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Flemington Woman Arrested For Vehicle Break-Ins In East Brunswick Flemington Woman Arrested For Vehicle Break-Ins In East Brunswick
Flemington Woman Arrested For Vehicle Break-Ins In East Brunswick A fleeing burglary suspect jumped into a pond during a police chase and nearly drowned, authorities said. Police rescued and then arrested the suspect who was charged with breaking into four vehicles, East Brunswick police said. Altogether, three suspects were arrested for breaking into vehicles. On Wednesday, Feb. 21, at approximately 1:15 p.m., the East Brunswick Police Department was notified of suspects breaking into vehicles at the Neilson Plaza Parking Deck, 7 Tower Center Boulevard.  One of the suspects surrendered while another fled on foot northbound on Tower Center Boulevar…
Edison Bus Driver Left Disabled Woman Overnight In Van: Prosecutor Edison Bus Driver Left Disabled Woman Overnight In Van: Prosecutor
Edison Bus Driver Left Disabled Woman Overnight In Van: Prosecutor A 53-year-old bus driver from Edison has been charged with neglect after authorities said she left a disabled woman in a van overnight. Winnie Raini has been suspended from her job with Inspiring NJ Transportation LLC following the incident on Jan. 2, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Edison Poilce Chief Thomas Bryan said. An investigation by detective Daniela Castro of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and Edison police detective Christian Paone found Raini, a private transportation driver, left the woman with a developmental disability in the van, Ciccone and Bry…
NJ Doc Accused Of Sexually Abusing Patients Now Charged With Insurance Fraud: Prosecutor NJ Doc Accused Of Sexually Abusing Patients Now Charged With Insurance Fraud: Prosecutor
NJ Doc Accused Of Sexually Abusing Patients Now Charged With Insurance Fraud: Prosecutor A New Jersey doctor accused of sexually abusing six of his patients has now been charged with insurance fraud — as has his office manager, authorities said. Gurvindra Johal, 56, of Colonia, was arrested back in March for  inappropriately touching of two patients under his care at an urgent care center on Broad Street in Newark, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens. Another woman later came forward saying the physician sexually assaulted her while under his care at Amboy Urgent Care, located at 469 Cornell Street, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yola…
Teacher Charged With Sexual Contact With 2 Students In Perth Amboy Teacher Charged With Sexual Contact With 2 Students In Perth Amboy
Teacher Charged With Sexual Contact With 2 Students In Perth Amboy A 56-year-old teacher has been charged with criminal sexual contact and child endangerment involving two students, authorities said. Edward White of Tinton Falls, a carpentry teacher, is accused of inappropriately touching the students on separate occasions while employed at the Middlesex County Perth Amboy Magnet School, they said. White was being held in the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center pending an initial appearance in Superior Court. The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Ankudowicz, of …
Edison Middle School Teacher Had Sexual Relationship With Student: Prosecutor Edison Middle School Teacher Had Sexual Relationship With Student: Prosecutor
Edison Middle School Teacher Had Sexual Relationship With Student: Prosecutor A 55-year-old Edison Township Middle School teacher who was found with child porn over the summer has been arrested again, after it was learned he had a sexual relationship with a student, authorities said. Julius Coaccioli is facing new charges of kidnapping and child endangerment, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Woodbridge Police Director Robert Hubner announced on Thursday, Dec. 7. On Aug. 30, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC) executed a search warrant at Coaccioli's home, seizing electronic devi…
Man Fatally Beats Ex-GF Dead In NJ Home: Prosecutor Man Fatally Beats Ex-GF Dead In NJ Home: Prosecutor
Man Fatally Beats Ex-GF Dead In NJ Home: Prosecutor A New Jersey man named Kevin Bacon has been arrested after police say he beat his ex-girlfriend to death. April Duncza, 39, was found during a welfare check at a home on Paul Street in the Fords section of Woodbridge with serious head trauma around 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Duncza was pronounced deceased at the scene, and her ex-boyfriend, Kevin Bacon, 46, of Keansburg, was identified as a suspect, Ciccone said alongside Woodbridge Police Director Robert Hubner. Bacon was arrested without incident Thursday, Nov. 30, and charge…
Man Arrested In Fatal DWI Crash That Killed Central Jersey Woman, 45: Prosecutor Man Arrested In Fatal DWI Crash That Killed Central Jersey Woman, 45: Prosecutor
Man Arrested In Fatal DWI Crash That Killed Central Jersey Woman, 45: Prosecutor A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal DWI crash in Old Bridge on  Sunday night, July 16, authorities said. James Cannici of Old Bridge has been charged in the crash that occurred at 11:17 p.m. on Route 18 and Ferris Road, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Florence Akoma, 45, of Sayreville was a passenger of one of the vehicles involved in the crash, Ciccone said. Akoma was pronounced dead at the scene. Cannici was arrested at the scene for Driving While Intoxicated, the prosecutor said. On Monday, July 17, Cannici was charged with…
Teen Boy Killed In Hit-Run, Arrest Made: Middlesex Prosecutor (UPDATE) Teen Boy Killed In Hit-Run, Arrest Made: Middlesex Prosecutor (UPDATE)
Teen Boy Killed In Hit-Run, Arrest Made: Middlesex Prosecutor (Update) A 63-year-old man has been charged in a Central Jersey hit-and-run crash that killed a 14-year-old boy on Friday, July 7, authorities said. UPDATE: The boy has been identified in a financial campaign as 14-year-old Bryan Barbosa, of South River. Michael Arena, of South River, was behind the wheel of a white work van when he struck the boy riding his bike around 4:20 p.m. on Whiteland and Russell avenues, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and SRPD Chief Mark Tinitigan said. The boy was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Arena was arrested that day …
Man Posing As Taxi Driver Kidnaps, Sexually Assaults Woman Across Central Jersey: Cops Man Posing As Taxi Driver Kidnaps, Sexually Assaults Woman Across Central Jersey: Cops
Man Posing As Taxi Driver Kidnaps, Sexually Assaults Woman Across Central Jersey: Cops A 69-year-old man who posed as a taxi driver has been arrested for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman as he drove her to various locations across Central Jersey, authorities said. Andrew S. Giannetto, of Sayreville, was charged with first-degree kidnapping and aggravated criminal sexual contact, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. On Saturday, July 1, the Perth Amboy Police Department received a report that a woman was approached by a man she didn't know, who was operating a 2016 silver Kia Soul.  He told the victim that he was a …
Four Central Jersey Children Were Home Alone During Apartment Fire: Prosecutor Four Central Jersey Children Were Home Alone During Apartment Fire: Prosecutor
Four Central Jersey Children Were Home Alone During Apartment Fire: Prosecutor A 31-year-old woman from Central Jersey has been charged in connection with leaving children alone in an apartment that suffered a fire, authorities said. Estela Onofre-Maceda, of Old Bridge, has been charged with seven counts of child endangerment in connection with the incident, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone  On Sunday, June 25, at approximately 6:40 a.m. authorities responded to a 911 call reporting a fire at an apartment on Cottonwood Lane in Old Bridge. Upon their arrival authorities located four juveniles who were left in the apartment u…
Heroin, Crack, Loaded Handguns Seized In Central Jersey Bust Heroin, Crack, Loaded Handguns Seized In Central Jersey Bust
Heroin, Crack, Loaded Handguns Seized In Central Jersey Bust A 35-year-old man from Central Jersey was arrested on multiple drug and weapons charges after a months-long investigation. Elijah Parker, 35, of Parlin, Old Bridge, was arrested in New Brunswick on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, by the Middlesex County Narcotics Task Force with the assistance of the New Brunswick Police Department after he was observed engaging in several suspected hand-to-hand narcotics transactions, authorities said. Parker attempted to flee the scene on foot but was apprehended immediately without incident, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor …
South Jersey Man Charged In Co-Worker's Killing Plotted 2nd Murder, Prosecutor Says South Jersey Man Charged In Co-Worker's Killing Plotted 2nd Murder, Prosecutor Says
South Jersey Man Charged In Co-Worker's Killing Plotted 2nd Murder, Prosecutor Says A Central Jersey man was charged in connection with a murder-for-hire plot, authorities said. In August 2019, Kenneth Saal, 30, formerly of Lindenwold, in Camden County, was charged with murdering Carolyn Byington, 26, of Plainsboro, in her apartment. Saal was Byington’s coworker, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Plainsboro Police responded to Byington’s home after they were asked by her other coworkers to do a wellness check on her. When police arrived at approximately 5:57 p.m., they found Byington, who was pronounced dead at the…
Boyfriend Charged In 2-Year-Old Girl's Death In Central Jersey: Prosecutor Boyfriend Charged In 2-Year-Old Girl's Death In Central Jersey: Prosecutor
Boyfriend Charged In 2-Year-Old Girl's Death In Central Jersey: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Perth Amboy man has been charged with killing hi girlfriend’s daughter, authorities said. In addition, the mother of the child was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. On Tuesday, July 26,the Edison Police Department was contacted by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P), an order to conduct a welfare check of Monique Durham’s twin 5-year-old daughters. As a result of communicating with the twins’ mother, Ms. Durham, local law enforcement referred the matter to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and a j…
Central Jersey Mom, 19, Killed Baby Hours After Giving Birth: Prosecutor Central Jersey Mom, 19, Killed Baby Hours After Giving Birth: Prosecutor
Central Jersey Mom, 19, Killed Baby Hours After Giving Birth: Prosecutor A 19-year-old woman from Central Jersey has been accused of killing her newborn baby, authorities said. Jessica Farag gave birth to her daughter on Wednesday, June 8, just hours before police were called to her Jamesburg home for a welfare check, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Both the mom and the baby were taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, where the infant was pronounced dead, Ciccone said alongside Jamesburg Police Chief James Craparotta. Farag was charged with one count of first-degree aggravated manslaughter, one count of second-degree desecr…
Accused Drug Dealer Sold Fatal Fentanyl Dose: Police Accused Drug Dealer Sold Fatal Fentanyl Dose: Police
Accused Drug Dealer Sold Fatal Fentanyl Dose: Police A 29-year-old man from Central Jersey has been arrested in connection with the fentanyl death of one of his alleged customers, authorities said. Jessica A. Simmonds, 29, of Franklin Twp., Somerset, was charged with strict liability for a drug-induced death and for distribution of drugs in the death of a 32-year-old man, according to Middlesex Police Chief Matthew P. Geist. The victim was found dead in his home in December 2021. The Middlesex County Medical Examiner determined the cause of death to be the result of the toxic effects of fentanyl. An investigation by Middlesex Detec…
Bronx Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Central Jersey Apartment House Shooting: Police Bronx Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Central Jersey Apartment House Shooting: Police
Bronx Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Central Jersey Apartment House Shooting: Police A 28-year-old fugitive from the Bronx has been arrested in connection with a shooting last spring at an apartment complex in Central Jersey, authorities said. On May 2, 2021, at approximately 5:40 a.m, East Brunswick patrol officers responded to the North Lake Apartment Complex at 85 Main St. for the report of a motor vehicle crash and shots fired. An investigation found that a dispute between two men had taken place, which resulted in a motor vehicle crash and gunfire by a male suspect who fled the scene prior to police arriving. East Brunswick Detective Alex Danese conducted a follow-up i…
Men Sleeping In Car Arrested With Handgun, Ammo, Marijuana In Central Jersey: Police Men Sleeping In Car Arrested With Handgun, Ammo, Marijuana In Central Jersey: Police
Men Sleeping In Car Arrested With Handgun, Ammo, Marijuana In Central Jersey: Police Two men found sleeping in a car were charged with the unlawful possession of a firearm, authorities said. On Sunday, Feb. 12,  at 11:04 p.m, East Brunswick Patrolman Christopher Suydam responded to Suydam Street near Kennedy Boulevard for the report of a disabled motor vehicle. Suydam found a vehicle idling in the roadway at a stop sign, police said. Suydam approached the vehicle and made contact with the driver, Abdul Bangura, 40, and a passenger, Kwame Marcano, 33, both of Landover, Maryland, police said. Both occupants were found to be sleeping in the vehicle. An on-scene investiga…