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Amazon Facility, Schools Close Due To Water Pressure Problems Plaguing NJ Communities
Low water pressure or complete lack of water is plaguing communities in Mercer County, local officials say.
Aqua New Jersey customers in Chesterfield, Hamilton, Hamilton Square, Robbinsville, and Windsor could experience the issues through Sunday, June 4, the company said.
The issues began on Thursday, June 1, after a pump malfunction in one of the wells, Aqua NJ said in a statement.
"The team is working around the clock to address this issue...," the statement reads. "We anticipate water pressure will improve significantly by tomorrow (Saturday) evening and will fully recover by Monday m…
NJ Lab Operators Charged With Defrauding Government Out Of $3.5M For COVID Tests
Two business partners from Bergen and Morris counties operated a clinical lab that defrauded government health insurance programs out of an estimated $3.5 million for COVID testing, federal authorities charged.
Tariq Din, 55, of Saddle River, and Abid Syed, 45, of East Hanover, paid kickbacks to "marketers" for referrals to their Metpath Laboratories in Parsippany, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
Two of the accused marketers, Muhammed Aurangzeb, 45, of Robbinsville, and David Weathers, 59, of the Bronx, received $5 to $30 per referral from Metpath, the U.S. attorney said.
Weathers …
3 Ewing Township Police Officers Indicted Federally For Assaulting Handcuffed Suspect, 16
One former and two current Ewing Township police officers surrendered to federal agents on Friday after they were indicted on civil rights charges following a recorded assault on a handcuffed juvenile nearly four years ago, authorities said Friday.
Current Officers Matthew Przemieniecki, 43, of Hamilton and Justin Ubry, 33, of Burlington and retired Lt. Michael Delahanty, 51, of Robbinsville all used "unreasonable and excessive" force in the Jan. 5, 2018 incident, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said.
Officers who pursued the 16-year-old boy after he stole a car and then crashed a car…
State Police ID Men Killed In Mercer County Crash Where Watermelons Were Strewn On NJ Turnpike
State Police have identified the two men killed in last week's tractor-trailer crash in which watermelons were strewn across the New Jersey Turnpike in Mercer County.
Malcom Cope, 55, of Douglas, Georgia, and Van Huston, 56, of Jamaica, New York, were pronounced dead after the northbound truck veered off the turnpike, struck a guard rail and slammed into a concrete bridge support near milepost 60.3, state troopers said.
Cope was the driver and Huston was a passenger.
A Peterbilt tractor pulling a semi-trailer loaded with watermelons was heading north in the inner lanes when it ran off th…
Authorities: Car Burglar Admits Breaking Into 2,000 Vehicles In New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Authorities have arrested a suspect who admits breaking into about 2,000 vehicles in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Keith A. Johnson, 33, of Yardley, in Bucks County, PA, is charged with numerous counts of theft and burglary, as well as 76 counts of loitering/prowling at night, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's office.
Johnson also admitted to stealing $140,000 in cash during a burglary in Philadelphia, detectives said in court papers, according to NJ Advance Media.
When police searched Johnson's home, they found $30,000 in cash, plus items stolen from cars, they said.
Johns…
Robbinsville Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Crash
A 24-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash with an SUV Saturday in Robbinsville, police said.
The Robbinsville man was unconscious after the Route 130 crash at Woodside Road around 11:30 a.m., and was transported to RWJ Hamilton, where he died, authorities said.
The motorcyclist's identity was not being released, pending notification of kin.
The SUV driver, an 80-year-old Hamilton resident, was not injured, police said.
The cause was under investigation as of Saturday afternoon.
Robbinsville Police, Division of Fire and EMS along with Capitol Health Paramedics responded.
Hamilton PD: Trenton Pair Lifted $380K In Landscaping Gear, Sold Stolen Mowers On Facebook
A pair of thieves from Trenton stockpiled more than $380,000 worth of stolen landscaping equipment during the past year before selling top-of-the-line mowers on Facebook, authorities said.
Clint Riley, 39 and Kevin Cedeno-Ruiz, 24, hit several storage yards, lifting an assortment of leaf blowers, lawnmowers, edgers and weed-whackers, Hamilton police said in a release.
They then sold high-priced industrial lawn mowers -- eXmark, Toro and Bobcat, among other models -- for up to $30,000 apiece, they said.
Riley and Cedeno-Ruiz stored the stolen equipment at several locations al…
