Tag: Edison Police Department
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Plea deal will send Edison man to prison for role in drug-inducted death
NEW BRUNSWICK — A resident of Edison is facing eight years in prison for providing the drugs that caused the death of an Edison man in 2016. Emile “Oatmeal” Constable Jr., 25, has pleaded guilty to one count of first degree strict liability for drug induced death for providing the combination of heroin and fentanyl…
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Township man charged with stealing beer kegs from Quaker Steak and Lube, Zinburger
EDISON — A 35-year-old township man was charged with allegedly stealing multiple empty metal beer kegs from two popular establishments in the township on two occasions last year. The Edison Police Department Burglary Unit charged Morad Barakat on Jan. 16 at the Speedway Gas Station on Woodbridge Avenue with two counts of burglary and theft,…
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Two men charged with armed robbery at Dollar Deals in Edison
EDISON — A few days after the Dollar Deals store in the Inman Avenue Shopping Center was robbed at gunpoint, police have charged two men in the robbery that left the store’s owner, a 68-year-old Fords man, with minor injuries while he attempted to thwart the robbery of his business. The robbery occurred at 7:25…
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Edison man dies after struck by car while crossing Amboy Avenue
EDISON — A 68-year-old township man died hours after he was struck by a car on Amboy Avenue in the Clara Barton section of Edison as he crossed the street near 4th Street, according to police. The victim, a Liddle Avenue resident, was struck at 7:50 p.m. on Jan. 28, police said. He was…
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Two men apprehended after allegedly fleeing scene of armed robbery
EDISON — Two 19-year-old men were charged with robbing an AT&T Spring Mobile store at gunpoint last week. Yousef Mohammed Ijbara, of New York, and Mahdi L. Shalanbi, of Paterson, were charged with robbery, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon, according to Edison Police Lt.…
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Metuchen police arrest burglary suspect
METUCHEN — After a rash of burglaries to unlocked motor vehicles in Metuchen over the past few weeks, police nabbed a 28-year-old Linden man after conducting increased surveillance due to the burglaries, according to police. Members of the Metuchen Police Department were conducting surveillance in the early morning hours of Sept. 9 on Spring Street…
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Firefighter convicted of sexual assaults in Edison, North Brunswick
A former volunteer with the East Franklin Fire Department was found guilty by a jury on all counts stemming from sex crimes he committed in multiple jurisdictions. Thomas Canales, 39, of Franklin Township, was found guilty on Jan. 2 of seven criminal counts, including three counts of sexual assault in the second degree, three counts…
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Bail bond company, defendant charged with money laundering, insurance fraud
NEW BRUNSWICK — Owners of a bail bond company in Metuchen have been charged with money laundering and insurance fraud. Larry D. Embry, 56, and Kelley E. Embry, 54, of Piscataway, co-owners of Road Runner Bail Bonds LLC on Main Street, were charged on Dec. 12 following an investigation by Detective Michael A. Carullo of…
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Register for Edison’s Civilian Police Academy by Jan. 12
The Edison Police Department will sponsor its popular Civilian Police Academy starting Jan. 30 and running on consecutive Tuesdays, from 7:30–9:30 p.m., through March 20. The Civilian Police Academy is free and will be held at the Edison Municipal Complex and is open to township residents, 18 or older, who register before Jan. 12. Class…
