Tag: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office
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Jamesburg man charged with sending lewd photo to undercover officer
JAMESBURG – A 50-year-old borough man has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child by texting a lewd photo of himself to a teenager. Linus Germe was charged on Oct. 5 after allegedly sending the lewd photo to an undercover police officer who was posing as a 15-year-old girl who had been reportedly…
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South Amboy man indicted as alleged leader of massive financial fraud case
Forty seven people and 44 companies were indicted in Middlesex County on Oct. 5 by a grand jury that charged them with participating in a large-scale international bank fraud ring that operated a multi-million-dollar scheme to steal from banks and corporations. The 16-page indictment was the result of an ongoing investigation that was initiated by the…
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Local residents allegedly run street-level drug operation
Three individuals have been charged with running a street-level drug sales operation that netted thousands of dollars annually. The three were charged on Sept. 15 following an intensive investigation that began in April, according to a statement released by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department on Sept. 30. Jamie…
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Fatal crash claims life of 96-year-old
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police are investigating a motor vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 96-year-old. The crash occurred on Cranbury-South River Road (Route 535) at the intersection of Route 32 at 1:23 p.m. on Sept. 27, according to information provided by the South Brunswick Police Department. A Honda Accord was reportedly making a left turn…
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Prosecutor asks court to reconsider new trial for Ravi
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — A motion was filed last week by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey requesting the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey to reconsider its decision to grant a new trial for Dharun Ravi, who was found guilty in 2012 for setting up a web…
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Edison officers plead guilty; barred from law enforcement
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — When a North Brunswick police officer failed to show leniency when he issued a drunken driving charge to a friend of former Edison police officer Michael Dotro in January 2012, Dotro admitted in Middlesex County Superior Court last week that he, along with other officers, attempted to…
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Computer firm owner arrested for alleged sex crimes
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — A 38-year-old Franklin Township man has been charged with committing sex crimes in Edison Township and the City of New Brunswick, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey, Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan and New Brunswick Police Director Anthony A. Caputo. Thomas Canales, who is the…
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Edison officers plead guilty, forfeit jobs
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Four Edison police officers have forfeited their positions as police officers after pleading guilty in Middlesex County Superior Court for their involvement in planning to retaliate against a North Brunswick police officer because of a drunken-driving charge in 2012. Michael A. Dotro, of Manalapan, pleaded guilty to conspiracy…
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Man charged with sex crimes in Edison, New Brunswick
A 38-year-old man has been charged with committing sex crimes in Edison and New Brunswick. Thomas Canales of Franklin Township was also charged with computer theft after he allegedly installed a surveillance system in a client’s home, and then reportedly watched activities in the home through his computer and cell phone, according to a statement released…
