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92-Year-Old Woman Killed In Stafford Fire, Two Critical: Prosecutor 92-Year-Old Woman Killed In Stafford Fire, Two Critical: Prosecutor
92-Year-Old Woman Killed In Stafford Fire, Two Critical: Prosecutor A 92-year-old woman was killed in a fire in Stafford early Friday morning, Feb. 13 sparked by lithium-ion batteries, authorities said. At 1:20 a.m., police and firefighters responded to Yeoman Road and found heavy fire conditions with people trapped, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Two people escaped the fire and are in critical condition while Betty Matero was unable to escape and was pronounced dead at the scene, Billhimer said. An investigation found that the fire originated on the southeast exterior wall, specifically within an outdoor storage container, Billh…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
ATM Gunpoint Robber Who Had Victim Fearing For Her Life Arrested In Piscataway: Cops ATM Gunpoint Robber Who Had Victim Fearing For Her Life Arrested In Piscataway: Cops
ATM Gunpoint Robber Who Had Victim Fearing For Her Life Arrested In Piscataway: Cops A 40-year-old Bound Brook man has been arrested after authorities say he robbed a woman at gunpoint moments after she withdrew cash from an ATM in the borough, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Steven P. Loureiro banged on the window of a car and pointed a gun at a woman who had just withdrew cash from an ATM on West Union Avenue in Bound Brook at approximately 1:05 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28, Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Loureiro then tried to get inside the woman's car. The woman said she feared for her life and ran from the vehicle, at which point Loureiro ent…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Sitter Stole $235K Worth Of Items: Bernards Township PD Sitter Stole $235K Worth Of Items: Bernards Township PD
Sitter Stole $235K Worth Of Items: Bernards Township PD A 64-year-old Dover resident was arrested and charged with stealing more than $235,000 worth of items from a home in Bernards Township, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 29. In June, a Bernards Township resident reported a theft of luxury designer purses, shoes, clothing items and jewelry, Bernards Township Police Chief Timothy King and Deputy Chief Michael Sweeney, alongside Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald and Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., said. Two months later, the same resident reported further theft of mo…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Multi-Vehicle Route 70 Crash Leaves Driver Critical: Prosecutor Multi-Vehicle Route 70 Crash Leaves Driver Critical: Prosecutor
Multi-Vehicle Route 70 Crash Leaves Driver Critical: Prosecutor A four-vehicle crash on Route 70 left one man critical the day after a fatal accident caused by a wrong-way DUI driver on the same roadway, officials said. The collision occurred on Saturday, Dec. 28, around 8:30 a.m., when a Volkswagen Mini Van struck a Hyundai Sonata from behind at a red traffic signal near Duquesne Boulevard, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The impact forced the Sonata into a Ford F250 Pickup Truck and a Dodge Ram Pickup Truck, both of which were also stopped at the light, according to investigators. The driver of the Hyundai Sonata was transport…

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by Cecilia Levine