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Branchburg Township, NJ

Downed Wires Close Route 22 In Branchburg Downed Wires Close Route 22 In Branchburg
Downed Wires Close Route 22 In Branchburg UPDATE: Route 22 in Branchburg Township was reopened just before 4:35 p.m., police said, adding that crews were still working on Raritan Valley College Drive. Route 22 through Route 28 remained closed for repairs. ------------------------- A portion of Route 22 was shut down due to downed wires on Monday, August 21. The highway was closed in both directions near CR 637/Readington Road in Branchburg Township around 12:30 p.m., 511NJ said. Traffic was being diverted down Route 28 and Readington Road while repairs were being made, according to police. ***TRAFFIC ALERT*** Due to wire(s…
24-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed, Minivan Driver Airlifted In Rt. 202 Crash: Police 24-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed, Minivan Driver Airlifted In Rt. 202 Crash: Police
24-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed, Minivan Driver Airlifted In Rt. 202 Crash: Police A 24-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a Route 202 crash that sent a minivan driver to the hospital in a medical helicopter during the afternoon on Wednesday, July 19, police confirmed. The Raritan Township man collided with the minivan on the southbound side near the intersection with Holland Brook Road in Branchburg Township around 3:35 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said alongside local officials. He was found severely injured and later pronounced dead. His name was being withheld out of respect for the family’s privacy. The minivan driver — a 33-year-old Flemi…
Central Jersey Man Charged In Burglary Spree: Prosecutor Central Jersey Man Charged In Burglary Spree: Prosecutor
Central Jersey Man Charged In Burglary Spree: Prosecutor A 50-year-old man from Middlesex County has been charged with burglary, theft and criminal mischief in Somerset County, authorities said. Gregory Q. Green, of Edison, was charged in the offenses on Oct. 12, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. On April 28, 2021, at 9:07 a.m., Branchburg Township police responded to a business on Columbia Road for a burglary. The business owner reported that someone entered the building, ransacked the offices, and removed an undisclosed amount of cash from a desk drawer. The prosecutor released details of six other burglaries …
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, …
Somerset County Man, 24, Nabbed In Home And Vehicle Burglaries: Prosecutor Somerset County Man, 24, Nabbed In Home And Vehicle Burglaries: Prosecutor
Somerset County Man, 24, Nabbed In Home And Vehicle Burglaries: Prosecutor A 24-year-old Somerset County man accused of a string of home and car burglaries is facing various charges, authorities said. Jason M. Milak was seen driving a work van before burglarizing a home on River Road in Branchburg Township on Monday, May 9, Acting Somerset County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said in a release alongside local officials on Wednesday, June 22. A month later, Milak, of Branchburg, was scared off by a resident of Cedar Grove Road who claimed that he had tried to break into a parked vehicle shortly before 3:30 a.m. Meanwhile, a second resident’s vehicle was burglarized …
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…