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Rutgers Student Charged With Lewdness, Sexual Contact In 12+ Incidents On Campus
A Rutgers University student is accused of committing lewd acts and criminal sexual contact in more than a dozen incidents at the university's Piscataway campus and in South Brunswick, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Jihad Goines, 21, of Monmouth Junction, was charged after investigations tied him to incidents at the Royal Oaks Apartment Complex and the Dickson Carr Library on the Rutgers campus, authorities said. The alleged acts occurred between November 2023 and December 2024, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayd…
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Secret Rutgers Drug Network Exposed: Seven Arrested In Undercover Bust, Prosecutors Say
A covert social media network used by Rutgers University students to buy and sell drugs led to seven arrests following a months-long investigation, authorities said. The seven were arrested as part of the "Operation RU Pharm" investigation, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a news release on Thursday, Dec. 5. The undercover operation exposed a private social media network used by Rutgers students to distribute and purchase drugs. Investigators said they uncovered the online platform created by a former Rutgers student. Dealers posted menus of drugs for students w…
Police & Fire
Baby Python Removed From Rutgers Dorm Room
A baby python was found in a Rutgers University dormitory room. Rutgers University Police Department was called on Monday, Nov. 27 to Voorhees Residence Hall on the Cook Campus. Officer Rebecca Phillips located and safely removed a baby python from the dorm room, police said. The snake was turned over to New Brunswick Animal Control. "Students must receive approval from from the Office of Disability Services to live in university housing with support animals and unwanted animals should never be released," Rutgers police said on Facebook.
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Man Groped Two Rutgers Students: Police
A 29-year-old Hillsborough Township man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Nov. 21 with groping two female Rutgers students in two separate incidents the night before. The first incident occurred at 11:20 p.m. on College Avenue near Seminary Place and Hamilton Street and the second incident occurred at 11:45 p.m., near Hamilton Street and Easton Avenue, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, Director Anthony Caputo of the New Brunswick Police Department, and Chief Kenneth Cop of the Rutgers University Police Department said. Crystaljay Ecot grabbed the victims in …
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Pellet Gun Used To Shoot Rutgers University Pedestrian: Police
An Airsoft pellet gun was fired by a passing motorist on the Rutgers University campus, authorities said. The Rutgers University Police Department is investigating the incident of aggravated assault which occurred on Tuesday, May 10, at approximately 4:48 p.m. near the intersection of College Avenue and Senior Street, in the city of New Brunswick, police said. The victim, who is affiliated with Rutgers University, reported that while walking on a city sidewalk they were struck by pellets which were discharged from a passing vehicle. The victim did not sustain any physical injury during the …
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Robbery Goes Sideways: Repeat Offender Released Under Bail Reform Shot Dead By Pal, Police Say
A botched robbery in Paterson cost a repeat offender from Union County his life, although New Jersey’s bail reform law also had something to do with it. It was a week ago that Kyle Newton, 28, was arrested in Lyndhurst while he and another man were scoping out vehicles to steal, authorities said. Newton (inset in photo above), of Hillside, had a history of arrests in multiple counties over the past few years. Just as in the those cases, he was released from custody after last Monday’s arrest in Lyndhurst because of New Jersey’s bail reform law, records show. He ended up dead less tha…
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Multiple Armed Robberies Investigated At Rutgers University: Police
Three separate robberies are under investigation at the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick, authorities said. According to a statement released by Rutgers Police Chief Kenneth Cop, the first incident occurred on Thursday, March 3, at approximately 1:04 a.m. on Hartwell Street near Hamilton Street. Cop said in this incident, the victims, who are affiliated with Rutgers University, reported that they were approached by four male perpetrators who brandished a single handgun and removed items of value. The male suspects subsequently entered a silver SUV and fled the area. The victims …
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Prosecutor: Rutgers Police Officer Pulled Guns On Roommate Multiple Times
A Rutgers University police officer threatened his roommate with guns -- including when the TV was too loud, authorities said. William Tartis, 27, of Ocean Township, has been charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and aggravated assault in connection with multiple instances where he pulled a firearm on his roommate, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Tartis also was charged with harassing a woman he recently started dating, Gramiccioni said. An investigation found that on multiple occasions since the summer, Tartis pointed a shot…
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