Police & Fire
By TAPINTO STAFF
September 16, 2024
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 near the intersection with Roosevelt Avenue. The victim was identified as a 47-year-old man from Belle Mead-Griggstown.
SOMERVILLE, NJ - A preliminary assessment of the structural integrity of two buildings heavily damaged in a 4-alarm fire June 3 has begun.Workers began probing the rear walls and side walls of the buildings Monday after scaffolds were erected on West Main Street in front of the damaged buildings; ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Prosecutor's Office is asking for help from the public locating its Fugitive of the Month:
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Scaffolds have been erected on West Main Street in front of the buildings damaged in a fire June 3 that also destroyed apartments on the upper two floors. displacing more than one dozen occupants who were forced to find new housing. The scaffolding is in preparation for the ...
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ - Police divers have recovered the body of a 31-year-old man submerged in a car that had crashed through a guard rail alongside the Delaware-Raritan Canal on Saturday afternoon according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. Police were called by a kayaker who ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - As students and educators of the Hillsborough High School prepare to return to their classrooms, AT EASE Foundation is donating a lifesaving device to keep them safer. The nonprofit organization will present an Emergency Response Locker to school officials at 9 a.m. on ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is working alongside Somerset Law Enforcement agencies for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over high-visibility enforcement campaign. The goal is to deter impaired driving and prevent the ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Prosecutor's Office seeks the public's help in tracking down August. 2024 Fugitive of tghe Month James E. Schoenknecht. wanted for 2 Counts of 2nd Degree Unlawful Possession of a Handgun and 1 Count of 4th Degree Possession of Prohibited Weapon or Device in ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Inclement weather in the forecast has postponed the National Night Out festivities which were to be held on Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m, at Carol Pager Park (across from the YMCA). No new date has been set. This annual event, celebrated in thousands of communities ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Officials expect it will be at least another ten days before demolition begins on the King Tut Egyptian restaurant at 6 Man St., one of several buildings damaged in a 4-alarm fire two months ago that closed several businesses and displaced residents who lived in apartments on the ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - National Night Out will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m,at Carol Pager Park (across from the YMCA). This annual event, celebrated in thousands of communities nationwide, is intended to bring the community together to take a stand against crime in local ...
Leer en español NEWARK — The memories of fallen firefighter captains Augusto “Augie” Acabou and Wayne “Bear” Brooks Jr. were fresh in the minds of family, colleagues and friends on Tuesday morning as the city dedicated two Ironbound firehouses in their honor. Family members pulled black ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Five suspects from Newark have been arrested and charged with multiple residential burglaries and car thefts that began last year in several Somerset County towns, according to Prosecutor John P. McDonald, who said that the thieves left behind other vehicles reported stolen at ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - A Somerville man has been arrested and charged with spray-painting anti-Muslim graffiti on the exterior of the Al Fatah Center in Bridgewater. The graffiti, according to police, contained a derogatory and anti-Muslim remark against Islam’s Prophet Mohammad. Julian A. Dale, ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Two suspects from Queens, New York face several charges in connection with car burglaries at the Sourland Mountain Preserve parking lot, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, who announced the arrests in conjunction with other similar incidents in Bernards ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Borough resident Allan Lopez Arrieta, aka Allana Arrieta, 30, faces criminal charges for the distribution of Child Sexual Abuse material, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children notified the Somerset County ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Less than two months after K9 therapy dog Marco joined the Somerville Police Department, a second therapy dog, Liam, is joining the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office in Somerville. Liam and Marco are the only K9 therapy dogs working for police agencies in Somerset ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - A suspect has been charged with sexual assault against two young boys, ages 7 and 9, inside a bathroom at a local church on two separate occasions. according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. Pierre Joseph, 68, a Plainfield resident, is charged with two ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and North Plainfield Chief of Police William Parenti have announced the arrest of George Wohar, Jr., 62, North Plainfield, in relation to the ...
BRANCHBURG, NJ -Former Somerset County Sheriff Frank Provenzano, who retired in 2019 after a 50-year career in law enforcement, died Wednesday, June 26. He was 81. A former resident of Raritan, Provenzano and his wife Lou Ann moved to Tuckerton after his retirement. His law enforcement career ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ. – Two South Plainfield residents have been arrested and charged with stealing vape products at several gas stations along Route 22 during a two-week period, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. Macario Wilchez, 20, Sprague Avenue, South Plainfield and Rafael ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Since arriving in the borough one month ago, Marco the K9 therapy dog has emerged as a four-legged rock star. The four-month-old Golden Retriever, accompanied by his partner, Officer Nicole BeBiase, continues to undergo training with the American Kennel Society and DeBiase. He ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The impending retirement of Police Capt. Manuel Garcia created an opportunity to promote three veteran police officers during a ceremony at the Somerville Civic Center Monday night. Garcia's last day on the job will be Thursday. Sworn to replace Garcia Monday night was Lt.
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Several members of the Borough Police Department set up shop on Saturday outside the Somerville Rescue Squad building with work benches on the driveway apron. Each work station was equipped with hand tools and lengths of wood that would be cut into shorter lengths by young ...
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – A Somerville man has been charged with the theft of a construction truck parked on Union Street June 4. followed by his arrest on Promenade Boulevard in Bridgewater after he struck two cars and crashed into a building, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P.
CAMDEN, NJ - Recognizing the bravery and commitment of volunteer firefighters and first responders, New Jersey American Water announces its 2024 grant program for volunteer fire departments and emergency responders located within the company’s service areas. "New Jersey American Water is ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - It's been one week since a fire gutted two Main Street restaurants and several apartments on the second and third floors of the buildings. Most of those living in the apartments had nowhere to go, and lost everything they had. The victims include disabled veterans, individuals, ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Prosecutor's Office is seeking help in locating the following suspect:
SOMERVILLE, NJ – A pack of Somerville police officers escorted the Special Olympics Torch of Hope through the downtown shopping and restaurant district on Friday afternoon, June 7. The Somerville Police contingent picked up where a group of Bridgewater police and Somerset County Sheriff’s ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Tuesday's 4-alarm fire on Main Street that gutted two first-floor restaurants also destroyed several apartments on the upper two floors of the building, displacing 18 residents including disabled veterans, young couples and families. The cause of the fire is still being ...