Reckless DUI Driver Arrested After Crash: Denville PD
A 25-year-old Morristown man was arrested and hit with numerous vehicle charges following a car crash in Denville, authorities said.
At 9:22 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, officers responded to Mount Pleasant Turnpike for a single-vehicle crash, Denville police said. The driver, Karlos Mesa exhibited signs of impairment and he was arrested following field sobriety testing, police said.
He is charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving, careless driving, failure to report an accident and numerous other infractions, authorities said.
DWI Reckless NY Driver Had Phony License Plates: Denville PD
A 35-year-old New York man was hit with a slew of charges after he drove drunk in Denville, authorities said.
At 3:15 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28, officers received a report of a vehicle driving with fictitious license plates, police said. The vehicle was located on Route 10 East and the driver, Ahmed Sekou Sow displayed signs of possible impairment, Denville police said.
Sow was arrested following field sobriety testing, police said. He was charged with driving while intoxicated, careless driving, driving with a suspended license, driving an unregistered vehicle, reckless driving and fictitio…
NJ Man Arrested For Denville Bank Robbery: Prosecutor
A 65-year-old Hackettstown man was arrested and charged with robbing a bank in Denville on Monday, March 23, authorities said.
At 3:58 p.m., officers responded to Bank of America at 125 E. Main St. after a man, later identified as Jason Perlett, entered the bank branch, handed the teller a note demanding money, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, Denville Township Police Chief Scott Welsch, and Roxbury Police Chief Matthew Holland said.
No weapon was displayed, authorities said. Perlett exited the b…
Video: Morristown Councilwoman's DUI Arrest Captured On Bodycam Footage
Newly-released bodycam footage shows the arrest of a Morristown councilwoman for DUI in Denville last month.
Toshiba Foster, 50, of Parsippany, was charged with DWI, reckless driving, careless driving, and operation of an unregistered vehicle on Sept. 6, records show.
Footage of the stop was released by Transparency Bodycam on YouTube. The outlet said her BAC was .20%, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08%.
In the footage, Foster tells officers she didn't have anything to drink, but the officers told her that they smelled alcohol. She then tells officers she was coming from hangin…
Following Car Too Closely Gets Man Popped For DUI: Denville PD
A 21-year-old Morris Plains resident was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Denville, authorities recently announced.
At 1:03 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7, officers pulled over a vehicle on Route 53 for following a vehicle too closely, Denville Police said.
The driver of the vehicle, Fabian Carvajal Patino, was determined to be driving while intoxicated, police said.
Patino was arrested and charged with driving while under the influence, following too closely, reckless driving and careless driving, police said.
DUI Driver Crashed Into Woods: Denville PD
A 60-year-old Morris Plains resident was arrested for driving under the influence following a crash in Denville on Friday, Aug. 8, authorities said.
At 10:52 p.m., officers responded to a report of a black sedan that had crashed into the woods off Franklin Road, near the train overpass, Denville police said.
Officers determined the driver, Marcie Levison, was impaired due to alcohol and/or drugs, police said
Levison was arrested and transported to police headquarters.
She was charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving and careless driving, police said.
Woman Attempted To Steal Car From Gas Station: Denville PD
A 33-year-old woman was arrested and charged after she attempted to steal vehicle from a gas station, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 12.
On Sunday, Aug. 10, officers responded to the Shell Gas Station at 279 E. Main Street after Johanna Posada-Ramirez, who has no fixed residence, burglarized a vehicle and attempted to steal it, Denville police said.
Posada-Ramirez was fleeing the area when officers arrived, but she was located at the Denville Train Station, police said.
She is charged with criminal attempt to steal a motor vehicle and burglary, police said.
Unsafe Lane Change Leads To DWI Charge For Morristown Woman: Denville PD
A 36-year-old Morristown woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Denville on Sunday, Aug. 3, authorities said.
At 2:34 a.m., officers observed a vehicle making an unsafe lane change while traveling westbound on Route 10, Denville police said.
During a traffic stop, the driver, Faith Altiner, exhibited signs of impairment, police said. Altiner failed several field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest for suspicion of driving while intoxicated, police said.
Altiner was also charged with careless driving, reckless driving and unsafe lane change, police said.
Reckless Rockaway DWI Driver Busted After Crash: Denville PD
A 24-year-old Rockaway Township man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Denville, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 4, authorities said.
On Saturday, Aug. 2 at 10:26 p.m., officers responded to a crash on Old Beach Glen Road and determined the driver, Henilkumar Patel, was operating the vehicle while intoxicated, Denville police said.
Patel is charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and careless driving, police said. He was released pending a court appearance, police said.
2-Year-Old, 5-Year-Old Left Alone At Park: Denville PD
A 40-year-old Jefferson resident was arrested and charged after she left two children in her care alone at a Denville park, authorities announced Friday, July 25.
On Sunday, July 20 at 6 p.m., officers responded to the Gardner Field playground after receiving a report of two children, ages two and five, alone and crying in the corner of the playground, Denville police said.
An investigation revealed the children’s caretaker, Anna Masuk, accidentally left them unattended at the playground for an extended period of time, police said.
When Masuk returned to the scene, officers observed she wa…
Wrong Way DUI Paterson Driver Had Kids In Car: Police
A 36-year-old Paterson resident was arrested and charged after she was driving the wrong way with children in the car in Denville, authorities announced Friday, July 25.
On Monday, July 20, at 1:36 a.m., officers responded to a report of a wrong-way driver on Route 46, Denville police said. The vehicle was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes and was pulled over, police said.
The driver, Vicraida Ortega, was operating the vehicle while intoxicated and had two juveniles in the vehicle at the time, police said.
Ortega is charged with cruelty neglect of children, driving while und…
Denville's Michele Parkins, Tireless Advocate For Kids, ID'd As Bicyclist Struck, Killed
Michele Parkins, a 46-year-old Denville resident and founder of Great Kids Place, was killed on Thursday, July 17, after she was hit by a car while riding her bike, authorities said.
The crash occurred on Old Boonton Road near Bush Road, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office said. Parkins was transported to St. Clare’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, authorities said.
Parkins was all about helping others, earning her Master's degree in occupational therapy from Seton Hall in 2009, according to her obituary from the Norman Dean Funeral Home website.
She met her husband Kim in…
Woman Drowns At Denville Beach: Prosecutor
A 33-year-old woman drowned at a New Jersey beach on Sunday, July 13, authorities said.
At 5:50 p.m., first responders responded to Cedar Lake Beach in Denville after the woman was observed unresponsive by other swimmers, who called 9-1-1, a spokesperson for the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said.
The woman, who was not identified, was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment and pronounced dead, authorities said. No foul play is suspected, authorities said.
The incident remains under investigation, authorities said.
Two Found Unconscious With Dog In Vehicle Outside Supermarket: Denville PD
Two people were arrested and charged after they found unconscious in a vehicle in Denville, authorities announced Tuesday, July 1.
On Thursday, June 26, at 2:47 p.m., an ambulance was flagged down by a pedestrian in the ACME parking lot at 125 East Main St, after two people appeared to be unconscious inside a parked vehicle, Denville police said.
Officers were able to awaken the two occupants and observed suspected narcotics inside the vehicle, police said. The duo were identified as Brandy Teabo, an East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania resident and Kyle Wolf, a 29-year-old Blairstown resident, p…
