Warren County in the News 2015
I thought we should have a news thread for Warren County news outside of Hackettstown since many of us live in the "suburbs". ;-)
P'burg judge admits to drunk driving.
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/phillipsburg/index.ssf/2015/02/phillipsburg_municipal_court_j_2.html#incart_river
Awful fire earlier this week in Washington Twp. (Warren). The poor pets perished. :-(
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/express-times/index.ssf/2015/02/dog_cat_die_in_washington_town.html#incart_river
Calico696 P'burg police officer dies, suicide suspected. How terrible for his family and friends.
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/phillipsburg/index.ssf/2015/02/phillipsburg_police_officer_di.html
What the hell is up with cops and suicide. This is 3rd one in the news this week.
botheredbyuu2 Cops and suicide have, unfortunately, always been known to go hand in hand :(
Lori...Since '73 Welcome back, Lori. True statement and very sad. Just seems like it happens all at one time.
He was a good guy and I've known him since we were about 6 years old. We played football for Steele Hill together. Damn shame...
ianimal 
Christine 
joyful I'm sorry about your friend ianimal. Unfortunately, the only thing that comes out of suicide is the grief of those left behind.
No death is a good death unless it is a welcomed death but death before it truly sad to me as our familys friends loved ones pass on truly the hardest on those left be hind so to all here please look to the moon and stars at night and hope that those who have passed spirits are looking down on you with warmth in there mind blessed be to all and sorry for the loss
Caged Animal Oxford Central School's archery team has done it again! They have won their 9th consecutive State championship. Off to Kentucky and the National Championship!
http://www.nj.com/warrenreporter/index.ssf/2015/03/oxford_middle_school_wins_2015.html
just coach A Blairstown shelter rescue dog can use your votes in contest. Click on the link within the article to vote for Shiloh.
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/express-times/index.ssf/2015/04/blairstown_township_rescue_dog.html#incart_river
I voted Calico, but if he wins, which shelter is he from that would get the 5,000. I couldn't find the name. Thanks.
Molly
GC http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/express-times/index.ssf/2015/04/warren_county_chef_admits_spit.html#incart_m-rpt-2
5 years for spitting on food?? How ridiculous! They fired him. Fine him and let him be on his way. Looks like back to jail because of his other issues.
Walmart "save money live better"
What a boon to Mansfield Walmart has been.
Mansfield Township Police Department
6 hrs ·
Since our press release went out indicating our arrests had doubled in the first quarter of 2015 as compared to the same time period in 2014 we have received several requests for detailed arrest information. That information is listed below:
Our biggest increases in arrests per category were for theft/shoplifting, narcotics, DWI, and warrants.
2014 2015 %increase
Theft/Shoplifting 14 49 350%
Warrants 13 22 300%
Narcotics 7 11 63%
DWI 3 9 59%
All other 25 35 71%
Denis Sadly, more animal mistreatment locally. The writers for the Express Times really need to improve their skills. The title is confusing. The layout of the article and pics also make it seem like The Barnyard Sanctuary was where the abuse was, instead of the truth that The Barnyard Sanctuary is helping the abused animals.
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/express-times/index.ssf/2015/04/sanctuary_caring_for_live_anim.html#incart_river
Calico I read the same thing and just wrote to the editor about it. Hopefully they will change it.
Updated article. At least 75 animals were found dead at the two locations. These people need to be locked up for the death and mistreatment of these animals, not to mention the mistreatment of their own children. Scum, for sure!
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/express-times/index.ssf/2015/04/more_dead_animals_found_charge.html#incart_related_stories
I just realized that this animal situation has it's own thread, which I hadn't read.
http://www.hackettstownlife.com/forum/676393
iJay 
5catmom On April 4, 2015 at 11:59 pm an officer stopped a vehicle being operated by Glenn A Wilkinson (48) of Port Murray for an equipment violation. The officer detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage and the driver performed several field sobriety tests before being arrested for driving while intoxicated. He was issued summonses for DWI, maintenance of lamps, and failure to exhibit documents. He was released to a responsible adult pending a court appearance.
Future Streaks Basketball Owner and Acting Mansfield Basketball Committee arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
Mansfieldparent 
sallysimpson 
htown http://www.nj.com/warrenreporter/index.ssf/2015/04/drug_and_dwi_charges_in_mansfi.html
Very last one, and yes he owns the teams. It is a travel basketball team out of warren hills.
As we head into "tick" season ....
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2015/04/deadly_tick-borne_powassan_virus_new_jersey_hunter.html#incart_river
Bonv http://www.nj.com/warrenreporter/index.ssf/2015/04/homeschooling_was_focus_of_dyf.html#incart_2box_warren_index.ssf
Wow! What they did to this family is terrible! Lawsuit, I dont know. That amount of money, I dont think so.
meanwhile having firearms in a locked safe with the ammo separate is an issue for this caseworker..
skippy Lots of angry people in Mansfield. Comments posted and deleted periodically, he seems to be well known.
https://www.facebook.com/28MTPD?fref=ts
Hikers lost in Washingtown Twp.? Not sure how a 54 year old and two 17 year old kids got lost enough at Lake Marguerite and Griffith Woods that multiple emergency personnel needed to respond. This area is borders Brass Castle Road and Jonestown Road which are quite busy. There are tons of houses all around the edges of the area. I have hiked in there tons or times and can always hear some kind of noise from the "outside world".
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/express-times/index.ssf/2015/06/washington_township_police_res.html#incart_river
Maybe looking to cash in on a made-for-tv movie. "Lost in Warren wilderness...."
mistergoogle Never heard of Lake Marguerite and Griffith woods. Will have to check it out.
I was in Kittatiny sp yesterday and the map provided does not include all side trails. I did use my phone map to get a better idea of which trail would lead to a certain wetland. That and the road sounds from 206 helped.
Bothered - Both are very nice. The parking area is at Lake Marguerite (near the corner of Jonestown and Brass Castle, by the old Roaring Rock restaurant). There is a lake there and then marked trails that lead through Griffith Woods. The land was donated by a doctor to the Township years ago. Daisy loves going for walks through there and swimming in the lake.
Calico, it could have been a mom and daughter and friend or even a grandma or something.
Glad they were found.
I've never heard of it either, that said I don't know where a lot of places like that are.
littlelu Coralie - My point was that a 5 minute walk in any direction would have produced either the sighting of a home or road noise. I know those woods very well, it would be impossible for 3 people of that age to get lost there IMO. I think they panicked prematurely.
So are a mom, daughter, and grandma not capable enough to go on a hike in the woods by themselves? Perhaps they should be kept at home in the kitchen then? Why do women use that line of logic? Do you realize what you're implying?
If you're not familiar with a wooded area, I'm sure it could be frightening. Wasn't there a story a few years back where someone got lost in a corn maze and had to get "rescued?"
I would think having a walking GPS app on your phone is a given these days.
emaxxman I saw in another article that she is HHS graduate. Very sad.
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/express-times/index.ssf/2015/06/fatal_blairstown_township_fire_possibly_suicide.html#incart_related_stories
Hopeful http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2015/07/48_charged_in_massive_essex_county_drug_bust.html?ath=5901af2f3b55a98b0b9022
Oxford man caught up in this!
He's not from Oxford. He's from Mansfield and has an Oxford address. i looked him up on FB. What a tool! I'm glad they are locking up all this trash!
Mansfield Township Police Department
The following incidents have seen a dramatic increase during the first half of 2015 as compared to the same time period in 2014:
Incident 2014 2015
Domestic Violence 42 68
Theft 67 116
Psychiatric Emergencies 25 36
Assaults 18 26
Overall Arrests 146 247
Just to be clear- I meant that there are a lot of Walmart shoplifters mentioned in the police facebook page . Not that Walmart is stealing!:)
lol skippy for a second I thought the same thing. But there are 2 similar thread. 1 Warren county news and the other hackettstown news.
Darwin That's funny because I live in Mansfield and never see anything going on.
Oh wait, there is one thing. Police wanted to harass my DH because he didn't come to a "complete" stop in front of Kohls. By the way, you don't have to. The sign reads"Stop for pedestrians crossing the road" If no one is crossing, you can do a slow "rolling" stop. And they know that. SMH!
pampurr Not being a lawyer (if I was i guess that i'd be running the American Legion baseball league to my team's advantage), my take on it is that you don't have to come to a complete stop even if there are people crossing (of course not to hit them.)
How does Kohl's have the right to put up such a sign? What if every store in that strip mall did that?
Reggie Voter 
Metsman IDK... Just saying that is probably why they put them up. Otherwise what is the point? They're not the only store in the strip mall.
EVV http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/index.ssf/2015/08/mansfield_township_woman_faces.html#incart_river_mobile
And again....
Booster90 Looks like a tortoise made a break for it LOL! Cool story.
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/hunterdon-county/index.ssf/2015/09/sulleys_home_100-pound_tortois.html#incart_river
Greg This is just great.....driving unlicensed, while texting with drug paraphernalia in the car. Sigh....
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/index.ssf/2015/12/police_pull_over_unlicensed_te.html#incart_river_index
Job well done.
http://www.nj.com/warren/index.ssf/2016/02/new_jersey_troopers_wrangle_livestock_to_safety_at.html#incart_river_home
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