Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Emergency Crews, State Police Search For Possible Drowning Victim At Tomahawk Lake PHOTOS: Emergency Crews, State Police Search For Possible Drowning Victim At Tomahawk Lake
Photos: Emergency Crews, State Police Search For Possible Drowning Victim At Tomahawk Lake Emergency crews from Byram and surrounding agencies conducted a several-hour search of Tomahawk Lake after receiving multiple reports of a possible drowning victim Monday evening. Byram Police, Fire and Lakeland Emergency Squad responded to Tomahawk Lake in Sparta around 6 p.m. on reports of a swimmer that went underwater and had not resurfaced, the Byram Township fire department said on Facebook. The crews were met at the scene by Tomahawk Lake lifeguards, who had already begun the search, authorities said. A short time later, the Morris County Dive Initiative was requested for assistanc…

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by Valerie Musson
Paterson, NJ
News
Wayne PD: Macy's Shoplifter Used Minor To Swipe Clothes Wayne PD: Macy's Shoplifter Used Minor To Swipe Clothes
Wayne PD: Macy's Shoplifter Used Minor To Swipe Clothes A shoplifter was caught using a minor to steal clothing from a Willowbrook Mall store, authorities said. Daniela Dimitrovska, 51, of Pequannock and her young companion were detained by security at Macy's Sunday night, Wayne Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Both had been "placing clothing in shopping bags that they had brought into the store," Daly said. Surveillance video also caught Dimitrovska "handing items to the juvenile and placing items in the juvenile’s bag," the captain said. "Both then passed all points of sale and exited the store, where they were apprehended by store security." …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
News
GOTCHA! Local Police Capture Violent Ex-Con Wanted For Attempted Murder In Paterson GOTCHA! Local Police Capture Violent Ex-Con Wanted For Attempted Murder In Paterson
Gotcha! Local Police Capture Violent Ex-Con Wanted For Attempted Murder In Paterson UPDATE: What began as a local traffic stop produced the arrest of a fugitive ex-con wanted for shooting two men in Paterson late last summer, authorities said. Police in Pequannock who stopped Johnny Rodriguez, 33, of Paterson near the corner of Van Dyk Place and West Parkway around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday summoned their city colleagues after discovering an outstanding warrant. Authorities said he and fellow ex-con Christopher Rodriguez-Mejia, 25, wounded two city men in a shooting in the area of Paterson Avenue and Liberty Street last Sept. 8. The victims – one 32, the other 19 – survived their…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Obituaries
Pequannock Native, DePaul Catholic Grad Tyler DiRusso Dies, 25 Pequannock Native, DePaul Catholic Grad Tyler DiRusso Dies, 25
Pequannock Native, DePaul Catholic Grad Tyler DiRusso Dies, 25 Morris County native Tyler DiRusso died on March 29, 2021. He was 25 years old. Services were held April 2 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home. Tyler grew up and Pequannock graduated from Wayne's DePaul Catholic High School in 2014. A lifelong athlete, Tyler was captain of DePaul's football team and member of the lacrosse team. After being voted First Team All-County Offensive Lineman and Second Team Big North Offensive Lineman, Tyler attended Slippery Rock University on a football scholarship and played for three years. He finished college Ramapo College, where he graduated wi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
Obituaries
Totowa's Jon DiGangi, 26, Dies Of COVID-19 Totowa's Jon DiGangi, 26, Dies Of COVID-19
Totowa's Jon DiGangi, 26, Dies Of Covid-19 The community is rallying for the family of Totowa's Jonathan DiGangi, who died of COVID-19 at just 26 years old. More than $16,100 had been raised on a GoFundMe launched to cover funeral expenses as of Wednesday. DiGangi was a manager at Jersey Johnny's Restaurant in Pequannock, and was passionate about cars, his obituary says. He took an interest in Japanese culture and visited he country twice. Affectionately known as "Jon Jon," DiGangi was described as being kind-hearted and selfless by GoFundMe founder Brandon Borer. "Jonathan had a special way about him, and was loved by every…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Schools
SNOW DAY: These Morris And Sussex County Districts Are Closed Thursday SNOW DAY: These Morris And Sussex County Districts Are Closed Thursday
Snow DAY: These Morris And Sussex County Districts Are Closed Thursday Dozens of schools and districts in Northern Jersey have announced closures and early releases in anticipation of the Nor’easter storm expected to pummel the region with heavy snowfall. Several Morris and Sussex County schools made the list, including Rockaway Valley Elementary School in Boonton and the entire Madison Public School district, marking its first snow day of the year. Scroll down to view the updated list of Morris and Sussex County schools and districts that will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 17. Butler  Boonton Denville  East Hanover  Fredon Township Elementary S…

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by Valerie Musson
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Multiple Arrests Made In Santander Bank ATM Thefts Across NY/NJ/CT Multiple Arrests Made In Santander Bank ATM Thefts Across NY/NJ/CT
Multiple Arrests Made In Santander Bank ATM Thefts Across NY/NJ/CT UPDATED: Dozens of people were arrested after using prepaid debit cards to steal from ATMs in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut because of a system glitch on Tuesday, authorities said. Police in Bergen, Mercer, Middlesex, Essex, Hudson, Morris and Union counties were on the lookout for suspects in Santander Bank ATM thefts using prepaid debit cards. ALSO SEE: Seven police departments in Monmouth County help round up 31 suspects.  “We are cooperating with law enforcement as they actively investigate this situation," a Santander Bank spokesperson said.   FBI agents and det…

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by Jon Craig
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
70-Year-Old Bank Robber Gets Five Years For Wayne, Pequannock Holdups 70-Year-Old Bank Robber Gets Five Years For Wayne, Pequannock Holdups
70-Year-Old Bank Robber Gets Five Years For Wayne, Pequannock Holdups A 70-year-old confessed bank robber from Little Falls was sentenced to five years in prison Friday for holding up banks four days apart in Wayne and Pequannock. Wayne detectives, with help from the FBI and the Passaic County Sheriff's Office, captured Philip N. McGrantham as he returned home in a rented Nissan Altima that a law enforcement source told Daily Voice was used earlier that day in the Sept. 30 robbery last year of a TD Bank branch on Valley Avenue. He was carrying the proceeds of the holdup at the time, authorities said. McGrantham struck a deal with prosecutors and admitted t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE (NEW VIDEO): Gunman Refusing To Drop Weapon Shot, Killed By Police In Paterson UPDATE (NEW VIDEO): Gunman Refusing To Drop Weapon Shot, Killed By Police In Paterson
Update (NEW Video): Gunman Refusing To Drop Weapon Shot, Killed By Police In Paterson WATCH: A gunman who refused to drop his weapon in a confrontation with Paterson police raised the firearm a final time and was shot Thursday afternoon, video taken from above shows. Luan Agolli, 42, of Pequannock lifts the gun several times, refusing to drop it, as he paces the intersection of Carroll and Harrison streets surrounded by officers just after 4:15 p.m., the video obtained by Daily Voice shows (see above). At times he holds the weapon with both hands and points it at the converging officers. "I'm giving him all these opportunities," says an officer in another video taken from t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Police & Fire
Services Set For Hawthorne Man, 51, Who Fell Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir Services Set For Hawthorne Man, 51, Who Fell Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir
Services Set For Hawthorne Man, 51, Who Fell Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir A memorial service will be held this Saturday for a longtime Hawthorne caterer who died after falling into the Monksville Reservoir in Ringwood while ice fishing last week. Robert R. Trojanowski, 54, was rushed to Chilton Medical Center in Pequannock, where he was pronounced dead, after police and firefighters pulled him from the frigid water last Friday. Born and raised in Warsaw, Poland, Trojanowski immigrated to the United States in 1989 before settling in Hawthorne 22 years ago. He owned and operated Meadowlands Catering in Hawthorne for 25 years and for the past three years was a tra…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Police & Fire
Three Fall Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir, One Reported In Cardiac Arrest Three Fall Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir, One Reported In Cardiac Arrest
Three Fall Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir, One Reported In Cardiac Arrest UPDATE: A Hawthorne man who fell into the Monksville Reservoir in Ringwood while apparently ice fishing Friday afternoon died a short time later, authorities said. Robert R. Trojanowski, 54, was taken by ambulance to Chilton Hospital in Pequannock, as were two Ringwood police officers who jumped in to save him. Trojanowski fell through the icy lake about 100 feet from shore in the Long Pond Ironworks State Park sometime around 2 p.m., responders said. Two Ringwood police officers went after him before all three were pulled out by colleagues from Ringwood and West Milford, they said. The i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
News
Medical Malpractice Suit Settled For $1.28M After Sussex County Woman's Cancer Death Medical Malpractice Suit Settled For $1.28M After Sussex County Woman's Cancer Death
Medical Malpractice Suit Settled For $1.28M After Sussex County Woman's Cancer Death A medical malpractice settlement of more than $1.2 million has been reached nearly four years after the cancer-related death of a Franklin woman, NJ.com reports. Dina Wyckoff, formerly of Pompton Lakes and Pequannock, died in August 2016 at the age of 34 following a battle with stage IV stomach cancer, her obituary says.  A lawsuit was filed by her husband, Robert Wyckoff, approximately six months later, stating that numerous medical professionals failed to provide proper diagnosis and treatment, the NJ.com article says. The lawsuit settlement, which totals $1.28 million, was confirme…

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by Valerie Musson