Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Items stolen include a wallet and cash, a car stereo and a GPS unit.
Morris Township Police report a burglarized vehicle was discovered outside of a Sussex Avenue business March 13. According to a department statement, a 1999 Dodge Dakota was reportedly hit sometime during the overnight hours. The car was found with its side window smashed, police said, and had several items missing, including a wallet, cash, a car stereo, and a GPS system. A police investigation into the incident is underway. Morris Township Police remind residents not to leave valuables in vehicles and to secure items when leaving them outside. Motorists are warned to oark in well-lit areas when possible, or in an area covered by a motion light. If you note any suspicious activity, you are asked to call 9-1-1. Additional crime prevention…
44-year-old man faces charges including filing a false police report, careless driving and leaving the scene of an accident.
A Morris Township man is facing charges of driving while intoxicated and more following a reported hit-and-run accident near Frederick Place March 16, according to a Morris Township Police Department statement. Capt. Richard Ferrone said officers went to a Frederick Place residence to document a hit-and-run collision and found the person who had made the call, 44-year-old Henri Linden, intoxicated. Linden told officers that his vehicle was the victim of a hit-and-run collision in Morristown, the statement said. According to police, however, further investigation showed the collision took place near Frederick Place: The passenger side mirror Linden reported missing was found next to a mailbox that had been struck. Police said officers had …
Monday, March 25, 2013
Township police and the county sheriff's department are investigating the reported burglaries.
Morris Township Police were called to the Westin Hotel on Whippany Road on the morning of March 17, on a report of several burglarized cars. According to a police statement, officers found three BMWs and one Lexus had been vandalized. Entry into two vehicles was gained and one of the vehicles had all four tires and rims taken, police said, adding that the incident is believed to have occurred sometime between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. Morris Township detectives and members of the Morris County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Services Division are investigating the matter, the statement said. Anyone with information is asked to call the Morris Township Detective Bureau at 973-326-7480.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Forced entry was gained to the home through a back door.
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Wednesday, February 13
Morris Township Police responded Tuesday to a reported home burglary on Normandy Parkway near Featherleigh Road. A police statement said forced entry was gained through a rear door, and several valuable items were removed from the master bedroom. Police said the incident likely occurred between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday and ask anyone who saw any suspicious activity at that time to call Morris Township police at 973-539-0777. Police encourage residents to be alert and report any suspicious vehicles or persons to police. They also recommend the following steps to protect your home: For more home safety and general safety tips, click here.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Morristown man allegedly involved in accidents on I-78 before being stopped in Chatham.
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Sunday, January 20
A Morristown man believed to be involved in two accidents on Interstate 78 was arrested for drunk driving Wednesday, Chatham Borough Police said. Christopher Grandados, 25, was charged with driving while intoxicated, driving with a suspended license, being under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance and reckless driving. Police also determined Granados "was involved in at least two motor vehicle accidents" on I-78 before he entered Chatham, according to a statement released by Kevin O'Shea, of the Chatham Borough Police Department. A motorist approached Patrolman Andrew Chase and informed the officer he was following a black Hyundai involved in one of the two accidents and whose driver appeared to be intoxicated, the report …
Friday, October 19, 2012
15-year-old female was followed Thursday afternoon from Morristown High School to area of Burnham Park, according to police.
Morristown and Morris Township Police are conducting a joint investigation after a 15-year-old girl said a man followed her on her way home from school. According to a press release issued Friday by Morristown Police Capt. Steven Sarinelli, at about 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, the girl was approached outside Morristown High School by who the alleged victim described to police as a well-dressed, pale-skinned Hispanic male with a heavy accent who was in a blue or black pickup truck that had landscaping equipment in the back and was parked on Early Street. The truck was further described by the teen as having two large headlamps on its roof. The teen told police man whistled at her from his vehicle and followed her as she was walked from Mills …
Friday, August 17, 2012
James Street burglary fits pattern of known Bergen County crew, police said.
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Friday, August 17, 2012
A James Street residential burglary was likely the work of a known Bergen County crew that has hit homes across North Jersey for years, Morris Township Police said. According to Capt. Rich Ferrone, the residents were away when the home was broken into sometime between last Friday night and Wednesday afternoon. The incident was discovered when a neighbor went to water the flowers at the home on Wednesday, Ferrone said. It appeared the front door had been kicked in, Ferrone said. The door jam was broken and the wood frame that held the lock was found on the front steps, Ferrone said. The master bedroom was found ransacked, but it was not immediately known if anything was missing since the homeowners were still away, Ferrone said. The break-…
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Broken line likely not to cause traffic problems as road was already closed off, according to police.
Morris Township Police said a gas line break during continued roadwork on Bailey Hollow Road Thursday afternoon was going to likely take a while to be fixed. A strong scent of natural gas could be detected about a mile down Mt. Kemble Avenue, although the scent had dissapated at the place of the accident, which occurred shortly before 5 p.m. Police were on the scene and the situation had been contained, Officer Victor Galardo said. PSE&G crews quickly arrived to fix the break, police said. It was not known, however, how long the repair work would take. But, it likely would not affect traffic as Bailey Hollow Road is not a main artery and traffic already was limited because of the ongoing repairs, police said.
Friday, August 10, 2012
Alarm warning stickers, brackets among measures that could help prevent the kinds of break-ins seen in Madison and Morris Township recently, Madison police say.
While window air-conditioning units keep rooms cool, but they also can give thieves an easy way to access homes. Police in Morris Township and Madison have reported five break-ins in the past two months in which homes were entered by having window AC units pushed in, and similarities have led police to wonder if a single "AC Bandit" might be responsible for the five incidents. On Friday, the Madison Police Department distributed a list with tips to prevent such crimes, including ways homeowners can secure their window AC units with items from the hardware store, and by installing alarms or at least making would-be burglars think the setup is alarmed. The method of breaking in "is common but can easily be prevented," police said. The full …
Friday, June 15, 2012
Officer Steven Crump earns MADD award for second year in a row with 23 DWI arrests.
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Friday, June 15, 2012
Morris Township Police Officer Steven Crump was recognized Thursday for his efforts to keep drunk drivers off the roadways. In 2011, the Morris Township Police Department arrested 110 drivers suspected of driving while intoxicated, police said. With 23 DWI arrests, Crump earned the MADD award for the second consecutive year. The event recognized more than 400 state and local law enforcement officers and was hosted by the NJ Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) at the Middlesex County College. The organizer of the event, Maria Esteves, lost her 8-year old daughter Rosemary to a drunk driver in 1991. She emphasized that every impaired driver stopped is a crash, injury or fatality prevented. Impaired driving is one of the most …
Laura
8:36 pm on Friday, March 29, 2013
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