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Brothers, Ewing Deli Workers Targeted In Deadly Double-Shooting: Prosecutor (Update)
Two brothers and deli workers were targeted in a shooting at their Ewing workplace in which one of them did not survive, authorities said.
Officers responding to the shooting report inside Priori’s Deli at 301 Hillcrest Ave. found the brothers with gunshot wounds around 6:10 a.m. on Monday, June 6, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release alongside local officials.
Both victims were rushed to a local hospital, where Oscar Palacios, 54, of Trenton, was pronounced dead, Onofri said.
His brother, a 57-year-old Hamilton man and fellow deli worker, remains hospitalized, autho…
Driver, Passenger Hospitalized As Car Strikes Tree In Mercer County: Police
A driver and passenger were hospitalized with serious injuries after the vehicle struck a tree in Mercer County, authorities said.
Ashley Williams, 35, was behind the wheel of a 2003 Acura TL heading southbound on Pitman Avenue near Rennie St. in Hamilton when she struck a tree around 5:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, Hamilton Police said.
The vehicle continued southbound and eventually came to a stop after Williams was ejected, police said.
Her passenger, Cedric Williams, 59, was extricated by the Hamilton Fire Division, authorities said.
The victims — both from Hamilton — were taken to Cap…
Somerset County Woman Who Set Fire To Hamilton Business Sign Charged With Arson, Police Say
A Somerset County woman who set fire to a business sign in Mercer County was charged with arson, authorities said.
Alicia Schmitter, 40, is accused of using a lighter to set fire to an advertisement flag in front of Angie’s Multiservices on the 1800 block of South Broad Street in Hamilton just before 3:10 a.m. on Thursday, April 21, local police said.
Schmitter, of Franklin Park, was seen on surveillance footage walking out of sight before officers found her lying on the sidewalk nearby, police said.
During questioning, Schmitter allegedly pulled out the lighter and tried to set fire to a …
NY Woman Nearly Scammed 80-Year-Old Hamilton Man Out Of $15K, Police Say
A New York woman was charged after police say she tried — and almost succeeded — in scamming an 80-year-old Hamilton man out of $15,000.
Mildreth Santamaria-Tirado, 40, of Corona, is accused of trying to fraudulently collect $15,000 from a Hamilton man on Friday, April 15, the Hamilton Police Division said.
The victim received a call from a man claiming to be from the FBI stating that his daughter had been arrested for possessing 100 pounds of marijuana earlier that day, police said.
The man allegedly told the victim that he would have to pay 10 percent of a $200,000 bail to secure his dau…
