Tag: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office
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Off-duty Sayreville police sergeant charged with DWI, assault by auto in Old Bridge
A police sergeant with the Sayreville Police Department is facing criminal charges stemming from a motor vehicle incident, which left another person in critical condition. Jeffrey Kutz, 57, of Marlboro, was off-duty at the time of the incident, which occurred on Route 9 south near Old Texas Road on Dec. 18, according to information provided…
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Suspect at large after early morning fatal shooting at Speedway in Edison
EDISON — Police are searching for the person responsible for the fatal shooting of a gas station clerk at a Speedway gas station in Edison in the early morning hours of Dec. 20. The suspect, whose identity is unknown at this time, is described as a male of slight build wearing light colored pants, possibly…
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Officers put their lives at risk to save others during Governor’s Pointe fire
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Among dozens of first responders and residents who were in the area of Albury Way in North Brunswick around 10:19 p.m. on Dec. 8, two are being credited with saving the lives of two small children and their grandparents during a structure fire. As officers investigated the 12 units in…
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Edison police officer allegedly tampered with evidence during criminal investigation, county prosecutor says
EDISON — A four-year veteran of the Edison Police Department is alleged to have tampered with evidence during a criminal investigation. Nicholas R. Lunetta, 31, of Scotch Plains, was charged with one count of tampering with evidence and one count of obstructing the administration of law, both fourth degree crimes, according the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s…
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Middlesex County Canine Search and Rescue Team says goodbye to Joker’s Wild
Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey announced that on Dec. 16, the Middlesex County Canine Search and Rescue Team lost its patriarch, Canine 832 Joker’s Wild, who was diagnosed with progressive cancer at age 10. Commonly called Joker, he was a purebred search bloodhound purchased from the 832 K-9’s Deputy Dogs Kody Snodgrass Memorial…
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No serious injuries reported during structure fire in Governor’s Pointe
NORTH BRUNSWICK – All occupants of an apartment building in the Governor’s Pointe complex were accounted for, with no serious injuries, during a fire over the weekend. Police and fire units reported to a structure fire on Albury Way in North Brunswick on Dec. 8. The building containing 12 units was gutted and uninhabitable, according…
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Sayreville High teacher charged with sexual contact with students
A Sayreville War Memorial High School teacher has been charged with engaging in inappropriate conduct with several high school students. Eric Pieklo, 50, of South Amboy, the Woodshop teacher at the school, was charged on Dec. 7 with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree, and five counts…
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Driver charged in Woodbridge crash that killed one, seriously injured another
A woman from Middletown has been charged with causing the death of one passenger and seriously injuring another in a crash on the Garden State Parkway in the early morning hours of Nov. 26. Kimberly Franklin, 20, was criminally charged on Dec. 5 with aggravated manslaughter in the first degree and assault by auto in…
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Woodbridge man pleads guilty in passenger’s death
A man from Woodbridge has pleaded guilty in causing the death of his 27-year-old passenger on May 6 while driving while intoxicated. Tayib Mahmood, 29, the operator of the car, pleaded guilty on Nov. 29 to vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated, according to information provided by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey. Under a…
