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Three PA Residents Hurt In Route 78 Crash Three PA Residents Hurt In Route 78 Crash
Three PA Residents Hurt In Route 78 Crash Three Pennsylvania residents were hurt, one seriously, in a crash on Route 78 in New Jersey, authorities said. A 58-year-old Nazareth, PA man was parked on the right shoulder of the highway around 4:50 a.m. near milepost 39.2 in Warren Township Sunday, Feb. 18, when his vehicle was struck by a Chevrolet SUV, New Jersey State Police Detective I Jeffrey Lebron said. The Subaru driver was seriously injured while the Chevrolet driver, a 32-year-old Easton man, and passenger, a 31-year-old Easton man, were moderately hurt. Both drivers and passenger were taken to an area hospital. The acci…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen Caught With Handgun After Stolen Car Chase, Rt. 78 Crash; 2 Escape: Somerset Prosecutor Teen Caught With Handgun After Stolen Car Chase, Rt. 78 Crash; 2 Escape: Somerset Prosecutor
Teen Caught With Handgun After Stolen Car Chase, Rt. 78 Crash; 2 Escape: Somerset Prosecutor A 15-year-old Newark boy was caught with a handgun after a high-speed chase and crash in a stolen vehicle on Route 78 in Somerset County, while his two cohorts are still at large, authorities allege. The chase was initiated around 12:55 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, when Warren Township Police attempted to stop a vehicle reported stolen in their jurisdiction, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. The driver sped off toward Route 78 and eventually crashed once officers used tire deflation devices, prompting its trio of occupants to flee on foot. The teen was caught and taken into cu…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
27-Year-Old Man Killed In Route 78 Crash 27-Year-Old Man Killed In Route 78 Crash
27-Year-Old Man Killed In Route 78 Crash A 27-year-old man from Hillsborough died in a crash on Route 78 Monday, Feb. 13, authorities said. Sebastian Hofmann was heading east in a Dodge pickup truck when he struck a Tesla around 10:10 p.m. in Warren Township, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Tesla crossed the roadway to the left and struck a metal guardrail in impact while the Dodge ran off the road to the left and struck several trees and overturned.  Hofmann was ejected and killed. The crash remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Tractor Trailer Crash Closes Portion Of Route 78 Tractor Trailer Crash Closes Portion Of Route 78
Tractor Trailer Crash Closes Portion Of Route 78 A tractor trailer crash closed a portion of Route 78 in Somerset County during rush hour Monday, Oct. 17. The trailer overturned on the eastbound side of the highway on the Exit 36 ramp in Warren Township around 7:15 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The driver was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash remains under investigation and there was no additional information available.

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
NEW RANKINGS: These New Jersey Towns Named Among Safest In State NEW RANKINGS: These New Jersey Towns Named Among Safest In State
NEW Rankings: These New Jersey Towns Named Among Safest In State A new report from AdvisorSmith ranked the crime rates of hundreds of municipalities across New Jersey to determine the safest small, midsize and large cities. The study — which analyzed a total of 37 large cities, 200 midsize cities and 247 small cities — used data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Dataset to calculate and compare crime levels, putting more weight on serious and violent crimes like murder, rape and assault. The analysis found the safest small, midsize and large cities to be Matawan, Warren Township and Middletown, respectively. The average crime score for the large ci…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Bayonne Woman, 25, Killed In Somerset County Crash Bayonne Woman, 25, Killed In Somerset County Crash
Bayonne Woman, 25, Killed In Somerset County Crash A 25-year-old Bayonne woman was killed in a three-car crash on Route 78 in Somerset County. Sandra Rezk's car, an SUV and another vehicle crashed in the eastbound lanes near milepost 36.2 in Warren Township around 6:40 p.m. Monday, New Jersey State Police said. A back-seat passenger in the SUV sustained moderate injuries, police said. The crash remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Undercover Officer Busts Queens Woman For Prostitution At Somerset County Massage Parlor Undercover Officer Busts Queens Woman For Prostitution At Somerset County Massage Parlor
Undercover Officer Busts Queens Woman For Prostitution At Somerset County Massage Parlor A Queens, N.Y. woman was busted for prostitution by an undercover officer at a Somerset County massage parlor, authorities said. Complaints by concerned citizens tipped off the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office and Warren Township Police Department to possible acts of prostitution at Unique Massage Therapy on Monday, Jan. 6, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. When an undercover officer was offered sexual acts in exchange for money by Guiyu Piao, 49, at Unique Massage Therapy, Robertson said in a joint release with Police Chief William E. Keane.  Pia…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police Chase: Agencies Team Up To Nab Six Suspected Car Thieves In Long Hill Police Chase: Agencies Team Up To Nab Six Suspected Car Thieves In Long Hill
Police Chase: Agencies Team Up To Nab Six Suspected Car Thieves In Long Hill Five juveniles and a man who tried stealing several cars out of Long Hill were arrested after leading nearly a dozen law enforcement agencies on a chase through local neighborhoods before dawn Thursday, authorities said. Police responding to an attempted break-in on Birchwood Drive found a stolen vehicle out of Jersey City around 4 a.m., Long Hill Police Lt. James Marczewski said. Meanwhile, another resident called police reporting five people running through her yard, the lieutenant said. Police nabbed two of the five in the woods along Midvale Avenue, then found the other three nearby. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
State Police: Chester Man Killed In Tractor Trailer Crash State Police: Chester Man Killed In Tractor Trailer Crash
State Police: Chester Man Killed In Tractor Trailer Crash A 91-year-old Chester man was killed after hitting the back of a tractor-trailer parked on the shoulder of I-78, state police said. Albert Knight was headed westbound around 11:40 a.m. Tuesday when his car veered out of the right lane, hitting the truck in pulled over in Warren Township near milepost 38.9, NJ.com reports. Knight was pronounced dead at the scene and the truck driver was not injured, the article says.

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by Cecilia Levine