Crime

GRIFF SENTENCED – Matthew Rennie and Ranait Griff, left to right. Griff was recently sentenced on a charge of Failure to Report Child Abuse. (Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.) A former Rutgers Preparatory School coach who admitted failing to report the abuse of a Rutgers Prep student by another coach was sentenced on June 22 to probation and barred from …

KILLED IN CRASH – Former Franklin High School track standout Mario Heslop, seen here competing in the 2019 Tournament of Champions meet at the high school, was killed June 19 in a car accident that is still under investigation. Mario Heslop, a 2019 Franklin High School graduate and track star, was killed June 19 in a three-car accident on Hamilton …

A 39-year-old township man has been charged with attempted murder after police said he fired a gun at another driver in a road rage incident on Easton Avenue. At about 4:50 p.m. May 5, a township resident was driving on Easton, near the Route 287 intersection, when the defendant tried to merge into the other driver’s lane, according to a …

Three juveniles – two from Franklin and one from New Brunswick – have been charged in connection with the May 11 murder of a North Brunswick cabbie in the township. A township 14-year-old and 13-year-old and New Brunswick 13-year-old were charged on May 12 and were transported to the Middlesex County Youth Detention Center in North Brunswick to await a …

A 57-year-old North Brunswick cabbie was killed the night of May 11 after picking up a fare around Rose Street, police said. The man, Kofi Addo, was apparently shot by a person inside the cab, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Addo’s cab then crashed into a car parked in a Sydney Place driveway, according …

Three masked men – one of whom brandished a handgun – robbed a Hamilton Street jewelry store on May 1, police said. The trio got away in a waiting Lincoln Town Car, driven by a fourth suspect, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. There were no reported injuries during the robbery, police said. Police received a …

RENNIE SENTENCED – Matthew Rennie, left, and Ranait Griff were teachers and coaches at Rutgers Prep. (Photos: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.) A former Rutgers Preparatory School teacher and coach was sentenced on March 17 to four years in state prison for sexually assaulting a student. Matthew Rennie, 29, of Ringoes was arrested on October 6, 2021 on charges of 2nd …

SHERIFF’S K-9 UNIT – L to R:  Somerset County S/O Edward Pawlick & K9 Mac, S/O Daniel Soffer & K9 Caesar, S/O David Daneker & K9 Patriot, S/O Michael Kromar & K9 Casanova, S/O Justin Nielsen & K9’s Anna and Benning in front.  (Photo: Somerset County Undersheriff Tim Pino.) Three K-9s in the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office will receive donated bullet …

A 23-year-old township man faces attempted murder and weapons charges after he allegedly tried to kill a man in Somerville, police said. Somerville Police officers were dispatched to the area of North Gaston Avenue and East High Street at about 3:09 a.m. February 25 after police received reports of loud noises and vehicles speeding, according to a press release from …

A 35-year-old North Brunswick man faces multiple drug charges for allegedly running a drug production facility out of a Cedar Grove Lane hotel room. The February 27 arrest was the result of a two-month investigation carried out by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force into the distribution of controlled dangerous substances from the hotel, according …