Tag: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office
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MCPO, Crisis Intervention Team will join autism awareness baseball tournament
The Middlesex Prosecutor’s Office Command Post, Canine Search & Rescue Team, and their Crisis Intervention Team from first responders to mental health professionals will show their support for Middlesex Autism Awareness by joining in a baseball tournament from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 22 at North Brunswick Community Park, 2053 Route 130, North…
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Final suspect apprehended in Woodbridge motel murder
A Bronx man was apprehended in New York and charged in the fatal shooting of one man and the critically injuring of another at the Loop Inn Motel on June 21, 2017. John Mingo, 29, was apprehended on April 9 by U.S. Marshals in Brooklyn. He was charged with one count of murder in…
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Old Bridge man sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing his mother
NEW BRUNSWICK — A 31-year-old Old Bridge man will serve 25 years in prison for strangling his mother to death in 2016, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey. Superior Court Judge Pedro Jimenez Jr. sitting in New Brunswick sentenced Frank Polera on March 29 for causing the death of Patricia Polera, 61, on…
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Bayonne woman sentenced to 15 years in prison for fatal stabbing in Woodbridge in 2016
A 33-year-old Bayonne woman has been sentenced to serve 15 years in a New Jersey state prison for fatally stabbing another Bayonne resident in Woodbridge. Amarlis Calderon was ordered to serve 85 percent of her prison term before becoming eligible for parole for killing Pablo Caamano, 34, on July 18, 2016, according to information provided…
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South Brunswick man found guilty of killing parents for second time
A South Brunswick man was found guilty by a jury on March 20 for causing the death of his parents in their township home on Oct. 8, 2008, in the retrial of his convictions that were overturned. Michael A. Maltese, 29, was found guilty of passion provocation manslaughter by strangling both of his parents to…
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Charges upgraded against Edison woman allegedly involved in fatal DWI crash
Police have filed additional charges against an Edison woman as a result of her alleged role in a fatal crash that occurred in Highland Park. Ashley Gergits, 20, was charged with aggravated manslaughter as well as possession of a fraudulent document. The crash, which occurred on Route 27 near River Road just prior to midnight…
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Officer suspended without pay following alleged DWI crash in Woodbridge
NEW BRUNSWICK — The Highland Park Police Department suspended a veteran officer without pay following charges he allegedly caused an automobile crash that injured two others while he was reportedly driving while intoxicated on New Year’s Eve in Woodbridge. Norman E. Brown, 44, of Perth Amboy, was charged with two counts of assault by auto…
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Volleyball coach charged with inappropriately touching minor at his Edison home
An area volleyball coach was charged with allegedly touching a 14-year-old Woodbridge girl inappropriately on two occasions at his Edison home and supplying her with alcohol. Peter Nguyen, 50, was charged with two second-degree counts of endangering the welfare of a child; one count of sexual contact with the 14-year-old; and one count for giving…
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Edison woman fatally injured during alleged DWI crash
Officials charged a woman with driving while intoxicated after a crash killed one of her passengers. Ashley Gergits, 20, of Edison, was driving a 2015 Honda CRV with three passengers when she crashed into a 2012 Subaru Legacy driven by a 31-year-old male from Central Valley, New York, on Route 27 near River Road in Highland…
