Crime

STREETS CLOSED – Police on February 18 blocked part of Girard Avenue and Clinton Street, as well as Lenox Place, during a three-hour standoff with a Lenox Place man wanted since May 2025. A 34-year-old Somerset man wanted since the summer of 2025 was arrested February 18 while hiding in an unoccupied home on Girard Avenue, police said. The man, …

01/19/2026 A Somerset resident was the victim of criminal mischief in the area of Canterbury Cir. during the overnight hours. The unknown suspect(s) scratched the victim’s vehicle. The damage was valued at $1,000.

The Township police officers who took part in resuscitating a man who had collapsed while shoveling snow last month will be honored at the February 24 Township Council meeting. Police said that two officers – Officer Martin Ragaie and Officer Edmond Neequaye, who is currently in field training – on January 19 responded to a 9-1-1 call at about 10:27 …

01/11/2026 A business located in the area of Somerset St. was the victim of a shoplifting during the afternoon hours. A male exited the store without paying for merchandise valued at approximately $200. The male is known to business as a former employee and frequent shoplifter.

01/04/2026 A Somerset resident was the victim of a theft between 01/02/26 and 01/04/26 in the area of Coventry Ln. The unknown suspect(s) stole the victim’s motor vehicle. The vehicle was valued at $55,000 and entered stolen into a national database.

One person was injured January 30 in a fire in a business on Route 27. Police responded to a call at about 2:46 p.m. of a fire in a commercial kitchen in the unnamed business, which police said is located between Stewart Avenue and Pleasant Plains Road.

12/28/2026 A business located in the area of Elizabeth Ave. was the victim of a shoplifting on 12/24/25. An unknown male exited the store without paying for merchandise valued at $500.

12/21/2025 A business located in the area of Somerset St. was the victim of a shoplifting during the morning hours. An unknown female exited the store without paying for merchandise valued at $24.

12/14/2025 A Somerset resident was the victim of a theft between 12/08/25 and 12/14/25. The unknown suspect(s) stole the victim’s jewelry and a coin collection valued at a total of $9,600. There were no signs of forced entry to the residence. 

A 24-year-old Somerset man is one of two people charged with committing a July 27, 2025 robbery in the township, police said. Also charged was a 16-year-old Milltown woman, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.