe Brock was trying to sell the oil. He allegedly had more used cooking oil stored in a box truck he had with him that had a pump attached. Also from the Montville Township Police Department For questions on this blotter, email ariana.cohn-sheehan@patch.com
Monday, May 14, 2012
One winds up on the train tracks, another on a front lawn.
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Monday, May 14
Each week, Patch takes a peek at some of the more surprising, shocking, stunning and occasionally silly police-related incidents reported throughout New Jersey for "OMGs from NJ PDs." On the Wrong Track: Contrary to popular belief, there is no "wrong side of the tracks." Well, not unless you count the top side. A driver who made a wrong turn wound up on the train tracks paralleling Route 17, leading authorities to shut down New Jersey Transit traffic on the line, according to Hasbrouck Heights Police. It took police about an hour to remove the vehicle from the tracks. We're not sure how long it took onlookers to remove their palms from their faces. Not Quite a Smoking Gun, But Close: You think smoking's bad for you? It's even worse if you'…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
A MHS freshman follows his father path in volunteering in the borough.
Nicholas Karr of Morris Plains is following in his father's footsteps in taking up volunteerism at an early age. Karr just joined the Morris Plains Fire Department as a junior member. His father, Jason Karr, started volunteering with the Morris Minute Men when he was only 16, and is now serving his fourth year as a borough councilman. Nicholas, 15, officially joined the fire department in April. Although his age prohibits him from going inside an actual fire, he is still able to stay outside and help with all the tools necessary to put the fire out, such as the hydrant. Junior firefighters in Morris Plains can start as young as 14, and once they're 18 they can get certification to fight the fires inside. Nicholas said he plans on staying …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Residents escaped fire that destroyed their home on Monday afternoon, police said.
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Tuesday, May 8
The Pine Brook Fire Department was one of five that responded to assist in battling a blaze that destroyed a Barbara Drive home in Fairfield on Monday afternoon, police said. Fairfield police were alerted to the fire around 4 p.m. Monday, according to a Fairfield police news release. Initial reports indicated the fire at 11 Barbara Drive was in the attic and the elderly residents were still in the home, police said. First responding officers found the homeowners had vacated the house. They also observed heavy smoke and flames along an inside stairway, according to police. The Fairfield Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished the blaze with assistance from departments from Pine Brook, Caldwell, North Caldwell and West …
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Parsippany resident told authorities East Hanover man pulled out in front of her vehicle.
A business security camera's footage contradicts the account a Parsippany woman accused of being drunk when she struck and killed an East Hanover man gave to authorities immediately after the incident, an assistant Morris County prosecutor contended in court Tuesday morning. According to Assistant Prosecutor Kelley Lavery, footage from the camera shows Vanessa E. Brown driving southbound on Ridgedale Avenue in the left-hand lane and suddenly veering into the right lane and into Ralph Politi Jr., who was not in a vehicle. Her car continued another 88 feet when it crashed into nearby parked cars, Lavery said. "There was no indication of turn signalling," Lavery told Judge Salem Ahto. "There was no braking." The surveillance tape contradicts …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Also, someone made off with a whole lot of cooking oil. Slick.
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Each week, Patch takes a peek at some of the more surprising, shocking, stunning and occasionally silly police-related incidents reported throughout New Jersey for "OMGs from NJ PDs." Big Wheels Keep on Turning: A runaway van veered into oncoming traffic on the White Horse Pike, crashed against a guard rail and nearly struck a small gathering of people at the edge of Newton Lake in Camden County (our title for this section would have worked better if it was a river onto which the van was almost rollin'). Amazingly, no one was hurt, but police say an intoxicated driver may have been asleep at the wheel. At Least it Wasn't a Cow: Scotch Plains Police say a horse escaped from Watchung Stables. After a brief chase, he was cornered by Scotch …
Parsippany resident charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter, bail increased.
A Parsippany woman who was allegedly drunk when she struck and killed an East Hanover man before crashing into parked cars over the weekend now faces a first-degree aggravated manslaughter charge, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said Monday. Vanessa E. Brown, 32, had been charged on Sunday with second-degree vehicular homicide, driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, careless driving, failure to maintain her lane, driving with unsafe tires and driving an unregistered vehicle. Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi has replaced the vehicular homicide charge with first-degree aggravated manslaughter, which carries up to a 30-year sentence, according to Capt. Jeffrey Paul, a spokesman for Bianchi. "Based upon the available investigative …
Sunday, May 6, 2012
The police found her car crashed with the airbags deployed, but the driver had fled the scene.
A Dover woman was allegedly under the influence of alcohol when she drove the wrong way on Interstate 287, crashed her vehicle in Parsippany and fled the scene before being apprehended early Sunday morning, State Police said. Natasha Salazar, 19, was charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving, failure to report an accident, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle, obstructing the passage of other motor vehicles, willful abandonment and other lesser motor vehicle offenses, according to State Trooper Christopher Kay, of the Netcong barracks. According to Kay, troopers received a call after midnight that a car was traveling north on the southbound lanes of Interstate 287. The troopers found the car …
Parsippany woman charged with vehicular homicide, driving while intoxicated.
A 32-year-old Parsippany woman was charged Sunday with vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated after she struck and killed an East Hanover man and crashed into parked cars Saturday afternoon, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. Vanessa E. Brown was charged with second-degree vehicular homicide, driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, careless driving, failure to maintain her lane, driving with unsafe tires and driving an unregistered vehicle. UPDATE: The charges were upgraded Monday to include first-degree aggravated manslaughter. According to a statement released Sunday by Capt. Jeffrey Paul, a spokesman for Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi, Brown's 2008 black four-door Toyota Camry struck and killed Ralph Politi Jr. …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Also, the infamous train fighter gets a ticket to jail.
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Each week, Patch takes a peek at some of the more surprising, shocking, stunning and occasionally silly police-related incidents reported throughout New Jersey for "OMGs from NJ PDs." Special Delivery: A Hopatcong man had almost a pound of pot from California delivered to his home through the post office, police said. We assume that little buzz from licking the stamp just wasn't doing it anymore. Da Bears: Two black bears were seen fighting each other outside a Bloomingdale residence last week, and they reportedly damaged two vehicles before leaving the scene. Police didn't get there until after the scuffle was over, so we may never know what caused the fight. Unless one of them was really a Packers fan. Mi Casa No Es Su Casa: There are at…
John
11:43 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
I love the Politi's and have many fond memories of the whole family. She will get what she deserves ( which I hope is 30 to life). I have been praying for the family as well as the monster who has caused all this. God would have it no other way. I pray for them all. more ›