Morris County K-9 Corners Suspect In Vacant Home

BOONTON, NJ - Morris County Sheriff’s Office Detective Marc Adamsky and his K-9 partner Tim succeeded in getting a suspect to surrender inside a vacant home in Boonton Township after searching for her for nearly six hours with the assistance of township police, according to officials.

“I commend Detective Adamsky and his partner Tim for their professional and tenacious search that ended in the best way possible – with the suspect’s surrender after commands from the Detective who did not have to release K-9 Tim,” Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon said.

Adamsky and K-9 Tim, a 3-year-old Dutch Shepherd, responded to a call for assistance from Boonton Township Police on July 21 at 3:49 a.m. and was at the scene by 4:30 a.m.
A vehicle pursuit that began in a neighboring municipality had extended into Boonton Township and momentarily ended when the driver of a Jeep carrying three passengers crashed at the intersection of North Main Street and Powerville Road around 3:45 a.m.
A woman fled from from the Jeep after the crash and Jeep took off, eventually being stopped and the occupants apprehended in Denville.

The woman on foot in Boonton became the focus of the search.

Boonton Township Sgt. Thomas Cacciabeve said the search for the woman – later identified as Sheironda Geffrard, 20, of Orange, – ended peacefully through a combination of Adamsky and Tim’s doggedness and witness reports, police said.

The Morris County Office of Emergency Management also released a drone to assist in the search.

The K-9 team of Adamsky and Tim searched for the woman from the scene of the crash onto North Main Street and Powerville Road, and ultimately found the woman at 10:34 a.m. inside a vacant house on North Main Street, about a half-mile from the crash site.

Adamsky gave the woman verbal commands to surrender over his vehicle public address system and warned that K-9 Tim would be released if she did not comply. The suspect obeyed the caution and emerged from the house onto a rear porch where she was arrested, police said. She currently is charged with burglary.

The Morris County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Section is a shared service that provides all 39 Morris County municipalities with expert teams that find missing people of all ages, suspects, narcotics, explosives and indications of arson.

“Our Officers work tirelessly each and every day to help ensure the safety of all of our residents here in Boonton Township. We are extremely fortunate to have such a great working relationship with the Morris County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s office is truly a first-class organization, and their assistance on July 21st helped ensure a positive and safe resolution to an otherwise very dangerous situation," Boonton Township Police Chief Michael Danyo said.

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