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Murder Charge For NJ Woman After 66-Year-Old Man Stabbed Dead: Prosecutor Murder Charge For NJ Woman After 66-Year-Old Man Stabbed Dead: Prosecutor
Murder Charge For NJ Woman After 66-Year-Old Man Stabbed Dead: Prosecutor A 45-year-old Raritan Township woman was arrested and charged with murder after stabbing a 66-year-old man dead on Wednesday, Feb. 21, authorities said. At 1:40 a.m., police responded to the 100 block of Manchester Road and found Steven Spivey dead and having suffered a stab wound, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson and Raritan Township Police Chief Alfred Payne said. Officers then encountered Domonique Preston, who lives in the home, and arrested her at the scene, authorities said.  She was charged with murder in the first degree and multiple weapons offenses and is …

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by Sam Barron
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Attempted Murder For Arsonist Who Had Victims Yelling For Help On Roof Of NJ Home: Prosecutor Attempted Murder For Arsonist Who Had Victims Yelling For Help On Roof Of NJ Home: Prosecutor
Attempted Murder For Arsonist Who Had Victims Yelling For Help On Roof Of NJ Home: Prosecutor A 47-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with starting the fire that left four people on the roof yelling for help this week in Hunterdon County, authorities said. Laura Duran, of Raritan Township, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated arson, arson, and criminal mischief in the Wednesday, Sept. 27 blaze at 127 River Road, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson and Raritan Township Police Chief Alfred Payne said. Arriving officers found two people yelling on the roof of a two-family home just before 10:45 p.m., police said in a news release. "Utilizing their patr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Freed With Hydraulics, Hospitalized After Crash With Garbage Truck In Hunterdon County Driver Freed With Hydraulics, Hospitalized After Crash With Garbage Truck In Hunterdon County
Driver Freed With Hydraulics, Hospitalized After Crash With Garbage Truck In Hunterdon County Emergency crews in Hunterdon County put their hydraulic tools to the test to free a trapped driver following a collision with a garbage truck on Route 31 during the late morning hours on Tuesday, June 27. The two-vehicle crash occurred near the Sonic Drive-In in Raritan Township shortly after 11:45 a.m., the Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad said. Crews arrived and found the driver of the car trapped inside “due to heavy driver's side damage,” prompting the need for an extrication using Holmatro hydraulic rescue tools. The driver was freed and loaded into the ambulance within …

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by Valerie Musson
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Cyclist, 50, Struck Dead On Hunterdon County Highway: Police Cyclist, 50, Struck Dead On Hunterdon County Highway: Police
Cyclist, 50, Struck Dead On Hunterdon County Highway: Police A 50-year-old cyclist was fatally struck by a car on Route 31 Wednesday evening, authorities said. Felix Santiago Reyes-Olea, of Flemington, was found unconscious and lying on the northbound side of the highway as Raritan Township Police responded to the crash near New York Avenue around 6:35 p.m., Lt. Scott Nelson said in a press release. He was rushed with a weak pulse to Robert Woods Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick and pronounced dead shortly after. Investigators say Reyes-Olea was riding his bicycle eastbound on New York Avenue, crossed Route 31 southbound, and attempted t…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police Seek 4 Suspects Who Drove Stolen Pickup In Attempted ATM Theft At Hunterdon County Bank Police Seek 4 Suspects Who Drove Stolen Pickup In Attempted ATM Theft At Hunterdon County Bank
Police Seek 4 Suspects Who Drove Stolen Pickup In Attempted ATM Theft At Hunterdon County Bank Police in Hunterdon County are searching for clues after four suspects were caught on surveillance footage attempting to steal an ATM from the drive-thru lane of a Chase Bank using a stolen pickup truck early Monday morning. Officers responding to the attempted theft at Chase Bank at 318 Rt. 31 in Flemington found an unoccupied pickup truck next to the machine in the drive-thru lane shortly before 2:30 a.m., Raritan Township police said. The truck was later found to be stolen, police said. The suspects were caught on surveillance footage running from the scene before police arrived, author…

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by Valerie Musson