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Teenage Trio Arrested In Somerset County After Loaded Handguns Recovered: Prosecutors Teenage Trio Arrested In Somerset County After Loaded Handguns Recovered: Prosecutors
Teenage Trio Arrested In Somerset County After Loaded Handguns Recovered: Prosecutors Three people were arrested in Somerset County after police discovered two loaded handguns following a traffic stop on Thursday, Jan. 4, authorities said. At 3:30 p.m., a Warren Township police officer pulled over a vehicle on Hillcrest Road near I-78, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and the Warren Township Police Department said. During the traffic stop, police discovered the vehicle had a stolen license plate and Javon Singletary, an 18-year-old Phillipsburg resident and a 17-year-old juveni…

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by Sam Barron
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3 Teenage Vandalism Suspects Charged By Central Jersey Police 3 Teenage Vandalism Suspects Charged By Central Jersey Police
3 Teenage Vandalism Suspects Charged By Central Jersey Police Three teenagers have been charged with numerous acts of vandalism in Middlesex Borough, authorities said. Middlesex Police Department has charged a 15-year- old Green Brook resident with Criminal Mischief, Conspiracy and Trespassing; a 14-year-old Green Brook resident with Conspiracy and Trespassing; and a 15-year-old Basking Ridge resident with Conspiracy, according to Police Chief Matthew P. Geist. On July 21,, at 8:30 p.m., officers responded to the area of Green Brook Road for a report of three juveniles vandalizing street signs. Officer Marc Arancio investigate…

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by Jon Craig
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2 DPW Workers Struck, Seriously Injured By Car On Somerset County Roadside 2 DPW Workers Struck, Seriously Injured By Car On Somerset County Roadside
2 DPW Workers Struck, Seriously Injured By Car On Somerset County Roadside Two DPW workers were struck by a vehicle while working on the side of the road in Somerset County Monday, authorities said. The pair were working on the eastbound side of Mount Horeb Road between Geiger Lane and Tiffany Court, Warren Township, when they were struck by the car around 1:10 p.m. in Warren Township, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The car -- a 2016 Chrysler operated by an 80-year-old Warren Township man -- crashed into a piece of equipment in the roadway and then into the trailer attached to the county truck, which was stopped. One worker -- a 3…

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by Cecilia Levine
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6 Thieves Targeted Luxury Cars, Led Police Pursuits Across NJ: AG Charges In Indictment 6 Thieves Targeted Luxury Cars, Led Police Pursuits Across NJ: AG Charges In Indictment
6 Thieves Targeted Luxury Cars, Led Police Pursuits Across NJ: AG Charges In Indictment Six members of a luxury car theft ring that targeted dealerships and high-end cars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars are named in an indictment filed by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office.  The defendants from Newark, East Orange and Blackwood arrested in "Operation Dealer No Deal" targeted dealerships in Essex, Hudson, Bergen, and Union and took key fobs to steal the luxury vehicles off the lots, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today said. The defendants (listed below) were charged in connection with thefts of 22 vehicles valued at over $787,000 …

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by Cecilia Levine
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BUSTED: Newark Hotel Heroin Mill Linked To 15 New Jersey ODs, State Police Say BUSTED: Newark Hotel Heroin Mill Linked To 15 New Jersey ODs, State Police Say
Busted: Newark Hotel Heroin Mill Linked To 15 New Jersey ODs, State Police Say A 26-year-old Elizabeth man was arrested at a Newark hotel, where he had been running a mobile heroin mill linked to 15 suspected overdoses across New Jersey, authorities said Agents found Marlon Lopez operating a heroin mill out of a hotel on Routes 1 & 9 in Newark, in which he was able to quickly mobilize the entire operation from room-to-room and to different locations altogether, New Jersey State Police said in a news release. A search of the room turned up 145 bricks of heroin, 80 grams of raw heroin, 3 pounds of marijuana, narcotics packaging materials, and several diffe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Martial Arts Studio Owner Placed Hidden Camera In Bathroom, Prosecutor Says NJ Martial Arts Studio Owner Placed Hidden Camera In Bathroom, Prosecutor Says
NJ Martial Arts Studio Owner Placed Hidden Camera In Bathroom, Prosecutor Says The 31-year-old owner of a martial arts studio was arrested on accusations he placed a camera inside of a bathroom and filmed members of the public and students who used it, authorities said Wednesday. Leonardo Sanchez of Somerville -- who owns Impact Martial Arts in Warren -- was arrested March 19 and charged with third-degree Invasion of privacy, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Police were called to the Mountain Boulevard studio around 11:30 p.m., when an employee found a hidden camera inside of the business, along with videos of individuals using the bathroom, Rober…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities: Central Jersey Man Assaults Somerset Officer Who Busted Him, 2 Others For Fraud Authorities: Central Jersey Man Assaults Somerset Officer Who Busted Him, 2 Others For Fraud
Authorities: Central Jersey Man Assaults Somerset Officer Who Busted Him, 2 Others For Fraud One of three people who fraudulently took out $10,000 in cash from a local bank hit a responding Warren Township police officer in the face then ran, police said. Deleon Hutchenson , 25, of Sayreville; Rebecca Burlew, 43, of Keyport and Lemar Lodge, 37, of East Orange were arrested on charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, theft by deception, resisting arrest and more, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said Tuesday. An employee of the Bank of America on Mountain Boulevard called police headquarters to report a possibly-fraudulent cash withdrawal of $10,000 aro…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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