Tag: Jefferson Township, NJ
DWI Jefferson Twp Driver Found Unconscious Slumped Over Steering Wheel: Police
A 32-year-old Jefferson Township man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Saturday, June 7, in Denville, authorities said.
At 4:52 p.m., Paul Rankin Jr. was found unconscious slumped over the steering wheel on Franklin Road near the Route 46 traffic light, Denville police said.
Police knocked on the driver’s window to wake him up, officers said. While speaking with Rankin, officers discovered he was under the influence of narcotics, police said, and a search found him to be in possession of heroin, crack cocaine, crack smoke pipes, hypodermic needles and other drug par…
NJ Drug Dealer Found With Ammo, Heroin Sentenced For Raping Child, Prosecutor Says
A 32-year-old Jefferson Township man was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Friday, May 31, after pleading guilty to raping a child, authorities said.
Police initially began investigating Michael Figueroa for drugs, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Jefferson Township Police Chief Paul Castimore said.
A search of his home turned up much more: Handguns, a rifle, 11 bricks of heroin, a bag of cocaine, ammunition and a digital scale, authorities said. Figueroa was hit with weapons and drug charges, authorities said.&n…
Sudden Death Of Mario Solorzano Jr., 31, Of Morris County, Leaves Loves Ones Reeling
The sudden loss of a 31-year-old Morris County man has left a void in the lives of those who knew him.
Mario Solorzano Jr., of Jefferson Township, died unexpectedly on Nov. 16 at home, surrounded by his loved ones, according to his obituary.
RIP Mario Solorzano. So much laughter & ball busting in the gym just a few short years ago! I’ll never forget looking... Posted by Shaun Mason on Friday, November 17, 2023
Rest in Peace Mario Solorzano you were loved by so many and truly the life of the party anywhere you went. I’ll never... Posted by Annemarie Devine on Friday, November 17…
Accused Morris County Heroin Dealer Facing New Charges For Sexual Assault, Child Endangerment
A Morris County man recently arrested on drug distribution and weapons charges has been accused of sexually assaulting a child over the course of two years and producing child pornography.
Michael Figueroa, 31, was first charged Wednesday, April 19 after investigators executing a search warrant at his Jefferson Township home found and seized “multiple handguns, pump action rifle, approximately 11 bricks of suspected heroin, weighing less than one-half ounce, a bag of suspected cocaine weighing less than one-half ounce, ammunition, and one digital scale,” Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. C…
Jury Finds Former Cop Guilty Of Murder In Shooting Of Estranged Wife: Morris County Prosecutor
A jury has found a former Newark police officer guilty of murder in the 2019 shooting of his estranged wife and the attempted murder of her partner in Morris County following an eight-day trial, authorities announced.
John Formisano, 52, was found guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, hindering apprehension or prosecution, official misconduct, and two counts each of child endangerment and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release on Tuesday, Oct. 4.
Formisano, an Acting Lieutenant, was off-duty …