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Arsonist Torched Somerset County Home: Prosecutor Arsonist Torched Somerset County Home: Prosecutor
Arsonist Torched Somerset County Home: Prosecutor A 25-year-old man was arrested for intentionally starting a fire at a Somerset County home, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 22. Paul Basta, of June Place in Manville, was charged with two counts of second-degree aggravated arson, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said in a joint release. Basta is accused of intentionally setting fire to a Manville home shortly before emergency crews responded around 3:40 a.m. on Monday, May 15. The fire was extinguished by the Manville Fire Department with help from the Manville Police Department and the Somerset County Prosecutor’s…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Man In Bathroom For Suspicious Amount Of Time Found With Heroin, Cocaine: Prosecutor NJ Man In Bathroom For Suspicious Amount Of Time Found With Heroin, Cocaine: Prosecutor
NJ Man In Bathroom For Suspicious Amount Of Time Found With Heroin, Cocaine: Prosecutor Police conducting a welfare check on a 45-year-old Somerset County man who had been in the bathroom for too long was found with 13 wax folds of heroin, a small amount of cocaine and a glass pipe, authorities said. A Route 202 business called police on Tuesday, Feb. 7 to check on a man — later identified as James A. Michael of Branchburg — who had been in the bathroom for more than an hour around 8:55 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. That's when they found Michael, who had an outstanding warrant out of Middlesex County for failure to appear in court. Michael was …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Rifle-Wielding Man At Wawa Captured After SWAT Standoff In Somerset County: Prosecutor Rifle-Wielding Man At Wawa Captured After SWAT Standoff In Somerset County: Prosecutor
Rifle-Wielding Man At Wawa Captured After SWAT Standoff In Somerset County: Prosecutor A 27-year-old man who police say showed an AR-15-style rifle to a Wawa employee before crashing his car and leaving magazines behind was in custody after a SWAT standoff at his house hours later, according to authorities in Somerset County. Joshua A. Kinney apparently showed the weapon to workers at the Wawa on Route 26 in Montgomery Township, just before his family called police, concerned for his well-being around 3:!5 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Two female customers told responding officers they heard gunshots as Kinney fled the parking …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Was Going Double Speed Limit In Fatal Head-On Crash: Somerset Prosecutor Driver Was Going Double Speed Limit In Fatal Head-On Crash: Somerset Prosecutor
Driver Was Going Double Speed Limit In Fatal Head-On Crash: Somerset Prosecutor A 20-year-old driver from Old Bridge driver was speeding and trying to pass a vehicle in a no-passing zone when he drove into oncoming traffic, causing an accident that left one person dead and another seriously hurt, authorities in Somerset County said. Jaden Brandon Ramos was going nearly double the 35 mph limit in a 2007 Dodge Charger when he tried passing an eastbound car and veered into westbound traffic on Amwell Road in Hillsborough around 4:05 p.m. Friday, July 22, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Ramos collided head-on with a Mercedes Benz that came to rest he…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Victim Beat Dead By Man Helping Him Move In Central Jersey: Prosecutor Victim Beat Dead By Man Helping Him Move In Central Jersey: Prosecutor
Victim Beat Dead By Man Helping Him Move In Central Jersey: Prosecutor A 50-year-old man was assaulted and killed in a Central Jersey driveway by a man helping him move, authorities said. Samuel C. Coggins, 30, of Flemington, has been charged with murder in the death of Augustine Garcia, of Manville, Thursday, July 14, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Coggins was helping Garcia and another resident move from a home on North 12th Avenue in Manville when Coggins assaulted Garcia in the driveway just before 3 p.m., Mcdonald said. Garcia was found unresponsive with a severe head injury outside the home, and Coggins remained at the scene…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Man Indicted For Attempted Murder In Unprovoked Stabbing Of Dog-Walker: Prosecutor NJ Man Indicted For Attempted Murder In Unprovoked Stabbing Of Dog-Walker: Prosecutor
NJ Man Indicted For Attempted Murder In Unprovoked Stabbing Of Dog-Walker: Prosecutor A 23-year-old New Jersey man was indicted on a first-degree attempted murder charge for an unprovoked stabbing of a victim walking his dog in May, authorities said. Safi N. Hill, of Hillsborough, attacked the man on Clawson Avenue around 2 p.m. May 4, in the Flagtown section of the township, Somerset County Acting Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said. The victim initially reported being punched in the back of the head by the assailant, but responding police found he was bleeding from a stab wound on his back, Taggart said. The victim was transported to a trauma unit for treatment.  …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Gunman Nabbed In I-287 Road Rage Incident, Police Pursuit: NJSP Gunman Nabbed In I-287 Road Rage Incident, Police Pursuit: NJSP
Gunman Nabbed In I-287 Road Rage Incident, Police Pursuit: Njsp A driver wielded a handgun during a road rage incident before initiating a police chase and intentionally crashing into a troop car on Route 287, state police said. Russell T. Brown, 62, exited the white Chrysler Town and Country he was driving and pointed a handgun at another driver on Route 287 southbound at milepost 35 in Morris Township just before 4:20 p.m. Friday, state police said. Troopers responding to the road rage report followed Brown, of Shallotte, NC, onto Route 78 eastbound, where they attempted to conduct a high-risk traffic stop near milepost 32.2 in Bridgewater Township. …

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by Valerie Musson
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Somerset County Man Tried Selling Child Porn On Social Media, Prosecutor Says Somerset County Man Tried Selling Child Porn On Social Media, Prosecutor Says
Somerset County Man Tried Selling Child Porn On Social Media, Prosecutor Says A Somerset County man was arrested for child porn possession and trying to sell the images over social media, authorities said Thursday. Agents with the US Department of Homeland Security and other local officials raided Siddh B. Shah's Winding Way home in Hillsborough on Sept. 30, seizing computers and other electronic devices, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, said. An investigation found Shah had uploaded more than 200 images depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of a child, Robertson said. The investigation also found that Shah was selling the child p…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fingerprints Lead To Charges Against Adult, Juveniles In PalPark Vehicle Theft Fingerprints Lead To Charges Against Adult, Juveniles In PalPark Vehicle Theft
Fingerprints Lead To Charges Against Adult, Juveniles In PalPark Vehicle Theft A Newark man was charged with stealing a Mercedes Benz from a Palisades Park driveway thanks to a fingerprint match, authorities said. Raymond Branch, 19, and two juveniles were involved in the July 24 theft, Detective Sgt. Alex Monteleone said. The owner told police his GPS tracked the Mercedes to Newark, where city police found the vehicle and had it processed for fingerprints, Monteleone said. The prints matched Branch's as well as those of the two juveniles, all of whom have criminal histories, the sergeant said. South Orange police notified their Palisades Park colleagues after they …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Mom Accused Of Killing 'Extremely Affectionate' Son, 4, Indicted On Murder Charge NJ Mom Accused Of Killing 'Extremely Affectionate' Son, 4, Indicted On Murder Charge
NJ Mom Accused Of Killing 'Extremely Affectionate' Son, 4, Indicted On Murder Charge A New Jersey mother who called 911 for a minor wrist injury she suffered apparently in the process of killing her 4-year-old son was indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the homicide, authorities announced.  Elina Gutti -- also known as Olga Singhania and Olga Gutiy -- is accused of using two kitchen knives to cut the throat of Aiden Singhania, who was found in a first-floor bedroom of her South Bound Brook home on Feb. 6, and pronounced dead at the scene, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson announced. The indictment charges Gutti with first-degree murder and&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Mom Called 9-1-1 For Her Own Wrist Injury After Killing 4-Year-Old Son, Prosecutor Says NJ Mom Called 9-1-1 For Her Own Wrist Injury After Killing 4-Year-Old Son, Prosecutor Says
NJ Mom Called 9-1-1 For Her Own Wrist Injury After Killing 4-Year-Old Son, Prosecutor Says A New Jersey mom who called 9-1-1 for a minor wrist injury overnight was charged with murder after officers found her 4-year-old son -- who later died -- with cuts on his body in a bedroom, authorities said. Elina Gutti, 38, of South Bound Brook (Somerset County) called 9-1-1 on Feb. 6 saying she had unexplained injuries on her left wrist around 2:30 a.m., Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Her injuries required minor medical treatment, but on further assessment, officers found a 4-year-old boy with serious cuts in a first floor bedroom of the home, Robertson said al…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Tech Company Manager From Branchburg Charged With Possession, Distribution Of Child Porn Tech Company Manager From Branchburg Charged With Possession, Distribution Of Child Porn
Tech Company Manager From Branchburg Charged With Possession, Distribution Of Child Porn A 55-year-old Branchburg man was arrested for possession and distribution of child pornography, authorities said. Detectives with the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit were notified of a peer-to-peer child pornography download case regrading Philip Liebergall, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Liebergall's Facebook profile says he is the business operations manager of Cisco, an American multinational technology company. On Dec. 8 at 7:15 a.m., a search warrant was executed at Liebergall's home, which turned up more than 1,000 photos …

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by Cecilia Levine