Four Ambrose Street residents were assaulted and robbed in their home June 1 by a trio of men brandishing weapons, police said. The residents, who were not identified, told police that they were pistol-whipped by three men who forced themselves into the home. The victims told police that their assailants were brandishing two handguns and one shotgun. The men said …
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Update: JFK Boulevard will be closed to all but funeral traffic during parts of June 3 and 4, according to township police: On June 3, the road will be closed between New Brunswick Road and Hamilton Street from 1-9 p.m. On June 4, the road will be closed in the same area from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. St. Matthias …
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Six township police detectives were among the local and state police honored with 2015 Valor Awards May 20 by the 200 Club of Somerset County. The program, now in its 42 year, seeks to honor first responders for their service in the p[revious year, and awards scholarships to the children of active Somerset County law enforcement or emergency service personnel. The …
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A 78-year-old woman suffering from dementia was found dead in her car in the Rutgers Plaza parking lot May 7, police said. A Silver Alert had earlier that day been issued for the woman, Anita Cupo, who was last seen in South Bound Brook. Township Police Sgt. Philip Rizzo said in an email that police received a 9-1-1 call stating …
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A delegation from the Franklin Township Police Department was part of the approximately 300 police offers from around the country who set off early on May 10 for the Police Unity Tour to Washington, D.C. The annual event is a fund raiser for the police memorial in the nation’s capitol. Franklin fielded a team of 12 this year – nine …
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Updated: On May 8, Fennes pleaded not guilty to the charges in state superior Court, Somerville. Fennes remains in custody in the Somerset County Jail, Somerville, in lieu of $100,000 bail. Original Story: A former 1st Grade teacher at Cedar Hill Preparatory School on Cedar Grove Lane faces charges that he sexually assaulted one of his former students. Jason Fennes, …
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A 37-year-old Somerset resident was killed early in the morning of May 5 when his vehicle apparently left the road and crashed into the Delaware River, according to New York State Police. State troopers reported that Stephen J. Maikisch, III, was found dead in his 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The release said that troopers based in Deposit, NY responded to a 5:38 …
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Update: The man killed in the collapse has been identified as Selvin Antulio Lopez-Castillo of Plainfield. Police said OSHA has determined that the workers “failed to meet proper trench safety requirements and a lack of shoring,” and a stop-work order has been issued until the investigation is complete. A contractor working on a new house on Neuville Drive died May …
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Two men – one of whom sustained a head injury – were arrested May 1 in connection with an armed robbery on Myrtle Street. Louis Gonzalez, 18, of North Brunswick and Ajaan Genz, 20, of Linden, were arrested by Township detectives at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick where Gonzalez was receiving treatment for his head wound. Police …
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Major crime in the township is on the decline, state police statistics show. Still, the statistics show, the township’s crime rate remains among the highest in Somerset County. The township’s overall crime rate decreased from 19.2 incidents per 1,000 residents in 2012 to 15.5 incidents per 1,000 residents in 2014, according to statistics provided by the New Jersey State Police. In that …
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