Police & Fire
By ROD HIRSCH
December 13, 2024
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Township Police and other agencies responded to a report of a drone crashing in a field alongside the Loew's store on Route 206 after the caller said it struck a nearby high-tension power line around 8:30 p.m., but despite an extensive search, they came up empty.Police met with ...
SOMERVILLE, N.J. – A suspect has been arrested and charged with setting a June 4 fire that caused heavy damage to King Tut's and an adjoining Main Street restaurant and several apartment units on the upper floors.Somerset County First Assistant Prosecutor Annemarie L. Mueller, Somerset County ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Police here and across the state are starting a month-long crackdown on drunk driving, with many of those efforts fueled by grants from the NJ Department of Highway Traffic Safety.The state’s 2024 “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign has divided $732,400 among 130 law ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Holiday spirits ran high Saturday night as the Somerville Fire Department hosted its 13th annual Holiday Lights Parade.This annual event featured over 70 first responder vehicles decked out in lights, inflatables, wreaths, and other holiday decorations.The parade started at ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Santa Claus is coming to town, escorted by hundreds of volunteer firefighters and first responders during the 13th annual Holiday Lights Parade hosted by the Somerville Fire Department beginning at dusk on Saturday, Dec. 7.Firefighters from throughout New Jersey and adjoining ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – Recent reports of drones flying over Somerset County have prompted Mayor Robert Britting, Jr. and state Assemblyman Roy Freiman to address the concerns of residents regarding safety, privacy, and the sources and ntent behind the flights of the unmanned aerial systems (UAS). “Our ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Seven students with affiliations to Rutgers who sold narcotics through a private social media network are facing drug charges following a multiagency undercover investigation.A large amount of marijuana, LSD, cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, Adderall, Xanax, a large amount of cash and ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Downtown Somerville Alliance anticipates a shoulder-to-shoulder, standing-room-only crowd on the Division Street pedestrian mall when Santa Claus comes to town to light the borough's holiday tree to kick off the Dec. 6 Holiday Jubilee.The crowd is expected to arrive beginning ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Chief of Detectives Francisco Roman, Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon, Morris Plains Police Chief / Morris County Police ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The murder of a 23-year-old Newark woman whose body was found in Bridgewater near Washington Valley Park in 1997 has been solved, with the arrest of a 60-year-old Canadian resident.Robert A. Creter of Winnipeg, Canada has been charged with first-degree murder of Tamara Tignor, who ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Turkey and pumpkin pie are synonymous with the Thanksgiving holiday - along with too many incidents of deadly drunk driving fatalities.The New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety and law enforcement throughout Somerset County urges drivers to remember throughout Thanksgiving ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - There are 225 fire hydrants in the borough, and Michael Pellegrino knows the location of each one.He spent the weekend with his father Marc driving by each location to be certain his team of volunteers, including fellow Scouts from Troop 84, had properly affixed two safety ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Just a few weeks after the ribbon-cutting signaled a new chapter for the borough's police force, volunteer firefighters and emergency responders, the three-story Emergency Services Facility on Gaston Avenue hosted its first public tours on Saturday, with over 100 residents getting ...
NEWTON, NJ – Firefighters from Newton and other Sussex County departments are assisting local fire departments with the Jennings Creek fire in which a young firefighter lost his life in the line of duty. Some reports say a tree fell on him as he was battling the blaze in Sterling Forest, though ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Public tours of the borough's new Emergency Services Facility will begin Nov. 16.Registration for the 30-minute tour is required online at: Tour the Emergency Services Facility - Somerville, NJ.Individuals, families and groups can be accommodated.The two-story, 48,000 square-foot ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - In partnership with the OPS Network, and as part of the National Special Needs Registry, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office has launched the Special Needs Registry to ensure that all residents who have special needs receive the help and support they need during the time of an ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Local elected officials, volunteer firefighters, police, EMTs and invited guests gathered for a ribbon cutting Thursday afternoon at the 48,000 square-foot Emergency Services Facility on Gaston Avenue, a state-of-the-art complex first conceived over 50 years ago.“We did it. It's ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Kids - and their parents - can get a feel for what it's like to be an emergency first responder on Sunday, Oct. 20 at the Somerset County Farmers' Market held at the Somerville Middle School on West High Street. The market is hosting a "Touch a Truck " from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sushi Yokohama located at 12 West Main St. in Somerville.© Google MapsSOMERVILLE, NJ — Investigators have been given the green light to enter the burned-out remains of the King Tut restaurant at 6 West Main Street, five months after a four-alarm fire gutted the restaurant and several apartments on ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Mayor Brian Gallagher and members of the Borough Council, escorted by the officers of the borough’s fire department and accompanied by the Somerset County Police Pipes & Drums, filed alongside dozens of firefighters and rescue squad members Saturday afternoon at the borough’s ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ — The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office has issued an arrest warrant for Angely Betancourt, 25, of New York, N.Y., who is wanted in connection with a fatal incident that occurred on July 4, 2022, in Bedminster, according to a Fugitive of the Month press release. Officials say ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Joined by public officials and other law enforcement agencies, the Somersset County Prosecutor's Office hosted its annual Breast Cancer Awareness event at the Historic Somerset County Courthouse Tuesday, introducing seven police vehicles wrapped in pink. First Assistant Prosecutor ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Early Tuesday morning, Ambee Coffee Co. hosted the Somerville Police for the annual Coffee With a Cop event, offering free coffee for the officers and members of the community who stopped in between 8-10 a.m.“It’s good to have people see us… relax,” Officer Alex Lora said about the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A favorite of art lovers and photo takers, the temporary “Reflections of Ordinary Life” exhibition of five sculptures by the late artist Seward Johnson has also inspired darker motives, with some of the artworks falling victim to vandalism recently. In separate incidents reported to ...
NEW JERSEY — Con artists are getting bolder and more creative, with new ways to cheat people out of money, according to the NJ Sheriff’s Association and police departments.The Sheriff’s Association of New Jersey (SANJ) issued a recent warning about a "significant increase" in these fraud cases ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - K9 Marco, who became the Somerville Police Department's first-ever comfort and therapy dog earlier this year, will join members of the Police Department to host the annual Coffee with a Cop event on Tuesday, Oct. 1, from 8-10 a.m.The event, held this year at Ambee Coffee, 37 ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ - The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office recently released body worn camera (BWC) footage of a March 31, 2024 incident in Hightstown showing the response of Borough Officers Daniel Abbatemarco and Kenneth Larsen saving the life of a choking infant. The footage, a statement said, ...
BRIDGEWATER – Members of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office visited the campus of Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School (SCVTHS) recently to distribute backpacks and school supplies to students.The donation of notebooks, pens, pencils, and other items – and a way to carry them - ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ. - A Somerset County Jury has convicted a Plainfield man of third-degree aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, third-degree resisting arrest, and disorderly persons offense for inflicting bodily injury with a deadly weapon stemming from an April 13, 2022 incident on Route ...
MANVILLE, NJ – A fatal motorcycle accident on South Main Street is under investigation.Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said the accident occured at 5:32 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 near the intersection with Roosevelt Avenue. The victim has been identified as Kevin Duwane Williams, 47, of Belle ...