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Burglar Stole Items From Central Jersey Family's Safe: Prosecutor Burglar Stole Items From Central Jersey Family's Safe: Prosecutor
Burglar Stole Items From Central Jersey Family's Safe: Prosecutor A 42-year-old man from Irvington has been arrested for stealing from a family's safe in Watchung, authorities said. Randolph C. McLeod was charged with burglary, theft and several other charges. The theft occurred about 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6 on Johnston Drive, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Watchung Borough Police Chief Andrew Hart. Police observed evidence of forced entry at the residence and learned that the victim responded home to numerous items missing from a safe in…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Who Gave Bogus Papers In Car Trade Nabbed After NJ Police Pursuit, Authorities Say Man Who Gave Bogus Papers In Car Trade Nabbed After NJ Police Pursuit, Authorities Say
Man Who Gave Bogus Papers In Car Trade Nabbed After NJ Police Pursuit, Authorities Say A Bayonne man who provided bogus papers in a car trade was apprehended after a police pursuit, authorities said. Raymond Piel Jr., 23, was charged with eluding and theft by deception, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson and Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor. On Sept. 14, a Branchburg police officer attempted to stop Piel, who was speeding northbound on Lamington Avenue in a gray Nissan Altima, authorities said. Piel reportedly ignored commands to stop and continued driving away, sparking a chase. However, the officer…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Plainfield Driver Who Seriously Injured Boy In Watchung Crash Gets 5 Years In State Prison Plainfield Driver Who Seriously Injured Boy In Watchung Crash Gets 5 Years In State Prison
Plainfield Driver Who Seriously Injured Boy In Watchung Crash Gets 5 Years In State Prison A 51-year-old Plainfield man was sentenced to five years in state prison in connection with a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a 12-year-old boy in 2019, authorities said Monday. Bryant D. Eggleston, of Plainfield, was behind the wheel of a white 2013 Hyundai Sonata when he struck the boy on Oct. 8, 2019 on Valley Road in Watchung, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson previously said. The boy was found with serious injuries at the scene, while Eggleston had fled, Robertson said alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Watc…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Man Attacks Victim With Axe When Argument Turns Violent, Authorities Say NJ Man Attacks Victim With Axe When Argument Turns Violent, Authorities Say
NJ Man Attacks Victim With Axe When Argument Turns Violent, Authorities Say A 53-year-old Somerset County man was arrested for attacking a victim with an axe, sending him to the hospital, authorities said. Jonathan W. Beatty, of Raritan, was at his West Somerset Street house when he got into an argument with someone he knew around 12:50 a.m. July 3, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Things escalated and Beatty sliced the victim's back and forearm with the axe, causing him to bleed profusely, Robertson said alongside Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Raritan Borough Chief of Police Raymond Nolte. Beatty was transported from …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pair Captured On Attempted Murder Charges Weeks After Somerset County Shooting Pair Captured On Attempted Murder Charges Weeks After Somerset County Shooting
Pair Captured On Attempted Murder Charges Weeks After Somerset County Shooting Two men have been arrested in connection with a Somerset County shooting last month, authorities announced Monday. Somerville police responded to Third and Center streets on reports of shots fired around 2:45 a.m. May 23, where they found bullet holes in an occupied home, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Ronnie Lyles, 51, of Phillipsburg, and Miguel A. Hernandez, 37, of Somerville, were identified as the two suspects involved in the shooting, Robertson said alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Somervil…

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by Cecilia Levine
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KNOW ANYTHING? Somerset County Prosecutor Seeks Public Info In Weekend Shooting KNOW ANYTHING? Somerset County Prosecutor Seeks Public Info In Weekend Shooting
Know Anything? Somerset County Prosecutor Seeks Public Info In Weekend Shooting Authorities in Somerset County are seeking public knowledge in the investigating of a shooting over the weekend in Somerville. Gunshots were fired in the area of Third and Center streets around 2:45 a.m. on Sunday, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Somerville Borough Chief of Police Dennis Manning said. A local home was damaged in the shooting although no injuries were reported, authorities said. Detectives from the Somerville Police Department and the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Crime Sce…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor Releases Details In High-Speed Chase That Brought Helicopter, K9s To Somerset County Prosecutor Releases Details In High-Speed Chase That Brought Helicopter, K9s To Somerset County
Prosecutor Releases Details In High-Speed Chase That Brought Helicopter, K9s To Somerset County A pair of men from New York and South Carolina were arrested for their roles in leading a high-speed police pursuit in a stolen car across Somerset County earlier this week, authorities said Wednesday. Police responded to reports of two men in a Ford Edge trying to burglarize cars on South 7th Avenue in Manville around 11:40 p.m. May 17, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The driver was identified as Andrew Barros, 19, of Queens, NY, and the passenger Rasheen Alston, 19, of Camden, South Carolina, Robertson said alongside Chief of County Detectives John W. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say
Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say An 18-year-old Mercer County man has been arrested in a Somerset County drug deal-turned robbery that occurred last January, authorities announced Monday. George C. Battle IV and another man had made arrangement with the victim over a social media application to conduct a drug deal near Lancaster Court in Montgomery Township on Jan. 17 around 6:30 p.m.,  Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. A man got into the passenger's seat of his car and pointed a black gun at him while another man got into the back of the car and demanded his wallet, cell phone, car keys and hat, R…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor: California Man Arrested After Trip To New Jersey For Sex With Girl, 14 Prosecutor: California Man Arrested After Trip To New Jersey For Sex With Girl, 14
Prosecutor: California Man Arrested After Trip To New Jersey For Sex With Girl, 14 A 22-year-old California man was arrested after he took a trip to New Jersey where he twice had sex with a 14-year-old girl he had been talking to online, authorities said. Justin R. Ganutan, of Stockton, CA, was having an online relationship with the girl when he traveled from the West Coast to Somerset County, to meet the girl, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said Monday. The victim, a Somerset County resident, told detectives she had sexual intercourse with Ganutan twice in Franklin Township during a trip he took last December specifically to meet her, Robertson said…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Dad Charged With Attempted Murder Of 2-Year-Old Daughter At Motel NJ Dad Charged With Attempted Murder Of 2-Year-Old Daughter At Motel
NJ Dad Charged With Attempted Murder Of 2-Year-Old Daughter At Motel A New Jersey dad has been charged with first degree attempted murder after surveillance tapes caught him putting his 2-year-old daughter in a plastic bag and carrying her through a New Jersey motel, authorities said. North Plainfield police responded to a Route 22 motel on reports of a baby inside of a bag around 12:40 p.m. on Jan. 23, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. There, they found a man later identified as Lamar S. Waller -- the girl's dad -- holding his child, Robertson said alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities Probe New Year's Eve Hotel Shooting That Injured New Brunswick Man Authorities Probe New Year's Eve Hotel Shooting That Injured New Brunswick Man
Authorities Probe New Year's Eve Hotel Shooting That Injured New Brunswick Man A New Brunswick man was seriously injured in a hotel shooting late New Year's Eve in Somerset County, authorities said. Franklin Township police responding to reports of shots fired found a man with a gunshot wound outside of a hotel near Cedar Grove Lane around 2:30 a.m., Jan. 1, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said Tuesday. The victim, a New Brunswick resident, was taken to a nearby hospital where he underwent emergency surgery, Robertson said alongside Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Franklin Township Public Safety Director Quovella Spruill. The mo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting
FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting Two 30-year-old men including one from Georgia were arrested with help from the FBI in a barbershop shooting that left a 34-year-old Somerset County man dead, authorities said Thursday. Todd C. Smith, of Edison, and Tayyab A. Ware, of Augusta, GA, were each charged with first-degree murder, robbery and weapon possession following the Nov. 2 killing of 34-year-old Denny Sanchez, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a joint release. Franklin Township police officers responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls around 8:40 p.m. for reports of a shooting at a Hamilton Street barber…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor: North Plainfield EMS Captain Stole $10K From Disbanded Squad Prosecutor: North Plainfield EMS Captain Stole $10K From Disbanded Squad
Prosecutor: North Plainfield EMS Captain Stole $10K From Disbanded Squad A 32-year-old EMT was charged with stealing thousands of dollars from the North Plainfield Rescue Squad, years after it had been disbanded, authorities said Wednesday. Former squad captain Larry D. Lee, 32, was arrested Oct. 7 and charged with third-degree theft by deception, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson.  "We are aware of the allegations and they are just that, allegations. Mr. Lee had a role in winding down a volunteer organization and acted on the advice and recommendations of professionals," his lawyer James A. Abate said.  "I am confident that Mr. Le…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Suspicious Somerset County Fire Under Investigation Suspicious Somerset County Fire Under Investigation
Suspicious Somerset County Fire Under Investigation Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out early Tuesday morning at a vacant Somerset County home. Firefighters from the Country Hills Fire Company, Green Knoll Fire Department -- along with the North Branch fire chief -- responded to the Burnt Mill Road home in Branchburg around 6:20 a.m., thanks to a 9-1-1 call, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson and Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor said. Last week, a fire broke out another unoccupied Somerset County home, formerly a retreat for New Jersey celebrities. Investigat…

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by Cecilia Levine
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New Brunswick Man Charged With Causing OD Death Of Somerset County Woman New Brunswick Man Charged With Causing OD Death Of Somerset County Woman
New Brunswick Man Charged With Causing OD Death Of Somerset County Woman A New Brunswick man is accused of providing a woman with the cocktail of drugs including fentanyl and cocaine that killed her last January, authorities said Wednesday. Lashawn D. Boyd, 24, met up with the 37-year-old Bedminster woman for a drug deal on Jan. 19, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Bedminster Township Police Chief Karl Rock said. The next day, the woman died of a heart attack, Rock and Fodor said. An autopsy revealed the cause was adverse effects of cocaine, fentanyl and sertraline …

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Melrose Place' Actress Gets More Prison Time For Fatal DWI Crash In NJ 'Melrose Place' Actress Gets More Prison Time For Fatal DWI Crash In NJ
'Melrose Place' Actress Gets More Prison Time For Fatal DWI Crash In NJ Former "Melrose Place" actress and New Jersey resident Amy Locane was sentenced to more time in prison for a drunken 2010 crash that killed a woman and seriously injured her husband after a judge agreed her initial sentence was too lenient. The 48-year-old Hopewell Borough actress was sentenced Thursday to eight years in state prison without parole by Somerset County Superior Court Judge Angela F. Borkowski, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson and Chief of County Detective John W. Fodor jointly announced. The sentencing was the culmination of eight years of appellate litiga…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEEN HIM? Suspect In Somerset County Homicide Considered Armed, Dangerous SEEN HIM? Suspect In Somerset County Homicide Considered Armed, Dangerous
Seen HIM? Suspect In Somerset County Homicide Considered Armed, Dangerous Authorities are seeking the fifth suspect charged in the New Year's Eve killing of a Somerset County man. Luther Waters III, 21 of Somerset, is considered armed and dangerous, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Robertson, along with Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor, urged the public to against confronting Waters and to notify authorities if his location became known. Four people were taken into custody following the killing of Samaad Frazier, 19, who was found with gunshot wounds in a car behind a house on Churchill Avenue, Robertson and Fodor said. Pr…

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by Cecilia Levine