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Victim Beat Dead By Man Helping Him Move In Central Jersey: Prosecutor
A 50-year-old man was assaulted and killed in a Central Jersey driveway by a man helping him move, authorities said.
Samuel C. Coggins, 30, of Flemington, has been charged with murder in the death of Augustine Garcia, of Manville, Thursday, July 14, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said.
Coggins was helping Garcia and another resident move from a home on North 12th Avenue in Manville when Coggins assaulted Garcia in the driveway just before 3 p.m., Mcdonald said.
Garcia was found unresponsive with a severe head injury outside the home, and Coggins remained at the scene…
2 Powerball $50K Winners Sold In North Jersey
Two winning tickets from the Saturday, April 16 Powerball drawing were sold in North Jersey.
Both tickets win the $50,000 third-tier prize.
Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
Essex County: News Plus, 603 Valley Rd., Upper Montclair; and
Somerset County: Apak Liquor, 26 South Main St., Manville.
The winning numbers were: 15, 21, 32, 62, and 65. The Red Power Ball number was 26. The Power Play was 5X.
The Powerball jackpot rolls to $348 million for the Monday, April 18, drawing.
Luis Hernandez III Of Somerset County Leaves Behind Wife, Children
A 33-year-old Somerset County dad died on Oct. 22.
Luis Anthony Hernandez III, of Manville, leaves behind his wife, Salina Salas, and two children, according to his obituary.
Hernandez graduated from Montgomery High school in 2006 and had been working as a prosthetics technician at Mobility Ideal Health Care in Edison.
He is also survived by his mother, Maria Monteagudo, and his siblings Crystal, Haydee, and Anthony Hernandez.
A cause of death was not released.
Services were held at the Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home in Somerville. Cremation was private.
Busted: 31 Nabbed, 14 Pounds Of Coke, Firearms Seized In Massive Drug Distribution Scheme
Thirty-one people were arrested following a months-long New Jersey drug distribution scheme that netted 14.3 pounds of cocaine, two firearms and more than $193,000 in cash, authorities announced.
An investigation into “Operation Triple Tragedy” involved law enforcement agencies from Somerset, Union, and Middlesex counties and the U.S. Postal Service.
Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said the following arrests were made on June 4:
Arrests made in “Operation Triple Tragedy”Somerset County Prosecutor's Office
Joselin Castillo, aka “Tragedy," 30, Grandview Avenue Edison
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