Police & Fire

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Police are trying to locate and identify an older confused man who was walking in a local park earlier today along Route 27. According to the South Brunswick Police, the man is "confused" and "unable to give his name."

He is 5'10, in his late 50s or early 60s, wearing jeans, sneakers, a grey T-shirt, and a straw hat. Police provided this photograph ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place on Neilson Street on Tuesday, June 28.

The incident happened at about 10 p.m. between Liberty and Bayard streets, according to a safety alert from the Rutgers University Police Department.

Police said two men with a gun approached a third man, who is unaffiliated with Rutgers, and “removed items ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A New Brunswick man has been charged with murder in connection with last week’s stabbing death of another city man.

Osman Ruiz-Castro, 31, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree robbery, one count of second-degree conspiracy to commit robbery and one count of third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, ...

SOMERSET, NJ - The northbound lane of Cedar Grove Lane from Pierce Street to Easton Ave was closed overnight for a few hours due to clean-up from a crash. 

The alert from the township was sent out at 5:39 am. Local residents reported temporary power outages and multiple first responders on the scene. No injuries have been reported. 

Editor's note: If/when more information ...

Update: Police issued news release saying the apartment was deemed uninhabitable due to smoke and fire and the resident relocated with family in the area.

SOMERSET, NJ - Volunteer firefighters responded to an apartment fire Monday evening on Hamilton Street.

According to a social media post from the East Franklin Fire Department, responding firefighters had to ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Police are investigating an incident where a man said he was stabbed Sunday, June 19.

According to a safety alert by the Rutgers University Police Department, the man was stabbed at about 10:25 p.m. on Liberty Street between George and Nielsen streets.

The man, who was not identified by police, was treated at a local hospital for injuries that were not life ...

SOMERSET, NJ - Motorists should avoid the area of Bennetts Lane at the interssion of Route 27 and Clyde Road due to a traffic accident, according to a township alert. The road is expected to be closed until 8 pm. The township reported the crash caused a power outage at approximately 11:48 am. 

Editor's note: This alert will be updated if/when more information becomes ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Police are investigating the stabbing death of a New Brunswick man.

Sanddi Cruz, 31, died after sustaining multiple stab wounds to his chest, according to a press release from Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Anthony A. Caputo of the New Brunswick Police Department.

Police discovered Cruz after responding to a call of a stabbing at about ...

SOMERSET, NJ - Franklin Township Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred on Canal Road near Elm Street on Monday night, according to a news release. 

Luis Ruiz, 43, of Bridgewater, was traveling northbound on a 2014 Harley-Davidson when it collided with a 2019 Ford F250, operated by Octaviano Chavez, 56, of Princeton, according to ...

UPDATE: Shekinah D. Dover has been found according to police. 

SOMERSET, NJ - Shekinah D. Dover, 29, of Franklin was last seen walking on Grove Street towards Main Street in Somerville on May 29 around 2:45 pm, according to a news release. 

Authorities say Dover is a "missing endangered" resident and described as being 5’ 8" ...