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Township Man Charged With Attempted Burglary Of Home

Township Man Charged With Attempted Burglary Of Home

A 19-year-old township man has been charged with the Jan. 4 attempted burglary of a Cheshire Court home. Edward A. Rowe Jr. was charged with 3rd Degree Attempted Burglary and Criminal Mischief, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Township police received a 9-1-1 call at about 10:54 a.m. on Jan. […]

Updated: Police Investigating ‘Shots Fired’ Report Around Dewald Avenue

Updated: Police Investigating ‘Shots Fired’ Report Around Dewald Avenue

Update: A 31-year-old man was injured in a shooting on Dewald Avenue the evening of Jan. 3, according to teh Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. The man, who was not identified, was found outside a Dewald Ave home with a non-life-threatening gunshot to one leg, according to a press release from the prosecutor. Responding officers performed […]

Police Log: Dec. 20 – Dec. 28, 2016

Police Log: Dec. 20 – Dec. 28, 2016

Dec. 20 Conrado Yson of Monmouth Junction was cited for careless driving after he was involved in an auto accident that resulted in his car striking a bank on Route 27.  Yson’s car was leaving the parking lot of the Kendall Park Post Office, turning left on Rt. 27, when it struck a car driven […]

Four Injured In Christmas Day Auto Collision On Route 27

Four Injured In Christmas Day Auto Collision On Route 27

A two-car Christmas Day crash on Route 27 sent four people – including two children – to an area hospital, police said. Police said that shortly after 4 p.m., a 2009 Honda Civic driven by Jennifer Peralta, 30, of New Brunswick, collided with a Hyundai Santa Fe, driven by Tracy Gaines, 54, of Somerset, at […]

Police Log: Dec. 12 – 20, 2016

Police Log: Dec. 12 – 20, 2016

Dec. 12 Xbox accessories valued at $710 were stolen from a Skipton Place home. Stolen were an Xbox One, valued at $450; two Xbox One controllers, valued at $50 each; an Xbox video game, valued at $50, and a pair of virtual reality goggles valued at $100. Dec. 15 Edward Arthur of Somerset was driving […]

Police Log: Dec. 8 – Dec. 13, 2016

Police Log: Dec. 8 – Dec. 13, 2016

Dec. 8 Someone stole a Goodyear tire valued at $300 from a People’s Line Road home. A 2006 Honda Accord parked off Easton Avenue was burglarized. Four men “dined and dashed” at the Somerset Diner, Easton Avenue. The men skipped on a $42 tab. A Reler Lane resident told police that early in the morning, […]

Township Man Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography

Township Man Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography

A 21-year-old township man has been charged with possession of child pornography, authorities said Dec. 12. Drew Robinson of Somerset was arrested on Dec. 8, after his home was searched and more than 50 child pornographic images were found on an his laptop computer, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. […]

Soaries: Feds Need To Investigate Diahlo Grant Case For Civil Rights Violations, Prosecutor Investigation’s Integrity

Soaries: Feds Need To Investigate Diahlo Grant Case For Civil Rights Violations, Prosecutor Investigation’s Integrity

Following  through on a promise made in July, the Rev. DeForest “Buster” Soaries Oct. 24 called on the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey to launch a two-pronged investigation into the police shooting of a 27-year-old township man. In an Oct. 24 letter to U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman, Soaries asked for an investigation into whether Grant’s […]

Middlesex County Prosecutor Exonerates Township Police Officer In Shooting Of Diahlo Grant

Middlesex County Prosecutor Exonerates Township Police Officer In Shooting Of Diahlo Grant

Update: Mayor Phillip Kramer thanked township residents “for showing extraordinary patience awaiting this report. That patience is a reflection of the trust this community has in our police force.” In his statement, Kramer said he would “also like to thank Reverend Buster Soaries for the role he played in that as well. “We will continue as […]

Franklin Park Man Critically Injured After Hamilton Street Crash

Franklin Park Man Critically Injured After Hamilton Street Crash

A 68-year-old Franklin Park man was reported in critical condition Oct. 22 after he was involved in an auto accident on Hamilton Street. Police said the man, who was not identified, was driving a 2001 Ford Expedition along Hamiton Street, near Sydney Place at around 11:53 a.m. when he apparently suffered a medical emergency. The […]