Tag: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office
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Jail time set at 80 years for man convicted of fatally shooting neighbor
NORTH BRUNSWICK – A North Brunswick man has been sentenced to serve up to 80 years in a New Jersey state prison for fatally shooting his next-door neighbor in 2014. Roland E. Amos, 44, was sentenced to the term on May 8 for murder, hindering his own apprehension and related weapons offenses in the slaying…
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Investigators revise investigation findings based on witness accounts
SOUTH AMBOY – Investigators have developed new information on a fatal head-on collision that occurred on Easter Sunday morning, reversing the blame for the cause of the accident. On April 25, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief Darren Lavigne of the South Amboy Police Department released new information about the crash in…
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Edison auto accident claims life
EDISON — An investigation is ongoing into what caused a fatal one-car accident that claimed the life of a 22-year-old Woodbridge man along Executive Avenue, near Meadow Road last week, police said. Addam Knowlson was pronounced dead in the incident that occurred around 8:20 p.m. on April 18. A passing motorist dialed 911 after they…
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Two killed, three injured in Easter morning crash
SOUTH AMBOY – Police are investigating a fatal head-on collision in which two drivers were killed and three passengers were injured in a crash on Route 9 early Easter morning. Miguel Mendoza-Chong, 31, of Perth Amboy, was killed when his vehicle was struck by a minivan driven by Percell Livingston Jr., 51, of East Orange, according to…
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Monroe man indicted for allegedly ‘chopping’ stepfather to death
MONROE — A Monroe Township man has been indicted on charges of killing his stepfather, stealing and using the victim’s credit cards, hiding evidence and fleeing from police. Joao C. Torres, 26, was charged with the murder of Christopher Ernst Sr., 46, who was found dead on Jan. 4 in a garage room of a home they shared…
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Elizabeth man admits beating woman in Edison
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — An Elizabeth man admitted in Middlesex County Superior Court that he beat a 30-year-old woman about the head with a section of pipe and left her for dead at the Raritan Center industrial complex in Edison, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey. Mickey Vanderpool, 61, pleaded…
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Teenager charged with stabbing classmate in vo-tech bathroom
EAST BRUNSWICK – A 17-year-old girl has been charged with stabbing a 15-year-old classmate at the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High School in East Brunswick. The 17-year-old, whose name is being withheld due to her age, has been charged with juvenile delinquency for attempted murder and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose,…
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Local residents receive probation for stealing parking fees
Four former employees of the New Brunswick Parking Authority will be placed on probation for stealing more than $500 in parking fees from the city agency. Karran Buchhan, 19, of the Somerset section of Franklin Township; Joshue Castillo-Mendoza, 25, of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, and Ferrad West, 23, of East Brunswick, pleaded…
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Legal battles continue for Edison officer
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Former Edison Police Officer Michael Dotro, charged with attempted murder for allegedly setting fire to his police captain’s home in Monroe Township in 2013, has won a small battle in his defense. In a 12-page decision made public on Feb. 27, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court…
