64-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed Crossing Jefferson Street 64-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed Crossing Jefferson Street
64-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed Crossing Jefferson Street A 64-year-old woman was struck and killed while crossing Route 15 in Jefferson on Saturday, police said. Anne Belcastro of Lake Hopatcong got out of the passenger seat of a car at the intersection of Berkshire Valley Road and began walking west across the highway around 5:30 p.m. when she was struck, Sgt. Joseph Kratzel said. The 47-year-old Andover driver had a green light, Kratzel added. Belcastro was taken to St. Clare's Hospital in Dover, where the sergeant said she was pronounced dead. The Morris County Prosecutor's Office and Jefferson police were investigating.
West Milford Body ID'd As Woman Missing After Car Crash West Milford Body ID'd As Woman Missing After Car Crash
West Milford Body ID'd As Woman Missing After Car Crash West Milford police on Wednesday confirmed that a body found in the township over the weekend was that of a  29-year-old woman who went missing after a crash nearby. The body was found Saturday “in heavy brush” near where Stephanie Bronaugh of Lafayette went missing on July 1, Detective Sgt. Joseph Walker said. "Clothing matching the description of the missing adult female were discovered with the remains," Walker initially said. On Wednesday, he wrote: "No foul play is suspected and the manner and cause of death are still pending." A medical examiner was conducting an…
West Milford PD: Woman Whose Shoe, Phone Found At Crashed Car Still Missing West Milford PD: Woman Whose Shoe, Phone Found At Crashed Car Still Missing
West Milford PD: Woman Whose Shoe, Phone Found At Crashed Car Still Missing The search for a 29-year-old woman whose sneaker and cellphone were found in West Milford along with her crashed car entered its fourth day Wednesday. Police who responded to the minor crash off Oak Ridge Road near the Jefferson border found the car and the items but not Stephanie Bronaugh of the Sussex County town of Lafayette, 25 miles due east. An "exhaustive" but unsuccessful search involved K9 units a State Police helicopter and West Milford's Search & Rescue and Special Operations teams. Exactly a year ago Tuesday, police in Sparta said they found Bronaugh slumped over …
Child Labor Laws Violated At These Bergen County McDonald's Child Labor Laws Violated At These Bergen County McDonald's
Child Labor Laws Violated At These Bergen County McDonald's A McDonald's franchise owner with several Bergen and Passaic County locations has been accused by the U.S. Department of Labor of violating child labor laws at 11 New Jersey locations. S&P Enterprises Inc., based in Central Valley, New York, paid $8,829 in fines after letting 14 and 15-year-olds work too many hours. The teens worked after 7 p.m. during the school-year, more than three hours on a school day, more than eight hours on a non-school day and more than 18 hours during a school week -- violating limits set by the state law. "Child labor laws protect the educational opport…
Police: Repeat Offender Stole From West Milford Church Donation Box Police: Repeat Offender Stole From West Milford Church Donation Box
Police: Repeat Offender Stole From West Milford Church Donation Box West Milford police tracked down a repeat offender who authorities said stole money from a church donation box. Detective Michael Malfetti reviewed surveillance footage, alerted area police departments and identified 32-year-old Cory Finch of Oak Ridge as the thief, Police Chief Timothy Storbeck said Friday. The $50 was taken from a St. Joseph’s Church donation box that the thief forced open on May 9, Storbeck said. It took less than a week to identify Finch, a known heroin user who was taken into custody on Thursday. Police in other jurisdictions are eyeing Finch for burglaries in their …