Tag: Montgomery
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Attorney practicing in Montgomery accused of making false statements in visa applications
An attorney operating a law firm in Somerset County was charged on Feb. 23 for allegedly making false statements in visa applications. Steven G. Thomas, 52, of New Hope, Pennsylvania, is charged by complaint with preparing and filing false visa applications on behalf of clients, according to information provided by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.…
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Montgomery police blotter
The driver of a Ford F350 pickup truck escaped injury when he lost control of the truck on County Route 533/River Road Feb. 3 because of wet road conditions and excessive speed, police said. The truck off the road and into a ditch. The truck had to be pulled out of the ditch by a…
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Family left homeless after chimney fire on Dutchtown-Zion Road
A Dutchtown-Zion Road family was left homeless after a chimney fire spread into the rest of the house Feb. 5, according to the Montgomery Township Police Department. The fire, which was called in at 10:15 a.m., started in the chimney. The first police officers on the scene saw smoke coming from the house, according to…
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Montgomery Township police peacefully disarm youth in crisis
Four Montgomery Township police officers used de-escalation techniques to disarm a juvenile who was in crisis and holding a knife, according to the Montgomery Township Police Department. The police officers were sent to the youth’s home Jan. 13 after a caller reported that the youth was holding a knife and refused to speak. Once at…
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Family escapes unharmed from attic fire on Cherry Brook Drive
A Cherry Brook Drive family escaped unharmed when a fire broke out in the attic of their home shortly after 3 a.m. Feb. 1, according to the Montgomery Township Police Department. Police were called to the single-family home after a caller reported an odor of smoke in the house at 3:18 a.m. When police officers…
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Montgomery, Rocky Hill move to 12th Congressional District
Montgomery Township and Rocky Hill Borough, which have been represented by U.S. Representative Tom Malinowski in the 7th Congressional District, are being shuffled into a reconfigured 12th Congressional District. The two towns will be represented by U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman of the 12th Congressional District. Watson Coleman, like Malinowski, is a Democrat. The move…
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Montgomery police blotter
A 36-year-old Florida man was charged with driving while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a breath test Jan. 20. Police responded to a call about a suspected intoxicated driver who was reportedly driving to a liquor store. Police located the man as he was pulling into the parking lot at the Discount Wine Market…
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Hillsborough driver escapes injury after car leaves Hollow Road in Montgomery
A Hillsborough Township woman escaped injury when the 1997 Ford pickup truck she was driving left the road and landed on its side in a ditch on Hollow Road in Montgomery Township on Jan. 5, according to the Montgomery Township Police Department. The 21-year-old woman was able to get out of the overturned pickup truck,…
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Montgomery driver escapes injury when car leaves road
A 19-year-old Skillman man escaped injury when his 2016 Ford Escape left the road and landed in a wooded area of Sunset Road between two houses, according to the Montgomery Township Police Department. Police were sent to investigate a one-car crash and found the sport utility vehicle disabled in the woods shortly after 10 p.m.…