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Alligator Captured In Central Jersey Alligator Captured In Central Jersey
Alligator Captured In Central Jersey The elusive alligator that kept a Central Jersey park closed for more than a week was captured about 400 yards from where it was first spotted Wednesday, Aug. 30, authorities said. On Thursday night, Sept. 7, officers from the Piscataway Police Department found the 4-foot-long gator near 2nd Avenue, in the roadway in front of a home around 10:10, Middlesex police said. The alligator was subdued and restrained by Piscataway Patrol Officer Ian Paglia until the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Fish & Wildlife Division took custody of it, Piscataway police said. This lo…
Mercer County Man Charged In Home Invasion, Sexual Assault: Middlesex Prosecutor Mercer County Man Charged In Home Invasion, Sexual Assault: Middlesex Prosecutor
Mercer County Man Charged In Home Invasion, Sexual Assault: Middlesex Prosecutor A Mercer County man has been charged with attempted murder in a home invasion, authorities said. Justin Surofsky, 26, of Hightstown was arrested in East Windsor without incident and charged with two counts of first-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault, first- degree Criminal Attempt-Murder, second-degree Burglary, third-degree Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact, second-degree Kidnapping, third-degree Criminal Restraint, second-degree Aggravated Assault, and first-degree Robbery, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.  On Thursday, July …
Central Jersey Man Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash Central Jersey Man Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash
Central Jersey Man Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash A man from Middlesex County has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash Thursday, Feb. 16, authorities said. Nageswar Polamuri, 42, of Iselin, fled the scene but was eventually located, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Captain Warren Morrison of the Piscataway Police Department. Polamuri was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle crash, they said. Polamuri allegedly was driving in the wrong direction when he crashed head-on into a car driven by Max Spivak, 21, of Old Bridge at about 1 a.m. Thursday, they sa…
Child Porn Bust Nets 9 Arrests In Middlesex County: Prosecutor Child Porn Bust Nets 9 Arrests In Middlesex County: Prosecutor
Child Porn Bust Nets 9 Arrests In Middlesex County: Prosecutor Eight men and one child were charged in a child pornography bust spanning Middlesex County, authorities said. Dubbed "Operation Eagle Eye," the investigation was led by the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit of The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office with help from various police departments. The following arrests were made over the course of Nov. 17 and 18, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office announced: Albert Leonardis, 37, of Edison was charged with one count of second- degree Distribution of Child Pornography, one count of third-degree Possession of Child Pornography (under…
NJ Police Chief Accused Of Discriminating Against Gay, Foreign Officers In 2 Lawsuits: Report NJ Police Chief Accused Of Discriminating Against Gay, Foreign Officers In 2 Lawsuits: Report
NJ Police Chief Accused Of Discriminating Against Gay, Foreign Officers In 2 Lawsuits: Report A pair of patrol officers from Central Jersey are suing their police chief on allegations of discriminatory behavior over their sexual orientation and ethnicity — in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, NJ Advance Media reports. Piscataway Police Chief Thomas Mosier has been accused of mocking one officer's Romanian accent and creating a bogus paper trail to fire him, and subjecting an openly-gay female lieutenant to "mistreatment" causing embarrassment, the suits detail. The lawsuits were filed by Officer Alan Barboiu and Lt. Constance Crea on Jan. 6 …
NJ Woman Found Dead In Lake Alongside Her Baby Was Mourning Loss Of Her Dad NJ Woman Found Dead In Lake Alongside Her Baby Was Mourning Loss Of Her Dad
NJ Woman Found Dead In Lake Alongside Her Baby Was Mourning Loss Of Her Dad The woman who died alongside her 9-month-old son after their car was found in a Central Jersey pond had been mourning the loss of her own father, according to her posts on social media. The bodies of Tamequa Robinson, 30, of Edison, and her baby boy were pulled from their car in Piscataway's New Market Pond around 5:35 Tuesday morning, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. The boy was identified as Noah by family on social media. A passerby reportedly called police after spotting a vehicle floating in the pond at Stelton Road and Lakeview Avenue. The mom and her baby w…
Victim ID'd In Central Jersey Shooting Victim ID'd In Central Jersey Shooting
Victim ID'd In Central Jersey Shooting Authorities have released the name of a 22-year-old victim who was fatally shot in Central Jersey.  Alphonso Brown of North Brunswick sustained apparent gunshot wounds in the shooting at 3:58 p.m. Thursday in Piscataway, authorities said.. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Piscataway Police Chief Thomas Mosier.  The shooting occurred nearWashington Avenue and West Fifth Street  Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to&n…
Central Jersey Police Seek Public's Help In Deadly Shooting Investigation Central Jersey Police Seek Public's Help In Deadly Shooting Investigation
Central Jersey Police Seek Public's Help In Deadly Shooting Investigation Authorities in Central Jersey are seeking the public's help in a shooting that left one dead Thursday. Officers found a male with gunshot wounds near West Fifth Street and Washington Avenue in Piscataway just before 4 p.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Thomas Mosier said. Responders performed lifesaving measures before the man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His identity was being withheld pending notification of family. Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective TJ Patel of the Piscata…
BUSTED: 'Operation Price Is Right' Nabs 11 In Central Jersey Drug Ring BUSTED: 'Operation Price Is Right' Nabs 11 In Central Jersey Drug Ring
Busted: 'Operation Price Is Right' Nabs 11 In Central Jersey Drug Ring Eleven people have been arrested in Central Jersey in connection with a large-scale drug distribution ring, authorities said.  Most of the alleged cocaine and heroin deals occurred in Union and Middlesex counties, according to  Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. The sting was called "Operation Price Is Right." More than 20 warranted searches resulted in the recovery of over two kilograms of suspected cocaine, over one kilogram of suspected heroin, approximately 149 grams of fentanyl, 70 grams of Oxycodone, one loaded Smith and Wesson revolver and over $120,000 in su…
Central Jersey Middle School Teacher Arrested For Alleged Sex Attack On Child Central Jersey Middle School Teacher Arrested For Alleged Sex Attack On Child
Central Jersey Middle School Teacher Arrested For Alleged Sex Attack On Child A 53-year-old middle school teacher from Piscataway has been arrested for sexual assault, criminal sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child, authorities said. Harry Wyatt, a teacher at Leonard V. Moore Middle School in the the Roselle School District in Union County, was arrested on Christmas Eve, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Piscataway Police Chief Thomas Mosier. Wyatt reportedly knew the child that he is accused of sexually assaulting, they said. Wyatt was being held in the Middlesex County Adult Corrections Center pen…
Freight Train Collides With Car, Killing Passenger, Hospitalizing Driver In Middlesex County Freight Train Collides With Car, Killing Passenger, Hospitalizing Driver In Middlesex County
Freight Train Collides With Car, Killing Passenger, Hospitalizing Driver In Middlesex County UPDATED: A freight train struck a vehicle in Central Jersey, killing one occupant and injuring another authorities said. The collision occurred late Thursday night in a railroad crossing at New Brunswick Avenue and Tyler Place in Piscataway, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Piscataway Police Chief Thomas Mosier. A passenger in the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver was taken to a local hospital for medical treatment, they said. The investigation is active and continuing.  Anyone with information is urged to cal…
UPDATE: Wife Killed, Husband, Toddlers Seriously Injured In Horrific Route 287 Piscataway Crash UPDATE: Wife Killed, Husband, Toddlers Seriously Injured In Horrific Route 287 Piscataway Crash
Update: Wife Killed, Husband, Toddlers Seriously Injured In Horrific Route 287 Piscataway Crash A Jamaica, NY woman was killed while her husband and two toddlers survived a Route 287 Piscataway crash with serious injuries, authorities said. Amarjit Fnu, 37, also of Jamaica, NY, was behind the wheel of a Toyota Rav 4 when the car veered off the roadway, crashed into a tree and overturned just south of Exit 7 at around 3:35 a.m. Thursday, New Jersey State Police Lt. Theodore Schafer said. All three passengers including his wife, Dheer Fnu, 30, and two toddlers were ejected, Schafer said. It is not clear if the kids -- a 1-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy -- were theirs, although all liv…