Crime

PLANE CRASH ROUTE – A closeup of the left spiral path of a small plane before it crashed in the Six Mile Run on March 30. Air traffic controllers made three attempts in about 35 seconds to contact the pilot of a small plane that crashed in the township last month, but the pilot did not respond, according to a …

3/23/25 A 33-year-old Highland Park resident was arrested for having an outstanding warrant out of our jurisdiction during a field inquiry in the area of Jefferson St. The resident was processed and transported to Somerset County Jail.  A Somerset resident was the victim of criminal mischief during the afternoon hours in the area of Amberly Ct. The unknown suspect(s) ripped …

FATAL FLIGHT PATH – A close up of the final spiral of a plane piloted by a Lawrenceville man that crashed in a wooded portion of Six Mile Run State Park, off Hilltop Lane. A 61-year-old Lawrenceville man was identified by authorities March 31 as the person who was killed March 30 when the single-engine plane he was piloting crashed …

3/16/25 A Somerset resident was the victim of criminal mischief between 3/15/25 and 3/16/25 in the area of Churchill Avenue. The unknown suspect(s) damaged two of the victim’s vehicles by deflating the driver’s side tires by an unknown means.  There was no approximate value for the damaged tires given. The suspect(s) is unknown, and the investigation is ongoing.  3/17/25 A …

PLANE CRASH INVESTIGATION – First responders gathered along Hilltop Lane March 30 in the investigation of a single-engine plane crash that killed its pilot. A small plane on its way to North Carolina from Princeton crashed in a wooded area off Hilltop Lane March 30, killing a person believed to be the pilot, authorities said. The pilot, who was not identified …

03/01/2025 A Somerset resident was the victim of a burglary and theft during the overnight hours in the area of Rodney Ave. Four unknown suspects entered the residence via an unlocked rear door. They stole the victim’s purse, and a jacket valued at $240. Inside the purse were keys to the victim’s vehicle, which the suspects also stole. The vehicle …

2/01/2025 A 33-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested for defiant trespassing in the area of Pickering Pl. He was processed and released on a summons.  A 41-year-old Rahway woman was arrested for shoplifting from a business located on Easton Ave. She was processed and released on a summons.  The FTPD recovered a stolen motor vehicle out of Fairfax County, VA in …

A 34-year-old Somerset man is in custody after he was found with more than 300 videos depicting the sexual abuse or exploitation of a child, police said. The March 7 arrest of the man came after an investigation by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations Unit, following a tip passed on by the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes …

Three men were arrested in February and charged with committing house burglaries in Franklin and Hillsborough in late 2024. Arrested were a 42-year-old Bridgewater man, a 35-year-old Manville man, and a 30-year-old Elizabeth man, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. The men face a variety of charges, including 2nd Degree Burglary, 2nd Degree Theft, and …

Part of Easton Avenue near John F. Kennedy Boulevard was closed for several hours on March 5 after a tractor-trailer overturned and dumped a partial load of stools on the road. Police said the truck, driven by a 56-year-old resident of Georgia, was making a right turn from JFK to the southbound side of Easton shortly before 10 p.m. when …