Tag: No Early Release Act

  • 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…

  • Old Bridge man will serve 28 years in prison for strangling mother

    Old Bridge man will serve 28 years in prison for strangling mother

    NEW BRUNSWICK — A 31-year-old Old Bridge man will spend 28 years in prison for strangling his mother to death under a plea agreement. Frank Polera, 31, pleaded guilty on Jan. 29 to aggravated manslaughter in the death of Patricia Polera, 61, on Nov. 26, 2016, under a plea agreement reached with Middlesex County Assistant…

  • Plea deal will send Edison man to prison for role in drug-inducted death

    NEW BRUNSWICK — A resident of Edison is facing eight years in prison for providing the drugs that caused the death of an Edison man in 2016. Emile “Oatmeal” Constable Jr., 25, has pleaded guilty to one count of first degree strict liability for drug induced death for providing the combination of heroin and fentanyl…

  • Dotro sentenced to 20 years in prison for years of ‘demons’

    Dotro sentenced to 20 years in prison for years of ‘demons’

      NEW BRUNSWICK — It was the tale of two Michael Dotros — one who could do his job as an Edison police officer, and one much more sinister. Up until his plea deal on Aug. 21, Assistant Prosecutor Russell Curley said Dotro, 40, of Manalapan, couldn’t control his “demons” over the course of the…