West Milford Township Police

| 29 Sep 2011 | 11:56

    June 13 n Burglary/Theft n Lakeshore Drive Two mountain bikes (Black Cannondale ($5000) and Gold Mountain bike (unknown value) was stolen from above location. No signs of forced entry indicated. P.O. William Pittelko June 16 n Criminal Mischief n Riverside Road Window shattered on motor vehicle. Truck was parked on the side of the roadway at above location. P.O. Casey Casbarro June 16 n MVA n Clinton Road Ryan Meehan, Hewitt, Age 17 V1 traveling north on Clinton Road. Driver stated two deer ran into the road from the right. Driver said he veered to the right. Vehicle went off the road and struck utility pole and gas company equipment. No injuries reported but was transported to the hospital for evaluation. P.O. Stephen Singerline June 17 n Fire n Quigley Road Officer was dispatched to the above location on a report of a possible house fire. Upon arrival, heavy smoke was coming from the rear of the house. West Milford Fire Dept., Greenwood Forest Fire Dept. and Upper Greenwood Lake Fire Department responded. Det. Mike Gallup from the Passaic County Prosecutors Office Arson Unit responded and found the fire was electrical and was caused due to a faulty main. P.O. Casey Casbarro June 17 n Criminal Trespass n Mary St. Unknown actor/actors cut the screen on a locked screen door to a vacant summerhouse and gained access to the porch of the house. The door leading from the porch to the interior of the house was also locked so the actor pried a screen on an unlocked window and climbed inside. Nothing appeared to have been damaged or disturbed. P.O. Stephen Stratton June 17 n Fire n Union Valley Road Wire from the pole coming into Rita’s Italian Ices caught fire. Greenwood Lake Fire Company arrived as did Orange Electric. A boy was burnt while standing under the wire. West Milford First Aid Squad #48 arrived and transported him to Chilton Hospital. P.O. Shannon Sommerville June 17 n MVA n Route 23 Patricia Corlett, Roseland, Age 57 V1 traveling south on Route 23 went off left side of road onto grass median overturning and coming to rest on its right side facing north. According to the driver, the vehicle in front of her suddenly braked and to avoid striking the vehicle she hit her brakes and swerved to the left. The grass median had about a 1 ft. high step of soft ground, the front wheels dug in causing the vehicle to spin around and roll over. P.O. William Greer June 18 n MVA n Union Valley Road #1 n Lisa Mujica, Hasbrouck Heights, Age 17 #2 n Donna Garley, Greenwood Lake, NY, Age 46 V1 traveling southbound on Warwick Turnpike, heading toward Union Valley Road. D1 stated she did not see the stop sign at Warwick Turnpike and Union Valley Road. V1 drove into V2. D1 issued summons for failure to yield. P.O. James DeVore June 20 n MVA/DWI n Highland Ave #1 n Peter Gregson, New York, NY, Age 37 #2 n David Baumann, Statesboro, Ga (parked vehicle) D1 stated that he was backing down roadway when he struck V2. V2 was parked in a legal parking spot on the shoulder of the roadway. D1 was arrested for DWI. P.O. Lewis Rose June 20 n MVA n Lakeside Road #1 n Sean Wells, Wantage, Age 18 #2 n Christopher Giannella, West Milford, Age 29 D1 stated while driving east on Lakeside Road he was being high beamed and tailgated by D2. When he went to slow down D2 struck him from behind. D2 stated that D1 jammed on his brakes while driving down the road causing him to strike D1 from behind. A passenger in V2 was complaining about right shoulder pain and was taken to St. Anthony’s Hospital in New York by WMFAS #48. D1 issued summons for driving while suspended and D2 issued summons for careless driving. P.O. Shannon Sommerville June 21 n Criminal Mischief n Macopin Road While on patrol at 0400 hours in the area of Macopin Road and Cahill Cross Road, Officer Christopher O’Connor observed that a dozen or more recycling barrels filled with glass and plastic materials were spread across the roadway, leaving broken glass and plastic containers in the path of travel. County Road Department was notified. P.O. Christopher O’Connor June 23 n MVA n Greenwood Lake Turnpike #1 n Raymond Morro, Wayne, Age 42 #2 n Glen Fink, Pearl River, Age 33 D2 stated that he was traveling north on Greenwood Lake Turnpike and while approaching the above intersection (Greenwood Lake Tpk/Lakeside Road) a vehicle made a left in front of him causing him to brake in order to avoid a collision. Once the vehicle cleared he began to move slowly not seeing the bicyclist directly behind the vehicle, striking it. The bicyclist stated he used an arm signal prior to making the turn and observed vehicle 2 but was unable to avoid a collision. No medical attention needed at the scene. P.O. James McDaniel June 23 n MVA n Lincoln Ave. John Vanhecke, West Milford, Age 76 D1 stated that he pulled into his parking space in the above parking lot, stepped on the gas instead of the brake. He went over the concrete wheel stop, struck the wooden guide rail, broke through the guide rail, went over and down a 7 ft. block wall and drove approximately 40 yards into the field. Damage to front passenger side and undercarriage. P.O. Stephen Braikovich June 24 n MVA n Oak Ridge Road #1 n Michael Blasone, Sparta, Age 63 #2 n Cortney Demario, Stockholm, Age 18 D2 stated she did not see the stop sign at the intersection of Oak Ridge Road and Cozy Lake Road causing her to hit V1. Both vehicles had heavy front-end damage and were removed by Oak Ridge Collision. Both parties were injured. At the scene the driver of V1 refused medical attention. D2 was issued a careless driving summons. P.O. Gregory Post Jr.