Police: Erratic Morris County Driver With Meth Tosses Brass Knuckles Onto Route 46 Police: Erratic Morris County Driver With Meth Tosses Brass Knuckles Onto Route 46 Police: Erratic Morris County Driver With Meth Tosses Brass Knuckles Onto Route 46
Police: Erratic Morris County Driver With Meth Tosses Brass Knuckles Onto Route 46 May 10, 2021 UPDATE: Subsequent to the original posted article, the Morris County Prosecutor dismissed one of the five charges against Rondan and reduced the other four to disorderly persons offenses. At the time of this update, no court hearing on the downgraded charges has been held. ----------------------------------------------------------- A Morris County driver made several erratic maneuvers on Route 46 before he ditched a pair of brass knuckles and was later found with methamphetamine, police said. Anthony E. Rondan, 29, made an erratic lane change on the highway before pulling over…
Developing: Several Cars Collide With Tractor-Trailer On Route 80 Developing: Several Cars Collide With Tractor-Trailer On Route 80 Developing: Several Cars Collide With Tractor-Trailer On Route 80
Developing: Several Cars Collide With Tractor-Trailer On Route 80 Two lanes of Route 80 westbound were shut down following a crash involving several vehicles and a tractor-trailer, initial reports say. The crash occurred near milepost 27 in Mount Olive around 11 a.m., according to the unconfirmed report. Two left lanes of the highway were shut down as a result of the crash. State Police did not immediately respond to a request for additional information. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Police: DUI Warren County Man, 36, Charged With Assault By Auto In Double Head-On Crash Police: DUI Warren County Man, 36, Charged With Assault By Auto In Double Head-On Crash Police: DUI Warren County Man, 36, Charged With Assault By Auto In Double Head-On Crash
Police: DUI Warren County Man, 36, Charged With Assault By Auto In Double Head-On Crash A Warren County man was under the influence when he hit three vehicles — two of them head-on — after swerving on Route 46, authorities charged. Kevin M. Thorpe, 36, was driving westbound when he crossed the double yellow lines and side-swiped a Nissan traveling eastbound near the intersection of Mount Olive Road shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9, Mount Olive police said. Thorpe, of Hackettstown, then continued driving in the wrong lane and ran a red light before hitting both a Lincoln and a Jeep head-on, police said. A follow-up investigation determined that Thorpe had been unde…
Sheriff: $1,000 Reward Offered For Info On Urn With Ashes Stolen From Morris County Doorstep Sheriff: $1,000 Reward Offered For Info On Urn With Ashes Stolen From Morris County Doorstep Sheriff: $1,000 Reward Offered For Info On Urn With Ashes Stolen From Morris County Doorstep
Sheriff: $1,000 Reward Offered For Info On Urn With Ashes Stolen From Morris County Doorstep Morris County Sheriff’s CrimeStoppers are offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information about an urn holding cremated ashes that was stolen from the doorstep of a Mount Olive apartment. A package containing the urn — which holds the ashes of the victim’s father — was stolen from the Village Green Apartment Complex in Budd Lake sometime between 12:50 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Feb. 26, Sheriff James M. Gannon said. The urn has a motorcycle on top and is engraved with the victim’s father’s name, Gannon said. The urn pictured above is similar but not identical to the one that was stolen. “Help u…
Support Surges For Morris County Family Who ‘Lost Everything’ In Two-Alarm House Fire Support Surges For Morris County Family Who ‘Lost Everything’ In Two-Alarm House Fire Support Surges For Morris County Family Who ‘Lost Everything’ In Two-Alarm House Fire
Support Surges For Morris County Family Who ‘Lost Everything’ In Two-Alarm House Fire Support is surging for a Morris County family whose home was ravaged and destroyed in a two-alarm fire Sunday night, causing them to lose all of their possessions. The fire broke out on Bridle Lane in Mount Olive shortly before midnight, the Budd Lake Fire Department said. The fire was knocked down within half an hour — the Lloyd family, however, lost all of their possessions in the blaze, including a car. The fire broke out on Bridle Lane in Mount Olive shortly before midnight, the Budd Lake Fire Department said.Budd Lake Fire Co. #1 via Facebook More than $33,000 had been raised as o…
Police: DWI North Jersey Ex-Con With Heroin, 30, Crashes Into Rock Wall In Morris County Police: DWI North Jersey Ex-Con With Heroin, 30, Crashes Into Rock Wall In Morris County Police: DWI North Jersey Ex-Con With Heroin, 30, Crashes Into Rock Wall In Morris County
Police: DWI North Jersey Ex-Con With Heroin, 30, Crashes Into Rock Wall In Morris County A North Jersey man with several prior criminal convictions was intoxicated when he crashed into a rock wall in front of a Morris County home earlier this week. Kevin R. Fenty, 30, was driving a Nissan Altima on Drakestown Road in Long Valley when he struck the wall shortly before 1 a.m. Jan. 5, Mount Olive police said. Officers arrived and immediately saw glassine folds on the passenger’s side of the car, police said. During questioning, Fenty, of Port Murray, showed signs of intoxication and subsequently failed a series of field sobriety tests, police said. A search of Fenty’s car turned…
Police: Newark Man, 39, Nabbed In Months-Long Shoplifting Spree At Morris County Lowe’s Police: Newark Man, 39, Nabbed In Months-Long Shoplifting Spree At Morris County Lowe’s Police: Newark Man, 39, Nabbed In Months-Long Shoplifting Spree At Morris County Lowe’s
Police: Newark Man, 39, Nabbed In Months-Long Shoplifting Spree At Morris County Lowe’s A Newark man had stolen expensive tools and equipment from a Morris County Lowe’s on five separate occasions over several months before he was finally nabbed by police, authorities said. Adeja K. Lendor, 39, walked into Lowe’s in Flanders and put expensive tools and equipment in his cart five times between Oct. 28 and Dec. 5, Mount Olive Police said. Each time, Lendor would show a receipt and leave without paying for the items, police said. A follow-up investigation identified Lendor via surveillance footage and determined that he was in Mount Olive and Roxbury during the incidents, police…
Police: DWI Morris County Man Crashes On Route 206, Gives Officers Fake Name, License Police: DWI Morris County Man Crashes On Route 206, Gives Officers Fake Name, License Police: DWI Morris County Man Crashes On Route 206, Gives Officers Fake Name, License
Police: DWI Morris County Man Crashes On Route 206, Gives Officers Fake Name, License A Morris County man was drunk when he crashed into another vehicle on Route 206 and gave police a fake name to avoid being identified, authorities charged. Eusebio I. Cordova, 43, crashed near Route 206 and Main Street in Flanders around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Mount Olive police said. During questioning, Cordova, of Netcong, showed signs of intoxication and subsequently failed field sobriety tests, police said. Cordova’s passengers left in a taxi while a search of his vehicle turned up open alcohol containers, police said. Cordova — who had given police a false name — was then arrested, taken…
Prosecutor: Morris County DWI Sobriety Checkpoint Planned For Upcoming Weekend Prosecutor: Morris County DWI Sobriety Checkpoint Planned For Upcoming Weekend Prosecutor: Morris County DWI Sobriety Checkpoint Planned For Upcoming Weekend
Prosecutor: Morris County DWI Sobriety Checkpoint Planned For Upcoming Weekend Authorities in Morris County have scheduled a DWI sobriety checkpoint in Jefferson Township for the upcoming weekend. The checkpoint will be enforced Nov. 21 and Nov. 22 by members of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office and the Jefferson Township Police Department, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Checkpoints are funded using grants from the State Division of Highway Traffic Safety and conducted with help from local police departments. Within the past two years, similar sobriety checkpoints have been implemented in Chester, Mount Olive, Parsippany, Washington …
Police: DWI Budd Lake Man, 55, Takes Down 2 Utility Poles In SUV Crash Police: DWI Budd Lake Man, 55, Takes Down 2 Utility Poles In SUV Crash Police: DWI Budd Lake Man, 55, Takes Down 2 Utility Poles In SUV Crash
Police: DWI Budd Lake Man, 55, Takes Down 2 Utility Poles In SUV Crash A Budd Lake man was drunk when he damaged two utility poles in a Morris County crash Wednesday night, authorities said. Christopher K. Murray, 55, crashed his white Ford Explorer into the poles near Route 46 and Mount Olive Road around 7:30 p.m. snapping one at the base and significantly damaging the other, police said. Murray’s SUV was later found with severe damage to the driver’s side and front end, Mount Olive police said. Responding officers observed Murray outside his vehicle and picked up obvious signs of intoxication during questioning, police said. Murray was taken to Morristown …
Queens Man With Morris County Warrants Busted With Ecstasy At Secaucus Motel Queens Man With Morris County Warrants Busted With Ecstasy At Secaucus Motel Queens Man With Morris County Warrants Busted With Ecstasy At Secaucus Motel
Queens Man With Morris County Warrants Busted With Ecstasy At Secaucus Motel A Queens, NY man with two warrants out for his arrest was busted with ecstasy in a Secaucus motel parking lot, authorities said. Officers who saw a suspicious car in the Red Roof Inn parking lot found Marc Webb, of Flushing, around 12:05 a.m., Sept. 16, Chief Dennis Miller said.  Weber, 37, was found with marijuana and ecstasy, and had warrants out of Mount Olive for $250 and $500, Miller said. He was charged with resisting arrest, intent to distribute and other various drug charges. Webb was served his complaint warrant and subsequently transported to the Hudson County Jail.
Mount Olive PD: Florida BMW Driver Busted With Heroin Mount Olive PD: Florida BMW Driver Busted With Heroin Mount Olive PD: Florida BMW Driver Busted With Heroin
Mount Olive PD: Florida BMW Driver Busted With Heroin Police responding to reports of a woman sleeping in a BMW busted the Florida driver with heroin. in Mount Olive, authorities said. Alexa R. Montanaro, 29, of Grand Island, FL, was on her phone and struggling to stay in her lane on Main Street in Flanders when officers were responding to the call around 7:20 a.m. Sept. 3, Mount Olive Police Chief Stephen Beecher said. Police stopped Montanaro after she failed to use her turn signal, and subsequently spotted hypodermic syringe caps and other drug paraphernalia in her car, authorities said. A search of Montanaro's vehicle turned up heroi…