Tag: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office
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Lodzinski sentenced to 30 years for killing young son
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves handed Michelle Lodzinski a 30-year prison sentence for killing her five-year-old son Timothy “Timmy” Wiltsey in 1991. Nieves sentenced Lodzinski, 48, formerly of South Amboy, to the minimum sentence permitted under the law at a hearing on Thursday, Jan.…
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Pedestrian from East Brunswick struck, killed on Route 9 in Woodbridge
A 33-year-old woman from East Brunswick was killed on Dec. 27 when she was struck by a car on Route 9 south in Woodbridge. Margarita Bukhmil was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where she was pronounced dead at 3:52 a.m., according to a statement prepared by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew…
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Man charged with attacking woman, leaving her in Edison
EDISON – An Elizabeth man has been charged with beating a 30-year-old Newark woman and leaving her for dead in Edison earlier this year. Mickey Vanderpool, 61, of Elizabeth, was charged on Dec. 23 with attempted murder, kidnapping and endangering an injured victim, according to a statement provided by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief…
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New Brunswick bloodhounds on the trail
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Never underestimate the nose of a bloodhound and its ability to assist law enforcement officials in locating individuals. For example, on May 4, there was a brutal, vicious attack in the early morning hours at a local college campus. The perpetrator left behind a piece of clothing.…
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Old Bridge man charged with allegedly murdering his mother
OLD BRIDGE — An Old Bridge man has been charged with killing his mother. Frank Polera, 30, was charged on Nov. 27 with one count of murder in the death of Patricia Polera, 61, the day before, according to a statement prepared by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief William Volkert of the Old Bridge Police…
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Two locals charged in multi-state elder abuse financial scam
Two people were charged on Nov. 18 with taking part in a nationwide ring that scammed 19 senior citizens out of cash totaling $45,500. Erica Puello, 25, of Old Bridge, and Amaury Fernandez, 24, of North Brunswick, were charged with theft by deception and conspiring to commit theft by deception, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor…
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South River man accused of having sexual relations with a minor
SOUTH RIVER – A 25-year-old man from South River has been charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Joseph A. Brown was charged on Nov. 11 with a second degree count of sexual assault and a third degree count of endangering the welfare of a child, according to a statement released by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C.…
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Remains of unidentified man found after fire at Edison apartment complex
EDISON – Authorities are investigating the death of an unidentified man who was found on Nov. 13 outside a township apartment complex near a Route 1 bridge that spans the Raritan River. The man, whose identity is under investigation, was pronounced dead at 9:50 a.m. after he was discovered at the Valley Manor apartment…
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Georgia man fatally injured by tractor trailer
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A 29-year-old man from Georgia was killed in a collision on Route 1 on Nov. 8. An investigation by officers from the South Brunswick Police Department Traffic Safety Bureau and detectives from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined that at 9:22 p.m., a 2005 Volvo tractor trailer, driven by Nohemi Farfan, 45, of…
