Tag: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office
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Paterson woman charged in fatal North Brunswick crash that killed East Brunswick man
A woman has been charged with causing the death of an 80-year-old man and injuring another in a fatal crash that occurred on Route 1 in North Brunswick shortly after midnight on Sept. 22. Elizabeth Gomez, 42, of Paterson, was charged with one count of vehicular homicide in the second degree and one count of…
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Former FBI agent admits to illegally photographing woman in Edison clothing store
EDISON – A former FBI special agent pleaded guilty on Oct. 4 to invasion of privacy for illegally photographing a 22-year-old woman in a dressing room. Danuel S. Brown, 30, of Piscataway, a former agent in the New York Field Office, pleaded guilty to invasion of privacy in the fourth degree. The investigation determined…
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South River woman incarcerated for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk
A woman from South River was sentenced on Oct. 2 to serve six years in a New Jersey state prison for causing the death of a 49-year-old man from North Brunswick while driving while intoxicated. Phyllis Kocheran, 52, must serve 85 percent of her prison term before becoming eligible for parole. The sentence was…
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Truck driver pleads guilty in auto fatality in Edison
A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty in causing the death of a 33-year-old Edison man while driving under the influence of narcotics. John T. O’Donnell Sr., 59, of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on Sept. 28 to one count of vehicular homicide in the second degree and one count of assault by auto in the…
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Edison police officer indicted in stalking case
A grand jury has indicted an Edison police officer on charges of official misconduct, computer theft and stalking his ex-girlfriend, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey announced. Paul Pappas, 44, a 14-year veteran of the Edison Police Department, remains suspended from the department without pay as a result of the criminal charges brought against him.…
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Edison woman incarcerated for drunk-driving fatality
EDISON – A 21-year-old Edison woman was sentenced on Sept. 28 to serve seven years in a New Jersey State prison for causing the death of a 21-year-old Edison woman and injuring two others while driving while intoxicated. Ashley Gergits, 21, must serve 85 percent of the term before she can be eligible for…
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South River massage parlor shut down after allegations of prostitution
SOUTH RIVER – As a result of a two-month investigation, police allege employees of the Golden Spa in South River offered sexual acts in exchange for money. Members of the South River Police Department’s Detective Bureau, in partnership with members of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Task Force, executed a Superior Court-authorized search warrant upon…
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Rifle, ammunition allegedly recovered from heavily armed man taken into custody after incident at Sayreville strip club on Sept. 11
SAYREVILLE – Police officers safely apprehended a well-armed man who was wearing a ballistic vest on Sept. 11. Around 4:04 p.m., police were dispatched to the Visions Gentlemen’s Club located on Route 35 in the Melrose section of Sayreville after receiving a call that an employee was inside with a firearm, according to information…
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Joint investigation in Edison, Piscataway and South Plainfield leads to four arrests, seizure of illegal drugs
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Joint investigations with police departments in Edison, Piscataway and South Plainfield led to four arrests in connection with seizures of illegal drugs including methamphetamine, GHB, commonly known as a date rape drug, and prescription drugs, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey. This multi-jurisdictional operation was initiated by the Middlesex County…
