Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Man, 83, Struck By Car In Morris County Mall Parking Lot Police: Man, 83, Struck By Car In Morris County Mall Parking Lot
Police: Man, 83, Struck By Car In Morris County Mall Parking Lot An 83-year-old man sustained minor injuries after being struck by a car in the parking lot of a Morris County mall Wednesday morning, police said. The Berkeley Heights man was crossing the parking lot of Valley Mall in Gillette when he was hit by a vehicle driven by a 53-year-old Manville woman around 10:30 a.m., Long Hill Township Police Chief Ahmed Naga told Daily Voice. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor and non-life-threatening injuries, Naga said.

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by Valerie Musson
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
5 Fugitives Wanted For Assaulting Officer, Drugs, More Nabbed In Somerset County 5 Fugitives Wanted For Assaulting Officer, Drugs, More Nabbed In Somerset County
5 Fugitives Wanted For Assaulting Officer, Drugs, More Nabbed In Somerset County One failed to appear in court. One assaulted a police officer. Others were charged with drug possession. All five fugitives were arrested in Somerset County and being in jail, authorities said. Members of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Fugitive Task Force Unit apprehended the following five individuals Aug. 19, Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Victor Sierra, 41, of Bound Brook: For a violation of probation on a 3rd degree Possession of CDS offense. Donald Bush, 43, of Raritan Borough: For failure to appear in Somerset County Superior Court on a 3rd degree Possessio…

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by Cecilia Levine
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Manville Tire Slasher Returns: Vehicle Fire Erupts, 42 Cars Targeted In Latest Spree Manville Tire Slasher Returns: Vehicle Fire Erupts, 42 Cars Targeted In Latest Spree
Manville Tire Slasher Returns: Vehicle Fire Erupts, 42 Cars Targeted In Latest Spree A total of 42 cars were targeted in the Manville tire slasher's latest spree that included one vehicle fire, officials said. The tires were slashed throughout the northwest section of Manville Borough between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. on June 3, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a joint release. Police were told about the slashing when responding to a call about a vehicle fire near North 8th Avenue in Manville shortly after 3 a.m., Robertson said. More than 155 vehicles' tires have been damaged since the slashing spree began. The incidents first came to light in August 2…

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by Valerie Musson
North Hunterdon, NJ
News
Child Porn Gets Manville Man 3-Year Prison Term, Parole Supervision For Life Child Porn Gets Manville Man 3-Year Prison Term, Parole Supervision For Life
Child Porn Gets Manville Man 3-Year Prison Term, Parole Supervision For Life A Manville man who pleaded guilty to child porn charges was sentenced to three years in state prison with parole supervision for life, authorities said Friday. Brandon Heaton, 23, was arrested in March 2019 following a referral from the Internet Crimes Against Children task force (ICAC) that he was distributing child porn, Acting Prosecutor Michael Williams. Heaton was indicted by a grand jury in June 2019, and pleaded guilty to third-degree possession of child porn, the prosecutor said. He was sentenced on Wednesday by Superior Court judge Angela Borkowski.

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by Cecilia Levine