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Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Obituaries
Morris County Mom Found Dead Behind Newark Strip Mall
The body of a Morris County mom was found behind a strip mall in Newark, news reports say. The woman was later identified in a news report by RLS Media as Crystal Sperry, 46, formerly of Dover and Jefferson. Nearly $2,300 had been raised as of Thursday on a GoFundMe launched by one of her five children, Angel Sperry. Sperry's body was found near a dumpster behind the Nevada Mall on Court Street in Newark just before 7:45 a.m. Jan. 17, RLS Media reports. The incident was not ruled a homicide and no suspicious activity was suspected, the report says. Angel Sperry penned a to…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Drunk Hackettstown Driver Restrained After Hitting Police Sergeant, Jefferson PD Says
A Hackettstown man being arrested on a drunk driving charge had to be restrained after hitting a Jefferson police officer, authorities said. Police found Robert Devos, 55, last month when he was stopped for erratic driving on Berkshire Valley Road, Jefferson Police Sgt. Joe Kratzel said. While being processed at Jefferson police headquarters, Devos struck a sergeant several times and had to be restrained, Kratzel said. Devos was served a DWI and charged with aggressive assault on a police officer, police said. He also received a summons for reckless driving and failure to maintain la…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Dump Truck Driver Dies In Jefferson Route 15 Crash, Police Say
A 70-year-old dump truck driver died in a Jefferson crash, authorities said. Gilberto Salazar, of Ledgewood, was trapped inside of his dump truck when it overturned on Route 15 northbound and Weldon Road around 2:10 p.m. on Thursday, Jefferson Police Lt. Robert Bush said. Officers extricated Salazar, who was transported to St. Clare's Dover Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Bush said. No other occupants were inside the overturned truck, police said. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. The Jefferson Township Police Department was assisted by the Morris …
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor Investigating Mysterious Jefferson Shooting
Authorities are investigating shooting that left bullet holes in the outside of a Jefferson home. Police responded to a report of shots fired to a house on Seneca Trail just after 11 p.m. Wednesday, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a statement with local police. Officers found " multiple suspected gunshots" to objects on the property and the house, police said. No injuries were reported. The incident is under investigation by the Jefferson Police Department, Morris County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office …
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Lawsuit
: Family Of Jefferson Mom Allegedly Shot By Lieutenant Husband To Sue Him, Newark Police
The attorney representing the family of a Jefferson mom allegedly fatally shot by her Newark police lieutenant husband will soon be suing the officer and his department, according to a recent report. A tort claim notice was filed by attorney Marco Laracca against John Formisano, who is accused of fatally shooting his wife Christie Solaro Formisano and wounding her boyfriend last July -- about a month after filing for divorce, NJ.com reports. The wrongful death suit will also argue that the Newark Police Department ignored warning signs from Formisano, who Solaro's mom maintained should not …
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Detour
: SUV Overturns, Topples Route 15 Utility Pole In Jefferson
A car veered off Route 15 and slammed into a utility pole in Jefferson Thursday. Traffic was being detoured through the former Pathmark around 11 a.m., closing the northbound side of the highway as crews worked to repair the pole at the Bowling Green Parkway intersection. Dashcam footage by driver Tim Manser shows the overturned car in the wooded area just past the Conoco gas station. Injuries and further details were not available from police. At the sceneTim Manser
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Sunken Jefferson Boat Spilling Fuel Brings HazMat Presence To Lake Hopatcong
A sunken boat spilling fuel into Lake Hopatcong in Jefferson brought the Morris County hazardous materials team to the area Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The 1:43 p.m. incident occurred near Main Lake Dock near Prospect Point, NJSP Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Goez did not know the cause of the incident as of 4 p.m. The Department of Environmental Protection, local fire department and county HazMat team were able to remove most of the fuel from the water. A private company was on its way to salvage the boat. Check back for details.
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Colleagues Remember Drowned Boater Jason Gil As Caring, Compassionate Medical Tech
The community is rallying for the family of a Mount Arlington man who drowned after falling from a boat on Lake Hopatcong this weekend. The body of Jason Gil, 24, was spotted early Monday morning by Jefferson boater, New Jersey State Police said. The boat's operator, Nicholas Zarantonello, 24 of Lake Hopatcong, was under the influence at the time of the incident, NJSP said. He was arrested and charged with boating under the influence, and released pending a court date. More than $2,300 was raised on a GoFundMe for Gil's family as of Monday afternoon. "Jason was a valued employee at T…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Body Of Drowned Boater Recovered, Operator Charged With DUI
The search for a 24-year-old man who fell off a boat into Lake Hopatcong ended Monday morning, when another boated spotted his body on the lake, authorities said. Jason Gil, 24 of Mount Arlington, fell from a pontoon boat in Jefferson around 7:40 p.m. Saturday evening, New Jersey State Police said. The boat's operator, Nicholas Zarantonello, 24 of Lake Hopatcong, was under the influence at the time of the incident, according to NJSP. Zarantonello was arrested and charged with boating under the influence, and released pending a court date. The Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office was pe…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Delays
: Truck Towing Motorcycle Stunt Circle Slams Street Sign On Route 15 In Jefferson
A truck towing an iron motorcycle stunt circle slammed into a street sign on Route 15 in Jefferson Wednesday afternoon. The southbound side was down to one lane as of 3 p.m., Jefferson police said. No injuries were reported. Witnesses said the driver was pulled over trying to fix something on the vehicle near ShopRite in Sparta prior to the crash.
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Details Of Jefferson Shooting Paint Harrowing Picture: Community Rallies For Formisano Kids
The Morris County Sheriff's Office has released details of a fatal Jefferson shooting that are painting and even more harrowing picture. Newark Police Lieutenant John Formisano, 49, was arrested at his parents' Livingston house around 11:50 Sunday night, just a half hour after shooting his estranged wife Christine Solaro and her new boyfriend -- killing her and seriously injuring him. Formisano's two young children -- Rachel and Ryan -- may have witnessed it all. More than $3,000 had been raised as of Tuesday on a GoFundMe for the kids who will live the rest of their lives without either …
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
News
Update
: Body Of Missing Lake Hopatcong Swimmer Recovered
UPDATE: Avinash Kuna's body was found Monday night. State police on Monday continued to search for a distressed swimmer who drowned on Lake Hopatcong over the weekend. Avinash Kuna, 32 of Parsippany, was on a boat with three friends on the lake in Jefferson when he entered the water and had trouble staying afloat around 10:50 Saturday morning, New Jersey State Police said. ** UPDATE: Avinash Kuna was remembered on a GoFundMe as being ambitious and deeply caring ** He and eight friends, mostly from his job at the UPS Technology Center in Parsippany, rented a boat to celebrate his bir…
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