Tag: Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office
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West Windsor Township man charged in connection with death of 12-year-old girl and her dog
A West Windsor Township man has been charged in connection to the death of a 12-year-old girl and her dog as they were crossing the street Nov. 27, according to the West Windsor Police Department. The man, 65, who was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee, was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian in…
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West New York man dies after getting pinned between vehicle and garage
A 61-year-old West New York man was killed when he became trapped between a Lexus SUV and a detached garage on Red Hill Road Nov. 29, according to the Princeton Police Department. The man was standing in the driveway of the home on Red Hill Road shortly before 10 a.m. when the 53-year-old driver of…
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Pennington man killed, passenger injured in single-car crash on Fackler Road
A 78-year-old Pennington man was killed and his passenger was injured when the car he was driving struck a tree on Fackler Road near Deer Run Nov. 7, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. The driver was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton following the crash, where he died of his…
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Trenton man charged with fatal shooting of Lawrence Township man
A 37-year-old Trenton man is facing multiple charges in connection with the shooting death of a Mendrey Court resident in August, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office and the Lawrence Township Police Department. Paul X. McNeil has been charged with one count each of murder, felony murder and robbery and three weapons offenses, Mercer…
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Motorcyclist dies in crash
A 24-year-old man was killed after his motorcycle collided with a Subaru Outback at the intersection of Pennington-Harbourton Road and Scotch Road Oct. 9, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. Police were dispatched to investigate a crash at 3:20 p.m., according to reports. When officers arrived, they found that the Subaru had struck the…
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Princeton mayor added as defendant in fatal crash
Man seeking compensatory and punitive damages through lawsuit Mayor Mark Freda was added as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a man whose wife was killed in a motor vehicle collision in November 2021. David Marcou filed the initial lawsuit in Middlesex County Superior Court in June 2022, as an individual and as the…
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Hopewell Township police: No foul play suspected in report of body found
The person who was reported missing Aug. 21 was found later in the day deceased at the Baldpate Mountain county park in Hopewell Township, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. Foul play is not suspected, but the investigation is ongoing, police said. The Pennington Police Department was notified around 7:30 a.m. Aug. 21 about…
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Lawrence Township man shot and killed at home
A 36-year-old Lawrence Township man died after he was shot in the back at his home on Mendrey Court Aug. 11, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office and the Lawrence Township Police Department. Police were called to the home on Mendrey Court in the Lawrence Square Village development around 12:30 a.m., after receiving a…
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Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office names first assistant prosecutor
First assistant prosecutor is a lifelong Mercer County resident, Lawrence High School grad Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri recently announced the promotion of Jennifer Downing-Mathis to first assistant prosecutor. Downing-Mathis was sworn by the Honorable Janetta D. Marbrey, J.S.C. at the Mercer County Criminal Courthouse, according to a press release on Aug. 2. In…