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Top Tri-Boro Stories in March
'Bloody, naked female,' councilman indicted among most-read headlines of the month.
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A 50-year-old Kinnelon woman fell more than 15 feet, initially from a bathroom window, in Bloomingdale and was found naked and bleeding from the face, arms and legs.
2. Butler Councilman Will Contest Child Endangerment Indictment
Butler Councilman Sean McNear was indicted on child endangerment charges after authorities said he pointed a loaded BB gun at and threatened to shoot his five-year-old son.
3. Runaway Teen Found in Drug Bust in Now-Condemned Kinnelon Home
A teenager who ran away from her home in North Caldwell was found by Kinnelon police in January in a Ricker Road home that was later condemned as an unsafe structure when bath salts and marijuana led to seven arrests there.
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4. 87-Year-Old Man Injured in Kinnelon Road Crash
Kinnelon Road, near South Glen Road, was closed after an 87-year-old driver crashed into a pole on the road.
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Local police officers were scheduled throughout Butler schools and Bloomingdale schools held safety assemblies on the heels of an incident in which a threat was reported toward Butler High School.
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A Clifton man was charged with burglary and theft after a more than month-long investigation into a burglary at Kinnelon Bagel led to his arrest.
7. Kids at Kinnelon Mall Spark Police Concerns [POLL]
With Clearview Cinemas' Kinnelon 11 playing anchor to the shopping center, Kinnelon Mall has long been a place where young people hang out before and after a movie, or even when they're not seeing a movie at all. But now Kinnelon Police Chief John Finkle is concerned about the kids hanging out at the mall after the department has received several complaints.
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A two-car crash on Route 23 at the intersection of Morse Avenue, in Butler, shut down several lanes of the highway.
9. Coach Indicted on Charges of Sexually Assaulting Teen in Kinnelon
A 64-year-old New York man was indicted in Morristown court on charges of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old he was mentoring in Kinnelon.
10. Murder Conviction Leads to 40-Year Prison Sentence for Butler Woman
A Butler woman was sentenced to 40 years in state prison after being convicted of murdering her husband inside their home in 2010.
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