A township doctor with a practice in Jamesburg was sentenced to one year in federal prison June 8 for his role in a kickback scheme involving a Morris County diagnostics company. Dr. Paresh Patel, 55, will also have to pay a $6,000 fine and had to forfeit more than $174,000 he received in bribes during the four-year scheme, according to …
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A township man was not injured May 22 after his car struck a tree on Berger Street. Police received a 9-1-1 call at about 10:13 p.m., stating that a motorcycle had crashed on the street, according to a press release from township police. Upon arrival, police found the auto, a 1996 GMC Jimmy, crashed into a tree. The car’s driver, …
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A 40-year-old Somerset woman faces several charges after a May 18 incident at the Bridgewater Commons Mall during which she allegedly pepper-spayed store and mall security guards. The woman, Fantasia Johnson, was allegedly seen by a store security guard placing $154 worth of merchandise in her purse. She was stopped by the security guard and two mall security guars when …
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Eight township police officers will receive Valor Awards May 16 from the 200 Club of Somerset County. The awards will be presented at a luncheon held at The Palace on Davison Avenue. The officers who received the awards are: Steven Elmyer, Nick Gambino, Brian Quigley, Walter Skrobowski, Deyo Swartz, Det. Drew Lea, Det. Derek Miller and Lt. Darrin Russo. Township …
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A Park Street resident was arrested May 4 after more than $400,000 worth of heroin was allegedly found in his home and he allegedly tried to elude police by jumping from the building’s third story, police said. Luis Carreon, 27, faces multiple drug-related charges as a result of the arrest, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. …
Read More »A 10-month police investigation into three incidents in Franklin and New Brunswick resulted in the indictment of six men, including a township resident, on charges ranging from homicide to narcotics possession. The incidents occurred in late June and early July of 2015, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Two of the men indicted, Divendra Bhim, …
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Latest Developments: April 12: A Facebook group has been created, called “#JusticeForDiahlo.” It can be accessed here. April 11: Friends and family have established a GoFundMe page to help defray the cost of Grant’s funeral. Donations can be made by clicking here. The New Brunswick Area NAACP has issued a statement, outlining questions the organization says it has about Grant’s …
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A Somerset man is among four New Brunswick Parking Authority employees charged by New Brunswick police April 7 for allegedly conspiring to take payments to illegally park cars. Karan Buchhan, 25, was arrested with Atis Mir-Merced, 18, and Joshue Castillo-Mendoza, 24, both of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, and Ferrad West, 22, of East Brunswick, according to a …
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Two township residents were among 21 people from five states arrested April 5 on charges they conspired to fraudulently maintain student visas for more than 1,000 foreign nationals. Jyoti Patel, 34, of Franklin Park and Harpreet Sachdeva, 35, of Somerset were each charged with conspiracy to commit visa fraud and conspiracy to harbor aliens for profit, according to a press release from …
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No one was injured March 28 when a car backed into a house on Stone Manor Drive. Police responding to the 6:24 p.m. incident were told by the car’s driver, Kimberlie Bullock, 35, of Orange, that she was backing out of the driveway of a home when her foot got stuck on the gas pedal, propelling her car across the …
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