Friday, May 18, 2012
Employee was erecting a steel frame for the Walgreens under construction on Main Street.
A 23-year-old construction worker who fell about 19 feet in a construction accident Thursday morning as he was erecting a steel frame for the Walgreens under construction at Main Street and Greenwood Avenue is awake and making a "remarkable" recovery, according to the owner of the company that was doing the work and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Jeff Vandermeyde, owner of Vandermeyde Welding & Iron Work Inc., said he visited the employee, Thomas Block, at Morristown Medical Center. He said Block had a successful operation, is making a remarkable recovery and could be released from the hospital this weekend. The accident occurred around 7:30 a.m. Thursday. Madison police, firefighters and an off duty Morris Township …
23-year-old man found bleeding and in pain was taken to Morristown Medical Center, police said.
A 23-year-old man was found bleeding and in pain on the ground at the Walgreens construction site after police responded to a report of a construction accident there Thursday morning, authorities said. The man worked at the site and it was believed he might have tripped or slipped, police said. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration responded to scene to investigate, Chief John Trevena said. Detective Ed Mitchko and Officer Carmen DeCaro responded to the site at the corner of Greenwood Avenue and Main Street at 7:32 a.m. Thursday, a Madison police news release said. Morris Township Police Officer Jenna Landrigan, who was jogging by the accident scene while she was off duty, assisted Mitchko, DeCaro and Madison firefighters in …
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Baby girl was born around 4 a.m. Friday; mother and daughter are reported to be doing fine, police said.
Madison police and Drew Public Safety officers were on hand for a special delivery at Drew University around 4 a.m. Friday as they assisted a woman in giving birth to a baby girl in one of the apartments on campus, police and university officials said. Patrolman Anthony Maccario and Sgt. John Miscia responded to Wendel Hall at 3:54 a.m. and arrived to find the 33-year-old mother in labor with the crown of the baby's head visible, Madison Police Chief John Trevena said. The officers quickly positioned her on her back and prepared for delivery of the child and, after two quick pushes, the baby girl emerged. Maccario cleared the baby's airway and she began to cry, indicating she had no breathing difficulties, police said. Maccario wrapped the…
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Incidents allegedly occurred last year in Rockaway Township and Long Hill.
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Thursday, May 17
A 57-year-old Long Hill man has been accused of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl on two separate occassions over the past year, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said Thursday. Mark Annis has been charged with three counts of sexual assault, one count of attempted sexual assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Annis surrendered at the Long Hill Police Department on Wednesday, the prosecutor's office said. He was ordered to have no contact with the victim, her family or anyone under the age of 16, the prosecutor's office said. Annis surrendered his passport and bail was set at $125,000 with no 10 percent option. Annis is accused of sexually assaulting the girl in Rockaway Township between Aug. 1, 2011 and Aug…
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
It was lowered to 30 miles per hour about a year ago.
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Wednesday, May 16
Friends of Bottle Hill Historic District approached the Borough Council this week about having the speed limit for Ridgedale Avenue lowered to 25 miles per hour and limiting truck traffic on the road, citing concerns about safety and preserving the area's history. Council President Jeannie Tsukamoto said the borough would have to follow a similar process to the one it used to have the speed limit lowered to 30 miles per hour from 35 miles per hour about a year ago. Madison Police Sgt. John Keymer said the speed limit reduction process, which includes traffic surveys and studies, was completed last summer. He said he would have no problem with the speed limit going down to 25 miles per hour. "I just have to be sure it's done properly," he …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
A Chatham Township teen allegedly had marijuana on him during a traffic stop, and an Orange man allegedly trespassed at Drew again, according to police.
A 20-year-old Orange man was arrested Saturday and charged with criminal trespass at Drew University, police said. Uzomeziem Eze was arrested at 12:43 a.m. by Patrolman Kevin Boone after Boone was contacted by a university Public Safety officer who had stopped Eze on campus for prior trespass violations, according to a Madison police news release. Eze was processed at police headquarters and released pending a court appearance, police said. Marijuana possession An 18-year-old Chatham Township man was arrested Wednesday and charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, authorities said. Kyle Javello was arrested by Patrolman Paul Papamarkos at 10:30 p.m. after Papamarkos pulled over Javello on Seaman Street for …
A 19-year-old Blairstown man was charged with intending to distribute drugs in a school zone after he allegedly was found with narcotics at Drew University, police said.
A 19-year-old Blairstown man was arrested on drug charges Wednesday after a Drew University Public Safety officer responding to a noise complaint determined he allegedly had cocaine and marijuana, authorities said. Justin Dennis was arrested at 2:31 a.m. by Madison Police Patrolman Sean McCarthy, who charged him with possession of marijuana, possession with the intent to distribute within a school zone, possession of cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a Madison police news release. Police seized $1,123 in cash from Dennis, police said. McCarthy responded to the university after receiving a call about the drugs from the public safety officer who originally investigated the noise complaint at Eberhardt Hall and …
Monday, May 14, 2012
One winds up on the train tracks, another on a front lawn.
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Monday, May 14
Each week, Patch takes a peek at some of the more surprising, shocking, stunning and occasionally silly police-related incidents reported throughout New Jersey for "OMGs from NJ PDs." On the Wrong Track: Contrary to popular belief, there is no "wrong side of the tracks." Well, not unless you count the top side. A driver who made a wrong turn wound up on the train tracks paralleling Route 17, leading authorities to shut down New Jersey Transit traffic on the line, according to Hasbrouck Heights Police. It took police about an hour to remove the vehicle from the tracks. We're not sure how long it took onlookers to remove their palms from their faces. Not Quite a Smoking Gun, But Close: You think smoking's bad for you? It's even worse if you'…
Thursday, May 10, 2012
David Kroemer barricaded himself in his home in 2009 with multiple firearms.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Four-day journey by law enforcement to honor fallen officers passed through the borough Wednesday morning.
The 2012 Police Unity Tour launched the first leg of their four-day journey to Washington, D.C., Wednesday. The tour starts each year in Florham Park and ends with a ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial and Museum. The route through Madison ran from Ridgedale Avenue to Park Avenue, Madison Avenue, Loantaka Way and then Woodland Road toward Morris Township. Madison police alerted residents the tour would be disrupting traffic. The first tour was organized in 1997 by Florham Park Police Chief Patrick P. Montuore. Sgt. Daniel Papa of the Chatham Township Police Department is riding in the tour in honor of Sgt. James Chapin of Chattanooga, Tenn. Chapin died on April 2, 2011, from a gunshot wound he received at the scene …
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3:35 am on Sunday, May 20, 2012
Drew University and Madison officers did a great job. Kudos to both departments on a job well done! more ›