Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
High-Speed DWI Driver With Crack Cocaine Jailed On Active Morris County Warrant High-Speed DWI Driver With Crack Cocaine Jailed On Active Morris County Warrant
High-Speed DWI Driver With Crack Cocaine Jailed On Active Morris County Warrant An out-of-state man was jailed on an active Morris County warrant after he was caught driving under the influence of crack cocaine, authorities said. Mark T. Tucker of Carmel, IN, was acting erratically in the parking lot of QuickChek on Route 206 in Stanhope on April 11, township police said. Tucker then sped out of the parking lot and onto the highway, where he was stopped and determined via field sobriety tests to be under the influence of crack cocaine, police said. Tucker was subsequently found with the drug as well as paraphernalia, police said. He was taken to the police station and…

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by Valerie Musson
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
BREAKING: Fatal Sussex County Crash Shuts Down Route 206 BREAKING: Fatal Sussex County Crash Shuts Down Route 206
Breaking: Fatal Sussex County Crash Shuts Down Route 206 A portion of Route 206 was shut down following a fatal crash in Sussex County Friday afternoon, reports say. A car under-rode a tractor-trailer and became entrapped near 435 Rt. 206 in Andover around 2:30 p.m., according to initial and unconfirmed reports. At least one person was killed in the crash, the report said. The roadway was shut down and detoured from Paterson Avenue in Newton to Stickles Pond Road in Andover, Newton police said. Local police did not immediately respond to a request for more details. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Mount Olive PD: Speeding, Swerving Route 206 Driver Busted With Meth Mount Olive PD: Speeding, Swerving Route 206 Driver Busted With Meth
Mount Olive PD: Speeding, Swerving Route 206 Driver Busted With Meth A speeding and swerving driver on Route 206 was busted with methamphetamine, authorities in Mount Olive said. Officer Sean Smith was patrolling the highway when he spotted the erratic driver around 12:20 a.m. in Flanders on Nov. 24, police said in a press release. Smith stopped the driver, Jason Frederick, 40, of Pennsylvania, when he saw drug paraphernalia in the passenger compartment and a detected a strong odor of raw marijuana coming from inside the vehicle, police said. A search of Frederick's car turned up raw marijuana, methamphetamine and an assortment of drug paraphernalia, p…

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by Cecilia Levine
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
Sussex County Motorcycle Crash Shuts Portion Of Route 206 Sussex County Motorcycle Crash Shuts Portion Of Route 206
Sussex County Motorcycle Crash Shuts Portion Of Route 206 A motorcycle accident closed a portion of Route 206 in Frankford Wednesday morning. The incident occurred around 11:40 a.m. in the northbound lanes near mile marker 120, initial reports say. All lanes were closed at Owassa Road as of 11:50 a.m. The incident was being investigated as a fatal, initial reports say. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Cecilia Levine
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Resident, 61, Killed In Burlington County Fire, First Of Three Local Blazes In Under 24 Hours Resident, 61, Killed In Burlington County Fire, First Of Three Local Blazes In Under 24 Hours
Resident, 61, Killed In Burlington County Fire, First Of Three Local Blazes In Under 24 Hours A fast-moving house fire killed a 61-year-old Burlington County man, authorities confirmed. Three other residents reportedly fled the flames, which responders said quickly engulfed the home and shot through the roof after igniting shortly before 5 p.m. Friday. The fire was the first of three in the area in less than 24 hours. Firefighters got the Moore Street blaze under control in under 90 minutes and discovered the victim’s body. Authorities temporarily withheld his identity pending notifications and an investigation into the cause. Firefighters from Moorestown, Maple Shade, River…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Minivan Burns In Sussex County Walmart Parking Lot PHOTOS: Minivan Burns In Sussex County Walmart Parking Lot
Photos: Minivan Burns In Sussex County Walmart Parking Lot Smoke billowed from a burning vehicle that spread flames to a grassy area Wednesday afternoon in Newton. Firefighters worked to contain the blaze that started in a minivan in front of the Walmart on Route 206 around 2:30 p.m. No injuries were reported and the fire was under control in minutes. The state's forestry department responded to contain the blaze in the grass, witnesses said. At the scene.Dave Wildrick A minivan burns in the Walmart parking lot in Newton.David Wildrick

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by Cecilia Levine
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Obituaries
'Nightmare Became Reality' For Family Of Stanhope Boy Fatally Struck By Dump Truck 'Nightmare Became Reality' For Family Of Stanhope Boy Fatally Struck By Dump Truck
'Nightmare Became Reality' For Family Of Stanhope Boy Fatally Struck By Dump Truck The community is rallying for a Stanhope family following the tragic death of their 2-year-old boy. The Ramirez family's worst nightmare became a reality when Max, the youngest child, was struck by the dump truck on Route 206 while riding his bike Monday, according to a GoFundMe page. More than $16,000 had been raised on the campaign as of Wednesday morning. The toddler was taken to an area hospital where he pronounced dead, local police told Daily Voice. "The details do not need to be written out for everyone’s curiosity, the help this family will need is what matters now," the organizer…

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by Cecilia Levine