Tag: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office
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New Brunswick school officials failed to notify law enforcement of claims paraprofessional from South River inappropriately touched female student
A paraprofessional with the New Brunswick school system has been charged with engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct with a 13-year-old female student. Eugene Colbert, 31, of South River, who is an athletic coach for the school district, was charged on March 19 with aggravated sexual assault in the first degree, sexual assault in the second…
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East Brunswick doctor indicted on 160 counts
A doctor from East Brunswick has been indicted for crimes spanning a two-year period with multiple victims in New Brunswick. Dr. James S. Goydos, 58, of East Brunswick, was charged in a 160-count indictment with crimes which include but are not limited to official misconduct, burglary, computer theft, impersonation, invasion of privacy, and possession of…
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Edison ‘no show jobs’ police case inching along
NEW BRUNSWICK – With more than 28,000 pages of bank records, audits, receipts, phone pinging locations to sift through, the case involving five Edison police officers who were indicted in October for “no show jobs” is inching along. “This is a complex white collar case,” Assistant Prosecutor Christine D’Elia said before Superior Court Judge Pedro…
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Florida man sentenced for theft from Sayreville couple in mortgage scam
A man from Florida was sentenced to eight years in a New Jersey state prison and was ordered to pay restitution to his victims after scamming a couple from Sayreville. Robert Perniola, 60, formerly of Manalapan, now living in Pompano Beach, Florida, was sentenced on March 7 by Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Benjamin S.…
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Fire, police continue to investigate fatal fire at Edison home
EDISON – Fire and police are continuing to investigate a fatal fire at a Lynnwood Road residence, which claimed the life of a 65-year-old man, township officials said. David R. Lapsley, a tenant in the home, died during the fire on March 1. The fire broke out at about 2:15 p.m. inside the ranch-style…
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Rutgers student from South River indicted in murder plot
A Rutgers University student was indicted on Feb. 21 in connection with a plot to commit murder and cyber harassment. Izaia Bullock, 22, of Piscataway, formerly of South River, was indicted with two counts of attempted murder in the first degree and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree. In a…
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Old Bridge promotes two veteran police officers
OLD BRIDGE – Promotions are “well deserved” for two veteran police officers. Officer Michael Snee was officially sworn in as a lieutenant and Officer Frank Contrera was sworn in as a sergeant during a ceremony before the Old Bridge Township Council on Feb. 11. Snee and Contrera were promoted to their respective ranks in an…
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Two juveniles charged in Jamesburg shooting
Two juveniles from Jamesburg have been charged in a Feb. 3 shooting that took place in the borough. One juvenile, 17 years old, is charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, possession of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute, possession with…
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Charges dropped against Metuchen woman who allegedly poisoned father of their child
NEW BRUNSWICK – First criminal charges, now a final restraining order has been dropped and reversed, respectively, for a Metuchen woman who was charged and indicted with poisoning the father of her child in 2016, according to a three-judge Appellate Court panel. In a 23-page decision on Jan. 17, the Appellate Court reversed a final…
