Crime & Safety
Stanhope Woman Nabbed on Outstanding Warrants
The following arrest information was supplied by the Parsippany Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Parsippany Police report the arrest of a 20-year-old Stanhope woman early Tuesday morning on two outstanding warrants.
While on patrol in the area of North Beverwyck Road just before 2:30 a.m., police said Officers Thomas Dinkelspiel and Jason Ferreira observed a vehicle swerving over the double yellow line while driving. The officers reportedly stopped the vehicle on Longview Avenue.
After a brief investigation, the officers learned that the driver of the vehicle, later identified as Laura Wortman of Stanhope, had two outstanding criminal arrest warrants. According to police, one of the warrants issued for her arrest was issued by the Stanhope Municipal Court in the amount of $907. The other came from the Roxbury Municipal Court in the amount of $689.
Find out what's happening in Parsippanywith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Department spokesperson Ptlm. Earl Kinsey said he did not have information on the specifics of the warrants, but that they were for criminal, not traffic, offenses.
Police said Wortman was turned over to officers from the Stanhope Police Department. PPD charged her for driving with a suspended license.
Find out what's happening in Parsippanywith free, real-time updates from Patch.
For questions on this blotter, contact natalie.davis@patch.com.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
