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DWI Off-Duty Officer Charged In Double-Fatal Somerset County Crash, Victims IDd: Prosecutor DWI Off-Duty Officer Charged In Double-Fatal Somerset County Crash, Victims IDd: Prosecutor
DWI Off-Duty Officer Charged In Double-Fatal Somerset County Crash, Victims IDd: Prosecutor An off-duty Edison police officer was charged with vehicular homicide in connection with one of the two double-fatal crashes that occurred in Somerset County over the weekend, authorities announced. Amitoj Oberoi, 29, of Somerset, was charged with two counts of first-degree vehicular homicide, as well as DWI, and several motor vehicle violations, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said Wednesday, Aug. 30. Oberoi is employed as an Edison police officer and was off-duty at the time of the crash, the prosecutor said. Oberoi was driving a 2007 Audi Q7 heading southbound on Somerset St…

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by Valerie Musson
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SEEN HER? Missing Philadelphia Woman, 29, Last Seen In Atlantic County, NJ State Police Say SEEN HER? Missing Philadelphia Woman, 29, Last Seen In Atlantic County, NJ State Police Say
Seen HER? Missing Philadelphia Woman, 29, Last Seen In Atlantic County, NJ State Police Say New Jersey State Police seek the public's assistance in locating a 29-year-old missing from the Philadelphia area for nearly two years. The NJSP Missing Persons Unit and Franklin Township Police Department are seeking the public's assistance finding Robin Best-Bey who has been missing since early 2019. In February 2019, Best-Bey traveled from Philadelphia to Buena Borough in Atlantic County to visit family in the area, according to NJ state troopers.  She was last seen walking to the Pantry 1 Food Mart in Buena Borough sometime between Feb. 10 and Feb. 17, 2019, troopers sai…

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by Jon Craig
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WANTED: Authorities Seek Somerset County Fugitive In Suspected Drug Deal, Pursuit WANTED: Authorities Seek Somerset County Fugitive In Suspected Drug Deal, Pursuit
Wanted: Authorities Seek Somerset County Fugitive In Suspected Drug Deal, Pursuit Authorities in Somerset County are seeking a man who they say sped away from police after being caught in a drug deal. Saul Weaver III, 48, of Hampton, is wanted on a charge of eluding police following Tuesday's incident, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a joint release with other law enforcement agencies. Members of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force, along with Franklin Township police, were doing a "quality of life" check in Diane Court when they saw a man later identified as Weaver conducting a "suspected narcotic…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Central Jersey Man Who Sold Drugs To Undercover Detectives Busted With $8.3K Worth Of Heroin Central Jersey Man Who Sold Drugs To Undercover Detectives Busted With $8.3K Worth Of Heroin
Central Jersey Man Who Sold Drugs To Undercover Detectives Busted With $8.3K Worth Of Heroin A Central Jersey man who sold heroin and cocaine to undercover police detectives in Somerset County was arrested after a brief police pursuit, authorities said Tuesday. Isiah Daniels, 31 of, Highland Park, had nearly 2,500 wax folds of heroin when authorities in Somerset County arrested him on Aug. 5, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Approximately 3,710 wax folds of heroin valued at $8,360, and a large amount of cocaine under ½ ounce were seized from Daniels after a three-month investigation, Robertson said in a joint release with county and local authori…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$12K Worth Of Pot Seized, 7 Arrested In Somerset County Distribution Ring $12K Worth Of Pot Seized, 7 Arrested In Somerset County Distribution Ring
$12K Worth Of Pot Seized, 7 Arrested In Somerset County Distribution Ring Authorities charged seven people and seized six pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $12,000 in a month-long investigation of a Somerset County distribution ring, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson announced Thursday. Members of the Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotic Task Force, Franklin Township police officers and Bound Brook Police Department K-9 Detective -- along with his K-9 partner Crusader -- executed a search warrant at the home of Luis Ramirez on Park Street in Somerset, around 7:15 p.m. June 17, Robertson said. The six pounds …

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by Cecilia Levine