Police & Fire Top Stories
By ROD HIRSCH
May 16, 2025
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Police Officer Ryan Miller, with the help of a few other officers, set up shop in the Borough's Emergency Services center on Gaston Avenue last week, rolled up their sleeves and got to work building tool boxes during the second annual “Carpentry with a Cop” workshop.About 20 young ...
RARITAN, NJ - First responders from several local towns participated in an emergency drill Saturday in the empty parking lot of the Raritan Mall off Route 206 and Orlando Drive.When they arrived at the “accident scene” they encountered the aftermath of a collision between a school bus, fuel truck ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Hours of pelting rain and slick road conditions did not deter hundreds of determined New Jersey police officers from Friday's first leg of the Police Unity Tour, a four-day, 300-mile cycling event to honor their fallen colleagues.Led by an honor guard of motorcycles and accompanied ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Led by an honor guard of motorcycles, hundreds of police officers from northern and central New Jersey will pedal through town Friday afternoon on their way to Washington, DC, the first of four days on the road for the long blue line, riding in memory of their fallen ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield firefighters took their jobs to new heights Wednesday when they rescued a 7-year-old boy with autism from high in a tree.At about 7 p.m. Wednesday, the Westfield Fire Department received a phone call direct to their firehouse about the boy, who had climbed 40 to 50 feet up ...
SOMERVILLE, N.J. — A Brooklyn man convicted in the 2023 killing of a Franklin Township resident has been sentenced to 50 years in New Jersey State Prison.Daniel Matthews, 45, was sentenced Thursday by Superior Court Judge Angela F. Borkowski following his March conviction on several charges, ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Safewise has once again ranked Hillsborough as one of the safest communities in New Jersey.Safewise is a security product review platform.The “Safest Cities in New Jersey” report lists Hillsborough Township the 20th safest city in the state. To compile this report, SafeWise used ...
SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY, NJ - As of Wednesday morning, April 23, the fast-moving wildfire in Ocean County which started on Tuesday in the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area, continues to burn, but significant progress has been made knocking down the fire, which has consumed 13 square miles of ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Township Committee has promoted four police officers from within the Department to fill vacancies in the positions of Captain, Lieutenant, and Sergeant.Sworn in by Mayor Hhn Ciccarelli at the on April 9th meeting were:Lieutenant Jeremy Cuomo has been promoted to ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Despite the efforts of a neighbor to extinguish the fire, ten chickens were killed in a greenhouse fire at 875 Amwell Road.Police say the greenhouse was being used as a chicken coop.By the time police arrived at 5:35 p.m., the fire had been extinguished. The April 13 fire does ...
PROSPECT PARK, NJ - More information is coming out about Anand Shah, the councilman who was arrested for racketeering on April 9. According to the Attorney General, Shah “was identified as allegedly managing illegal poker games and an online sportsbook in association with the Lucchese Crime ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ –The Somerset County Prosecutor's Office is commemorating Natonal Crime Victims' Rights Week April 6-12 by attaching magnets on all municipal police cars to raise awareness about crime victims’ issues and rights and to encourage members of the community to learn how to help ...
SOMERSET, NJ - A small aircraft crash in Franklin Township claimed the life of a Lawrenceville man on Sunday, March 30, prompting a multi-agency investigation led by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), according to the Franklin Township Police Department.At approximately 11:26 AM on ...
SOMERSET, NJ—Authorities in Franklin Township are investigating a single-engine aircraft crash that occurred Sunday morning, prompting a multi-agency emergency response and an active federal inquiry.According to a press release issued by the Franklin Township Police Department, air traffic control ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is launching a national high-visibility enforcement effort to deterdistracted driving. Law enforcement officers nationwide will work together to enforce textingand distracted-driving laws and ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Officer Justin Tesorio (A Squad) and Officer Vail Nazaryk (B Squad) have been recognized by the Hillsborough Township Police Department as the Top Cops of 2024, continuing a program implemented in 1996 to recognize the performance of its top-rated Officers. Two Officers, one from ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The borough's four volunteer fire companies have been consolidated under one roof, and along with the borough's First Aid & Rescue Squad and Police Department, are getting used to being neighbors.All three are located inside the new 45,000 square-foot Emergency Services ...
FRANKLIN, NJ – A 34-year-old township man has been arrested for possession of child sexual abuse material, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald.Jared Kelly, was identified as a suspect following an investigation triggered by the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - All information is provided by Hillsborough Township Police. Those charged are presumed innocent unless found guilty in Hillsborough Municipal Court (HTMC),01/01/2025 Nicolas Benoit age 24 of Hillsborough was arrested for DWI while on a motor vehicle crash investigation on River ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Three suspects have been charged in connection with burglaries at two residences in Hillsborough and Bridgewater in October last year.Rodrigo A. Lopez, 42, Foothill Road, Bridgewater; Edison Jimenez-Castro, 35, South. 12th Ave., Manville and Andres Moncaleano, 30, Fulton Street, ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Hundreds of firefighters and longtime friends are expected to pay their respects to legendary firefighter and volunteer LeRoy Gunzelman III (Snookie) during a viewing to be held on Friday, March 7 from 3-9 p.m. at The Somerville Emergency Services Facility, 85 N. Gaston Ave. A fire ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – A Route 206 store was robbed twice within a week late last year, along with several other commercial locations in Somerset County, resulting in the arrest of a 26-year-old Scotch Plains man and a 17-year-old unidentified juvenile from Roselle, according to Somerset County ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – A Somerset County jury has convicted Daniel Matthews, 45, of Brooklyn, NY of First Degree Murder and several other charges in connection with the Dec, 29, 2023, homicide of Franklin Township resident, Artis Timothy Young.The two-week trial concluded Monday, March 3. Evidence ...
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ - A second person has been arrested in connection with the death of a 4-year-old child in Franklin Township, authorities announced Wednesday.Chamyr Harris, 26, of Linden, was arrested Monday in Woodbridge without incident and charged with first-degree murder and second-degree ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – A 48-year-old township man charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials has been identified as a middle school teacher in Union County, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald.McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives ...
ROXBURY, NJ - Deploying officers to direct traffic at local intersections would not alleviate the traffic problems impacting Roxbury due to the emergence of another sinkhole on Route 80, said Roxbury Police Chief Matt Holland.I-80 Sinkole Filled With Aggregate. NJDOT PhotoDiscussing the situation ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – A 33-year-old township resident has been arrested and charged with possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, providing obscene materials to a minor and endangering the welfare of a child.Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s ...
CAMDEN, NJ - Recognizing the bravery and commitment of volunteer firefighters and first responders, New Jersey American Water is sponsoring its 2025 grant program for volunteer fire departments and emergency responders located within the company’s service areas, which includes Hillsborough and ...
TRENTON, NJ — New moms who work as New Jersey state troopers or professional firefighters may gain guaranteed paid time off with their babies and other job benefits under legislation approved Monday in Trenton.Supporters in the Assembly public safety committee said such first responders now ...
SOMERVILLE, N.J. – Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a string of burglaries at five businesses in five different towns that occurred over a two-week period between Dec. 3 and Dec. 16 last year.Gabriel Bay, 56, a resident of Milltown, faces multiple charges from police in Bedminster ...