Crime News

  [wpgmappity id=”12″] The 19-year-old Somerset man who was killed May 22 after he was involved in a head-on automobile accident on Cedar Grove Lane was remembered by a former principal as being well-liked and quiet. Kevin Maskall was killed shortly before 9 p.m. when the car he was driving crashed head-on into another auto. Two Somerset residents in the other …

Two men – including one from Somerset – were arrested May 21 on drug-related charges after they were found with more than $80,000 in illegal narcotics, police said. Eric Smith, 26, of Hamilton Street and Andrew Rupnarain, 23, of East Brunswick were nabbed by members of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force and the Franklin Township …

Township residents can now follow Franklin police on Facebook and Twitter. The department established presences on these social media sites on May 14, according to a press release. Police Chief Lawrence Roberts believes that this will allow the police to have better interface with the community,” according to the release. “Through the use of social media tools, we will be …

UPDATED: Lt. Darrin Russo sent along this picture of Team Franklin after they finished the tour.         Several hundred police officers from around the country – including 16 from Franklin Township – set off early in the morning of May 10 on the annual Police Unity Tour bike ride to Washington, D.C. The tour is a fundraiser …

Two employees of Access Bio, Clyde Road, were taken to an area hospital for evaluation after they and others were sickened by the fumes from an epoxy coating, police said. Police were called to the business shortly after 2:30 a.m. May 7 on a report of workers falling ill, according to a release from police Sgt. Phil Rizzo. When they …

The 52-year-old-man who apparently shot himself in Naaman Williams Park was a Middlesex County Correctional Officer, police said. The body of the 52-year-old man with a gunshot would to his chest was found by a passer-by in Naaman Williams Park early in the morning of April 29, police said. Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey Soriano said in a release that the …

A 24-year-old Linden man arrested for brutally stabbing and beating a township woman with a barbell last weekend remains in Somerset County Jail on $500,000 cash bail. Winston Wilson Jr., also known as “Jesus,” was charged with 1st Degree Attempted Murder,  1st Degree Robbery,  two counts of 3rd Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose and 2nd Degree Unlawful Possession of a Handgun. …

The two brothers charged with murdering a New Brunswick man in a Somerset hair salon have been indicted by a Somerset County Grand Jury. Zaire Cromedy, 21, of New Brunswick and Antwan Cromedy, 29, of Bound Brook, were indicted April 24 on charges of 1st Degree Murder, 2nd Degree Possession of a Firearm for an Unlawful Purpose and 2nd Degree …

Township police received a 911 call of a brush fire at Middlebush Park, DeMott Lane, at a bout 1:58 p.m. April 23, according to Police Department spokesman Sgt. Philip Rizzo. Rizzo said the fire was quickly extinguished with no reported injuries. There was no word on what caused the fire. Firefighters from several companies, including Middlebush and Elizabeth Avenue, responded. …

Somerset County high school seniors are eligible to participate in the “Personal Safety for High School Seniors” program 6-9 p.m. May 28 and June 11 at the Somerset County Emergency Services Academy 402 Roycefield Rd., Hillsborough. Covered topics will include victimization, predators, situational awareness, personal safety tips, identifying potential safety issues, dealing with a physical confrontation, being a good witness …