Township Man, Three Others, Accused Of Taking Payments For New Brunswick Parking Spaces
A Somerset man is among four New Brunswick Parking Authority employees charged by New Brunswick police April 7 for allegedly conspiring to take payments to illegally park cars. Karan Buchhan, 25, was arrested with Atis Mir-Merced, 18, and Joshue Castillo-Mendoza, 24, both of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, and Ferrad West, 22, of […]
Two Township Residents Caught In Federal ‘Pay To Stay’ Visa Sting
Two township residents were among 21 people from five states arrested April 5 on charges they conspired to fraudulently maintain student visas for more than 1,000 foreign nationals. Jyoti Patel, 34, of Franklin Park and Harpreet Sachdeva, 35, of Somerset were each charged with conspiracy to commit visa fraud and conspiracy to harbor aliens for profit, according […]
No Injuries When Car Backs Into Home
No one was injured March 28 when a car backed into a house on Stone Manor Drive. Police responding to the 6:24 p.m. incident were told by the car’s driver, Kimberlie Bullock, 35, of Orange, that she was backing out of the driveway of a home when her foot got stuck on the gas pedal, […]
Somerset Man Charged With Possession, Sale Of Heroin, Other Drugs
A township man was arrested March 9 on drug-related charges after he allegedly sold illegal drugs to an undercover police officer. D’Andre Walker, 28, was charged after allegedly selling 50 folds of heroin and two small plastic bags of cocaine to an undercover detective assigned to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force, […]
Two Cars Catch Fire In Township Driveway
Fires in two cars in one driveway were extinguished Feb. 29 before they spread to a Jurocko Avenue home, police said. A 9-1-1 call reporting the fires was phoned in at about 10:25 p.m., according to a press release from the township police department. Arriving officers found a 1997 Toyota Corolla and a 2013 Hyundai […]
Township Police Officer Rescues Apparent Overdose Victim With Narcan
A 23-year-old North Brunswick woman was revived from an apparent overdose when a township police officer administered a dose of Narcan, police said. Police were called to a Route 27 grocery store at about 1:15 p.m. on Feb. 29 on the report of an unconscious woman in the store’s bathroom, according to a press release […]
Police Investigating Montgomery Man’s Injuries
Police are trying to figure out why a Montgomery man was lying on Route 27 Feb. 26 before he was struck by a car. According to police, Todd Hawthorne, 53, was found lying on Rt. 27 near the Little Rocky Hill fire house shortly after 10 p.m. by Officer David Cruz, who was on patrol. Hawthorne […]
Mount Laurel Woman Escapes Serious Injury In Amwell Road Crash
Township police are investigating a one-car accident on Amwell Road that left a Mount Laurel woman injured. Police said that at about 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 26, a 2007 Dodge Charger driven westbound on the road by Adelaide Slobert, 63, crossed the center line into the eastbound lane, left the road and struck a ditch before overturning. […]
Somerset Man Indicted On Multiple Federal Bribery, Immigration Charges
A Somerset man who was a former deportation officer with Immigration and Customs Enforcement was indicted Feb. 22 by a federal Grand Jury on multiple bribery and immigration-related charges. Arnaldo Echevarria, 38, was charged with seven counts of accepting bribes, one count of harboring an undocumented immigrant and one count of making false statements to immigration authorities, […]
North Brunswick Man Busted For Selling Drugs In Township
A North Brunswick man was arrested on drug-related charges Feb. 12 after he allegedly made several drug sales to an undercover detective in the parking lot of a township restaurant. Juan Jose’ Morales-Bustos, 28, was arrested in the parking lot of an unnamed Route 27 restaurant after allegedly selling an undercover detective assigned to the […]
