Monday, May 20, 2013
$4,000 grant awarded to police for additional enforcement over 12-day period.
Editor's Note: This article originally ran May 8, 2013. Click it or ticket. And this time, they really mean it. For 14 days in May and June, Washington Township police are going to enforce that law by cracking down extra hard. The department has been granted $4,000 to cover an additional 80 patrol hours from May 20 to June 2 during the annual Click it or Ticket campaign, according to Lt. Doug Compton. The annual initiative includes high visibility law enforcement seat belt checkpoints and saturation patrols, as well as local and national publicity designed to ensure drivers and passengers recognize the life-saving value of seat belts, according to a statement from the police department. During an 11-day stretch in 2012, the Washington …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Learning the value of a dollar and animals in the community, one Girl Scout troop is helping local law enforcement.
Thin Mints. Trefoils. Do-si-dos. All for a Belgium Malinois. The Washington Township Girl Scout Daisy Troop 29 spent the first three months of 2013 doing what all troops do: pounding the pavement to sell the country’s most popular cookies. This time around, however, the group of six first-graders wanted to support a cause near and dear to them. During the course of the selling process, troop members learned the value of managing money and needs versus wants, according to one of the troop’s leaders Melony Bishop. With that, the group was able to set aside some funds for personal fun time–which, in this case comes in the form of a disco ice cream party–as well as a chunk of money to benefit someone or something they felt needed their help. …
Monday, April 22, 2013
Drop-off location set for police headquarters April 27.
Washington Township will once again take part in the statewide Operation Take Back New Jersey medicine disposal on April 27, the police department announced. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, residents can drop off their unused, unwanted and expired prescription medication at police headquarters, located at 1 East Springtown Road. “The goal of this program is to allow residents of Washington Township rid their homes of these various medications to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands, especially those of juveniles and help protect the environment,” said Lt. Doug Compton in a press release. Syringes and other sharp instruments will not be accepted. There is no cost associated with the program. The annual initiative is …
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Woman arrested on charges of burglary and theft from township home, police report.
A Long Valley woman stole money from a Washington Township home and was caught with crack pipes during her arrest, police said. Police responded to a burglary report on Wolfe Run Court March 30, Lt. Art Adams said. During the investigation, Detective Thomas Falleni identified Alexandra Berntsen, 20, as the person who allegedly committed the crime, Adams said. At that point a burglary and theft arrest warrant was issued for Berntsen. More than two weeks later on April 15, Hopatcong Police, with information from Washington Township law enforcement, found Berntsen in their jurisdiction and arrested the suspect, Adams said. During the arrest and follow-up, proceeds, including money, jewelry and other belongings from the burglary were recovered…
Monday, April 8, 2013
Quick thinking keeps fire from spreading in township home; brush fire quelled from land and air.
Two fires in Washington Township required response from the fire department as well as police over the weekend, as brush fires have ravaged the western Morris area. On Saturday, police responded to a clothes dryer fire on Hemlock Drive just after 2 p.m., Lt. Art Adams said. Upon arrival, Officer Kirk Griffin and firefighter Michael Cuccaro found the house fully engulfed with smoke, and the dryer was overtaken by flames, Adams said. Multiple fire extinguishers were used to contain the blaze, but it grew and spread to the walls of the laundry room and worked it’s way through the dryer vent, eventually contacting debris outside the residence, Adams said. Outside the home, two garden hoses were used to keep the flames from spreading until more…
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Single-car wreck takes out electricity on Reservoir Road Wednesday night, police report.
A drunken driver was arrested Wednesday night after fleeing the scene of an accident, Washington Township Police said. Peter Rizzuto, 42, of Washington Township was traveling north on Reservoir Road around 8:30 p.m. when he failed to “negotiate a turn,” Lt. Art Adams said. Rizzuto lost control, overcorrected, and hit a telephone pole directly on the passenger side door, Adams said. The vehicle “sheered” off the pole and continued another 150 feet into the woods, hitting multiple trees along the way, Adams said. Rizzuto freed himself from the crash and fled the scene before police arrived, Adams said. Cpl. James Burns arrived at the scene to find the crashed vehicle but no driver, and was joined by Sgt. Jeffrey Almer, Detective Sgt. Chris …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Washington Township resident paid $750 in fees after being told she won sweepstakes, police report.
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Camden man who allegedly deceived a Washington Township woman out of $750, police said. On Jan. 11, a resident – whose name is not being released by authorities – filed a complaint with Detective Cpl. Brian Bigham regarding a theft, Lt. Art Adams said. The victim reported she sent a money order to a person in Camden to pay for taxes and fees for processing of a sweepstakes she had won, Adams said. The sweepstakes, however, was fake, Adams said. The victim sent a money order in the amount of $750 to Miguel Colon-Rivera, who cashed the note at a TD Bank in Pennsauken, Adams said. A warrant has been issued for Colon-Rivera, and Washington Township Police are working with Camden police to resolve the …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Second time in six months Long Valley man jailed for outstanding warrant.
For the second time in less than six months, a Long Valley man was arrested for owing more than $100,000 in outstanding child support, Washington Township Police said. Officer Adam Feichter stopped Frederick Scharnikow, 55, on Old Farmers Road Wednesday morning for having a brake light out, Lt. Art Adams said. When Feichter approached the vehicle, he recognized the driver was Scharnikow, who had an outstanding active child support warrant in excess of $137,000 from Sussex County, Adams said. Scharnikow was arrested in October 2012 during a court appearance when it was learned he owed $131,691.86 in child support then. Scharnikow was appearing in court after being charged with obstruction of law, driving while intoxicated, failure to stop, …
Driver stopped for failure to maintain lane lied about being a public servant, police report.
A Long Valley man pretended to be a public servant during a traffic stop and was subsequently arrested, Washington Township Police said. Officer Michael Thompson stopped Robert Ludwigsen, 31, on Fairview Avenue Tuesday night for failure to maintain lane, Lt. Art Adams said. While speaking with Thompson, the driver said he was a uniformed member of the Fire Department of the City of New York, Adams said. Ludwigsen then showed the officer a wallet shield, or badge, Adams said, which was later discovered to have been purchased from eBay. Ludwigsen was arrested and charged with impersonating a public servant and given a court date. For questions about this post, email jason.koestenblatt@patch.com.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Hackettstown resident did not use crosswalk, police report.
A Hackettstown man was struck by a car Friday afternoon while trying to cross Route 46 and sent to the hospital, Washington Township Police Lt. Doug Compton said. Officers Kirk Griffin and Cpl. Robert Oranchak responded to the intersection of Rt. 46 and Target Drive at 3:35 p.m. to find Peter Zimmer, 25, of Lopatcong, had accidentally struck Carl Sendgikoski, 49, with his car, Compton said. Zimmer was traveling west at the time, and told police he saw Sendgikoski walking in the shoulder and subsequently enter the roadway — not in the crosswalk — Compton said. At that time, it was too late for Zimmer to avoid the pedestrian, Compton said. Zimmer’s vehicle received damage to the front end, and Sendgikoski was sent to Hackettstown Regional …
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