Tag: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office
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New Jersey Attorney General’s Office assigns detective to investigate 2017 racist flier in Edison
EDISON – Up until recently it was not clear if the New Jersey Attorney General’s office was investigating the racist flier that was distributed by mail during the 2017 Edison Township Public Schools Board of Education election. Early on in the investigation, Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan had said the investigation was in the hands…
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Officials investigate fire at Amazon warehouse in Cranbury
CRANBURY – Authorities are investigating a warehouse fire at an Amazon facility in Cranbury. Officers of the Cranbury Police Department, along with members of several fire departments and first aid crews, responded to an Amazon warehouse on Hightstown-Cranbury Station Road following a report of smoke in the building. The fire was located and extinguished after…
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Unidentified person is victim of structure fire in Avenel
WOODBRIDGE – Authorities are investigating a fire in Woodbridge during which one person perished. At approximately 9:12 a.m. Jan. 20, authorities responded to 88 S. Inman Ave. in the Avenel section of Woodbridge following a report of a structure fire. The victim, whose identity has not yet been confirmed, was discovered after personnel arrived on…
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Edison man sentenced for murder, attempted murder, weapons charges two years after fleeing crime scene
An Edison man was sentenced for the murder of a 23-year-old New Brunswick man who he fatally shot in the city two years ago. Christopher “C-Dub” Thompson, 29, of Edison, was sentenced by Judge Thomas J. Buck to 30 years in prison for the murder of Larenz O’Garro in October 2018. Thompson was sentenced to…
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Alleged drunk driver accused of fatally injuring co-worker during work
A New Brunswick man has been charged with the killing of another man who he fatally struck with a vehicle on Jan. 8. Leovigildo Comisario-Salazar, 32, of New Brunswick, charged with vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated following an investigation by Officer Daniel Mosakowski of the Monroe Police Department and Detective Jonathan Berman of…
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Jamesburg man sentenced in South Brunswick fatal hit-and-run
A Jamesburg man has been sentenced for his involvement in a crash resulting in the death of Cory Holsten, 25, of the Dayton section of South Brunswick. Peter Prete, 59, of Jamesburg, was sentenced by the Honorable Andrea Carter to an aggregate 11 years in prison on one count of second-degree knowingly leaving the scene…
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Police are continuing to investigate fatal pedestrian incident in Fords
WOODBRIDGE – A 61-year-old Fords woman was pronounced dead at the scene after she was struck by a vehicle in the Fords section of the township, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Woodbridge Police Director Robert Hubner in a press release. The incident occurred at approximately 1:36 p.m. on Jan. 4, according to…
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Man charged with maintaining cocaine production facility in North Brunswick
NORTH BRUNSWICK – A North Brunswick man has been charged with maintaining and operating a narcotics production facility in town. Jeremy Franklin, 44, was charged on Dec. 29 with one count of first-degree distribution of cocaine, one count of first-degree maintaining or operating a premise used to manufacture cocaine, one count of second-degree distribution of…
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East Brunswick man charged with stealing from Social Services board
An East Brunswick man has been charged with defrauding the Middlesex County Board of Social Services. Alejandro Urgilez, 33, was charged on Dec. 16 with one count of third-degree theft by deception, one count of third-degree forgery and one count of third-degree uttering, according to a statement provided by Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda and Chief…
