Tag: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office
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One man killed, several injured in Monroe crash
MONROE – Police are investigating a fatal collision in which one passenger was killed and several others were injured in a crash in Monroe early on Sept. 10 The deceased passenger was identified as Shashikant Patel, 81, of Monroe. He was pronounced dead at the scene from the injuries he sustained in the crash,…
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Caregiver charged with improper sexual contact of resident of Monroe group home
MONROE – An employee who provided care to residents at a group home in Monroe has been charged with the criminal sexual contact of a resident. Ganesh Gudar, 46, of Monroe, was charged on Aug. 24 with one count of criminal sexual contact in the fourth degree, according to information provided by Middlesex County Prosecutor…
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Five injured, one critical in serious chain reaction crash on Route 1 in Edison
EDISON — Five people were injured, including one woman who suffered “potentially life threatening injuries,” and two children, in a rush-hour collision on Aug. 22 between a tractor trailer and a minivan on Route 1, which set off a chain-reaction crash of six other vehicles, according to police Lt. Robert Dudash. The accident occurred…
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Monroe dentist from Marlboro charged with improper sexual contact of employees
A dentist was charged on Aug. 20 with improper sexual contact with three of his female employees at his Monroe office. Dr. Richard Goldberg, 47, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, was charged with three counts of criminal sexual contact in the fourth degree and one count of endangering the welfare of a child in…
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Couple charged in alleged attempted murder plot of ex-wife
A couple from Indiana have been charged with plotting the murder of a North Brunswick woman. Narsan Lingala, 54, formerly of Woodbridge, and Sandya Reddy, 51, both of Noblesville, Indiana, were charged with one count of conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree and one count of attempted murder in the first degree, according…
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Brothers from Jamesburg charged after search warrant allegedly yields drug stash
Two brothers were charged on Aug. 15 following the execution of a search warrant early in the morning at their Jamesburg home. Cesar Ortiz, 22, and Erick Barbosa, 18, were charged following the execution of a search warrant at 5:30 a.m. at 12 Pergola Ave., according to a statement provided by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew…
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Driver sought in fatal Woodbridge hit-and-run
WOODBRIDGE – Authorities are actively searching for the driver who fled after striking and killing a 31-year-old pedestrian on Route 1 south, just south of the Route 35 exit, on Aug. 13. The deceased pedestrian was identified as John Kukuch Jr., 31, of Woodbridge. He was pronounced dead at the scene from the injuries…
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Suspicious package dropped from sky above South Brunswick solar farm determined to be weather monitoring device
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A suspicious white package dropped down from the sky onto the solar farm on New Road was determined to be a weather monitoring device. Around 11:53 a.m. on Aug. 7, Officer Salvatore Fama was informed of a device attached to a parachute, accompanied by a handwritten note indicating it was not…
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Investigators charge three teens with arson at boundless playground
Editor’s note: This is an updated story regarding charges filed in a fire set at a playground at a Woodbridge school. WOODBRIDGE – Police and fire officials have charged three juveniles with setting a fire that destroyed a significant portion of the boundless playground equipment at the Matthew Jago Elementary School No. 28…
