Tag: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office

  • Second suspect charged in Royal Oaks shooting in South Brunswick

    Second suspect charged in Royal Oaks shooting in South Brunswick

    A second suspect has been charged in connection with a shooting that took place earlier this month in the Royal Oaks Apartment Complex.     Jayvin Almestica, 20, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was apprehended in Dover, Delaware, last week and extradited to New Jersey on July 28, according to information provided by Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda…

  • Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office to hold virtual town hall: Community Listening Session on the Use of Force

    Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office to hold virtual town hall: Community Listening Session on the Use of Force

    Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, in partnership with the Middlesex County Association of Chiefs of Police, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), NOBLE (the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement), and NCLO (the National Coalition of Latino Officers) invites you to join in a virtual Community Listening Session on the Use…

  • Operator of motorcylce charged in fatal crash that killed passenger in Old Bridge

    Operator of motorcylce charged in fatal crash that killed passenger in Old Bridge

    Police have charged the operator of the motorcycle who allegedly caused a fatal crash in Old Bridge in which the passenger was killed on July 16. Jack Piatek, 27, of Sayreville, charged on July 18 with vehicular homicide in the second degree caused by driving while under the influence of alcohol. He was also issued…

  • Old Bridge fatal motorcycle crash under investigation

    Old Bridge fatal motorcycle crash under investigation

    Police are investigating a motorcycle fatality in Old Bridge in which the passenger was killed on July 16. The identity of the female victim, who was pronounced deceased at the scene, is not being released pending notification to the family, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief William Volkert of the Old Bridge Police Department…

  • Toms River man pleads guilty to leaving scene after fatally striking utility worker in Metuchen, will be sentenced to three-year prison term

    Toms River man pleads guilty to leaving scene after fatally striking utility worker in Metuchen, will be sentenced to three-year prison term

    METUCHEN – A Toms River man pleaded guilty to knowingly leaving the scene after fatally striking a utility worker performing road survey work on March 2 at the intersection of Middlesex Avenue and Grove Street, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Under a plea agreement reached with Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Keith Abrams, Paddy…

  • Suspect in custody in South Brunswick shooting

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A township man has been charged in the shooting which took place on July 11 in the vicinity of the Royal Oaks Apartments. Jahmil Alvarez, 19, of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, was apprehended on July 12 and is charged with first degree attempted murder, second degree aggravated assault, possession…

  • South Brunswick shooting under investigation

    South Brunswick shooting under investigation

    South Brunswick police responded to the vicinity of the Royal Oaks Apartments, located at 200 Henderson Road in the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, on July 11 at approximately 3:59 p.m.     The investigation is active and is continuing. Anyone with information should call Detective Timothy Hoover of the South Brunswick Police Department…

  • North Brunswick man imprisoned for fatal hit-and-run

    North Brunswick man imprisoned for fatal hit-and-run

    A North Brunswick man has been sentenced to 8 years in prison in the death of a 22-year-old pedestrian who was struck and killed during the early morning hours of April 20, 2019.   Daquan White, 27, of North Brunswick, was sentenced on July 8 by Superior Court Judge Diane Pincus, to a prison term…

  • Orange man faces criminal charges following fatal motorcycle crash in Edison

    Orange man faces criminal charges following fatal motorcycle crash in Edison

    EDISON – An Orange man faces criminal charges for his alleged involvement following a fatal motorcycle crash, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department. Roland Q. Lyles, 31, was charged on June 27 with aggravated assault in the second degree. The charges were upgraded on July…