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Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Morris County Slow-Driver Charged With DWI
A Morris County man who almost caused an accident by driving too slowly was charged with driving while intoxicated, authorities said. Craig Hopping, 51, of Mine Hill Township was driving westbound in a Toyota Corolla on Route 46 in Mount Olive when he was pulled over for failing to maintain the proper lane, driving too slowly and almost causing an accident around 11:40 a.m. on May 5, WRNJ reports. Officers detected signs of impairment when talking to Hopping, who subsequently failed a series of field sobriety tests and was taken into custody, authorities said. Hopping was charged with DWI …
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Man Wanted For Assaulting Police Caught Burglarizing Morris County Auto Shop
A 25-year-old Hackettstown man once wanted for assaulting a police officer was being held in the Morris County Jail after the owner of a Route 46 Morris County auto shop caught him burglarizing his store, authorities said. Police got a 9-1-1 call from the owner of Approved Auto Electric saying his cameras sense movement in the store around 12:13 p.m. Wednesday, Mount Olive police said in a news release. Responding officers found Ronald Mulford, III, who was captured on security tapes loading inventory into a dark-colored pickup, police said. A search of Mulford's truck turned up motor…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Schools
Mount Olive Schools Cancel Classes To Plan For Coronavirus Outbreak
Education officials in Mount Olive canceled school Monday while staff meet to discuss conducting classes remotely during a potential coronavirus outbreak. The day off will be covered with an unused snow day, said Superintendent Robert Zywicki in announcing the closure Friday. As of Sunday, there had not been any cases of COVID-19 announced in Morris County. "I understand that might cause alarm," Zywicki said. "But this is purely precautionary." There were six presumed positive cases of coronavirus in New Jersey as of Sunday evening. Five were in North Jersey and one was in Camden Cou…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Mount Olive PD: Man Arrested At Gunpoint After High-Speed Chase In Stolen Car
A 19-year-old man from Bayonne was taken into custody after leading police on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle up Route 46 in Morris County, authorities said. A police officer spotted a 2011 Volks Wagon driving erratically on Route 46 westbound after leaving the the Shell Gas Station around 12:15 a.m. Monday, Mount Olive police said in a news release. A check of the car's registration showed it had been stolen. The driver, later identified as Austin Pember, has previously been arrested for an armed robbery and attack in Jersey City. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle but Pember kept d…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Njsp
Employee, 47, Killed In Route 46 Motorcycle Crash
A communication systems technician for New Jersey State Police died after being ejected from his motorcycle in a Budd Lake crash, local police said. John Zaki of Landing was headed eastbound on Route 46 when he was struck by a 2002 Toyota near Chamberlain Road on Sept. 29 around 2 p.m., Mount Olive police said. Responding officers found Zaki's motorcycle under the Toyota driven by Brielle Kraus, who was turning left onto the roadway from a driveway, authorities said. Zaki -- thrown from his bike -- was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center where he died of injuries sustained in the crash,…
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: NY Corrections Officer 'Forcibly Penetrated' NJ Teen, Took Money Back
A New York corrections officer from Sullivan County is accused of forcibly penetrating a 16-year-old girl in northern New Jersey -- then taking back the money he gave her in exchange for sexual acts and walking out, said authorities who charged him. Michael Rivera, 26, of Glen Spey, contacted the girl online and then offered her money in exchange for sexual acts around the time of Fourth of July 2018, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. Rivera gave the teen money in exchange for sexual acts when they met a few days later in Mount Olive, N.J., Knapp said. "When the victim i…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: NY Corrections Officer 'Forcibly Penetrated' Mount Olive Teen, Took Money Back
A New York corrections officer is accused of forcibly penetrating a 16-year-old girl in Mount Olive -- then taking back the money he gave her in exchange for sexual acts and walking out, said authorities who charged him. Michael Rivera, 26, of Glen Spey, N.Y., contacted the girl online and then offered her money in exchange for sexual acts around the time of Fourth of July 2018, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. Rivera gave the teen money in exchange for sexual acts when they met a few days later in Mount Olive, Knapp said. "When the victim indicated that she did not wan…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Prosecutor Investigating: 1 Airlifted After Head-On Crash With Mount Olive Police Officer
The driver who hit a Mount Olive police vehicle and a car carrying three people Thursday was extricated then flown to an area hospital in unknown condition, local police said. The three-car crash that happened just after 12:40 p.m. shut River Road for an investigation involving the Morris County Prosecutor's Officer, Mount Olive Police Chief Stephen Beecher said. Mount Olive Police Lt. Philip Lucivero was headed northbound on River Road in the department's Chevrolet Tahoe when he noticed an erratic driver in the southbound lane, Beecher said. The erratic driver struck the car in front…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Drunk Teens Went On Swastika Spray-Painting Spree Across Mount Olive, Police Say
A group of underage teens were caught drinking and spray-painting swastikas and derogatory words across Mount Olive last weekend, authorities said. An officer responded to Stedwick Village around 10:10 p.m. Friday n a report of three people drinking alcohol and spray painting a building, Mount Olive police said in a news release. Officer Koppinger found empty beer cans and a bottle of vodka in the parking lot and then found a 16-year-old male from Budd Lake and a 16-year-old female from Dover walking near Hensyn Village. Both teens along with a 20-year-old female from Budd Lake appeared to…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Schools
NEW
Rankings
: These Morris, Sussex County School Districts Are Among Best In State
Did your district make the grade? Niche has released its 2020 list of "best school" rankings in America. The results are "based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education." Click here for more on methodology. Princeton, Millburn and Livingston hold the top three spots for best districts in the state. Here's how Niche ranked Morris and Sussex County schools on the list of the best district in New Jersey. No. 50: Madison No. 47: Montville No. 45: Mount Olive No. 44: Sparta No. 37: Morr…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Closed
: Harmful Algae Bloom Shuts Budd Lake Beach
A harmful algae bloom has shut another North Jersey swimming area. Budd Lake Beach in Mount Olive will be closed pending water sampling results, which are expected back early this week, health officials said. Samples show the Budd Lake beach samples exceed the cell count threshold of 20,000 cells/ml, DailyRecord reports. The beach cell count was 91,750 cells/ml and the boat launch count was 303,500 cells/ml, the article says. Two other HABs shut Greenwood Lake and Lake Hopatcmong earlier this season.
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Man Who Stole Jewelry, Rifles From Mount Olive Home Gets 15 Years In Prison
A 35-year-old man who stole jewelry and rifles from a Mount Olive home was sentenced to 15 years in state prison, authorities said. Casey R. Powers of Morris Township broke into the house through a rear deck window and took various pieces of jewelry, a handgun, two shotguns and two rifles in December 2015, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a joint press release with local police. Powers was found guilty of several weapons offenses as well as burglary, criminal mischief, hindering prosecution and drug possession. Barred from possessing weapons due to a prior robbe…
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