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Man Fatally Stabs Stepdaughter, 20, Before Slashing Himself In New Brunswick: Prosecutor Man Fatally Stabs Stepdaughter, 20, Before Slashing Himself In New Brunswick: Prosecutor
Man Fatally Stabs Stepdaughter, 20, Before Slashing Himself In New Brunswick: Prosecutor A man from Central Jersey has been charged with fatally stabbing his stepdaughter before slashing himself, authorities said. Lissi Rodriguez-Sanchez, 20, of New Brunswick. was killed in the stabbing, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, at 9:12 a.m.., authorities responded to 37 Juliet Street after receiving the report that there were two injured people. Police found Rodriguez-Sanchez and Teodulo Habana, 64, of New Brunswick. Rodriguez-Sanchez had multiple stab wounds and ultimately succumbed to her injuries and was pron…

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by Jon Craig
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Woman Killed In Central Jersey: Prosecutor Woman Killed In Central Jersey: Prosecutor
Woman Killed In Central Jersey: Prosecutor A woman was killed and a man was wounded in an attack in Central Jersey, authorities said. Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 9:12 a.m., police responded to Juliet Street in New Brunswick after receiving the report that there were two injured people, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Police found two victims, a female who had succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene and a male who has been transported to the hospital where he will be treated for his injuries, she said. The woman's name had not been released. Initial investigati…

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by Jon Craig
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Officers Shoot Knife-Wielding Man In New Brunswick: Prosecutor Officers Shoot Knife-Wielding Man In New Brunswick: Prosecutor
Officers Shoot Knife-Wielding Man In New Brunswick: Prosecutor Police shot a man armed with a knife after he lunged at them Friday afternoon, Sept. 1 in New Brunswick, authorities said. Franklin Township and New Brunswick officers responding to reports of an assault on Route 27 near Mitchell Avenue around 2:15 p.m. were met with the man armed with a knife, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. "Upon arrival, the police officers attempted to deescalate the situation," said Ciccone, "however, the individual lunged at the officers with the knife." The officers shot at him in return, the prosecutor said. The man was taken to Robert W…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police Capture NY Man Accused Of Killing His Mother In Central Jersey Police Capture NY Man Accused Of Killing His Mother In Central Jersey
Police Capture NY Man Accused Of Killing His Mother In Central Jersey A 41-year-old man from New York has been arrested in connection with his mother's killing, authorities said. Jason Gordon was arrested and charged with murder in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Dec. 28, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Frank LoSacco of the East Brunswick Police Department  On Dec. 22, at approximately 11 a.m., authorities received a 911 call requesting a welfare check. In response, authorities made multiple welfare checks to contact Carmen Gordon, 68, at her residence on Cozzens Court, before locating her unresponsive insi…

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by Jon Craig
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Fire Victim ID'd In Central Jersey Fire Victim ID'd In Central Jersey
Fire Victim ID'd In Central Jersey A 77-year-old man killed in a fire in Central Jersey last week has been identified, authorities said on Monday. Dorbin Armstrong, of Edison, was found unresponsive inside his home on Plainfield Avenue, according to  Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department. Armstrong was pronounced dead at the scene, they said. The fire, which broke out about 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, is not considered suspicious, Ciccone and Bryan said. Armstrong's cause of death remains undetermined pending the completion of an autopsy by th…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Memorial Fund Established For Central Jersey Fire Victim, 21 Memorial Fund Established For Central Jersey Fire Victim, 21
Memorial Fund Established For Central Jersey Fire Victim, 21 Friends of a 21-year-old man killed in a house fire last week have raised more than $20,000 for a memorial and for his family members in Haiti. Bleriot Thompson, on a GoFundMe page, wrote this about Woodbridge fire victim Chadly Julien: "We want to give Chadly the memorial that he deserves. I am currently asking for donations to help aid his family through this difficult time. Chadly sent a portion of every check he’s ever earned here to his family back in Haiti .So, all of the donations will be going towards his memorial, his family and his memory." Julien was killed in a fire that st…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Killed In Woodbridge Fire, 21, Had Been Providing For Family In Haiti, GoFundMe Says Man Killed In Woodbridge Fire, 21, Had Been Providing For Family In Haiti, GoFundMe Says
Man Killed In Woodbridge Fire, 21, Had Been Providing For Family In Haiti, GoFundMe Says The victim of Wednesday's fatal fire in Woodbridge has been identified as a 21-year-old Avenel man who had apparently been providing for his family in Haiti. Chadly Julien's body was found shortly after fire crews responded to 88 South Inman Ave., around 9 a.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. The cause of the fire remained under investigation, authorities said. Meanwhile, more than $18,400 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Chadly's family. Campaign founder Bleriot Thompson said Chadly had been sending a portion of each paycheck to his family in Haiti. "We wan…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fire Breaks Out At Massive New Jersey Amazon Warehouse Fire Breaks Out At Massive New Jersey Amazon Warehouse
Fire Breaks Out At Massive New Jersey Amazon Warehouse More than 100 Amazon workers were evacuated in a warehouse fire Tuesday night, authorities said. Several fire departments and first aid crews responded to the blaze at the Hightstown-Cranbury Station Road location on reports of smoke in the building around 11:30 p.m. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. The fire was located and extinguished, Ciccone said alongside Chief Michael J. Owens of the Cranbury Police Department. No injuries were reported and 1 million-square-foot building apparently reopened Wednesday, Amazon spokesperson Jenna Hilze…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Central Jersey Police Seek Public's Help After Highland Park Assault Central Jersey Police Seek Public's Help After Highland Park Assault
Central Jersey Police Seek Public's Help After Highland Park Assault Authorities from Middlesex County seek the public's help in locating a suspect who attacked a woman earlier this week. The woman was shoved to the ground about 9:10 p.m. on Monday near Benner Street and Second Avenue, according to Highland Park police. The man held the assault victim down before fleeing the area, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Highland Park Police Chief Richard Abrams said on Friday. The suspect is described as a black male, with black hair, approximately 6 feet tall and about 25 years old, wearing a blue surgical mask and eye…

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by Jon Craig