Police: Newark Man, 39, Nabbed In Months-Long Shoplifting Spree At Morris County Lowe’s Police: Newark Man, 39, Nabbed In Months-Long Shoplifting Spree At Morris County Lowe’s
Police: Newark Man, 39, Nabbed In Months-Long Shoplifting Spree At Morris County Lowe’s A Newark man had stolen expensive tools and equipment from a Morris County Lowe’s on five separate occasions over several months before he was finally nabbed by police, authorities said. Adeja K. Lendor, 39, walked into Lowe’s in Flanders and put expensive tools and equipment in his cart five times between Oct. 28 and Dec. 5, Mount Olive Police said. Each time, Lendor would show a receipt and leave without paying for the items, police said. A follow-up investigation identified Lendor via surveillance footage and determined that he was in Mount Olive and Roxbury during the incidents, police…
Police: DWI Morris County Man Crashes On Route 206, Gives Officers Fake Name, License Police: DWI Morris County Man Crashes On Route 206, Gives Officers Fake Name, License
Police: DWI Morris County Man Crashes On Route 206, Gives Officers Fake Name, License A Morris County man was drunk when he crashed into another vehicle on Route 206 and gave police a fake name to avoid being identified, authorities charged. Eusebio I. Cordova, 43, crashed near Route 206 and Main Street in Flanders around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Mount Olive police said. During questioning, Cordova, of Netcong, showed signs of intoxication and subsequently failed field sobriety tests, police said. Cordova’s passengers left in a taxi while a search of his vehicle turned up open alcohol containers, police said. Cordova — who had given police a false name — was then arrested, taken…
Prosecutor: Morris County DWI Sobriety Checkpoint Planned For Upcoming Weekend Prosecutor: Morris County DWI Sobriety Checkpoint Planned For Upcoming Weekend
Prosecutor: Morris County DWI Sobriety Checkpoint Planned For Upcoming Weekend Authorities in Morris County have scheduled a DWI sobriety checkpoint in Jefferson Township for the upcoming weekend. The checkpoint will be enforced Nov. 21 and Nov. 22 by members of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office and the Jefferson Township Police Department, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Checkpoints are funded using grants from the State Division of Highway Traffic Safety and conducted with help from local police departments. Within the past two years, similar sobriety checkpoints have been implemented in Chester, Mount Olive, Parsippany, Washington …
Police: DWI Budd Lake Man, 55, Takes Down 2 Utility Poles In SUV Crash Police: DWI Budd Lake Man, 55, Takes Down 2 Utility Poles In SUV Crash
Police: DWI Budd Lake Man, 55, Takes Down 2 Utility Poles In SUV Crash A Budd Lake man was drunk when he damaged two utility poles in a Morris County crash Wednesday night, authorities said. Christopher K. Murray, 55, crashed his white Ford Explorer into the poles near Route 46 and Mount Olive Road around 7:30 p.m. snapping one at the base and significantly damaging the other, police said. Murray’s SUV was later found with severe damage to the driver’s side and front end, Mount Olive police said. Responding officers observed Murray outside his vehicle and picked up obvious signs of intoxication during questioning, police said. Murray was taken to Morristown …
Queens Man With Morris County Warrants Busted With Ecstasy At Secaucus Motel Queens Man With Morris County Warrants Busted With Ecstasy At Secaucus Motel
Queens Man With Morris County Warrants Busted With Ecstasy At Secaucus Motel A Queens, NY man with two warrants out for his arrest was busted with ecstasy in a Secaucus motel parking lot, authorities said. Officers who saw a suspicious car in the Red Roof Inn parking lot found Marc Webb, of Flushing, around 12:05 a.m., Sept. 16, Chief Dennis Miller said.  Weber, 37, was found with marijuana and ecstasy, and had warrants out of Mount Olive for $250 and $500, Miller said. He was charged with resisting arrest, intent to distribute and other various drug charges. Webb was served his complaint warrant and subsequently transported to the Hudson County Jail.
Mount Olive PD: Florida BMW Driver Busted With Heroin Mount Olive PD: Florida BMW Driver Busted With Heroin
Mount Olive PD: Florida BMW Driver Busted With Heroin Police responding to reports of a woman sleeping in a BMW busted the Florida driver with heroin. in Mount Olive, authorities said. Alexa R. Montanaro, 29, of Grand Island, FL, was on her phone and struggling to stay in her lane on Main Street in Flanders when officers were responding to the call around 7:20 a.m. Sept. 3, Mount Olive Police Chief Stephen Beecher said. Police stopped Montanaro after she failed to use her turn signal, and subsequently spotted hypodermic syringe caps and other drug paraphernalia in her car, authorities said. A search of Montanaro's vehicle turned up heroi…
Mount Olive Police Nab Flanders Man, 35, After Back-To-Back DWI Attempts Mount Olive Police Nab Flanders Man, 35, After Back-To-Back DWI Attempts
Mount Olive Police Nab Flanders Man, 35, After Back-To-Back DWI Attempts A Morris County man was under the influence when he tried not once, but twice getting in his vehicle and driving away from the salon he told police he was only shopping at, authorities charged. Police responded to Entourage Salon at ITC Crossing in Mount Olive on reports of an intoxicated person around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, police said in a release. James A. Frey, Jr., 35, looked disheveled and under the influence when he left the salon and went to his car, police said. Frey subsequently failed field sobriety tests and told police he was going to continue shopping at the salon, au…
LAWSUIT: Morris County School Admins Accused Middle Schooler Of Making Up Sex Assault LAWSUIT: Morris County School Admins Accused Middle Schooler Of Making Up Sex Assault
Lawsuit: Morris County School Admins Accused Middle Schooler Of Making Up Sex Assault The family of a middle school girl allegedly told to "stay in her own lane" by education officials after being sexually assaulted then bullied has filed a lawsuit against the Morris County district she was enrolled in at the time, reports say. The Mount Olive girl was playing manhunt in a local park when a boy took her into the woods and forced her to perform a sex act on him in June 2019, the suit says. The boy's family then denied anything happened when the girl's family tried discussing the incident with them, NJ.com says, citing the suit. It wasn't long before the boy and his frien…
DWI Sussex County Driver Crashes On Route 46, Police Charge DWI Sussex County Driver Crashes On Route 46, Police Charge
DWI Sussex County Driver Crashes On Route 46, Police Charge A Sussex County woman was intoxicated when she crashed her car on Route 46, authorities said. Officers in Mount Olive responded to a crash at the former Board of Education building on Route 46 in Budd Lake shortly after 10:50 p.m. on Monday, August 3, where the driver -- Gabriella C. Accenturo, 27, of Newton -- appeared to be intoxicated, authorities said in a release. Accenturo — who was uninjured in the crash — was attempting to exit her silver Mazda when officers approached and detected an alcoholic odor, authorities said. Accenturo was asked to perform a series of field sobriety …
Warren County Car Thieves Crash Stolen Vehicle, Flee In Getaway Car Warren County Car Thieves Crash Stolen Vehicle, Flee In Getaway Car
Warren County Car Thieves Crash Stolen Vehicle, Flee In Getaway Car Authorities are seeking information related to an attempted vehicle theft from a driveway in Mansfield Township over the weekend. An unknown number of suspects entered a vehicle parked in the driveway of a home on Rockport Road on Sunday, July 26 around 1:40 a.m., township police said in a release. While trying to leave the area, the thieves crashed the car into a tree then got in another vehicle and took off eastbound on Route 46 through Hackettstown and Mount Olive, police said. A Mount Bethel Road resident said their vehicle had been entered on the same night; however, nothing was repor…
Morris County Traffic Stop Turns Up 110 Heroin Bags, Driver Charged With DWI Morris County Traffic Stop Turns Up 110 Heroin Bags, Driver Charged With DWI
Morris County Traffic Stop Turns Up 110 Heroin Bags, Driver Charged With DWI Authorities found 110 bags of heroin on the passenger of a car driven by a drunken Jersey Shore driver, authorities said. Dante Desadrio, 21, of Manalapan, had been drinking when New Jersey State troopers from the Netcong division stopped him after a traffic violation on Route 80 in Mount Olive Thursday, around 12:10 a.m., NJSP said in a statement. His passenger, Joseph Serpe, 37, of Staten Island, NY, was found in possession of 110 bags of heroin and drug paraphernalia, NJSP said. Serpe was arrested and charged with possession of heroin, criminal under the influence, and possess…
$980,000 Settlement Reached In Case Of Morris Student, 14, Kissed, Groped By Teacher $980,000 Settlement Reached In Case Of Morris Student, 14, Kissed, Groped By Teacher
$980,000 Settlement Reached In Case Of Morris Student, 14, Kissed, Groped By Teacher A local school board in Morris County reportedly is paying $980,000 to settle a civil suit brought by the family of a former middle school student whose teacher admitted groping and making out with her.  Eric Strand, 61, who was also a Boy Scout leader and firefighter, pleaded guilty in May 2017 to child endangerment and criminal sexual contact for kissing the 14-year-old Hopatcong Middle School eighth grader several times and grabbing her butt over her clothing the year before. He was sentenced to three years in state prison In exchange for his plea, then was released after serving 36…