Boonton Porch Fire Spreads To Nearby Home, 1 Hospitalized With Burns
One person was hospitalized with minor burns in a house fire that brought firefighters from several departments to the scene in Boonton Friday night, reports say.
The blaze broke out on the back porch of a home on the 200 block of William Street and spread to the roof of another around 10:15 p.m., firefighters said. The fire had reached three alarms in nearly 30 minutes.
The victim, an occupant, was Boonton Kiwanis Ambulance for treatment, firefighters said. The injury was reportedly minor.
Firefighters from Parsippany, Denville, Montville, Pine Brook, Morris Plains, Mountain Lakes and Roc…
Gotcha! Boonton Bank Robber Captured, Authorities Say
A Boonton man was captured and charged with robbing a local Wells Fargo bank eight days ago.
Andrew T. Merceruio, 37, was being held in the Morris County Correctional Facility in Morristown, charged with bank robbery and theft, authorities said.
Merceruio, a native of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was captured on surveillance video on Nov. 27, when he robbed the Wells Fargo branch on Wootton Street, they said.
No weapon was displayed, nor threats made, when the robber demanded money and made off with $2,000, responders said.
Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, Acting Chief of Invest…
Accused Boonton Bank Robber Caught
UPDATE: A Boonton man was captured and charged with robbing a local Wells Fargo bank eight days ago.
Andrew T. Merceruio, 37, was being held in the Morris County Correctional Facility in Morristown, charged with bank robbery and theft, authorities said.
Merceruio, a native of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was captured on surveillance video on Nov. 27, when he robbed the Wells Fargo branch on Wootton Street, they said.
No weapon was displayed, nor threats made, when the robber demanded money and made off with $2,000, responders said.
Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, Acting Chief of…
