Police Investigating Boonton Avenue Home Burglary

are investigating a burglary that is believed to have occurred on Saturday at a Boonton Avenue home.

The homeowner, who had just bought the home, told Ptl. Christopher Mucci that the day before, he had gone to the house and left several power and hand tools in the garage of the home. The homeowner said that when he returned to the house he noticed the tools were taken.

Police said the tools are valued at about $200.

Anyone with information on the incident is being asked to contact the Kinnelon Police Department at 973-838-5400.

In Other Arrests

Twenty-three-year-old Jose A. Vargascastro, of Paterson, was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after police said he was the passenger in a vehicle stopped on Route 23 North on Thursday for having tinted windows.

Police said they pulled over the vehicle being driven by Stephanie Zayas, 22, of Paterson, and that while speaking to Zayas, Ptl. Mark Ehrenburg smelled an odor of burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle. Police also said they found a marijuana grinder with a small amount of marijuana residue in the car. Vargascastro allegedly claimed ownership of the grinder and was arrested and transported to the police station.

He was later released with a ticket to appear in court at a later date. 

A 54-year-old Kinnelon woman was arrested on DWI charges after police said she was involved in a motor vehicle accident and had left the scene.

Holly A. Schmitt was charged with DWI, hindering apprehension, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, having no liability insurance, failure to keep right at an intersection and failure to report an accident.

According to police, Ptl. Nicholas Cifelli responded to the accident at the intersection of Kiel Avenue and Ricker Road at 3:25 p.m. Wednesday where Ptl. Mark Ehrenburg informed him that one of the vehicles involved had left the scene. The victim had gotten the other car’s license plate number, which police discovered belonged to a Kiel Avenue resident.

Ptl. Cifelli went to the residence and was met by Schmitt, who allegedly acknowledged that she was involved in the accident, but said she did not want police involvement. Police said Schmitt allegedly showed  signs of intoxication and was given several field sobriety tests before being arrested.

She was arrested and transported to the Kinnelon police station where she was later released from and issued tickets to appear in court at a later date. Police said the driver of the other vehicle, a 24-year-old Green Pond resident, was not injured.