Police & Fire Top Stories
By TAPINTO SOUTH BRUNSWICK STAFF
December 2, 2025
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Police are asking for the public's help to find a man accused of robbing a woman in a school parking lot Monday morning as she was dropping off her child.Police say 45-year-old Nathan Edwards Simpson pulled a gun on a woman while she was dropping off her child at The Spalding ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald and Somerset CountyChief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr. announced that Somerset County lawenforcement joins the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration’s (NHTSA) safety initiative to ...
TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy has temporarily suspended the license of a Somerset County massage therapist charged with criminal sexual assault against a client.David ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ -Police Officer Vitp Spadea, his wife Kim and their two young daughters, 8 and 10, have drawn strength and resolve from the outpouring of support received from friends, family and strangers after the family was burned out of their home Nov. 15 in Martinsville. “It's been ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - An accused shoplifter, identified as a North Plainfield Police sergeant and resident of Hillsborough, is charged with multiple counts after Weis Markets store security say he was observed leaving the Route 206 store four times this month without paying for grocery items in his ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The township Police Department PBA #205 and the Community Assistance Network invite residents to help “Stuff the Bus” on Saturday, Nov. 22nd from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. outside the ShopRite at the Nelson’s Corner shopping center at the corner of Route 206 and Amwell Road.The annual ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – A 19-year-old township man is in police custody facing First-Degree Attempted Murder following an intensive manhunt Tuesday afternoon and the lock-down of five township schools before the suspect, Dawan Jeter, surrendered at township police headquarters, according to Somerset ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Township officials have confirmed that an armed suspect wanted in connection with a shooting earlier Tuesday afternoon, prompting a lockdown of five schools, is in custody.No other details were available."There is no danger or threat to the community," police said in a Facebook ...
SOMERVILLE, N.J. – Detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office and Somerville Police have begun piecing together what happened inside a residence on Mastogen Drive, where the decomposed body of an elderly woman was discovered on the kitchen floor after the Somerset County SWAT team made ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - A woman was found dead inside a residence on Mastogen Drive Sunday afternoon after Somerville Police responded to reports of gunshots at1:08 p.m., according to Francis Roman, Chief of Detectives in the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office.The Somerset County SWAT team and hostage ...
BRIDGEWATER,NJ - A mid-morning fire Saturday in the Martinsville section destroyed the home of Somerville Police Officer Vito Spadea, with a $50,000GoFundMe campaign to help him, his wife and two young daughters recover nearing its target.The family was not home at the time of the fire.The volume ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Tracy Biondi, a 56-year-old township middle school teacher, has been charged with cyber harassment and stalking stemming from the conviction of a high school field hockey coach earlier this year after he admitted to sexually harassing a student he coached.According to Somerset ...
HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. –Police have released the identities of a husband and wife who were the victims of a double homicide inside their home on Sept. 25. The victims were identified as David Lin and Jean Lin. Both were 69 years old.Their bodies were found in two separate upstairs bedrooms of their ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald and Somerset County Chief of Detectives Francisco Roman and law enforcement throughout Somerset County remind drivers about the deadly consequences of alcohol and drug-impaired driving. For a safe Halloween night and weekend, arrange for ...
SOUTH BOUND BROOK, NJ -A 24-year-old resident has been charged with possession of child sexual abuse material after exchanging photos online with a 14-year-old girl who lives in a Chicago suburb. according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of ...
SOMERSET, NJ - Authorities have released additional details in the investigation of a fatal crash that occurred Sunday morning on Easton Avenue near Cedar Grove Lane, identifying the victim as Michele Rojek, 51, of Somerset, and confirming that her vehicle was traveling the wrong way at the time of ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Effective Friday, Oct. 24 at 7 a.m., the Somerville Police Department will begin operating out of its new location at the Emergency Services Facility, located at 85 North Gaston Ave.Police services will be conducted from the new facility starting on the above date and time. This ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald and Somerset CountyProsecutor’s Office Chief of Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., invite the community to join law enforcement in spreading the word to family, friends and co-workers regarding the Do Not Disturb While Driving Day observed ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Members of the Borough Council and Mayor Brian Gallagher, escorted by the officers of the borough’s fire department, filed alongside dozens of firefighters and rescue squad members Saturday afternoon at the borough’s annual Firemen’s Inspection.The Firemen’s Inspection is steeped ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Residents are encouraged to check their nightstands, kitchen counters, pocketbooks, glove compartments, desk drawers and medicine chests for any old, expired and unwanted prescription medications and dispose of them at the Hillsborough Police Department headquarters Oct. 25 ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Three teams from the elite K9 Squad at the Somerset County Sheriff's Office visited St. John's Episcopal Church earlier this week when Rev. Canon Ron Pollock presided at a special Blessing of the Animals, a long-standing tradition that commemorates the life of St. Francis of ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Six police vehicles have been wrapped in pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with a ceremony to introduce the vehicles held onTuesday, Sept.30, at 10 a.m. outside the Somerset County Historic Courthouse.The law enforcement agencies participating in this awareness ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Trained to sniff out narcotics and explosives, the Somerset County Sheriff's Department K9 Squad will pause for a visit to John's Episcopal Church at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30 where Rev. Canon Ron Pollock will preside at a special Blessing of the Animals, a long-standing ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Thursday, September 25 inside a residence on Cornell Trail where a man and a woman were found dead in separate upstairs bedrooms.According to the ...
SOMERSET, NJ - Authorities have charged a Somerset woman with endangering the welfare of a child following an incident earlier this month at a Cedar Grove Lane hotel, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.Prosecutor John P. McDonald said Franklin Township police responded around ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The temporary scaffolding surrounding the corner buildings on West Main and North Bridge streets erected one year ago following a June 3 fire has been dismantled and removed from the site.Workers in hard hats paused as first responders, officials and residents gathered across the ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - A 35-year-old suspect identified by authorities as a Branchburg elementary school teacher has been arrested and charged with distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Roy Freiman and Assemblywoman Mitchelle Drulis, providing workers compensation coverage for certain counseling services for first responders, while ensuring confidentiality of mental health-related communications, has been signed into law by ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The following is a compilation of arrests provided by the Hillsborough Police Department released on Aug. 19 for incidents investigated between July 3 and July 29. Unless noted otherwise, those charged are to appear in Hillsborough Municipal Court to respond to their charges.Any ...
SOMERVILLE, N.J. - A 38-year-old Dunellen man faces multiple drug charges after detectives and police from Middlesex and Somerset counties raided his North Avenue home following a three-month investigation and seized a weapon and quantities of heroin and cocaine with a street value of $223,350, ...