North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Hunterdon County Man, 26, Charged With Sexual Assault, Child Endangerment Prosecutor: Hunterdon County Man, 26, Charged With Sexual Assault, Child Endangerment
Prosecutor: Hunterdon County Man, 26, Charged With Sexual Assault, Child Endangerment A 26-year-old Readington man was being held in the Warren County Jail on charges of sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and lewdness, authorities said. Jose Ramos-Ramirez was arrested April 10 on second, third and fourth degree charges, respectively, Acting Hunterdon County Prosecutor Michael J. Williams, Acting Chief of Detectives Frank R. Crisologo, and Readington Township Police Chief Joseph Greco said Monday. The alleged crimes occurred in Readington Township, Williams said. The arrest was a result of a joint and ongoing investigation by the Hunt…

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by Valerie Musson
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
State Police: Driver Airlifted In Hunterdon County Minivan Crash On Route 78 State Police: Driver Airlifted In Hunterdon County Minivan Crash On Route 78
State Police: Driver Airlifted In Hunterdon County Minivan Crash On Route 78 A minivan driver was airlifted after colliding with another vehicle on Route 78 in Hunterdon County Sunday afternoon, state police said. The crash — involving a Hyundai Elantra and Dodge Grand Caravan — occurred on Rt. 78 westbound near milepost 22.8 in Clinton Township just after 1:45 p.m., NJSP Trooper Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. The Dodge driver became entrapped in the crash and was flown to Morristown Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, Goez said. The two other occupants in the Dodge, as well as the two in the Elantra, were not seriously injured, authorities said. …

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Lifestyle
NEW RANKINGS: These New Jersey Towns Named Among Safest In State NEW RANKINGS: These New Jersey Towns Named Among Safest In State
NEW Rankings: These New Jersey Towns Named Among Safest In State A new report from AdvisorSmith ranked the crime rates of hundreds of municipalities across New Jersey to determine the safest small, midsize and large cities. The study — which analyzed a total of 37 large cities, 200 midsize cities and 247 small cities — used data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Dataset to calculate and compare crime levels, putting more weight on serious and violent crimes like murder, rape and assault. The analysis found the safest small, midsize and large cities to be Matawan, Warren Township and Middletown, respectively. The average crime score for the large ci…

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by Valerie Musson
North Hunterdon, NJ
News
2 NJ Parks Closing 'Until Further Notice' 2 NJ Parks Closing 'Until Further Notice'
2 NJ Parks Closing 'Until Further Notice' Two New Jersey State Parks will be closing indefinitely come Monday, officials said. Voorhees State Park in Hunterdon County and Fort Mott State Park in Salem County will close on Monday so park staff can be used at other nearby parks that are seeing an uptick in visitors, the New Jersey State Park Service said. State Park officials said only that the two would be closed "until further notice." Visitors of Mott State Park were urged to visit Parvin State Park in Pittsgrove Township for swimming and camping, along with Tall Pines State Preserve in Gloucester County. Spruce Run Re…

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by Cecilia Levine
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
REWARD: Man Posing As Verizon Worker Stole $10K Of Jewelry From Elderly Hunterdon Victim REWARD: Man Posing As Verizon Worker Stole $10K Of Jewelry From Elderly Hunterdon Victim
Reward: Man Posing As Verizon Worker Stole $10K Of Jewelry From Elderly Hunterdon Victim A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man who posed as a Verizon worker then stole $10,000 worth of jewelry and coins from an elderly woman's Clinton Township house. A light-skinned black man in his late 30s drove up to the victim's Cokesbury Road home in Clinton Township July 9, and introduced himself as a Verizon employee, Hunterdon County Acting Prosecutor Michael Williams said Tuesday.  The man, wearing a black hat with an unknown logo, told the woman he was installing a cell tower near her property, and then led her into her backyard arou…

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by Cecilia Levine
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities Smash California-To-NJ Pot Smuggling Ring Following Hackensack Traffic Stop Authorities Smash California-To-NJ Pot Smuggling Ring Following Hackensack Traffic Stop
Authorities Smash California-To-NJ Pot Smuggling Ring Following Hackensack Traffic Stop It began with a driver who Hackensack police said they caught with three large bags of pot and some THC during a traffic stop. It ended in the takedown of a Somerset County-based operation that authorities said shipped marijuana by the pound from California to New Jersey. Hackensack police said they found a five-gallon bucket containing bags of pot, along with the THC cartridges, when they stopped Victor I. Chihimie, 22, of Madison last month for a traffic violation. City police detectives quickly found that Chihimie “was receiving multiple suspicious packages [at] a residence on Edgew…

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by Jerry DeMarco
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? Police Seek Hunterdon County Puppy Snatcher KNOW HIM? Police Seek Hunterdon County Puppy Snatcher
Know HIM? Police Seek Hunterdon County Puppy Snatcher Police in Clinton Township are on the lookout for a man they say stole a Yorkshire Terrier puppy from a Hunterdon County resident. The victim met the suspect at the Annandale Train Station shortly before 5:30 p.m., April 15 after making arrangements to sell the puppy, named Fido, for $650, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. However, when the suspect met with the buyer, he took the puppy and ran without paying, authorities said. Police conducted a search of the area but were unable to local the suspect, who may be from Trenton, authorities said. Anyone with information …

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by Valerie Musson
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
HEROES: Police Officer, Fire Chief Rescue Homeowner From Clinton Apartment Fire HEROES: Police Officer, Fire Chief Rescue Homeowner From Clinton Apartment Fire
Heroes: Police Officer, Fire Chief Rescue Homeowner From Clinton Apartment Fire A police officer and fire chief ran into a burning Clinton Township apartment to rescue a resident who told first responders he couldn't make it out on his own, authorities said. Annandale Fire Chief Chris Sloss and Clinton Township Patrol Officer Frank Praino removed the homeowner from the burning unit at the Beaverbrook condo development on St. Andrews Lane around 10 a.m. Sunday, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office said. The victim was taken to the Hunterdon Medical Center and treated for burns and smoke inhalation, local fire officials said. The fire was contained to…

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by Cecilia Levine
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Hunterdon Prosecutor: Bergen County Couple Caught With 422 Xanax Pills, Marijuana Hunterdon Prosecutor: Bergen County Couple Caught With 422 Xanax Pills, Marijuana
Hunterdon Prosecutor: Bergen County Couple Caught With 422 Xanax Pills, Marijuana Two Bergen County residents were caught with more than 400 Xanax pills and marijuana in Hunterdon County, authorities said. Daniel Weber, 35, of Westwood and Jessica Lodge, 36, of Paramus were arrested on Monday following an investigation by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office’s Narcotics Task Force and Clinton Township Police Department. Weber had 422 Xanax pills and Lodge had less than 50 grams of marijuana, authorities said. Details surrounding the bust weren't immediately released by the prosecutor's office. Both were charged with various drug counts and released pending an appea…

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by Valerie Musson
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
K-9s, Partners Graduate From Bergen County Sheriff's Training Academy K-9s, Partners Graduate From Bergen County Sheriff's Training Academy
K-9s, Partners Graduate From Bergen County Sheriff's Training Academy The two newest sets of partners with one of the largest, most active law enforcement K-9 units in New Jersey were graduated on Friday. Graduating after nine months of rigorous physical and academic exercises at the Bergen County Sheriff’s K-9 Training Academy were: BCSO Officer Sohrab Muossavian and Cash; BCSO Officer Justin Epifano and Johny. Clinton Township Police Sgt. John Tiger and Tapko, with Bergen County Sheriff Anthony CuretonCOURTESY: Bergen County Sheriff They were joined by Clinton Township Police Sgt. John Tiger and Tapko (above). Sheriff’s K-9 Officers Joseph Cutrona …

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by Jerry DeMarco