Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Berkley Heights resident was at a Main Street liquor store.
POLICE & FIRE|Wednesday, March 10
On March 6, police arrested Michael Arminio, 28 of Berkley Heights, and charged him with shoplifting. Police responded to a store on Main Street after store employees observed Arminio placing liquor bottles inside his pants. Police determined Arminio was shoplifting. He was transported to headquarters for processing. After processing he was release pending a court appearance. On March 3, police arrested Jeremy Worrall, 23 of Sicklerville, and charged him with possession of a schedule 1 narcotic, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police initially stopped Worrall for driving while using a cell phone. He determined Worrall was in possession of narcotics. He was transported to headquarters for processing. After …
Police say fifth grade girl was approached on Woodland Road near BOE office.
The Madison Public Schools are asking students to continue to refrain from any contact with strangers and to report suspicious contact to parents or school authorities after police received a report of an attempted luring on Monday. On the school's Web site, it says police reported a fifth grade girl was approached Monday at 5 p.m. on Woodland Road in the vicinity of the Board of Education office. The man, who was described as white, approximately 20 years old, and driving a red Acura, reportedly asked the student if she needed a ride. According to an alert of "high importance" issued to parents by School District of the Chathams Superintendent Jim O'Neill at 2:01 p.m. Tuesday, the girl said she did not need a ride, and the man then left …
Friday, March 5, 2010
No injuries sustained in small wall fire; two cats survive.
A small wall fire broke out around 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Towne Gardens apartments at 17 Madison Ave. Construction crews were repairing steel steps at the entrance to one of the garden apartment units when the heat from the metal being welded transferred through the walls of wood framing and started a small fire smoldering inside the walls of the house, said Acting Fire Chief Lou DeRosa. "We had to pull the wall apart where it was burning and extinguish the fire," he said. There were no injuries reported as no one was home at the time of the fire, DeRosa said. Two cats, however, did survive. The apartment sustained minor smoke and cosmetic damage. In addition to the five Madison fire fighters on duty who responded to the scene, mutual …
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Acting chief says reduced services likely; Administrator says borough can't afford 14th member, promotion.
Acting Fire Chief Lou DeRosa pleaded his case to fill a position, make a promotion, and keep overtime in the budget to the Borough Council during its third budget workshop session on Thursday night. DeRosa read a prepared statement to the council on why he felt the department's proposed budget, which was prepared by former Chief Doug Atchison, should stand as opposed to the recommended budget given by Borough Administrator Ray Codey. "The numbers are the numbers but the impact is dramatic on the service end of things, so I want to focus on that because they do have a direct correlation to the numbers," DeRosa said as he began. DeRosa said that a reduction in career personnel–the department is a combination volunteer and career force–would …
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
One driver issued summons for failure to stop and yield; Daily Record van was overturned.
A three-car accident at approximately 3:20 a.m. on Wednesday left a Daily Record van overturned and resulted in four people going to the hospital. Madison police said a 1996 Toyota Camry driven by Ephraim Rene of Newark was making a left turn from Danforth Road onto Park Avenue when he hit the 2007 Ford S34 Daily Record van, which was traveling east on Park Avenue. The collision overturned the van, which then slid into the left turning lane on Park to come onto Danforth. At that time, the van hit a third car driven by Charles Messina of Livingston. Madison Acting Fire Chief Lou DeRosa said fire personnel had to cut the windshield out of the van to remove the driver, Angel Rodriguez of Ledgewood. Madison police said they issued a summons to…
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Virginia man charged with shoplifting on Main Street.
On Feb. 24, police arrested Alexander Pelham Webb, 20 of Short Hills, and Zachary Larsen, 20 of Columbia, Md., and charged them with possession of a schedule 1 narcotic and possession of marijuana. Police responded to Drew University to assist Drew Public Safety officers who initially stopped the adults while on campus. It was determined they were in possession of narcotics. They were both transported to headquarters for processing. After processing they were released pending a court appearance. On Feb. 23, police arrested Eladio Lopez, 25 of Madison, and charged him with criminal mischief. Police initially stopped Lopez after a window of an apartment building was broken. It was determined Lopez broke the window. He was transported to …
Thursday, February 25, 2010
One of the four was also charged with underage possession of alcohol.
POLICE & FIRE|Thursday, February 25
On Feb. 20 , police Matthew Mirabella arrested Jacob Checinski, 18 of Fairlawn; Joseph Borzio, 20 of Robbinsville; and Edward Michalak, 19 of Mount Laurel, and charged them with criminal trespassing. Police responded to Drew University to assist Drew Public Safety officers who initially stopped the adults while walking on campus. Police determined that they were trespassing. They were transported to headquarters for processing. After processing they were released pending a court appearance. Police also issued Joseph Borzio a summons for underage possession of alcohol. On Feb.21, police arrested Allison Schanke, 31 of Milburn, and charged her with driving while under the influence. Police were investigating a motor vehicle crash on Main …
Monday, February 22, 2010
Compromised flue pipe stemming from one of the wood ovens started the small fire in the wall, fire chief says.
A small fire in the wall of Nicky's Firehouse Restaurant & Pizza on Central Avenue shut down the Madison staple for a few ours early this afternoon. The restaurant reopened shortly after 3 p.m. today. Madison Fire Chief Lou DeRosa said it appeared that a compromised flue pipe stemming from one of the wood ovens started the small fire in the wall. "It was smoldering when we got here," DeRosa said. Also on scene with the Madison Fire Department were the police department and volunteer ambulance squad. Fire departments from Cedar Knolls and Florham Park were also called in for mutual aid and helped on scene. DeRosa said he had called the Board of Health and they would make the call as to when the restaurant could reopen. Restaurant employees…
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Nicky's Firehouse Restaurant & Pizza
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
Driver discovered the leak while making a delivery at Stop & Shop.
A truck making a delivery to Stop & Shop in Madison Friday night leaked fuel along Main Street—also known as Route 124—in both Madison and Chatham. The leakage prompted a major cleanup effort, as Chatham Borough fire officials, Madison police officers and fire officials, Madison Department of Public Works, members and Morris County Hazmat officials were on the scene to manage the fuel spill. The truck reportedly spilled about 50 gallons of oil. The leakage was reported just after 8 p.m. Friday. Madison Council President and Public Safety Liaison Jeannie Tsukamoto, who was at the scene, said firefighters had told her that the truck driver, who was making a delivery to Stop & Shop, discovered the leak when he stopped there. Chatham Borough …
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
From his work with one of the biggest buildings in Madison, to his service during 9/11, the department's new head man has much to pull from.
Though it's a bit more work at the moment, it's no surprise that Lou DeRosa is pulling double-duty in the Madison Fire Department. The acting, and soon-to-be official, chief of the department has always done a good job of wearing multiple hats. DeRosa has been the acting chief since Doug Atchison ended his 19-year tenure on Wednesday, Jan. 27. He's also kept the responsibilities he had as captain, which he's hopeful he'll eventually be able to give someone else by promoting that person to captain. Until then, DeRosa, who will officially become chief on July 31, will fulfill the duties of the chief as well as those of captain, such as being the building fire subcode official, making sure that new buildings in the borough are going up …
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Madison Fire Department
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