Convicted Hackensack Drug Dealer Gets 12 Years In Morris County Jail Convicted Hackensack Drug Dealer Gets 12 Years In Morris County Jail
Convicted Hackensack Drug Dealer Gets 12 Years In Morris County Jail A Hackensack man with a history of narcotics trafficking was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison, authorities said. Michael T. Swanson, 42, dealt cocaine in Morris and surrounding counties before he was caught. He pleaded guilty to distribution of cocaine and conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances, according to the Morris County Prosecutor's Office. Swanson, in 2011, had been convicted of similar offenses in Passaic County. He must serve at least 53 months before earning parole eligibility. Swanson, who was dealing drugs out of Morris County between January 2017 and …
Teacher From Butler Charged With Child Abuse Has Teaching Certificates Revoked By State Teacher From Butler Charged With Child Abuse Has Teaching Certificates Revoked By State
Teacher From Butler Charged With Child Abuse Has Teaching Certificates Revoked By State A Bergen County teacher from Butler who was arrested on low-degree child abuse charges had her teaching license revoked by state officials. Ashley L. Frabizzio, 34 was taken into custody in 2015 after a school administrator of the Sixteenth Avenue Elementary School in Elmwood Park called police, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said. The administrator immediately notified the office's Special Victims Unit and the New Jersey Division of Child Protection & Permanency Institutional Abuse Unit. Frabizzio later posted $2,500 bail and was released pending arraignment Tuesday in Elmwood …
Elmwood Park Special Education Teacher Charged With Child Abuse Has Certificates Revoked Elmwood Park Special Education Teacher Charged With Child Abuse Has Certificates Revoked
Elmwood Park Special Education Teacher Charged With Child Abuse Has Certificates Revoked A former Elmwood Park teacher arrested on low-degree child abuse charges had her teaching license revoked by state officials. Ashley L. Frabizzio, 34, of Butler was taken into custody in 2015 after a school administrator at the Sixteenth Avenue Elementary School notified authorities, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said in a release. Frabizzio was accused of "forcibly grabbing and pushing" one 9-year-old in her care into a chair and shoving another to the floor "causing him to hit his head on a piece of furniture," according to the criminal complaints filed along with her arrest …
Prosecutor: Paterson Man Committed 32 Vehicle Burglaries In Morris, Passaic, Essex Prosecutor: Paterson Man Committed 32 Vehicle Burglaries In Morris, Passaic, Essex
Prosecutor: Paterson Man Committed 32 Vehicle Burglaries In Morris, Passaic, Essex Authorities charged a 40-year-old Paterson man with 32 counts of burglary in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins in Morris, Passaic and Essex counties. Moises Echevarria also was charged with six counts of theft and one of joyriding for using someone else’s vehicle in the crimes, authorities announced. Echeverria was arrested Thursday and accused of break-ins in Clifton, Wayne, Woodland Park, Butler, Bloomfield and Cedar Grove, they said. He remained held Friday in Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark pending a detention hearing and first appearance, Morris County Prosecu…
Lotto Ticket Sold In Paterson Will Split $1M Jackpot Lotto Ticket Sold In Paterson Will Split $1M Jackpot
Lotto Ticket Sold In Paterson Will Split $1M Jackpot A Paterson supermarket sold a winning lottery ticket that will split the million-dollar jackpot three ways. Each ticket from the June 20 Jersey Cash 5 drawing is worth $342,957. The winning numbers were: 09, 12, 16, 32 and 42 and the XTRA number was: 03.  The three tickets were sold at: Middlesex County: 19 Express, 1949 Route 35, South Amboy; Morris County: Quick Chek #162, 1435 Route 23 S., Butler; and Passaic County: C-Town Supermarket, 444 20th Ave., Paterson.
Lotto Ticket Sold In Butler Will Split $1M Jackpot Lotto Ticket Sold In Butler Will Split $1M Jackpot
Lotto Ticket Sold In Butler Will Split $1M Jackpot A Butler QuickChek sold a winning lottery ticket that will split the million-dollar jackpot three ways. Each ticket from the June 20 Jersey Cash 5 drawing is worth $342,957. The winning numbers were: 09, 12, 16, 32 and 42 and the XTRA number was: 03.  The three tickets were sold at: Middlesex County: 19 Express, 1949 Route 35, South Amboy; Morris County: Quick Chek #162, 1435 Route 23 S., Butler; and Passaic County: C-Town Supermarket, 444 20th Ave., Paterson.
Times Changing In Butler With Burger King Demolition Times Changing In Butler With Burger King Demolition
Times Changing In Butler With Burger King Demolition Times are changing in Butler with the demolition of Burger King. The Route 23 fast food joint that locals spent years eating and hanging out at came down last Wednesday to make room for a new strip mall. Residents lamented the news in a Facebook group, remembering fire department carnivals in the parking lot and the burgers that fueled late nights out. Construction will soon begin on a 5,000-square-foot Panera Bread, 5,000-square-foot Wawa and 14,900-square-foot CVS pharmacy, the DailyRecord says. The CVS and Panera will both have drive-thru windows. Local officials anticipated a fa…
Philip 'Big Phil' Dimitrijevic Of North Arlington Dies, 25 Philip 'Big Phil' Dimitrijevic Of North Arlington Dies, 25
Philip 'Big Phil' Dimitrijevic Of North Arlington Dies, 25 Philip Dimitrijevic of Montville died unexpectedly on May 31. He was 25 years old. A Pompton Plains native, Phil lived in North Arlington and Butler before moving to Basking Ridge where he played football for the Ridge High School Red Devils. He graduated with the Class of 2011, his obituary says. Affectionately known as "Big Phil," he earned his certification as an automotive technician from Raritan Valley Community College Automotive Technology Program. He went on to work as a mechanic before joining the family business -- VPV Electric -- as a commercial electrician. His obituary re…
Philip 'Big Phil' Dimitrijevic Of Montville Dies, 25 Philip 'Big Phil' Dimitrijevic Of Montville Dies, 25
Philip 'Big Phil' Dimitrijevic Of Montville Dies, 25 Philip Dimitrijevic of Montville died unexpectedly on May 31. He was 25 years old. A Pompton Plains native, Phil lived in North Arlington and Butler before moving to Basking Ridge where he played football for the Ridge High School Red Devils. He graduated with the Class of 2011, his obituary says. Affectionately known as "Big Phil," he earned his certification as an automotive technician from Raritan Valley Community College Automotive Technology Program. He went on to work as a mechanic before joining the family business -- VPV Electric -- as a commercial electrician. His obituary re…
Venomous Snakes, Alligators Found (Some Dead) At Butler Man's Home Venomous Snakes, Alligators Found (Some Dead) At Butler Man's Home
Venomous Snakes, Alligators Found (Some Dead) At Butler Man's Home Animal control officers who showed up to a Butler man's home to remove dogs ended up finding poisonous snakes and alligators, some of which had died, reports say. Joseph Faris, 37, had the three American alligators, two caiman, a prairie rattlesnake, monocled cobra, Gaboon viper and puff adder in his Decker Road home because of his wife's business selling them, his attorney told NJ.com. Officials obtained a search warrant for Faris' home last spring when they spotted a rattlesnake and alligator while removing four or five German Shepherds he wanted out of the house, NJ.com reports. Faris i…
Lockdown Lifted, Morris County Tech Deemed Safe After Shooting Threat Lockdown Lifted, Morris County Tech Deemed Safe After Shooting Threat
Lockdown Lifted, Morris County Tech Deemed Safe After Shooting Threat A morning lockdown that resulted of a shooting threat at Morris County School of Technology ended around 10:10 Friday, school officials said. A "thorough" investigation and search of the campus that began as buses were arriving determined the threat was not directed at the school, the email said. Classes resumed with law enforcement on campus for the rest of the day Several North Jersey tech schools had lockdowns Friday morning for precautionary measures, local police told Daily Voice. A threat made Thursday to Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne resulted in an increased police pr…
Lockdown Lifted, Morris County Tech Deemed Safe After Shooting Threat Lockdown Lifted, Morris County Tech Deemed Safe After Shooting Threat
Lockdown Lifted, Morris County Tech Deemed Safe After Shooting Threat A lockdown as the result of an "indirect threat" at Morris County School of Technology ended at 9:20 Friday, authorities said. Denville police and school officials were notified at 7:35 a.m. that an "act of violence" was going to occur at the E. Main Street school, Capt. Jeffrey Tucker said. An investigation and search of the campus that began as buses were arriving determined the threat was not directed at the school, the email said. Classes resumed with law enforcement on campus for the rest of the day. Several North Jersey tech schools had lockdowns Friday morning for precautionary mea…