Crime & Safety

Mover Threatens Millburn Homeowner With Box Cutter During Dispute: Police

The homeowner got into a dispute with employees of a moving company after their truck blocked his driveway, police said.

MILLBURN, NJ — Millburn police arrested a moving company employee after he allegedly threatened a local homeowner with a box cutter on Spring Street last week, authorities say.

According to the Millburn Police Department, the homeowner got into a dispute with employees of a moving company after their truck blocked his driveway on Sept. 16.

During the argument, one of the workers allegedly threatened the homeowner, saying “Get out of here or I will cut you,” while brandishing a box cutter and walking toward him, police said.

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Millburn police arrested the worker – a 65-year-old resident of Tonawanda, New York – and charged him with terroristic threats and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

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