October 26 Morning News
A WP URGENT EMAIL SENT BY WPU TO ITS STUDENTS REPORTED ON A SEXUAL ASSAULT INCIDENT THAT OCCURED ON THE WILLIAM PATERSON CAMPUS LAST TUESDAY. A MESSAGE WAS SENT OUT BY WP URGENT FRIDAY MORNING REGARDING THE ASSAULT AFTER IT WAS REPORTED TO POLICE THE DAY PRIOR. ACCORDING TO THE ALERT, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN HIGH MOUNTAIN WEST, ONE OF THE UNIVERSITY’S RESIDENCE HALLS, AND ALSO STATED THAT THE ASSAILANT WAS KNOWN TO THE VICTIM AND IS BELIEVED TO BE A NON-STUDENT. CAMPUS POLICE ARE ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT AND ARE WORKING TO IDENTIFY THE INDIVIDUAL. FOR THOSE WHO NEED SUPPORT, THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER CAN BE REACHED BY EITHER CALLING AT 973-720-2257 OR BY VISITING ITS OFFICE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF OVERLOOK SOUTH. FOR CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE IN REPORTING ASSAULT OR FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES CALL THE UNIVERSITY’S SOCIAL WORKER AND STUDENT SUPPORT AND RESOURCES CENTER AT 973-720-2578. CAMPUS POLICE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT 973-720-2300 AND CAN BE REACHED 24 HOURS A DAY. THEY ALSO OFFER A SAFE WALK ESCORT SERVICE WHICH CAN BE USED TO GET ASSISTANCE IN TRAVELING AROUND CAMPUS. TO REQUEST AN ESCORT CALL 973-720-7400.
NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY REPORTED AN EMERGENCY CLOSURE AND EVACUATION OF THE TURTLE BACK ZOO OCCURRED SATURDAY MORNING, FOLLOWING REPORTS OF A BOMB THREAT. ACCORDING TO THE ESSEX COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE, INFORMATION ABOUT THE POTENTIAL BOMB THREAT WAS REPORTED TO OFFICIALS AROUND 10:45 AM. THE ZOO REMAINED CLOSED FOR THE DAY EVEN AFTER THE THREAT WAS DISMISSED LATER THAT AFTERNOON. ACCORDING TO THE SOUTH ORANGE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE, THE EARLY VOTING SITE LOCATED AT THE ZOO HAS BEEN REOPENED. DETAILS HAVE YET TO BE RELEASED REGARDING THE THREAT OR THE INVESTIGATION.
NORTHJERSEY.COM HAS REPORTED THAT A 36-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM RINGWOOD DIED IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN WAYNE ON FRIDAY MORNING. THE PASSAIC COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE SAID THE UNIDENTIFIED MAN WAS INVOLVED IN CRASH WITH A FORD TRANSIT SPRINTER VAN AND A JEEP WRANGLER AROUND 7:14 AM NEAR HAMBURG TURNPIKE AND BLACK OAK RIDGE ROAD. THE MAN WAS TAKEN TO CHILTON MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. HIS IDENTITY HAS NOT BEEN PUBLICLY RELEASED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENT FROM THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE. ANYONE WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRASH CAN CONTACT THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE AT 1-877-370-PCPO.
NJ.COM HAS REPORTED THE ESSEX COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING A FATAL COLLISION IN WHICH A PEDESTRIAN WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY AN OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SUNDAY AT 2:06 AM, WHEN NEWARK POLICE RESPONDED TO A CALL OF A PEDESTRIAN STRUCK AT THE INTERSECTION OF BLOOMFIELD AVENUE AND NORTH 6TH STREET. THE VICTIM, 37-YEAR-OLD SEQUNDO REYES LLIGUN, WAS TRANSPORTED TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 2:36 AM. THE DRIVER WAS AN OFF-DUTY NEWARK POLICE OFFICER WHO REMAINED AT THE SCENE. ACCORDING TO THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE, HE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF IMPAIRMENT AND IS COOPERATING WITH THE INVESTIGATION. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE INCIDENT IS ASKED TO CALL THE ESSEX COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE AT 1-877-TIPS-4EC OR 1-877-847-7432.