Tag: Middlesex County Courthouse
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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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Families celebrate Adoption Day
NEW BRUNSWICK — Since Noah Rosado was four-years-old, Rick Rosado stepped in as a father figure. Fast forward 13 years later, Noah and Rick are father and son, which was made official during National Adoption Day held at the Middlesex County Courthouse on Nov. 14. Jenny Perez-Rosado said her son Noah had always written “Rosado”…
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Elizabeth man admits beating woman in Edison
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — An Elizabeth man admitted in Middlesex County Superior Court that he beat a 30-year-old woman about the head with a section of pipe and left her for dead at the Raritan Center industrial complex in Edison, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey. Mickey Vanderpool, 61, pleaded…
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Former Edison cops avoid probation
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Once pillars of society, two of the four Edison police officers who lost their jobs for their involvement in attempting to harass and humiliate a North Brunswick police officer in 2012, may move on with their lives. With no prior records, Brian Favretto, 41, who once was…
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Lodzinski sentenced to 30 years for killing young son
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves handed Michelle Lodzinski a 30-year prison sentence for killing her five-year-old son Timothy “Timmy” Wiltsey in 1991. Nieves sentenced Lodzinski, 48, formerly of South Amboy, to the minimum sentence permitted under the law at a hearing on Thursday, Jan.…
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Families feel complete during National Adoption Day ceremony
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — The words “judgment for adoption granted” spoken by Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Deborah J. Venezia never sounded so sweet. Venezia, who presides over the Family Division in New Brunswick, spoke those words 18 times on Nov. 15 as the county celebrated its ninth annual adoption ceremony,…
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Off-duty Edison officer saves life at courthouse
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer As Edison Police Sgt. Michael Carter reported to the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick for jury duty last week, his police training kicked into gear when he helped save the life of another potential juror. With help from a female juror, Carter administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to a 68-year-old South Plainfield…