Crime News

A 31-year-old Hempstead Drive man was arrested Aug. 27 in connection with two robberies and a burglary in the township in August. Arismendi Daniel Frias was arrested at his home by township detectives after a search there revealed items reported stolen on Aug. 11 from a Clover Hill Drive home, as well as clothing matching that used in the burglary and two …

A 1-year-old township girl is being treated at the Burn Center at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, after she burned herself the afternoon of Aug. 23, police said. The girl, a Smithwold Road resent, was running around her house and accidentally knocked over a pot of coffee on herself, township police Sgt. Philip Rizzo said in a press release. The …

A 49-year-old township man was sentenced to 22 years in state prison Aug. 21 for his conviction earlier this year on drug-related charges. Roger Covil of Coventry Lane will have to serve seven years and four months before he is eligible for parole, according to a press release on the sentencing from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Covil was convicted in …

There were no injuries the evening of Aug. 16 during a smokey incident at Regency Heritage Nursing Home on DeMott Lane. The incident forced the temporary evacuation of all residents in one wing of the home, according to a release from the township police. Police reported a call was received at about 8:17 p.m. of a smoke condition at the …

Parts of Landing Lane and Easton Avenue were closed for about a half-hour the afternoon of Aug. 13 while a spill of about 2 gallons of bleach was cleaned up. Township police received a call shortly after 1 p.m. that a drum was leaking a liquid at the intersection. Patrol officers found a 5-gallon drum leaking what turned out to …

Township police are investigating several incidents of criminal mischief that occurred in the early morning hours of Aug. 12. Sometime between 3:15-3:45 a.m., windows in four homes on Valley Wood Road in Somerset were broken by rocks, according to a press release. Two of the windows were valued at $1,000, while two other homes had windows valued at about $300 broken, …

Several car break-ins over the weekend have prompted renewed calls by township police for residents to lock their cars. A message sent out by the township on Aug. 11 noted that township and area police departments have seen an up-tick in car burglaries over the past several weeks. “In the majority of these cases the vehicles were left unsecured by …

A 21-year-old Somerset man remains in custody in Somerset County Jail, Somerville, after he was arrested on drug-related charges. Tobias G. Vestal of Townsend Court was charged with 3rd Degree Possession of a CDS with Intent to Distribute and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Disorderly Persons offense, after police said they found 4 ounces of marijuana in his pockets. Vestal was placed …

Four township residents reported July 28 that their unlocked cars had been ransacked and, in two cases, documents stolen, police said. Residents of Dina Lane, Holland Drive, Brook Street and Coventry Lane told police that someone entered their cars and ransacked the interiors. The Coventry lane resident told police that the person stole her car insurance card, while the Brook …

More than $23,000 in items were stolen from a Delar Parkway homeowner, police said. Police said the victim, who was not identified, reported on July 27 that the items were stolen from their home sometime between July 23 and July 26. Among the items stolen was a Spectro photo meter valued at $10,000, copper piping valued at $5,000, a gold …