Monday, January 21, 2013
Police said owner came out of store to find Buick on fire, cause still under investigation.
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Monday, January 21
Butler police and fire officials are continuing to investigate the cause of a Buick catching fire Saturday in the Lowe's parking lot on Route 23. According to a report released by Butler police Capt. Ciro Chimento, officers responded just before 5 p.m. When Ptl. George Beyloune arrive on the scene, Chimento said a 1996 Buick was engulfed in flames. Butler Fire Department volunteers responded and put out the fire while the owner, James Blodgett, told officers that when he walked outside the store, he noticed his car was in flames. Chimento said Blodgett had told police that he had recently had his car services for faulty ignition. No injuries were reported from the incident.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Aggravated assaults, robberies decrease.
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Monday, December 17, 2012
The New Jersey State Police Uniform Crime Report showed violent crimes to have decreased in the Borough of Butler between 2010 and 2011. According to the report, released last week, there were 10 fewer violent crimes in 2011 from 2010. Included in that is a drop in robberies (from four reported cases to one) and a drop in aggravated assault cases. One murder was reported in 2010 while none were reported in 2011. Non-violent crime in Butler saw a slight increase (from 97 to 103), although Butler's Crime Total Index decreased from 112 to 108. The information collected by state police is based on a 2010 estimated population of 7,539 people and a borough area of 1.97 square miles. Butler is classified as an "urban center" community by state …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Police hoping to eventually transition entire fleet to all-wheel drive SUVs.
Most people do not see a police car until it is passing them by. Or behind them. The Butler Police Department's newest vehicles may make make it even harder to spot a cop car as the department has started to stray away from the traditional white Ford Crown Vic car model and toward a newer, bigger, darker vehicle. Police introduced their newest vehicles, a pair of 2012 Ford Interceptor SUVs, on their Facebook page last week. Capt. Ciro Chimento said the department plans to eventually transition the entire police car fleet into only using the all-wheel drive vehicles. "The [Interceptors] are replacing two Crown Vics. Eventually, they'll be phased out," Chimento said. Butler Police Chief Ed Card said the department does have a Ford Explorer …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Police said no injuries resulted from collision.
All lanes of traffic were opened near the intersection of Boonton Avenue and Route 23, in Butler, Thursday morning after a three-car crash occurred at the entrance of the 7-Eleven parking lot. Butler Police Capt. Ciro Chimento said the crash happened around 7:30 a.m. after a motorist traveling on Boonton Avenue was attempting to make a left turn into the parking lot. Chimento said another motorist, traveling toward Route 23 on Boonton Avenue, had attempted to let the turning motorist enter the lot, but a driver in the adjacent lane did not stop and a collision resulted. Chimento said no injuries were sustained in the crash and no summonses were issued. Two of the vehicles were towed from the scene and the third vehicle was deemed operable.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Police said man was living in a Butler house and in violation of parole.
Detectives from the U.S. Marshall Service assisted Butler police with the arrest of a Lodi man allegedly in violation of parole on Wednesday. According to Capt. Ciro Chimento of the Butler Police Department, Robert Thompson, 32, was under investigation for allegedly violating parole mandates. He was living in a Spring Street residence in Butler, Chimento said. Butler Police Det. Colleen Pascale, officials from the state Parole Department and the U.S. Marshalls arrested Thompson on a warrant. Upon arresting Thompson, Chimento said his girlfriend, Ashley Homcy, 20, of Butler, was home and police learned she had an outstanding warrant for her arrest for $1,000 out of the Ringwood Municipal Court. She was also arrested Thompson was transported…
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Firefighters, police spent an hour putting out grease fire at Butler Stop & Shop.
Butler police and fire officials spent about an hour Monday battling a blaze that started in the chicken rotisserie at the Butler Stop & Shop. Fire Chief Jim Neill said the fire started around noon. "It was burning pretty good," he said. "The chicken grease and the chickens were engulfed in flames." Neill said no hose was used to extinguish the fire but six fire extinguishers were used by police officers and firefighters, disseminating a powder on to the grease. No damage, except to the chicken rotisserie, was reported and nobody was injured, Neill said. "Nobody was hurt, except for the chickens. They turned out to be little hockey pucks," he said. The Butler Board of Health later inspected the scene and deemed the store to be safe.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Pre-trial hearings of Butler woman accused of shooting husband to death continue.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
When Amalia Mirasola allegedly shot her husband to death inside their Butler home, she felt threatened, her attorney told a Superior Court judge in Morristown this week. According to the Star-Ledger, Mirasola's attorney, Kalman Geist, told the judge and other attorneys that her husband, Carl Mirasola, had been taking money from her disability checks and seeing a girlfriend before she allegedly shot him six times on May 22, 2010. At the time, Geist said she was "protecting herself." Amalia Mirasola, 47, suffers from multiple sclerosis and is wheelchair bound. Carl Mirasola was 43 when he died. The couple's children were asleep in the home at the time of the shooting. Amalia Mirasola called Butler police and allegedly told them "I think I …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Driver charged with failure to wear a seatbelt and careless driving.
The driver of a box truck that crashed into a utility pole off of Route 23 South Wednesday night was listed in critical but stable condition at St. Joseph's Trauma Center Thursday, according to Butler Police Capt. Ciro Chimento. William Bateson, 30, of Butler, was flown to the hospital by a medevac helicopter Wednesday after emergency officials responded just after 5 p.m. He was unconscious when he was pulled from his vehicle. The helicopter took off from the Richard Butler School. Police, fire and Tri-Boro First Aid Squad volunteers responded to the scene of the crash to find the front of the truck smashed into the pole at 1395 Route 23 South, near the CKO Kickboxing Gym. Three lanes of traffic were closed while police investigated the …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Police said man was in critical condition after his truck veered off roadway and into utility pole.
A male driver was unconscious when he was pulled from a smashed truck and airlifted to Morristown Medical Center following a truck crash off of Route 23 South Wednesday evening. Police were on the scene of the parking lot of 1395 Route 23, where the truck's face appeared to have collided with a pole, shortly after 5 p.m. Sgt. Mike Moeller, of the Butler Police Department, said only the single truck was involved in the crash and no passengers were in the vehicle. Shattered glass from the windshield covered the ground and crime scene was wrapped around the truck, which had a Safeway Piano Movers logo on the side. Moeller said a preliminary investigation shows the driver may have veered off of Route 23 South from the middle lane and into the …
Monday, October 29, 2012
50-year-old Kiel Avenue resident transported to Morristown Medical Center.
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Monday, October 29, 2012
A tree snapped and struck a 50-year-old Butler man in the head as Tropical Storm Sandy intensified Monday evening, Butler Police said. The tree snapped and fell in the man's Kiel Avenue backyard, according to Butler Capt. Chiro Chimento. The man was transported to Morristown Medical Center. The extent of his injuries was not immediately known. Patch will update this story when more details are available. Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the man's age.
Royta
4:21 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
please find out who did the faulty iginition repair so I know who to stay away from. more ›