A Somerset man already serving a jail sentence for sexual abuse of children in Pennsylvania faces additional charges after police allegedly found in his home nearly 500 surreptitiously recorded video clips of children using a bathroom and shower at a rental cabin. Kenneth Dale Schiff, 51, is currently in state prison in Camp Hill, Pa. on charges of sexual abuse of children …

Jan. 29 A 2001 BMW caught fire in a Route 518 driveway. Police said the fire started in the engine compartment. Griggstown and Little Rocky Hill fire departments responded. § Saba Irfan-Muhammad of Somerset was cited for careless driving after her car rear-ended one on Easton Avenue, driven by Amanda Kaveney of Raritan. Irfan-Muhammad said sun glare prevented her from …

A 23-year-old Somerset man was arrested Jan. 28 on drug and weapons charges after a joint investigation by township police and the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Police said Kenneth James of Lenox Place was found with $1,200 worth of marijuana, $300 worth of Ecstasy and $400 worth of methamphetamines as well as a Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 caliber revolver loaded with …

Jan. 22 Joseph Pantoja of New Brunswick was cited for careless driving after his car rear-ended a school bus on Landing Lane, driven by Martha Zumbana of South River. § Dominador Mandapat of Somerset was backing out of his driveway when his car struck a school bus driven on Cortelyous Lane by Ninoska Alvarez-Bonilla of New Brunswick. § Carole McLaughlin of Avenel …

Jan. 16 Someone broke out the front door window on a Baier Avenue home. § Ellen Palmer of Hempstead Drive told police that someone hit her car while it was parked outside her apartment. The other car fled the scene. § Cars driven by Natalee Gilbert of Somerset and Mansour Zakaria of Old Bridge collided in the intersection of Franklin Boulevard …

Jan. 12 Police arrested Janea Averette, 41, of Somerset on outstanding warrants after responding to a suspicious person call on DeKalb Street. Police said Averette had a $17,175 warrant out from the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department for contempt of court and a $839 warrant from Bridgewater municipal court. § Steven Mychalczuk of Hillsborough was driving down Mettlers Road when a …

A 40-year-old township woman was injured Jan. 14 in an accident police said was caused by her falling asleep at the wheel. Iyabo Oladapo of the Somerset section told police she was driving her 2008 Mercedes Benz G6 down Somerset Street at about 8 a.m. when she fell asleep. Her car struck a parked 2006 Dodge Durango and overturned near Home …

[wpgmappity id=”15″] Update: The driver has been identified as Bharat Kirthivasan, 29, of Plainsboro. A driver injured in a rush-hour car crash on Blackwells Mills Road was transported to a New Brunswick hospital with a serious head wound, police said. Police arrived on the scene of the 7:36 a.m. crash to find the driver of a 2003 Acura RSX pinned in …

Jan. 6 Sandra Barboza of Elizabeth was cited for careless driving after the car she was driving rear-ended one driven by Karim Carnegie of Newark, who was stopping for a police officer at a school crosswalk. § Jairam Muthreja of Somerset was cited for careless driving after the car he was driving rear-ended one on Easton Avenue driven by Neetu …

Stop & Shop, which has three stores in the township, is pulling certain lots of Morningstar Farms’ Spicy Black Bean Burgers from its shelves as part of a nationwide recall. The product was found to contain peanuts, an allergen not listed in its ingredient list, according to a press release about the recall. The product is safe for those who do …