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Branchburg Township, NJ

VA Man Kicks, Spits On Officers During Arrest In North Jersey: Prosecutor VA Man Kicks, Spits On Officers During Arrest In North Jersey: Prosecutor
VA Man Kicks, Spits On Officers During Arrest In North Jersey: Prosecutor A 24-year-old Virginia man is facing charges for assaulting police officers as he was being arrested in North Jersey, authorities said. Austin E. Whitmire, of Falls Church, was bleeding from his hand in the parking lot of a business when Branchburg Township police officers arrived on the scene just before midnight on Friday, Sept. 23, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. Whitmire had allegedly been trying to break a fence before police were called. While speaking with them, the man punched the fence before yelling, cursing, and lunging at one of the officers, …
Police: 2 Men Charged With DWI In Back-To-Back Hunterdon County Crashes Police: 2 Men Charged With DWI In Back-To-Back Hunterdon County Crashes
Police: 2 Men Charged With DWI In Back-To-Back Hunterdon County Crashes Two men face DWI charges after back-to-back crashes in Hunterdon County, police said. Delbert Davis, 49, of Readington Township was charged with DWI, careless driving and failure to maintain lane after crashing his truck into a tree near 29 Holland Brook Rd. around 12:15 a.m. on Sunday, March 21, local police said. Less than two hours later, Brian Cromen, of Branchburg Township, was involved in an overturned vehicle crash near Rt. 523 and Willow Court, Readington Township police said. Cromen, 44, abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot after the crash, authorities said. He was later found …
Pedestrian Fatally Struck On Route 202 In Branchburg Pedestrian Fatally Struck On Route 202 In Branchburg
Pedestrian Fatally Struck On Route 202 In Branchburg A Somerset County man was struck and killed on Route 202 in Branchburg Township Monday night, authorities said. Surinder Singh, 39, of Branchburg was struck by a 2019 Acura while attempting to cross Route 202 southbound near Huyler Road around 7:40 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson and Somerset County Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor said in a joint release. He was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset about an hour and a half later, responders said. No charges were immediately filed nor summonses issued to the driver, a Hillsboroug…