Tag: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office
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Edison man sentenced in drug-related death
A 24-year-old man from Edison has been sentenced to serve eight years in a New Jersey state prison for providing drugs that caused the death of a 23-year old township man. Emile “Oatmeal” Constable Jr. was sentenced on May 11 in New Brunswick by Superior Court Judge Pedro Jimenez Jr., for strict liability death by…
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Passenger identified in single-car fatal crash
A 27-year-old man died when the car he was a passenger in crashed into a concrete barrier and caught fire in Piscataway. Tahir Jamile, 27, of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in the early morning hours of May 6, according to a statement provided by…
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North Brunswick resident killed in alleged drunk driving crash in South River
A 49-year-old North Brunswick resident was killed when he was struck by a vehicle on Pulawski Avenue in South River. The deceased pedestrian was identified as William Oross. He was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where he was pronounced dead from his injuries, according to information provided by Middlesex County…
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Death of man in Sayreville under investigation
SAYREVILLE – Authorities are working together to determine the circumstance surrounding the death of a 21-year-old man. Police responded to Giera Court in Sayreville at approximately 7 a.m. on April 28 and found the deceased male, according to a joint statement provided by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief John Zebrowski of the…
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Murder conviction upheld for Monroe woman accused of poisoning husband
A Monroe woman’s 2013 murder conviction was affirmed on April 24 by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. Tianle Li, 48, was convicted on July 9, 2013, by a jury sitting in New Brunswick of the murder of her husband, Xiaoye Wang, a 39-year-old computer software engineer, and for hindering her apprehension and…
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One person killed, four injured in Sayreville crash
SAYREVILLE – Police are investigating a fatal collision on April 25 where one person was killed and four others were injured in a crash on Raritan Street in Sayreville. The deceased driver is Carlos Leiva, 47, of Colombia, who was visiting family members in the U.S., according to a joint statement provided by Middlesex County…
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Edison woman to serve eight years for fatal Highland Park crash
An Edison woman pleaded guilty on April 24 to causing the death of a 21-year old Edison woman and injuring two others while driving while intoxicated two months ago. Ashley Gergits, 20, pleaded guilty to one count of vehicular homicide in the second degree, two counts of assault by auto in the fourth…
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Edison police veteran suspended following stalking charges
EDISON — A 15-year veteran of the Edison Police Department has been suspended without pay as a result of charges he allegedly used the New Jersey Criminal Justice Information System to stalk a former girlfriend, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Police Chief Thomas Bryan announced. Paul Pappas, 43, was charged with computer theft/criminal…
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Officials believe man killed son, then himself, in Edison
EDISON – Police are investigating a shooting in which an Edison man apparently shot and killed his son, and then killed himself. Jeremy Larence, 39, of Loeb Court, Edison, was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:46 p.m. on April 22. He apparently was fatally shot by his father inside their residence, according to…
