Traffic Stop Ends In Warrant Arrest In Long Valley: PD

LONG VALLEY, NJ — A traffic stop on Route 46 ended in a warrant arrest, Washington Township Police said.

Jason Hartman, 52, from Stanhope, was the passenger in a car that was pulled over for a motor vehicle violation on Route 46 last Thursday, police said. During the stop, police say they found an active NCIC Warrant for Hartman's arrest issued by the Sussex County Superior Court.

Hartman was arrested and lodged in the Morris County Correctional Facility. He faces charges of theft by unlawful taking and drugged or drunk driving.

He was first arrested on those charges in August, the NJ Herald reported. He is accused of stealing from a a Byram business and then selling the stolen goods, the report says.