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Driver Charged In Fatal Central Jersey Crash, Victim ID'd Driver Charged In Fatal Central Jersey Crash, Victim ID'd
Driver Charged In Fatal Central Jersey Crash, Victim ID'd A 27-year-old man from Mercer County has been arrested in connection with a fatal crash in Central Jersey, authorities said. Egrevel Vasquez-Garcia of Hightstown was charged in the crash that occurred on Tuesday, June 28 on Route 130 in North Brunswick, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Joseph Battaglia of the North Brunswick Police Department. An investigation by Detective Jason Vallese of the North Brunswick Police Department, Detective Jonathan Berman and Detective James Alleva of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined tha…

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by Jon Craig
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2nd Youth Arrested In Plainfield Man's Fatal Shooting 2nd Youth Arrested In Plainfield Man's Fatal Shooting
2nd Youth Arrested In Plainfield Man's Fatal Shooting A second Middlesex County juvenile has been arrested in connection with last week's fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man from Union County, authorities said. A second victim suffered non-life-threatening gunshot injuries on Feb. 3. Because of their ages, the North Brunswick suspects'  names have not been made public, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and North Brunswick Police Chief Joseph Battaglia.  Mark Atkins, 18, of Plainfield was fatally wounded in the 7:30 p.m. shooting on Marc Drive, they said. He was later pronounced dead at any area hosp…

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by Jon Craig
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Teenagers Arrested In Plainfield Man's Fatal Shooting Teenagers Arrested In Plainfield Man's Fatal Shooting
Teenagers Arrested In Plainfield Man's Fatal Shooting A pair of teenagers have been charged with the fatal shooting of a Union County man, authorities said. The unidentified juveniles are charged in the shooting death of Mark Atkins, 18, of Plainfield, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and North Brunswick Police Chief Joseph Battaglia. One suspect is in custody and the other remains at large, they said late Friday. The 17-year-old suspects are charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, Ciccone and Battaglia said.   On Wednesda…

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by Jon Craig
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Union County Victim, 18, ID'd In Central Jersey Shooting Union County Victim, 18, ID'd In Central Jersey Shooting
Union County Victim, 18, ID'd In Central Jersey Shooting UPDATED: Authorities have identified the victim in a multiple shooting in Middlesex County. Marc Atkins, 18, of Plainfield sustained multiple gunshot wounds on Wednesday night and was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and North Brunswick Police Chief Joseph Battaglia. ALSO SEE: Teenage suspects charged in fatal shooting. A second unidentified 17-year-old victim was wounded in the shooting at the Glen at Renaissance Apartments on Marc Drive about 7:30 p.m., they said. His injuries were not life-threatenin…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: Man Running Cocaine Mill Sold Drugs Near North Brunswick Elementary School Prosecutor: Man Running Cocaine Mill Sold Drugs Near North Brunswick Elementary School
Prosecutor: Man Running Cocaine Mill Sold Drugs Near North Brunswick Elementary School A 44-year-old man was jailed after law enforcement found he was running a cocaine mill out of his North Brunswick home -- and distributing the drugs within 1,000 feet of a local elementary school, authorities announced Wednesday. An investigation of Jeremy Franklin's home turned up "a large amount of what is believed to be cocaine and cash," Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and North Brunswick Deputy Chief Joseph Battaglia said. Franklin was arrested on Dec. 29 and on charges of maintaining or operating a premise used to manufacture cocaine, distribution of a controlled…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities Locate Suspect SUV In Fatal North Brunswick Hit-Run Authorities Locate Suspect SUV In Fatal North Brunswick Hit-Run
Authorities Locate Suspect SUV In Fatal North Brunswick Hit-Run An SUV wanted in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a 22-year-old Princeton woman has been located, authorities said. "The driver has been located and the investigation is continuing," said Andrea Boulton, spokeswoman for the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. No charges had been issued as of Monday, she said. The county prosecutor and North Brunswick police had asked for the public's help to locate a dark-colored SUV captured in a surveillance photo near the 1 a.m. collision. Alysa Kristjanson, 22, of Princeton was found along Route 130 near a Dunkin' Donuts in North Bruns…

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by Jon Craig