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FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting
FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting Two 30-year-old men including one from Georgia were arrested with help from the FBI in a barbershop shooting that left a 34-year-old Somerset County man dead, authorities said Thursday. Todd C. Smith, of Edison, and Tayyab A. Ware, of Augusta, GA, were each charged with first-degree murder, robbery and weapon possession following the Nov. 2 killing of 34-year-old Denny Sanchez, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a joint release. Franklin Township police officers responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls around 8:40 p.m. for reports of a shooting at a Hamilton Street barber…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police: Man Shot In Vehicle In Franklin Township Police: Man Shot In Vehicle In Franklin Township
Police: Man Shot In Vehicle In Franklin Township A man shot in a car in Franklin Township was treated for his injuries at the hospital, authorities said. Police responded to the area of Oak Place on a report of gunshots coming from the direction of Route 27 shortly after 1 a.m. on May 16, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a joint release. The man was transported to the hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and has since been released, authorities said. The vehicle sustained damage as a result. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutors Office Major Cr…

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by Valerie Musson
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Pedestrian Struck And Killed By Car In Franklin Pedestrian Struck And Killed By Car In Franklin
Pedestrian Struck And Killed By Car In Franklin A man attempting to cross the street in Franklin Tuesday night was killed when he was struck by a car, police said.  The man, whose identity was withheld pending notification of next of kin, was struck by an eastbound Kia Sorrento driven by a Somerset resisdent shortly before 10 p.m. The fatal crash occurred on Amwell Road near Doria Road.  He was pronounced dead at an area hospital, police said.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team at (908) 231-7100, or Officer Jose Jaime of the Fr…

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by Paul Milo