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FBI Helps Catch Woman Wanted In Central Jersey Armed Bank Robbery, Police Say FBI Helps Catch Woman Wanted In Central Jersey Armed Bank Robbery, Police Say
FBI Helps Catch Woman Wanted In Central Jersey Armed Bank Robbery, Police Say A Skillman woman was accused of robbing a bank in Princeton about two months ago, authorities said. Ciara Brascom, 37, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 26, the Princeton Police Department said in a news release. She was wanted in an armed robbery at TD Bank. Officers responded to a panic alarm at the State Road bank on Sunday, July 28. A teller then called 911 to report the robbery in progress. Investigators said the suspect approached the counter, pulled out a black semi-automatic gun, and handed the teller a note that demanded money. The suspect got an undisclosed …

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by Chris Spiker
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‘War Ready’: Armed NJ Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 19 Years Without Parole ‘War Ready’: Armed NJ Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 19 Years Without Parole
‘War Ready’: Armed NJ Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 19 Years Without Parole UPDATE: A New Jersey drug dealer who once served state prison time is headed to a federal penitentiary for a plea-bargained 19 years without parole. Jakir “Jak” Taylor, 32, was a key figure in an alliance of two violent rival gangs who once dominated the heroin trade on Trenton’s north and west side neighborhoods, authorities said. He's also the last of 26 defendants swept up in a joint law enforcement operation that smashed that operation. Taylor and conspirator Jerome Roberts collected heroin bricks by the hundreds from David “Papi” Antonio that were sold in individual bags, authorities …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MISSING: Mercer County Man, 60, Not Seen For 3 Weeks, Police Say MISSING: Mercer County Man, 60, Not Seen For 3 Weeks, Police Say
Missing: Mercer County Man, 60, Not Seen For 3 Weeks, Police Say Seen him? Princeton Police are diligently searching for a 60-year-old man they say has been missing for around three weeks. Emmanuel Lafontant was last seen by his family near Johnson Street in Hamilton about three weeks ago, Princeton Police said in a Wednesday release. Lafontant is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs around 190 pounds. The pictured individual, Emmanuel Lafontant, was reported missing to our department by his family. He was last seen in... Posted by Princeton NJ Police Department on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Anyone with information about Lafontant’s whereabouts is u…

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by Valerie Musson
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Missing Princeton University Student Misrach Ewunetie Found Dead: Prosecutor Missing Princeton University Student Misrach Ewunetie Found Dead: Prosecutor
Missing Princeton University Student Misrach Ewunetie Found Dead: Prosecutor The body of missing Princeton University student Misrach Ewunetie was found the afternoon on Thursday, Oct. 20, authorities have confirmed. Her body was found on the facility grounds behind the tennis courts around 1 p.m., according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri and Kenneth Strother Jr., Princeton University assistant vice president for public safety. Ewunetie, 20, was last seen alive near Scully Hall around 3 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, DailyVoice.com reported. Ewunetie's phone last pinged early Sunday, Oct. 16 to a residential area in Penns Neck — about a 7-minute drive from…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Princeton Man Reported Missing, Police Say Princeton Man Reported Missing, Police Say
Princeton Man Reported Missing, Police Say UPDATE: The man has been found and is safe, police said. ------------------------ Seen him? Police have issued an alert for a missing man from Princeton. The unnamed man, pictured above, was reported missing from Ettl Farms/Province Line Road in Princeton, police said in a release on Tuesday, Oct. 11. He was last seen wearing a blue puffy coat, dark gray pants, and a gray plaid hat. The man stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs about 140 pounds. The pictured male has been reported missing from the Ettl Farms/Province Line Road area in our jurisdiction. He was... Posted by Princet…

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by Valerie Musson
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Hopewell Man, 49, Charged With Child Endangerment, Attempted Criminal Sexual Contact: Police Hopewell Man, 49, Charged With Child Endangerment, Attempted Criminal Sexual Contact: Police
Hopewell Man, 49, Charged With Child Endangerment, Attempted Criminal Sexual Contact: Police A 49-year-old Hopewell man was charged with child endangerment and attempted criminal sexual contact after trying to grab a teen’s buttocks in a local parking lot and running away, authorities said. Melecio Xecchay is accused of grabbing the left leg of a 17-year-old girl who was getting into her car parked in the Franklin Avenue parking lot across from Harris Road in Princeton around 9:20 a.m. on Thursday, June 2, DailyVoice.com reported. Xecchay grabbed her leg in an apparent attempt to grab her buttocks and ran south through the parking lot toward Princeton Cemetery, police said. He was…

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by Valerie Musson