Fire Rips Through Morris County Home (UPDATE) Fire Rips Through Morris County Home (UPDATE)
Fire Rips Through Morris County Home (Update) UPDATE: A 98-year-old woman was killed and a 71-year-old man hospitalized with serious injuries as a fire raced through and collapsed a Morris County home on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 19. ------------------------------- Fire crews were responding to a two-alarm blaze at a Morris County home on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 19, authorities said. While initial details were scarce, suppression efforts and an investigation was underway at a home on Mooney Road in Roxbury around 1 p.m., a spokesperson for the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office told Daily Voice. Members of Canteen One were also cal…
Burglar Steals Audi From Driveway After Swiping Car Keys From Morris County Home: Cops Burglar Steals Audi From Driveway After Swiping Car Keys From Morris County Home: Cops
Burglar Steals Audi From Driveway After Swiping Car Keys From Morris County Home: Cops This car theft had nothing to do with car keys being left in the center console of the vehicle, police said. A burglar broke into a Morris County home to get the keys to the Audi S5 in the driveway of the Walnut Street home in Chatham Borough, around 2:25 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, Police Capt. R. Colatrella said in a release. Officers found that the burglar(s) had forced their way through the home’s first-floor window and found the keys inside. “Thankfully, no confrontation occurred,” said Capt. Colatrella. The investigation is being conducted by the Chatham Borough Police Department, Morris…
Mount Olive Man Shared 1000+ Images Of Child Porn: Police Mount Olive Man Shared 1000+ Images Of Child Porn: Police
Mount Olive Man Shared 1000+ Images Of Child Porn: Police A 60-year-old Mount Olive Township man was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 7 and charged with maintaining a peer to peer network that showcased child pornography and abuse, authorities said.  Jose Louisa was discovered to have a BitTorrent sharing networking that featured sexual exploitation or abuse of a minor, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Louisa had more than 1,000 items of child sexual abuse material available on the site, Carroll said alongside Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally and Mount Olive Township Police Chief Stephen Beecher. Louisa wa…
$50K, Cocaine, 5 Pounds Of Pot Seized From Morris County Drug Dealer: Prosecutor $50K, Cocaine, 5 Pounds Of Pot Seized From Morris County Drug Dealer: Prosecutor
$50K, Cocaine, 5 Pounds Of Pot Seized From Morris County Drug Dealer: Prosecutor More than $51,000 in suspected drug proceeds, cocaine, and five pounds of marijuana was seized from a Morris County man, authorities said. Hanover's Anthony Dello-Russo, 27, is facing multiple drug-related offenses following a drug dealing investigation, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. More than $51,000 in cash, half an ounce of cocaine and more than five pounds of marijuana were seized from Dello-Russo on Friday, Dec. 8, Carroll said alongside Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Sheriff James M. Gannon, and Hanover Township Police Chief Michael Loock. Dello-Russo was…
Roxbury Motel Shooting Suspect Nabbed In Florida, Another At Large: Prosecutor Roxbury Motel Shooting Suspect Nabbed In Florida, Another At Large: Prosecutor
Roxbury Motel Shooting Suspect Nabbed In Florida, Another At Large: Prosecutor A woman in Florida was arrested in connection with the October shooting of a Roxbury dad at a Route 46 motel — while her partner in crime remains at large, authorities said. Auraceli A. Maldonado, 24, of Irvington, was charged with first-degree armed robbery, conspiracy, aggravated assault, and weapons offenses, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The charges stem from an armed robbery and shooting at the Roxbury Motel on Route 46 on Wednesday, Oct. 18, that cost Selwyn Torres, 36, his left leg, Daily Voice reported. More than $3,800 had be…
Months-Long Search For Missing NJ Teacher Lara Emanuele Comes To Tragic End Months-Long Search For Missing NJ Teacher Lara Emanuele Comes To Tragic End
Months-Long Search For Missing NJ Teacher Lara Emanuele Comes To Tragic End The months-long search for Lara Emanuele has come to a tragic end. The 46-year-old woman's body was found in a wooded area off Howard Boulevard and Route 80 in Roxbury Township, with help from K9 Denali from the Ramapo Search and Rescue Organization, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. "While the outcome of the search is disappointing, the officers and volunteers who worked tirelessly to find Emanuele have earned our gratitude," Carroll said. "Your efforts will help bring closure to this family and this community.” Emanuele, a teacher at Alexander Hamilton Elementary School i…
'All I Saw Was An AR-15:' Dad Details NJ Motel Robbery That Cost Him Right Leg 'All I Saw Was An AR-15:' Dad Details NJ Motel Robbery That Cost Him Right Leg
'All I Saw Was An AR-15:' Dad Details NJ Motel Robbery That Cost Him Right Leg Friday the 13th of last month started as a night Selwyn Torres had been looking forward to for months. The 36-year-old Roxbury dad went to his first-ever concert: Eladio Carrión at Madison Square Garden.  Having been suffering from PTSD and depression since he lost his job during the pandemic, Torres finally had something to be excited about.  And it was a great night, Torres said. His only regret was becoming friendly after the show with the people who he said ended up costing him his right leg in a struggle for a high-powered assault rifle they used to rob him at the Roxb…
School Bus Ride Turns Deadly: Nurse Charged In Death Of NJ 19-Year-Old Disabled Man School Bus Ride Turns Deadly: Nurse Charged In Death Of NJ 19-Year-Old Disabled Man
School Bus Ride Turns Deadly: Nurse Charged In Death Of NJ 19-Year-Old Disabled Man A 29-year-old licensed nurse has been arrested following the death of a disabled man after a school bus ride in Morris County, authorities said. Emelio J. Rivera, of Carlstadt, was charged with second-degree endangerment and neglect of a disabled person, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said Thursday, Nov. 2. The charges stem from an East Hanover incident on Friday, Feb. 10 in which the victim, Matthew Rossi, 19, had just arrived home on his school bus. Rossi, who is disabled and uses a wheelchair, was found unconscious and despite life-saving measures by EMS crews was pronounced …
Feds Finally Get Justice In Re-Sentencings Of NJ Army Major, Wife Who Abused 5 Kids Feds Finally Get Justice In Re-Sentencings Of NJ Army Major, Wife Who Abused 5 Kids
Feds Finally Get Justice In Re-Sentencings Of NJ Army Major, Wife Who Abused 5 Kids UPDATE: It took federal authorities three tries over more than eight years, but they finally got to see the punishment fit the crimes when a judge sentenced a Morris County couple who severely abused their children to extended prison terms. The sentences imposed in federal court in Newark on Monday, Oct. 30, "hold Carolyn Jackson and John Jackson accountable for their horrific crimes, and bring a measure of justice for their victims,” said U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger (photo above, left). Carolyn Jackson, 46, was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison. John E.…
Distracted Dump Truck Driver Sentenced For Deadly Rt. 23 Crash Distracted Dump Truck Driver Sentenced For Deadly Rt. 23 Crash
Distracted Dump Truck Driver Sentenced For Deadly Rt. 23 Crash A Newark dump truck driver is heading to state prison for his role in a fiery crash that claimed the life of an SUV driver in Pequannock earlier this year. Angel Caraballo-Maldona, 45, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 27 to four years in New Jersey State Prison and must serve 85 percent before parole eligibility, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release on Monday, Oct. 30. Caraballo-Maldona pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless vehicular homicide on Tuesday, Aug. 29 after surveillance footage found that he was using his cell phone when he crashed a dump truck into …
Route 46 Motel Shooting Under Investigation Route 46 Motel Shooting Under Investigation
Route 46 Motel Shooting Under Investigation Police in Morris County are investigating a shooting at a Route 46 motel. A male who had been shot in the leg was found at the Roxbury Motel by responding officers around 8:55 p.m. on Oct. 18, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The victim was taken to a medical center with severe but not life-threatening injuries. The suspect fled the scene soon after the incident, Carroll said alongside local members of law enforcement. Members of the Roxbury Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office – Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and the Morris County Prosecutor’s O…
Morristown Man Gets 20 Years For Distributing Child Porn: Prosecutors Morristown Man Gets 20 Years For Distributing Child Porn: Prosecutors
Morristown Man Gets 20 Years For Distributing Child Porn: Prosecutors A 20-year-old Morristown man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday, Sept. 29  after he pleaded guilty to leading a child pornography network, authorities said. Reuben Gonzalez was initially investigated for sexual assault, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Morris Township Police Chief Robert Shearer and Morristown Police Chief Darnell Richardson said. A search of his phone found Gonzalez conspired with others to lead a child pornography network, using the Telegram application to communicate and coor…