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VA Man Kicks, Spits On Officers During Arrest In North Jersey: Prosecutor
A 24-year-old Virginia man is facing charges for assaulting police officers as he was being arrested in North Jersey, authorities said.
Austin E. Whitmire, of Falls Church, was bleeding from his hand in the parking lot of a business when Branchburg Township police officers arrived on the scene just before midnight on Friday, Sept. 23, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald.
Whitmire had allegedly been trying to break a fence before police were called. While speaking with them, the man punched the fence before yelling, cursing, and lunging at one of the officers, …
Somerset County Man, 24, Nabbed In Home And Vehicle Burglaries: Prosecutor
A 24-year-old Somerset County man accused of a string of home and car burglaries is facing various charges, authorities said.
Jason M. Milak was seen driving a work van before burglarizing a home on River Road in Branchburg Township on Monday, May 9, Acting Somerset County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said in a release alongside local officials on Wednesday, June 22.
A month later, Milak, of Branchburg, was scared off by a resident of Cedar Grove Road who claimed that he had tried to break into a parked vehicle shortly before 3:30 a.m.
Meanwhile, a second resident’s vehicle was burglarized …
Police: 2 Men Charged With DWI In Back-To-Back Hunterdon County Crashes
Two men face DWI charges after back-to-back crashes in Hunterdon County, police said.
Delbert Davis, 49, of Readington Township was charged with DWI, careless driving and failure to maintain lane after crashing his truck into a tree near 29 Holland Brook Rd. around 12:15 a.m. on Sunday, March 21, local police said.
Less than two hours later, Brian Cromen, of Branchburg Township, was involved in an overturned vehicle crash near Rt. 523 and Willow Court, Readington Township police said.
Cromen, 44, abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot after the crash, authorities said.
He was later found …
