Police & Fire

SPARTA, NJ – A Sparta man is facing drunk driving charges after crossing into the opposite lane and crashing into a Vernon woman.  On May 26, around 7 p.m. Sparta officers went to the scene of the accident on West Shore Trail, police said.

David Bauer, 59 had crashed his gray Ford Fusion into Maria Oliveira.  Oliveira had two passengers in her black Mazda CX, a 76-year-old ...

NEWTON, NJ—A Newton man is facing charges after having stolen a truck.  Police were alerted to reports of an erratic driver in the area of Spring Street around 10:54 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, police said.

The officers found Christopher Rayfield, 48, on Water Street driving a maroon, Chevrolet Silverado pick up.  When he was stopped the officers Rayfield they found his ...

SPARTA, NJ – Brothers visited Sparta Police Department on Tuesday.  They presented a Diecast model police car of the Sparta Police Cruiser with lights and custom decals to Lt. John Lamon.

Nick and Roberto Vasquez met Lamon on the steps to give him the gift to “show our appreciation and thank the Sparta Police Department for the numerous things they’ve done to help ...

SPARTA, NJ- Fighting over a cell phone, one friend sliced the other friend’s arm.  On April 28 Police  Officer Michael Poon went to a home on report of a dispute with a weapon, police said.

When Poon arrived he found Alessandro Dagostaro, 21 was said to have cut his friend with a Swiss army knife because the friend would not give Dagostaro his cell phone or let him leave the ...

SPARTA, NJ- Main Street will be closed between the Sparta Municipal Building and Glen Road from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. from Monday, May 4 through Friday, May 8. According to the Sparta Police Department, the road will reopen each night to traffic.

There will be signage and detours for the public.  All vehicles traveling on Main Street from Route 517 and Station Road will be routed up Glen ...

SPARTA, NJ – Police Chief Neil Spidaletto is cautioning residents that, despite and maybe because of the current state of emergency, scammers have been active. 

While the scams are not new, the scammers, “seem to be even more bold now,” Spidaletto said.

They are calling victims, often posing as a grandchild, saying they need money for bail, having been arrested for a ...