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Plainfield Man Nabbed In Westfield Armed Home Invasion Sex Assault, Authorities Say Plainfield Man Nabbed In Westfield Armed Home Invasion Sex Assault, Authorities Say
Plainfield Man Nabbed In Westfield Armed Home Invasion Sex Assault, Authorities Say A Plainfield man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a woman during a home invasion earlier this week in Westfield, authorities said. Terence Rhue, 22, was armed when he broke into a home near Forest and Longfellow avenues around 12:50 p.m. Tuesday, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro announced Friday. Authorities released a composite sketch of a suspect on Thursday. An exhaustive investigation identified Rhue as a suspect.  He was later arrested and charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, first-degree rob…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Caretaker Accused Of Neglecting, Siphoning $90K From Union County Woman, 90 Caretaker Accused Of Neglecting, Siphoning $90K From Union County Woman, 90
Caretaker Accused Of Neglecting, Siphoning $90K From Union County Woman, 90 A caretaker is accused of neglecting and stealing nearly $90,000 from an elderly Union County woman over the course of four years, authorities said Thursday. The 90-year-old victim had been living rent-free in her home on the 400 block of North Avenue in Fanwood when Castor A. Toro, 52, began opening credit cards in her name without her knowledge or consent,  Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. Toro used the cards for personal expenses, wrote himself checks from the woman's bank account, and tricked her into writing him checks -- claiming they were for investme…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor's Office Taking Over 2nd Union County Police Department Amid Misconduct Allegations Prosecutor's Office Taking Over 2nd Union County Police Department Amid Misconduct Allegations
Prosecutor's Office Taking Over 2nd Union County Police Department Amid Misconduct Allegations The Union County Prosecutor's Office (UCPO) will be assuming control of the Clark Police Department over misconduct allegations effective immediately, authorities announced Thursday. An investigation into allegations of misconduct involving the police department's leadership will be helmed by the UCPO and assisted by the State Attorney General's Office, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. Grewal and Ruotolo did not detail the allegations. This marks the second Union County police department controlled by the UCPO. The Fanwood P…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fanwood Chief Accused Of Racist, Sexist Comments Steps Down, Prosecutor's Office Takes Over Fanwood Chief Accused Of Racist, Sexist Comments Steps Down, Prosecutor's Office Takes Over
Fanwood Chief Accused Of Racist, Sexist Comments Steps Down, Prosecutor's Office Takes Over UPDATE: Fanwood Police Chief Richard Trigo has stepped down amid accusations that he made racist and sexist comments toward county and state officials. The Fanwood Police Department will be temporarily run by the Union County Prosecutor's Office. The Union County Prosecutor's Office said Trigo resigned Friday, however, his lawyer said he had previously put in his retirement papers and would be taking a leave of absence because a family member is ill. The prosecutor's office launched an investigation after Trigo was accused of saying former acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park -- t…

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by Cecilia Levine