Couple Caught On Route 23 With 'Cobain'-Stamped Heroin Bags, Wayne Police Say Couple Caught On Route 23 With 'Cobain'-Stamped Heroin Bags, Wayne Police Say
Couple Caught On Route 23 With 'Cobain'-Stamped Heroin Bags, Wayne Police Say Nearly half of 44 heroin bags that Wayne police found a couple carrying after stopping their nearly 20-year-old sedan were stamped “Kurt Cobain,” authorities said. Officer Thomasz Cydzik and Sgt. James Clark stopped the dilapidated 2000 Saturn on northbound Route 23 just before 4:30 p.m. Thursday because its brake lights were out, Detective Capt. Lawrence Martin said. The driver, 30-year-old Michael Straube of Vernon Township, had small blood spots on his sweatshirt in the crook of his arm, Martin said. A computer check also determined that passenger Allison Miller, 27, of Newton, had…
Wayne PD: Swerving Driver On Route 23 Registers Nearly 4x Legal Blood-Alcohol Limit Wayne PD: Swerving Driver On Route 23 Registers Nearly 4x Legal Blood-Alcohol Limit
Wayne PD: Swerving Driver On Route 23 Registers Nearly 4x Legal Blood-Alcohol Limit A swerving driver stopped by Wayne police in the middle of the afternoon on Route 23 registered nearly four times the legal limit on a blood-alcohol test, authorities said. Alerted by citizens to a vehicle that was “all over the road,” Officers Tomasz Cydzik and Adrian Sulejmani stopped the 2015 Toyota Sienna on the northbound highway near the Pequannock border at 3:15 p.m. Friday, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Hitesh J Patel, 43, of Pequannock had “bloodshot eyes and droopy eyelids,” along with a trio of mini bottles of vodka, Martin said. Police got Patel out of the car for a sob…
Orange County Driver Had 99 Heroin Bags, 16 Syringes In Route 23 Stop, NJ Police Charge Orange County Driver Had 99 Heroin Bags, 16 Syringes In Route 23 Stop, NJ Police Charge
Orange County Driver Had 99 Heroin Bags, 16 Syringes In Route 23 Stop, NJ Police Charge A driver from Florida in Orange Couty was found carrying 99 folds of heroin and 16 hypodermic syringes during a Route 23 traffic stop, police in New Jersey said. Wayne Township Police Officers Adrian Sulejmansi and Tomasz Cydzik stopped the 2006 Chevrolet commercial van for equipment violations on the northbound highway at the Pequannock border, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. They arrested 38-year-old Michael Paul Cooper after finding the heroin – stamped UBER in red ink – along with the syringes, three prescription pills and several glassine bags and cotton swabs, Martin said. Mart…
Wayne Police: Unsteady Drugged Motorist Slams Car Into Mailbox, Shatters Windshield Wayne Police: Unsteady Drugged Motorist Slams Car Into Mailbox, Shatters Windshield
Wayne Police: Unsteady Drugged Motorist Slams Car Into Mailbox, Shatters Windshield A Pequannock motorist was under the influence of some type of drug – or drugs – when his car slammed into a mailbox in Wayne, shattering part of his windshield, police said. Officer Robert Sova found Andrew Treible, 29, “having a hard time standing without support, with slurred speech,” after the 3 p.m. crash Friday at Packanack Lake Road and Newark Pompton Turnpike, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Treible “admitted ingesting legal prescription drugs,” after which the officer found a vape pen containing THC oil, Martin said. Treible was brought to headquarters after failing field sob…
TRIBUTE: Wayne Baseball Player Nicholas McIlwrath, 29, Was Natural Charmer TRIBUTE: Wayne Baseball Player Nicholas McIlwrath, 29, Was Natural Charmer
Tribute: Wayne Baseball Player Nicholas McIlwrath, 29, Was Natural Charmer Nicholas J. McIlwrath of Wayne died Wednesday, May 23. He was 29 years old. Nicholas was born in Pequannock and raised in Wayne where he attended Wayne Valley High School. He played baseball through the youth programs at Wayne PAL, his father one of his coaches.  He could switch hit at bat and could play multiple positions including catcher, shortstop and pitcher in the field.  His coaches nicknamed him “Nolan Nicky” after Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan. As Nicholas grew, he was also honored to be a member of the Traveling All Stars. To be in the company of Nicholas was al…
West Milford Teen Plays Love Interest In Coming Of Age Summer Movie West Milford Teen Plays Love Interest In Coming Of Age Summer Movie
West Milford Teen Plays Love Interest In Coming Of Age Summer Movie A new coming of age tale released May 11 stars West Milford teen Danielle Rose Russell. The Pequannock native plays love interest Joanie Williams in "Measure of a Man," the adaptation of the Robert Lipsyte novel "One Fat Summer" about an insecure teen who bonds with a Wall Street executive during a life-changing summer. The 19-year-old got her start through local theater programs and went on to commercial and print advertising. Her first film was "A Walk Among the Tombstones" in 2014, at 13 years old alongside Liam Neeson.  She went on to star in other films s…
Wayne PD: 'Just Acting Stupid' Passenger Who Yelled For Help Had 5 Warrants Wayne PD: 'Just Acting Stupid' Passenger Who Yelled For Help Had 5 Warrants
Wayne PD: 'Just Acting Stupid' Passenger Who Yelled For Help Had 5 Warrants WAYNE, N.J. – A passenger who screamed to Wayne police from the window of a passing car later told them he was “just acting stupid” – then was busted for having not only a small amount of marijuana but five outstanding arrest warrants, including one from Florida, authorities said. Officers Ken Hart and Skylar Cauceglia were in the parking lot of a commercial property at Ratzer Road and a Route 23 service road when the two-door 2008 Toyota passed them Monday night, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. The passenger – identified as 28-year-old Markel K. Morris of Paterson – “was screaming ou…
Gregory 'Too Tall' Carson Of Emerson Dies, 29 Gregory 'Too Tall' Carson Of Emerson Dies, 29
Gregory 'Too Tall' Carson Of Emerson Dies, 29 Gregory Carson of Emerson and Belleville died on Feb. 20. He was 29 years old. He was born in Pequannock and lived in Prospect Park, Emerson, and Belleville. He graduated from Emerson High School with the Class of 2007. He was affectionately known by friends and family as "Gregors," "Too Tall" and "The Big G." Greg was an artist and specialized in sketch drawings and graffiti. He loved photography and enjoyed going to the Ramapo Reservation where he would photograph deer, wildlife and nature. He will be remembered as a loyal friend, loving, caring person wit…
Dawn Reynolds Of Clifton Dies, 46 Dawn Reynolds Of Clifton Dies, 46
Dawn Reynolds Of Clifton Dies, 46 Dawn Ann Reynolds of Clifton died on Feb. 6. She was 46 years old. Born in Pequannock, Dawn was a lifelong resident of Clifton. She was a graduate of Clifton High School and earned her bachelor’s degree from Montclair State University where she was a member of the Sigma Delta Tau sorority.  Dawn was employed as a Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker in Clifton for the past decade and prior had been employed with Mellon Investor Services in Teaneck. Dawn was predeceased by her father, Charles Reynolds. She is survived by her mother, Carol (nee Dunleavy) McClellan and her husband, Christo…
Adorable Goats Bring Zen To Ringwood Yoga Class Adorable Goats Bring Zen To Ringwood Yoga Class
Adorable Goats Bring Zen To Ringwood Yoga Class RINGWOOD, N.J. – Tyler Morella of Ringwood believes it is hard to be in a bad mood when his goats are around. Add those goats to a yoga class, and it is nearly impossible to be down. “When they are around, you can’t help but smile,” said Morella, watching his four Nigerian dwarf goats weave between a group of roughly 20 people on yoga mats at the New Weis Center for Education, Arts and Recreation in Ringwood Saturday morning. “It is therapeutic,” he said. Morella -- who grew up on a farm in Pequannock with goats, horses, donkeys and chickens -- launched Totes Goats, LLC about six months a…
Oradell Native Elisabeth Rozgonyi Dies At 52 Oradell Native Elisabeth Rozgonyi Dies At 52
Oradell Native Elisabeth Rozgonyi Dies At 52 ORADELL, N.J. – Elisabeth “Beth” Rozgonyi of Pequannock died at home in the loving care of her family on January 10. She was 52. Beth was born in Oradell and raised in Pompton Plains, and was a graduate of Pequannock Township High School. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Glen, her children Brian and his fiancé Stephanie Tedeschi, John, and Jessica, her mother, Lois, and her siblings, Thomas, Douglas, James and Patricia McDonald. She was predeceased by her father, Robert McDonald, and her brother, Robert McDonald Jr. “She adored her family and worked hard for them. A gifted cook…