A township man who is a deportation officer with Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been charged with harboring an illegal alien and making false statements to authorities. Arnaldo Echevarria, 37, was scheduled to make his initial appearance in federal court the afternoon of April 9. Echevarria is charged with employing his then-girlfriend, an illegal alien, as manager of a hair …
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A 29-year-old Rhode Island man remains in the Somerset County Jail two days after he was arrested in a township motel with a 14-year-old girl who had been reported missing. The man, Paul J. Monteiro, of Providence, was charged with First Degree human trafficking, First Degree kidnapping and Second Degree sexual assault, according to a press release on the arrest …
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A 32-year-old township man wanted for the murder of a Perth Amboy resident was arrested March 20 in Georgia, authorities said. Jahmmel Cephas of Franklin Park was arrested in DeKalb County on charges of murder and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, according to a press release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Cephas has been wanted since …
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A 19-year-old Somerset teen was shot in the leg March 16 after a group of three men opened fire on him and nine others near Naaman Williams Park on Matilda Avenue, police said. Police are not releasing the identity of the victim, who was shot in the back left thigh at about 7:20 p.m. Police sad the youth was walking …
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Update: The victim has been identified as 60-year-old David J. Haynes of Princeton Junction, police said. Original story: The driver of an SUV was killed March 16 when their SUV crashed into a tree on Canal Road, police said. Police said the driver, who was not identified pending notification of next of kin, was heading north on Canal when the …
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Three township men are among eight people charged March 11 by federal authorities with operating a heroin trafficking organization in Essex and Middlesex counties and the township. Daniel “Spree” Newsom, 35, and David Miller, 38, were arrested March 11 and charged with one count each of conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. The third township resident, Tamir …
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UPDATE 2: The township Office of Fire Prevention has determined that the cause of the fire was not suspicious, according to a message from township police. But, because of the extensive damage to the building, “the actual cause of the fire could not be determined.” UPDATE: Two firefighters were injured fighting a blaze Mach 6 at an Easton Avenue office …
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Two families were displaced March 5 after a fire in a Dewald Avenue apartment building. There were no injuries in the fire, which was discovered by township police at about 2:14 p.m., according to a press release from the police department. The patrol officers saw a black plume of smoke coming from the area of Hamilton Street and Dewald Avenue …
Read More »A 20-year-old township man has been indicted for the October, 2014 murder of a New Brunswick youth. Dequan S. Rogers of Alcorne Street was indicted Feb. 26 for the Oct. 13, 2014 murder of Joell Burton, 17, of New Brunswick, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Rogers is charged with 1st Degree murder, 2nd Degree possession of …
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A 22-year-old township man was among two men charged Feb. 24 in connection with the apparent drug-related death of a 17-year-old girl. Andrew A. Lindo of Somerset and William A. King, 22, of Edison, were charged with 3rd Degree endangering the welfare of a child, 3rd Degree hindering apprehension and 4th Degree tampering with physical evidence, police said. Lindo and King …
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