Tag: Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office
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Trenton man charged with robbing Dunkin Donuts in Lawrence Township
A 22-year-old Trenton man is facing multiple charges, including weapons offenses, after he allegedly robbed the Dunkin Donuts store on Princeton Avenue, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. The man has been charged with robbery, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon and certain persons not…
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Early morning fire destroys Hopewell Township house
A Madison Avenue house was destroyed by an early morning fire, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. A neighbor reported smoke in the area and police were dispatched to investigate it at 1:33 a.m. Nov. 25. When police officers arrived, they found the house fully involved in flames. The house was unoccupied. When the…
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Hopewell Township man charged with murder after allegedly stabbing father to death
A 54-year-old Hopewell Township man has been charged with murder and weapons offenses after allegedly stabbing his father to death, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office and the Hopewell Township Police Department. The 82-year-old victim was found on the kitchen floor of his apartment on Denow Road by Hopewell Township police officers, who responded…
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Mercer County Prosecutor: ‘Miscommunication’ cause of voting machine failure on Election Day
The widespread voting machine breakdowns in Mercer County on Election Day was caused by a “miscommunication” between Dominion Voting Systems and the company that printed the ballots, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri. Onofri launched an investigation into the failure of the voting machines at the request of Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello.…
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Private children’s music instructor at West Windsor studio charged with allegedly ‘viewing and sharing’ child porn
A private music instructor at a studio in West Windsor has been charged with allegedly “viewing and sharing child pornography,” according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Jose Sanchez, 58, of Monroe Township, Middlesex County, is charged with third-degree possession of child pornography and second-degree file sharing of child pornography, according to a press…
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Former Princeton school district employee charged for allegedly “stealing and selling” more than $95K of school property
A former Princeton Public Schools employee is facing multiple charges after she allegedly stole and then sold more than $95,000 worth of school district property, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office and the Princeton Police Department. The 58-year-old Philadelphia woman, who worked for the school district from 2000 to 2021, has been charged with…
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East Windsor man pleads guilty to fatally stabbing another man in 2019
A 40-year-old East Windsor Township man pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter for stabbing another man to death in 2019 before Mercer County Superior Court Judge Robert Lytle, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri. Jefrey Vasquez-Calderon, who pleaded guilty to the charge on Sept. 6, stabbed Luis Sanchez to death at the victim’s home on…
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National Night Out: A night to enjoy good eats, become ‘familiar with’ police, community
When Faith Jasper was asked about her favorite part of Lawrence Township’s National Night Out celebration, her quick answer was “the food.” “I liked the hot dogs. I liked the music, people talking and the bounce house. It was really fun,” the 12-year-old girl said of the event, held Aug. 2 on the front lawn…
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Homeowners lose ‘everything we own’ after fire destroys home in Lawrence Township
Homeowners of a Rosedale Road home have lost “everything we own” after a fire destroys their home. The fire was reported at 4:37 p.m. by a neighbor on July 23, who told the dispatcher that smoke was coming from the house, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. When the first police officers arrived, they…