Crime

A 63-year-old township man was killed Sept. 1 after he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a parked car on Hillcrest Avenue, police said. Police said Son McCalla of Hillcrest Avenue was driving a 2001 Yamaha motorcycle when it struck the rear of the car shortly after 11 p.m. FTPD officers responding to a 9-1-1 call about the accident …

A 26-year-old Somerville man was arrested on an outstanding warrant after he was found unresponsive in a township motel room by the Somerset County SWAT team. The man, Ian Bockus, was found in the room on Aug. 18 with self-inflicted knife wounds on his left wrist, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. According to the …

A 47-year-old township man suffered a head injury and broken arm Aug. 17 after his motorcycle collided with an ambulance at Franklin Boulevard and Highland Avenue, police said. Louis Kadubic of Somerset was riding his 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle on Highland while Jason Meizenis, 43, was driving the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital ambulance on Franklin Blvd., with the auto’s …

Aug. 8 Michael Laing of Franklin Park was cited for improper passing after his car struck one on Jacques Lane driven by Viralkuma Shah, also of Franklin Park. Laing’s car was passing the other when they collided. Aug. 9 A car driven on Route 27 by Wilhelm Laznovsky of Princeton was rear-ended by one driven bu Rahime Hicks of New …

A township-based cardiologist faces 10 years in prison and more than $700,000 in restitution and settlements after pleading guilty to charging the Veterans Administration for hundreds of procedures that were never completed. Dr. Apostolos Voudouris – whose main practice is in Jersey City but who provided services to the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in East Orange – pleaded guilty to …

Update: A 73-year-old woman was killed Aug 13 when fire ripped through her Society Hill condominium, authorities said. Maria Cisyk of Gregory Lane was found by firefighters after they were able to enter her first-floor condominium, according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police. Preliminary results from an autopsy showed that she died from smoke inhalation according to …

An 18-year-old Somerset man faces murder and other charges after police said he shot an 18-year-old woman in the neck in front of her Battle Place home on Aug. 9. Tamar Reaves, aka “T-Mac,” of Park Street, was charged with 1st Degree Murder, 2nd Degree Possession of a Handgun Without a Permit, and 2nd Degree Unlawful Possession of a Handgun …

More than $24,000 worth of jewelry and other items were stolen from a Kingsberry Drive home on Aug. 8, police said. No information was provided on how the thefts occurred. The thefts were reported at 1:35 p.m. The items reported stolen included: A white gold wedding band and ring, valued at $11,000 Assorted jewelry valued at $4,000 A golf tennis …

Aug. 1 The hood on a car parked on Reeve Street was damaged. Cars driven by Myra Chanez and Monica Jackson, both of Somerset, collided on Hamilton Street. Chanez said she was turning left into a driveway when Jackson’s car passed her on the left and the two collided. Jackson said Chanez pulled out of a parking space on Hamilton …

Update: Police have identified the injured man as Patrick McDonald, 71, of New Brunswick. McDonald suffered a non-life-threatening head injury, and is in stable condition at a local hospital, police said. The car’s driver, Unab Javed, was cited for careless driving, police said. Original Story: A 71-year-old New Brunswick man was in serious condition July 27 after he was hit …