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Man On FBI's 'Most Wanted' List Captured In California 15 Years After NJ Robbery Tie-Up: Feds Man On FBI's 'Most Wanted' List Captured In California 15 Years After NJ Robbery Tie-Up: Feds
Man On FBI's 'Most Wanted' List Captured In California 15 Years After NJ Robbery Tie-Up: Feds A man who has been on the FBI's "Most Wanted" list for a 2009 armed robbery of a New Jersey restaurant has been captured in California. Kofi Edwards, 51, was arrested without incident in Sacramento, CA following a tip from the public, the FBI's Newark Central Jersey Safe Streets Task Force announced. FBI Newark had offered up to $10,000 leading to Edward’s arrest and will pay out the reward. On March 17, 2009, Edwards and several others allegedly went into a Woodbridge restaurant, using a weapon to rob the business and tie up three people.  Edwards was charged with Hob…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hunterdon County Man Busted For Child Pornography: Prosecutor Hunterdon County Man Busted For Child Pornography: Prosecutor
Hunterdon County Man Busted For Child Pornography: Prosecutor A 31-year-old Flemington man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, March 13 with possession of child pornography, authorities said. Police began investigating Francisco Berrones-Garcia following a cyber tip by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office said. Berrones-Garcia was charged with possession of child sexual abuse material, the prosecutor's office said alongside Raritan Township Police Department, and Flemington Borough Police Department. He was lodged at the Warren County Jail and was released onto conditional pretrial m…

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by Sam Barron
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Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle: Raritan PD Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle: Raritan PD
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle: Raritan PD A 64-year-old Flemington resident was fatally struck by a vehicle in Raritan Township on the early morning of Friday, Jan. 26, authorities said. At 5:55 a.m., Raritan Township police along with paramedics responded to Commerce Street and Route 202/31 and found the injured pedestrian, officers said. The man was attempting to cross Route 202/31 when he was struck by an Acura MDX traveling north. The man was taken to Hunterdon Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries, police said. The Raritan Township Police Department and Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office will be investigating, p…

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by Sam Barron
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Hunterdon County Man Who Filmed Girl Changing Swapped Pics, Videos With Alabama Man: Prosecutor Hunterdon County Man Who Filmed Girl Changing Swapped Pics, Videos With Alabama Man: Prosecutor
Hunterdon County Man Who Filmed Girl Changing Swapped Pics, Videos With Alabama Man: Prosecutor A 49-year-old man previously arrested for taking recordings of a girl trying on clothes in the changing room of a Hunterdon County Kohl's was hit with more charges for exchanging child porn photos and video with an Alabama man, authorities announced. Ron Rothman, of Ringoes, now faces charges for first-degree causing prohibited sexual acts and child endangerment, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said in a Friday, Sept. 1 release. He was initially charged in July with first-degree child endangerment, two additional counts of child endangerment, and two counts of invasion of priva…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Attempted Murder, Arson Charges For Hunterdon County Tenant Who Started Blaze At Occupied Home Attempted Murder, Arson Charges For Hunterdon County Tenant Who Started Blaze At Occupied Home
Attempted Murder, Arson Charges For Hunterdon County Tenant Who Started Blaze At Occupied Home A Hunterdon County woman was charged with attempted murder and arson in connection with a May garage fire she allegedly started at an occupied residence at which she was a tenant. Onika G. Johnson, 44, of Ringoes, was charged with first-degree attempted murder, second-degree aggravated arson, and criminal mischief on Wednesday, August 9, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson announced alongside local officials. Johnson was living at 8 Whitehall Way in Ringoes when she intentionally started a fire in the garage while the residence was occupied by “several family members and tenants" o…

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by Valerie Musson
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Dump Truck Overturns On Rt. 202, Scattering Dirt And Injuring Driver (UPDATE) Dump Truck Overturns On Rt. 202, Scattering Dirt And Injuring Driver (UPDATE)
Dump Truck Overturns On Rt. 202, Scattering Dirt And Injuring Driver (Update) A dump truck carrying dirt overturned and shut down Route 202 in Hunterdon County Monday afternoon, July 31, authorities said. The truck overturned on the southbound side near River Road in Raritan Township around 12:30 p.m., the Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad said. Responders found the truck overturned in the left turn lane. The load of soil it was carrying had been dumped into the northbound lanes alongside a large diesel leak. All lanes were temporarily shut down in both directions north of Barley Sheak Road/River Road, the NJDOT said. Meanwhile, the driver was taken to…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Filmed Girl Changing At Hunterdon County Kohl's, More Victims Confirmed: Prosecutor Man Filmed Girl Changing At Hunterdon County Kohl's, More Victims Confirmed: Prosecutor
Man Filmed Girl Changing At Hunterdon County Kohl's, More Victims Confirmed: Prosecutor A man previously charged with hiding a recording device in the bathroom of a New York City Airbnb was arrested for taking recordings of a girl trying on clothes in the changing room of a Hunterdon County Kohl's, authorities announced. Ron Rothman, 49, of Ringoes, became the center of an investigation on Friday, March 17 after a girl under age 13 reported a man using a cell phone to record her while she was in the changing room at Kohl's on Route 202 in Raritan Township, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said. Further investigation showed the man, identified as Rothman, possessed rec…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
3 Injured, 1 Seriously In 2-Car Hunterdon County Crash 3 Injured, 1 Seriously In 2-Car Hunterdon County Crash
3 Injured, 1 Seriously In 2-Car Hunterdon County Crash A two-car crash sent one person to a trauma center, injured two others, and appeared to split one of the vehicles in half late on Saturday, April 29. The Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad responded to the crash on Route 31 near List Road in Raritan Township around 11:05 p.m., they said. One of the victims had to be rushed to a trauma center, but the weather had grounded all medical helicopters, requiring the squad to transport the victim to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick by ground ambulance. The remaining two victims were taken to Hunterdon Medical Ce…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
Hunterdon County 7-Eleven Worker Struck In Head While Confronting Armed Robbers, Police Say Hunterdon County 7-Eleven Worker Struck In Head While Confronting Armed Robbers, Police Say
Hunterdon County 7-Eleven Worker Struck In Head While Confronting Armed Robbers, Police Say A 7-Eleven worker in Hunterdon County was struck in the head while attempting to confront three men who had just committed an armed robbery, authorities say. Officers responding to the robbery report at the store on Route 202 in Raritan Township met with an employee who stated that a man had entered with two others and purchased items shortly before 8:55 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, Lt. Scott Nelson said in a release on Thursday, August 4. After one of the men made his purchase, the other allegedly snatched two boxes of fireworks and left without paying. The worker followed the men out of the …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Driver Taken To Trauma Center As Car Plunges Down Embankment Into Hunterdon County Pond: PHOTOS Driver Taken To Trauma Center As Car Plunges Down Embankment Into Hunterdon County Pond: PHOTOS
Driver Taken To Trauma Center As Car Plunges Down Embankment Into Hunterdon County Pond: Photos A driver was rescued and rushed to a nearby trauma center after a vehicle plunged down a steep embankment and landed in a pond in Hunterdon County, authorities said. The Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad responded to the crash near Route 202 and Colony Road in Raritan Township just after 8:35 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, the department said. Initial investigation showed that the vehicle was heading northbound on Route 202 when it crossed the grass median north of Voorhees Corner Road, continued north in the southbound lanes, and hit several mailboxes and a fire hydrant, crews sa…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
UPDATE: Car Slams Into Front Of Hunterdon County Building (PHOTOS) UPDATE: Car Slams Into Front Of Hunterdon County Building (PHOTOS)
Update: Car Slams Into Front Of Hunterdon County Building (Photos) A car slammed into the front of a Hunterdon County building, authorities said. The Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad responded to the Raritan Town Square complex near Lowe's in Raritan Township and found a car that barreled through the front of the building just before 6:30 a.m., the department said. The car initially plowed through Edward Jones before taking a right into Dockside restaurant, authorities said. The driver and passenger were unharmed and refused medical attention. The scene was cleared in about 40 minutes following a thorough check of the structure by the t…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Know Anything? Elk Statue Vandalized In Front Of Hunterdon County Charity Lodge (PHOTOS) Know Anything? Elk Statue Vandalized In Front Of Hunterdon County Charity Lodge (PHOTOS)
Know Anything? Elk Statue Vandalized In Front Of Hunterdon County Charity Lodge (Photos) Know anything? Police are seeking clues after a legendary elk statue that stands in front of a well-known charity lodge was vandalized with graffiti. The vandalism occurred in front of the Flemington Elks Lodge on Route 31 late on Saturday, May 7, according to Dave Norton, owner of The Corner boutique and photography studio located just down the road at 52 Main St. The word “devil” appears to have been scrawled across the statue in red paint. The Flemington Elks Lodge is described as a nonprofit organization that regularly gives back to the community, its Facebook page says. The funding u…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Unconscious Driver Hospitalized In Serious Hunterdon County Crash (PHOTOS) Unconscious Driver Hospitalized In Serious Hunterdon County Crash (PHOTOS)
Unconscious Driver Hospitalized In Serious Hunterdon County Crash (Photos) An unconscious driver was sent to the hospital following a serious crash in Hunterdon County, authorities said. The Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad responded to the crash on Route 202-31 near Copper Hill Road in Raritan Township just before 12:25 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, the department said. The driver went unconscious after striking a utility pole, the squad said. A medical helicopter was requested but unavailable due to weather conditions. The driver was treated at the scene and taken via ambulance to Capital Health Trenton for further care. The scene was cleared within …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Driver, Passenger Hospitalized As Car Slams Into Pole, Flips In Hunterdon County (PHOTOS) Driver, Passenger Hospitalized As Car Slams Into Pole, Flips In Hunterdon County (PHOTOS)
Driver, Passenger Hospitalized As Car Slams Into Pole, Flips In Hunterdon County (Photos) A driver and passenger were hospitalized after their car slammed into a pole and flipped in Hunterdon County early Wednesday, authorities said. The Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad responded to the crash on Voorhees Corner Road near Reading Road in Raritan Township just after 8:35 a.m., they said. The driver and passenger were initially trapped following the crash but had self-extricated upon arrival of emergency crews. Both were taken to Hunterdon Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries, the rescue squad said. Delays were expected in the area as the utility pole was …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized As Dump Truck Overturns In Hunterdon County Driver Hospitalized As Dump Truck Overturns In Hunterdon County
Driver Hospitalized As Dump Truck Overturns In Hunterdon County A dump truck driver was hospitalized after the vehicle overturned in Hunterdon County, authorities said. The vehicle overturned at the intersection of County Route 579 and Route 523 near the border of Delaware and Raritan Townships the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 9, according to the Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad. The driver self-extricated and was taken by the rescue squad to Hunterdon Medical Center for evaluation of minor injuries. The road remained closed until the scene was cleared. Delaware Township Police were leading the investigation with help from the Raritan To…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Victim Flown To Hospital In Hunterdon County Crash, Police Say Victim Flown To Hospital In Hunterdon County Crash, Police Say
Victim Flown To Hospital In Hunterdon County Crash, Police Say One person was flown to a nearby hospital following a Monday afternoon crash in Hunterdon County, police confirmed. A vehicle struck the cement barrier in the middle of the road near 234 Route 202/31 northbound in Flemington around 3:40 p.m., Raritan Township police Lt. Scott Nelson said. The victim was taken by Northstar medical helicopter to Capital Health Regional Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries, Nelson said. The crash remained under investigation by the Raritan Township Police Department.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Airlifted After Being Struck By Car In Hunterdon County: Police Pedestrian Airlifted After Being Struck By Car In Hunterdon County: Police
Pedestrian Airlifted After Being Struck By Car In Hunterdon County: Police A pedestrian was airlifted with serious injuries after being struck by a car in Hunterdon County, authorities said. The pedestrian, whose ID was not released, was struck on Case Boulevard in Flemington around 5:25 p.m. Friday, Raritan Township police said in a release. The victim was airlifted via Northstar to Robert Woods Johnson University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries, police said. The accident remained under investigation by the Raritan Township Police Department and the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police Seek Raritan PNC Bank Robber Police Seek Raritan PNC Bank Robber
Police Seek Raritan PNC Bank Robber Authorities in Hunterdon County are seeking the public's help in locating a bank robber. Police responded to the PNC Bank inside of the Stop & Shop on State Highway 31 in Raritan around 1:35 p.m. Thursday, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor Office said. The offender passed a note to the teller demanding money. The teller complied with the request and the offender fled the area, authorities said. The suspect is described as a black male, 5’5” tall, approximately 160 pounds, wearing a black hooded sweater with light grey or white mask covering his face. There were no injuries, and no weap…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Trapped Driver Freed, Hospitalized Following 3-Car Crash On Route 202 In Hunterdon County Trapped Driver Freed, Hospitalized Following 3-Car Crash On Route 202 In Hunterdon County
Trapped Driver Freed, Hospitalized Following 3-Car Crash On Route 202 In Hunterdon County A trapped driver was freed and hospitalized following a three-car crash on Route 202 in Hunterdon County, authorities said. The crash occurred in the southbound lanes in front of the Northlands building in Raritan Township just after 4:20 p.m. Monday, the Flemington-Raritan Rescue Squad said. Emergency crews at the scene freed the trapped driver using hydraulic rescue tools while paramedics cared for the other three patients involved, authorities said. Once safely removed from the vehicle, the trapped driver was taken to Morristown Medical Center for further care. The other three patient…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: 5 Injured In 2-Car Crash At Hunterdon County Intersection PHOTOS: 5 Injured In 2-Car Crash At Hunterdon County Intersection
Photos: 5 Injured In 2-Car Crash At Hunterdon County Intersection Five people were injured when two cars collided in a Hunterdon County intersection Saturday night, authorities said. The crash occurred at the intersection of Route 31 and Sand Hill Road in Raritan Township just before 10 p.m., the Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad said on Facebook. Five occupants complained of minor injuries following the crash; three were taken to Hunterdon Medical Center while the others refused medical transport, authorities said. The Raritan Township Police Department investigated the crash scene, which was cleared within about half an hour, authorities sa…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Man Airlifted In Hunterdon County Construction Site Accident Involving Soil Compactor PHOTOS: Man Airlifted In Hunterdon County Construction Site Accident Involving Soil Compactor
Photos: Man Airlifted In Hunterdon County Construction Site Accident Involving Soil Compactor A construction worker was airlifted with serious lower body injuries after a Thursday morning accident involving a soil compactor in Hunterdon County, authorities said. Emergency crews were called to a construction site on Robin Hill Way in Raritan Township shortly after 10:40 a.m. on a report that a soil machine had overturned into a septic system, the Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad said on Facebook. Upon arrival, EMS members observed a man who had fallen into a 10-foot hole for a future septic bed after jumping out of the way when the soil compactor accidentally overturned,…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Hunterdon County Man Charged With Assault, Terroristic Threats After Chasing Victims With Knife Hunterdon County Man Charged With Assault, Terroristic Threats After Chasing Victims With Knife
Hunterdon County Man Charged With Assault, Terroristic Threats After Chasing Victims With Knife A man from Hunterdon County was charged with aggravated assault and terroristic threats after chasing a pair of victims around an apartment complex with a knife, authorities said. Julio Chagolla-Velasco is accused of chasing and threatening the victims with a knife at Hunter Hills Apartments in Flemington around 5:15 p.m. April 15, borough police said. Chagolla-Velasco, of Flemington, was arrested and charged with simple assault, terroristic threats, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, and unlawful possession of a weapon. The knife was also found at the scene,…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Speeding Car Slams Into Hunterdon County Home; Crews Rescue Trapped Driver, Passenger PHOTOS: Speeding Car Slams Into Hunterdon County Home; Crews Rescue Trapped Driver, Passenger
Photos: Speeding Car Slams Into Hunterdon County Home; Crews Rescue Trapped Driver, Passenger Emergency crews were quick to locate and rescue two occupants from a vehicle that slammed into a building in Hunterdon County Sunday night. The Flemington - Raritan Rescue Squad and Raritan Township Fire Company were called to 7 Amwell Road in Raritan Township on a report of a vehicle that crashed into a building around 7:35 p.m., the department said on Facebook. On-scene investigation revealed that the vehicle had come from Manners Road and sped down the driveway of the property, authorities said. The car then bounced off of the corner of a large shed and slammed into an apartment in the …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Hunterdon County Man, 55, Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography Hunterdon County Man, 55, Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography
Hunterdon County Man, 55, Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography A 55-year-old Hunterdon County man was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography, authorities said. Robert Drong was arrested Feb. 16 on a third-degree charge, Acting Hunterdon County Prosecutor Michael J. Williams, Acting Chief of Detectives Frank R. Crisologo, and Raritan Township Police Chief Al Payne said. Drong lives in Raritan but has a Flemington mailing address, authorities said. The arrest is the result of a joint investigation into a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), authorities said. Drong was released and is schedule…

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by Valerie Musson