Woman, 89, Accidentally Shot At Mount Olive Pizzeria; Man, 70, Charged: Cops
An 89-year-old woman was hospitalized after being accidentally shot inside a Morris County pizzeria, authorities said.
Officers were called to Frank’s Pizza on Route 206 in Flanders on Monday, Oct. 20, after reports of a firearm discharge with an injured person, according to Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Mount Olive Township Police Chief Michael Spitzer.
When police arrived, they found the woman with a gunshot wound to her left leg, authorities said. She was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and was reported to be in stable condition…
Tiny Earthquake Shakes Califon: USGS Reports 1.6 Magnitude Quake
A small earthquake rattled parts of Hunterdon County on Monday afternoon, Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The 1.6 magnitude quake struck about 2 kilometers east-northeast of Califon, New Jersey, at 2:46 p.m. local time (6:46 p.m. UTC), the agency said. The earthquake had a depth of 5 kilometers, or about 3.1 miles.
Residents across Califon, Long Valley, Lebanon, and Far Hills reported feeling the light shaking, with intensity levels ranging from II to III on the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale, according to the agency’s Did You Feel It? reports.
The strongest resp…
Coyote Attacks Resident, Dog In Woodcliff Lake: Police
A Bergen County resident and their dog were attacked by a coyote Monday afternoon, Oct. 20, police said.
The incident happened around 1:17 p.m., on Woodcrest Drive in Woodcliff Lake, according to local police.
Both the resident and the dog are okay, police said, but residents are urged to be aware of their surroundings, especially when walking small pets.
The attack comes just weeks after two coyote incidents were reported in Saddle River, where residents were bitten while walking their dogs near Chestnut Ridge Road, police previously said. In that case, TYCO Animal Control and the Ne…
