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Central Jersey Man Sexually Assaulted Two Children, Uploaded Pics On Dark Web: Feds Central Jersey Man Sexually Assaulted Two Children, Uploaded Pics On Dark Web: Feds
Central Jersey Man Sexually Assaulted Two Children, Uploaded Pics On Dark Web: Feds A Plainsboro man was accused of sexually assaulting two children and uploading pictures of the abuse on the dark web, authorities said. Anthony Lagotta Jr., 54, was charged with one count each of production and possession of child pornography, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release on Tuesday, Aug. 20. He appeared in front of a federal judge and was detained. According to court documents and statements, Lagotta sexually assaulted two children and took photos of what happened about 15 years ago. He then uploaded 30 of the pictures to a child po…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Police Release IDs Of Parents, 2 Children Found Dead In NJ Quadruple Murder Police Release IDs Of Parents, 2 Children Found Dead In NJ Quadruple Murder
Police Release IDs Of Parents, 2 Children Found Dead In NJ Quadruple Murder Authorities have released the names of the four people found dead in a New Jersey home Wednesday, Oct. 4. Tej Pratap Singh, 43, Sonal Parihar, 42, and their two children, a 10-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl, were found lifeless in a Titus Lane home in Plainsboro during a welfare check Wednesday afternoon, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Plainsboro Police Chief Eamon Blanchard said. A spokesperson for the prosecutor's office said only that the incident was "not a shooting," and the cause of deaths have yet to be determined by the medical examiner. It is, however, be…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
'Not A Shooting': Four Bodies Found In NJ Home Probed As Homicide: Prosecutor 'Not A Shooting': Four Bodies Found In NJ Home Probed As Homicide: Prosecutor
'Not A Shooting': Four Bodies Found In NJ Home Probed As Homicide: Prosecutor Four people were found dead in a New Jersey home Wednesday, Oct. 4, authorities said. The discovery of four bodies in a Titus Lane home in Plainsboro is being investigated as a homicide case, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Plainsboro Police Chief Eamon Blanchard said. A spokesperson for the prosecutor's office said that this was "not a shooting incident" and the cause of deaths have yet to be determined by the medical examiner. Police were called to the home around 4:40 p.m. for a welfare check when they found the four bodies, Blanchard and Ciccone said. An initial i…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
'Covered In Blood': Charges Upgraded For Man Who Killed His Mom In Gruesome NJ Attack 'Covered In Blood': Charges Upgraded For Man Who Killed His Mom In Gruesome NJ Attack
'Covered In Blood': Charges Upgraded For Man Who Killed His Mom In Gruesome NJ Attack Charges have been upgraded for a 44-year-old Central Jersey man whose mother died a week after a gruesome attack, police said. Herbert Roberts, of Plainsboro, is believed to have attacked his 73-year-old mom, Beverly Roberts, of Princeton Junction, the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 18, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Beverly was flown to Newark University Hospital after she was found covered in blood with severe injuries to her head and eyes, Ciccone said alongside Chief Eamon Blanchard of the Plainsboro Police Department. Herbert was arrested at the scene and …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Details Released In Amtrak Strike Of Man, 39, That Caused Major Delays Details Released In Amtrak Strike Of Man, 39, That Caused Major Delays
Details Released In Amtrak Strike Of Man, 39, That Caused Major Delays A 39-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in New Jersey, delaying rail service between Philadelphia and New York City Tuesday evening, Feb. 28, authorities said. The name of the man killed had not been released pending notification of family, said Lt. John Bresnen of the Plainsboro Police Department. Amtrak train 178 was traveling from Washington D.C. to Boston at 6:54 p.m. when the victim was struck east of Princeton Junction, an Amtrak spokesman said. The incident stranded frustrated customers on Northeast Corridor trains. As of 9:50 p.m., service was beginning …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Masseuse Sexually Touched Clients At NJ Lifetime Fitness: Prosecutor Masseuse Sexually Touched Clients At NJ Lifetime Fitness: Prosecutor
Masseuse Sexually Touched Clients At NJ Lifetime Fitness: Prosecutor A 33-year-old masseuse with Lifetime Fitness Center in Middlesex County made sexual contact with multiple women, authorities said. Jonathan Saloka, who is from Hamilton but worked at the Plansboro gym, was arrested Thursday, Feb. 23 after multiple women alleged he'd touched them inappropriately while during a massage, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Saloka was charged with four counts of criminal sexual contact. The investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information asked to call Detective Lauren Leyva of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Child Porn Bust Nets 9 Arrests In Middlesex County: Prosecutor Child Porn Bust Nets 9 Arrests In Middlesex County: Prosecutor
Child Porn Bust Nets 9 Arrests In Middlesex County: Prosecutor Eight men and one child were charged in a child pornography bust spanning Middlesex County, authorities said. Dubbed "Operation Eagle Eye," the investigation was led by the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit of The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office with help from various police departments. The following arrests were made over the course of Nov. 17 and 18, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office announced: Albert Leonardis, 37, of Edison was charged with one count of second- degree Distribution of Child Pornography, one count of third-degree Possession of Child Pornography (under…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Admits Stalking, Secretly Taping Murder Victim, Conspiring To Kill Others South Jersey Man Admits Stalking, Secretly Taping Murder Victim, Conspiring To Kill Others
South Jersey Man Admits Stalking, Secretly Taping Murder Victim, Conspiring To Kill Others A South Jersey man charged with a murder and conspiracy to commit murder pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Nov. 2, authorities said. Kenneth Saal, 33, formerly of Lindenwold, also admitted burglary and stalking in connection with the murder of Carolyn Byington, 26, of Plainsboro, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. During the plea, Saal stated that in April 2019 he copied the victim’s house key while she was at work and used the key to enter her apartment on multiple days in the following months, Ciccone said. He recounted how he planted …

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by Jon Craig
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Central Jersey Man Charged With Knifepoint Rape At State Park, Other Sex Attacks: Prosecutor Central Jersey Man Charged With Knifepoint Rape At State Park, Other Sex Attacks: Prosecutor
Central Jersey Man Charged With Knifepoint Rape At State Park, Other Sex Attacks: Prosecutor A 38-year-old man from Somerset County has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint in a state park and other alleged attacks. A Middlesex County attack occurred at the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park on the border of Plainsboro and South Brunswick Townships on September 28, 2021, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, Chief Fred Tavener of the Plainsboro Police Department, and Chief Raymond Hayducka of the South Brunswick Police Department Rogelio Calyeca Postrero, of Raritan, was charged with the alleged rape, they said.…

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by Jon Craig
Schools
Social Media Threat Prompts Increase Police Presence At South Jersey School District Social Media Threat Prompts Increase Police Presence At South Jersey School District
Social Media Threat Prompts Increase Police Presence At South Jersey School District A threat posted on social media prompted an increase police presence at a South Jersey school district, authorities said. The threat was posted online about High School North in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District during the late afternoon on Sunday, June 5, according to a joint release from the West Windsor and Plainsboro Police Departments. A thorough investigation determined the source of the threat and deemed it to be non-credible, police said. Each of the schools within the district were set to remain on an in-person schedule for Monday, June 6 with an increased …

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by Valerie Musson
News
2nd PA Fugitive Arrested In Death Of Plainsboro, NJ, Man After Following Him Home From Casino 2nd PA Fugitive Arrested In Death Of Plainsboro, NJ, Man After Following Him Home From Casino
2nd PA Fugitive Arrested In Death Of Plainsboro, NJ, Man After Following Him Home From Casino A second Pennsylvania fugitive has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Central Jersey man, authorities said. Devon Melchor, 26, of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, was charged with first-degree armed robbery and second-degree conspiracy to commit armed robbery, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Plainsboro Police Chief Fred Tavener. Melchor was taken into police custody by authorities in Florida where he was attempting to board an international flight, Ciccone and Tavener said. Melchor’s apprehension was made possible by collabor…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
PA Gunman Followed NJ Man Home Then Shot Him Dead, Prosecutor Says PA Gunman Followed NJ Man Home Then Shot Him Dead, Prosecutor Says
PA Gunman Followed NJ Man Home Then Shot Him Dead, Prosecutor Says A Pennsylvania man is accused of following a 54-year-old New Jersey resident home and then shooting him dead at his house, authorities said Wednesday. Jekai Reid- John, 27, of Norristown, PA followed Sree Aravapalli, to his home in Plainsboro and then shot him dead around 3:40 a.m. on Oct. 26, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Fred Tavener said. Aravapalli was transported from the scene to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. Reid-John was arrested and charged yesterday with one count of first-degree murder.  Aravpalli had been at a casino bef…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
54-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In Plainsboro 54-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In Plainsboro
54-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In Plainsboro UPDATE: A gunman was arrested after he followed a Middlesex County resident home from Pennsylvania and killed him at his house, authorities said. A 54-year-old man from Middlesex County was fatally shot, authorities said.  At 3:38 a.m. Tuesday, police responded to Briardale Court after a report of shots fired, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Plainsboro Police Chief Fred Tavener. Police found Sree Aravapalli, 54, of Plainsboro with multiple gunshot wounds, Ciccone and Tavener said. Aravapalli was taken to a nearby hospital where he was …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Police Seek Help Locating Sex Assault Suspect Central Jersey Police Seek Help Locating Sex Assault Suspect
Central Jersey Police Seek Help Locating Sex Assault Suspect Authorities seek the public's help locating a suspect in a sexual assault that occurred near Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park last month. The same man is suspected in a similar attack on a woman in Somerset County in July, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, Plainsboro Police Chief Fred Tavener and South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka. A joint investigation found that on Sept. 28 about 5 p.m., a woman was walking on a path near the canal where she was approached by a man armed with a weapon and moved to a secondary spot on the Plainsboro-So…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Police Release Composite Sketch Of Central Jersey Sexual Assault Suspect Police Release Composite Sketch Of Central Jersey Sexual Assault Suspect
Police Release Composite Sketch Of Central Jersey Sexual Assault Suspect Authorities have released a composite sketch of a weapon-wielding suspect sought in the sexual assault of a woman walking in Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park on Tuesday. The woman was walking on a path adjacent to the canal when she was approached by the man between 4:30 and 5 p.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said alongside local police. The man apparently took the woman to a different location on the Plainsboro-South Brunswick border, where he sexually assaulted her, authorities said. The suspect is believed to be a Hispanic male, approximately 5’5” or 5’6”…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Plainsboro Woman, 60, Struck, Killed In Crosswalk Plainsboro Woman, 60, Struck, Killed In Crosswalk
Plainsboro Woman, 60, Struck, Killed In Crosswalk A 60-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle near Morris Davidson Park in Plainsboro on Saturday, authorities said. The pedestrian was identified as Donna Lawrence of Plainsboro, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Plainsboro Police Chief Fred Tavener said in a press statement on Sunday evening. Lawrence was airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick and later pronounced dead due to the injuries she sustained in the crash, they said Lawrence was struck in a crosswalk on Plainsboro Road at Morris Davidson …

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by Jon Craig