Crime

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 …

A number of catalytic converters were stolen from township residents’ cars during mid-February, Franklin Township Police said. The bulk of the thefts were reported on February 14, according to police. The thefts reported are as follows: February 14 A Somerset resident was the victim of a catalytic converter theft during the early morning hours in the area of Hillcrest Ave. …

A 53-year-old township woman was scammed out of more than $300,000 late last year in what police call a cryptocurrency scam. The woman, whose name was redacted from a copy of the Incident Report obtained by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate through an Open Public Records Act request, told township police that she lost the money on four occasions in …

A South Brunswick man used a cab as his getaway car after allegedly robbing a Route 27 bank branch on February 9, police said on February 13. The 46-year-old man allegedly received an unspecified amount of cash from a bank teller after passing the teller a note demanding $5,000, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. …

MURDER MOTIVE IS REVEALED – David Curtis, the man who police say killed his former PSE&G supervisor on February 8, died by suicide in this car parked in a Bridgewater commuter lot. “Disciplinary action” led to the February 8 fatal shooting of a PSE&G supervisor by a man who formerly was his subordinate, authorities said on February 10. The assailant, …

A 77-year-old township man was injured February 10 when his car drove into an apartment building on Ari Drive, police said. Police received a 9-1-1 call about the accident at about 10:16 a.m., according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department. Callers said there was an odor of gas around the building. The driver was taken to …