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$2,500 Reward Offered In Bridgewater Sexual Assault $2,500 Reward Offered In Bridgewater Sexual Assault
$2,500 Reward Offered In Bridgewater Sexual Assault Authorities in Somerset County are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest in connection with a sexual assault at a Bridgewater park last week. A woman was riding her bike in Duke Island Park when a man came up behind her asking to use her cell phone around 8:45 p.m. on July 18, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor, and Bridgewater Township Chief of Police Paul Payne. The woman told investigators the man held a knife to her throat and asked for her money. After handing over her money, the woman said…

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by Nicole Acosta
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KNOW HIM? Police Seek ID For Man Who Demanded Cash, Sexually Assaulted Woman In Somerset County KNOW HIM? Police Seek ID For Man Who Demanded Cash, Sexually Assaulted Woman In Somerset County
Know HIM? Police Seek ID For Man Who Demanded Cash, Sexually Assaulted Woman In Somerset County Authorities in Somerset County are seeking the public’s help identifying a man wanted for sexual assault. Police in Bridgewater Township responded to the reported assault at Duke Island Park just after 9:05 p.m. Sunday, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The female victim stated that the man had approached her from behind as she stopped to use her cell phone while riding her bike in the park around 8:45 p.m., Robertson said. The man allegedly held a knife to the victim’s throat and demanded money before sexually assaulting her in the nearby bushes and fleeing toward Rari…

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by Valerie Musson