Two Township Men Caught In County Sheriff’s Non-Support Sweep
Two township men were among 31 people rounded up by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office in a three-day sweep of alleged deadbeat parents. Jesse Sutton, 57, and Charles Burney, 56, were among the men and women arrested in the roundup, which was carried out from April 4 to April 6. Sutton, who the Sheriff’s Office […]
Police Log: April 4 – April 10, 2017
April 4 Cars driven by Christoph Carnevale and Gregory Shaffer, both of Somerset, collided at Easton Avenue and Franklin Boulevard. Shaffer was trying to make a left turn from Easton to Franklin when his car collided with Carnevale’s. Shaffer said he did not see the “No Turns” sign at the intersection. Anil Jain of Somerset […]
Police: We Weren’t Told Of Potential SGS Luring Incident
A potential luring incident early in the morning of April 5 involving elementary school children was never reported to township police, although a message from the school district said the FTPD was immediately notified after it happened. Lt. Phil Rizzo, a police department spokesman, said that police did not learn of the incident until they […]
Police: $7,000 In Goods Stolen From Car
Nearly $7,000 in electronics, clothing and medications was stolen April 1 from a car parked on Appleton Road. Police did not say whether the car, a 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe, was locked at the time. Stolen was a Canon EOS7 camera with a accessories, valued at $3,600; an iPad Pro valued at $900; an iPad Air2 […]
Police Log: March 28 – April 4, 2017
March 28 Kyle Zeigler of Hillsborough was cited for careless driving after police said he lost control of his car on Weston Canal Road and hit a utility pole. March 29 Syed Hussain of Princeton said he was looking down in his car when it collided with one on South Middlebush Road, driven by Mehul […]
Police Log: March 21 – March 27, 2017
March 21 Maria Rodriguez of Somerset was cited for careless driving after her collided with one at Route 27 and Henry Street driven by Norman Daniels of New Brunswick. Rodriguez was turning from Henry to Rt. 27, she said she did not see Daniels’ car. Dominique Sanders of Newark was cited for driving while on […]
Police Log: March 15 – March 21, 2017
March 15 Abdul Hunter, 27, of Carteret, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Bogdan Oleksuk of Somerset was driving down Easton Avenue when a deer jumped the concrete median and ran in front of his car. Oleksuk’s car hit the deer, then came to a stop. A car driven by Patrick Nurthen of Ocean rear-ended […]
Alleged Burglar Shot By Off-Duty Township Police Officer In His Home
MANVILLE – A borough man suspected of a number of burglaries is in critical condition after being shot by a Franklin Township police officer after allegedly breaking into the officer’s home here. Tyreek Cook, 19, was shot by the off-duty officer shortly after midnight on March 20 after Cook was confronted by the officer in […]
Police Log: March 7 – 14, 2017
March 7 Viswanath Papineni of Somerset was cited for careless driving after his car collided with one at Fuller Street and Franklin Boulevard, driven by Malcolm Smullen of Piscataway. Smullen said he was on Franklin when Papineni’s car pulled out in front of his. Antone Watts of Elizabeth was cited for careless driving after his […]
Township Woman Suffers Potential Life-Threatening Injuries In Auto Accident
A 74-year-old township woman suffered possible life-threatening injuries and two other people were injured in a March 9 auto accident at the intersection of Arden Street and Girard Avenue. Police said Priscilla Roberson, 74, of Somerset, had to be “heavily extracted” from her 1993 Volvo after the early afternoon accident, which, police said, was apparently […]
