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August 13, 2009 Newsstand 75¢ The Home-Delivered 53¢ www.theitemonline.com Serving our Community mmunitySince 1888 Item Suspect chased Theater for all Police respond to Paper Mill wins purse theft. accessibility award. of Millburn and Short Hills See A2 See A3 POLICE CHEERFUL GUY IN SEARCH OF A SPONSOR 195 tickets Bill the Chinese box turtle gets a friendly hello were issued from Erica Fisher, the environmental during July educator at the Cora Hartshorn Arboretum. Bill campaign is one of the few animals yet to By Erin Patricia Griffiths be adopted in of The Item the arboretum’s adopt-an-animal The Obey the Sign or Pay the fundraising Fine campaign has officially ended program. in the township. The Millburn Turn to D2 to Police Department participated in see some of the the New Jersey Division of High- other animal way Traffic Safety initiative target- residents of the ing speeders and irresponsible dri- vers during the month of July. arboretum. The total number of summons issued last month was 195. The STAFF PHOTO BY township’s results of the program ADAM ANIK will be submitted by Aug. 14 to the NJDHTS for compilation with the rest of the state’s results. As part of the statewide pro- gram, the NJDHTS gives grants of $4,000 to municipalities through- out New Jersey. Millburn did not receive any grant money, but still participated as the NJDHTS asks for 100 percent cooperation from local police departments, said Capt. Jim Miller of the Millburn Police Department. Of the 195 total summonses written, 52 were for speeding. One motorist was issued a summons for driving more than 100 mph. Another 17 summonses were LAW ENFORCEMENT issued for careless driving and for disregard of a traffic signal. Cell phone use resulted in the issuance of 23 summonses. Disregard of stop signs resulted in eight tickets, Te en charged in fatal car accident driving with a suspended license six tickets and not wearing seat belts resulted in four tickets. Two By Erin Patricia Griffiths resulted in the death of Ari One of the vehicles had to be Investigation Team and the Essex ing to obtain a waiver to have the tickets were issued for unsafe lane of The Item Vuotila, 40, of South Orange. stabilized and one of the drivers County Vehicular Homicide Unit teenager tried as an adult. changes and another two for Vuotila was driving through was extricated from his vehicle, conducted an investigation into the If the teen is tried as an adult, improper passing. The remaining A township teen who was the Millburn that Tuesday evening according to reports generated by fatal accident. the case would be presented to a 64 tickets issued were not broken driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee when his Nissan Versa was struck the Millburn Fire Department at Paul Loriquet, spokesperson for grand jury, said Loriquet. If he is down, but consisted of moving and that was involved in a fatal car at approximately 5:45 p.m. by the the time of the accident. the Essex County Prosecutor’s indicted, he could either plead non-moving violations. accident in Millburn on the after- Jeep driven by the township teen, The Millburn-Short Hills Office, said the township teen guilty or the trial would go to supe- The campaign also resulted in noon of Jan. 27 has been charged according to the Prosecutor’s Volunteer First Aid Squad turned himself in at the Millburn rior court. If found guilty in superi- four vehicles being impounded and with aggravated manslaughter, Office. transported Vuotila to Saint Barn- Police Department on Aug. 5, or court, he could face a sentence six arrests made. Three of the according to the Essex County Authorities have not released abas Medical Center, where he was accompanied by his attorney, of 10 to 30 years in state prison. arrests were made for motor vehi- Prosecutor’s Office. the name of the teenager, who is pronounced dead. The 17 -year-old Michael D’Alessio. If the teen is convicted as a juve- cle violations, while the remaining The fatal crash, which occurred now 18, because he was 17 driver was treated at an area The case is set to be heard in nile in family court, he could face a six were for possession of con- at the intersection of Parsonage years old and a minor at the time hospital and subsequently released. family court. According to the sentence of four years in a youth trolled dangerous substances. Hill Road and Long Hill Drive, of the crash. The Millburn Police Crash prosecutor’s office, the state is try- detention facility. 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Suspect in purse snatching attempted to ram into police vehicles Call theCenter for Women By Erin Patricia Griffiths of the Mercedes initiated a pursuit eyes and had slurred speech, police paintballs were shot at her house at 973-994-4994 of The Item east on Millburn Avenue. At the said. between the hours of 2:45 and 3 or visit us at intersection of Oakland and South The officer order Ellison out of a.m. CENTERFORWOMENnj.org Township police officers Orange Avenue, police were the vehicle, and the driver report- The paint balls did not do any engaged the pursuit of a motor ordered to terminate the pursuit. edly leaned against the car for sup- damage to the house, and the Volunteeropportunities available. Because it’s good to know you’re not alone vehicle on the night of Aug. 5 at The Mercedes was last seen travel- port. homeowner said she would wash 11:07 p.m. ing east on South Orange Avenue Ellison reportedly was not wear- it off. TheLinda and Rudy SluckerNCJW Center for Women According to reports, a town- further into Newark. ing shoes, nor did he have any in The owner of the hair salon Support Groups Computer Classes Workshops Legal &FinancialGuidance Job Search Strategies ship resident called police after her the car. located at 109 Main St. reported Convenientlylocated in Livingston at purse was stolen from her shop- DWI The office conducted several that four large flowerpots had been 513 W. Mt. Pleasant Ave. (Rte. 10E) ping cart in Kings Super Market on A 52-year-old resident of Union field sobriety tests and subsequent- stolen from the front of the busi- Betweenthe Livingston Circle Morris Turnpike.