Crime News

State Attorney General Gurbir Grewal speaks during the Oct. 31 “Operation Open Door” press conference at the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office in Somerville. Four township men were among 19 alleged child predators caught in a multi-agency law enforcement sting, authorities said Oct. 31. The men were caught in “Operation Open Door,” a sting led by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, …

Monserrat Noyola-Narvaez. Photo: Ava Danielsen. A 20-year-old township woman who was found shot in her car on Oct. 22 died two days later from her injuries, authorities said. Police found Monserrat Noyola-Narvaez unconscious behind the wheel of her car on Phillips Road, near Matilda Avenue, shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 22. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

Yellow police tape stretches across Matilda Avenue early in the morning of Oct. 23. Authorities are offering a reward of up to $5,000 to solve the Oct. 22 shooting on Matilda Avenue that left a 20-year-old township woman in critical condition. Earlier reports that the victim had been killed were incorrect. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

Crime scene tape stretches across Matilda Avenue after midnight on Oct. 23. One person was reportedly shot to death in their car Oct. 22 while driving on Matilda Avenue. Preliminary details were sketchy, but Franklin Township police and Somerset County Prosecutor’s detectives were on the scene late into the night. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

Police said a 20-year-old Dayton man was seriously injured when his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Hamilton Street on Oct.14. A 20-year-old Dayton man sustained “numerous” serious injuries Oct. 14 after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car on Hamilton Street. Police said that Danyal Rizwan was riding his Yamaha motorcycle east on Hamilton Street shortly after …

Sam DiGiovanna. A 50-year-old Somerset man who teaches at Watchung Hills Regional High School has been arrested on charges connected with his alleged sexual pursuit of a student there. Sean DiGiovanna, of Renfro Road, was arrested Oct. 10 at Warren Township Police headquarters and charged with one count of 3rd Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child and one count …

Tyrone Harrison. The 22-year-old Piscataway man who admitted running down a township resident while drag racing last year was sentenced Sept. 11 to 13 years in prison. Freddy S. Garcia, Jr. was sentenced to 10 years in prison for vehicular homicide and three years in prison for leaving the scene of an accident, according to a press release from the …

Fire fighters respond to a house fire on Ray Street on Sept. 10. Photo: Franklin Township Police Department. No one was injured in an early afternoon house fire on Ray Street Sept. 10, authorities said. But the house was heavily damaged and declared uninhabitable, forcing its occupants to find another place to stay, according to a press release from the …

A 32-year-old New Brunswick man was arrested on a drug charge Aug. 29 on Hamilton Street. Members of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force and the Franklin Township Police Department Crime Suppression Unit were conducting a “quality of life” detail in the area when they saw Marcelino Ortiz, of Harvey Street, talking to several people …

A 52-year-old township woman faces four years in state prison after she admitted July 26 to stealing thousands of dollars from a Rutgers University union. Shelby Hyman pleaded guilty to one count of 2nd Degree Misapplication of Entrusted Funds, and admitted that she took money from AFSCME Local 176 for her personal use, according to a press release from the …