Crime News

The township Police Department has not yet finished its research into whether it would be feasible to equip officers with body worn cameras. Police Chief Lawrence Roberts has said he is taking a slow approach to the program, mainly to make sure it’s financially feasible, in light of the “back end” costs associated with such a program. The department was …

                          Update:  Somerset County Crime Stoppers has increased to $1,000 the reward for information leading to the arrest of the Lewises. Original Story: A township father and son – one considered armed and dangerous – are wanted by police in connection with the Jan. 4 shooting of a …

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. 4 reporting that a man …

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 first aid on the man’s …

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 the intersection of Henry Street. …

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. The search was conducted by …

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 civil rights were violated by …

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 always to strive to strengthen …

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 car left the road and …

                Three Somerset residents were arrested Oct. 11 and charged with robbing a man on Townsend Court. Ibrahim Sesay, 22; Jovano A. Clarke, 22 and Maahya S. Walker, 20, were arrested following a motor vehicle stop at Beekman Road  and Route 27, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. …