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Family Of Man Killed In Somerset County Crash Involving Off-Duty DWI Cop Sees Wave Of Support Family Of Man Killed In Somerset County Crash Involving Off-Duty DWI Cop Sees Wave Of Support
Family Of Man Killed In Somerset County Crash Involving Off-Duty DWI Cop Sees Wave Of Support Central Jersey is coming together to support the family of one of the victims of this week's double-fatal crash investigators say was caused by a DWI off-duty Edison police officer. Carlos Alexis Perez Gaytan, 24, was thrown from the back right passenger’s seat and killed in the Somerset County crash on Somerset Street on Sunday morning, August 27, Daily Voice reported. The driver, Amitoj Oberoi, an off-duty police officer in Edison, was charged with two counts of first-degree vehicular homicide, DWI, and other offenses. Born in New Brunswick, Carlos spent time in Jamesburg and New Brunswi…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Fatal Fire Reported In Central Jersey Trailer Park: Developing Fatal Fire Reported In Central Jersey Trailer Park: Developing
Fatal Fire Reported In Central Jersey Trailer Park: Developing A fatal fire was reported in a mobile home park in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The fire broke out before 11 a.m. on Plainfield Avenue in Edison, initial reports said.  Edison police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Possible Electrocution Involving Police Officer Reported In Edison: Developing Possible Electrocution Involving Police Officer Reported In Edison: Developing
Possible Electrocution Involving Police Officer Reported In Edison: Developing An electrocution was reported in Edison late Thursday afternoon, according to a developing and unconfirmed report. The report said a police officer was operating a traffic light control box when the accident occurred. A call to Edison police was not immediately returned. Area firefighters and EMS crews were responded, reports said. The incident occurred at Route 27 and Vineyard Road, according to initial reports. By 5:30 p.m., a report said the officer was stable and being taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
US Marshals Arrest Jersey Shore Fugitive, 31, In Mercer County Fatal Shooting US Marshals Arrest Jersey Shore Fugitive, 31, In Mercer County Fatal Shooting
US Marshals Arrest Jersey Shore Fugitive, 31, In Mercer County Fatal Shooting A 31-year-old fugitive from Middlesex County has been arrested in connection with fatally shooting a man from Mercer County in the head during a robbery, authorities said. George A. Briscoe of Edison was arrested Wednesday in Edison by members of the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force, the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force and police from Hamilton and Edison, authorities said. Briscoe was arrested and charged in connection with the alleged murder, by shooting a man in the head in a parked car last month, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. …

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by Jon Craig