Jersey Shore Driver, 27, Gets 8-Year Prison Sentence For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Jersey Shore Driver, 27, Gets 8-Year Prison Sentence For Fatal Hit-Run Crash
Jersey Shore Driver, 27, Gets 8-Year Prison Sentence For Fatal Hit-Run Crash A 27-year-old man from Central Jersey was sentenced to up to eight years in state prison on Thursday for a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian last year in New Brunswick, authorities said. Daquan White of North Brunswick was arrested and charged in the April 20, 2019, vehicular death of Anthony Cruz-Medina, 22, of New Brunswick, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a press statement. White was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Diane Pincus, to a prison term of 8 years with 4 years of parole ineligibility for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash res…
Teen Charged In Connection To String Of Long Island Robberies Teen Charged In Connection To String Of Long Island Robberies
Teen Charged In Connection To String Of Long Island Robberies A teenager went on a string of auto robberies on multiple occasions in Nassau County and is now facing a host of charges, police said. An investigation into multiple incidents on several dates in Nassau County led to the arrest of Navindra Naidu, 19, who was found to be responsible for at least three robberies. Police said that at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Friday, May 29 in East Meadow, Naidu arranged to meet with a 34-year-old man to test drive a vehicle that the victim was selling over the Internet.  After the test drive, the victim was standing outside his car when Naidu jumped …
Winning Lotto Tickets Sold In Newark, North Brunswick Winning Lotto Tickets Sold In Newark, North Brunswick
Winning Lotto Tickets Sold In Newark, North Brunswick A pair of New Jersey lottery tickets splitting a $273,232 jackpot were sold in Essex and Middlesex counties. The Jersey Cash 5 tickets from last Thursday's drawing were sold at Park Place News in Newark and Circle Exxon on Route 1 in North Brunswick. The winning numbers were 04, 07, 10, 15, and 26 and the XTRA number was 02. The retailers will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for each winning ticket sold. Each winner will take home $136,616.
Prosecutor: DUI Drivers Arrested In 3-Car Crash That Killed Central Jersey Teenager Prosecutor: DUI Drivers Arrested In 3-Car Crash That Killed Central Jersey Teenager
Prosecutor: DUI Drivers Arrested In 3-Car Crash That Killed Central Jersey Teenager Two men have been arrested in connection with a three-car crash that resulted in the death of a 19-year-old woman from Milltown last month, authorities said.  Felicity B. Eden, 19, who was driving one of the cars involved in a chain reaction collision on May 24, was pronounced dead at the scene, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and North Brunswick Police Director Kenneth P. McCormick said in a statement. Rashawn Stevens, 33, of Newark and Garry Givens-Owens, 28, of Somerset were charged with strict liability vehicular homicide, driving wh…
Authorities Locate Suspect SUV In Fatal North Brunswick Hit-Run Authorities Locate Suspect SUV In Fatal North Brunswick Hit-Run
Authorities Locate Suspect SUV In Fatal North Brunswick Hit-Run An SUV wanted in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a 22-year-old Princeton woman has been located, authorities said. "The driver has been located and the investigation is continuing," said Andrea Boulton, spokeswoman for the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. No charges had been issued as of Monday, she said. The county prosecutor and North Brunswick police had asked for the public's help to locate a dark-colored SUV captured in a surveillance photo near the 1 a.m. collision. Alysa Kristjanson, 22, of Princeton was found along Route 130 near a Dunkin' Donuts in North Bruns…
Authorities Locate Suspect SUV In Fatal North Brunswick Hit-Run Authorities Locate Suspect SUV In Fatal North Brunswick Hit-Run
Authorities Locate Suspect SUV In Fatal North Brunswick Hit-Run An SUV wanted in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a 22-year-old Princeton woman has been located, authorities said. "The driver has been located and the investigation is continuing," said Andrea Boulton, spokeswoman for the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. No charges had been issued as of Monday, she said. The county prosecutor and North Brunswick police had asked for the public's help to locate a dark-colored SUV captured in a surveillance photo near the 1 a.m. collision. Alysa Kristjanson, 22, of Princeton was found along Route 130 near a Dunkin' Donuts in North Bruns…
Authorities Locate Suspect SUV In Fatal North Brunswick Hit-Run Authorities Locate Suspect SUV In Fatal North Brunswick Hit-Run
Authorities Locate Suspect SUV In Fatal North Brunswick Hit-Run An SUV wanted in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a 22-year-old Princeton woman has been located, authorities said. "The driver has been located and the investigation is continuing," said Andrea Boulton, spokeswoman for the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. No charges had been issued as of Monday, she said. The county prosecutor and North Brunswick police had asked for the public's help to locate a dark-colored SUV captured in a surveillance photo near the 1 a.m. collision. Alysa Kristjanson, 22, of Princeton was found along Route 130 near a Dunkin' Donuts in North Bruns…
One Dead In 3-Car North Brunswick Crash One Dead In 3-Car North Brunswick Crash
One Dead In 3-Car North Brunswick Crash One person died in a three-car crash early Sunday morning in North Brunswick, authorities said. The incident occurred around 4:10 a.m. on the southbound side of Route 1 near Walmart, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and North Brunswick Police Department Director Kenneth P. McCormick said. The victim, whose identity was not immediately being released, was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash remains under investigation. Further details were not released. Anyone with information is asked to contact North Brunswick Patrolman Jason Zier at (732) 247-092…
Police: Agitated Man Kicks, Spits, Shouts 'Now You Have Coronavirus' At Edison Officers Police: Agitated Man Kicks, Spits, Shouts 'Now You Have Coronavirus' At Edison Officers
Police: Agitated Man Kicks, Spits, Shouts 'Now You Have Coronavirus' At Edison Officers An emotionally disturbed man coughed on, spit at and kicked police officers, shouting, "I have the coronavirus. I want somebody to come touch me," authorities in Edison said. The man's parents called police around 11 p.m. Wednesday saying that he was "out of control," the department wrote in a Facebook post. Responding officers said they tried to calm him down, but the man fought with them at the house and then again at headquarters. "Now you all have the coronavirus," they said he told them. Police, who withheld his name, charged him with obstruction, criminal mischief, making terroristi…
Boy, 14, Charged With Killing Trenton Man With Headshot During Argument Boy, 14, Charged With Killing Trenton Man With Headshot During Argument
Boy, 14, Charged With Killing Trenton Man With Headshot During Argument A 14-year-old boy from Hamilton killed a Trenton man with a gunshot to the head during an argument, authorities said. Detectives from the Mercer County Homicide Task Force took the boy into custody at his home Tuesday morning, they said. They filed a delinquency complaint charging the boy with killing 37-year-old Danavan Phillips during a fight the night before in the 100 block of Oakland Street, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a news release. The teen, whom Onofri didn't identify because of his age, shot Phillips once under the chin, the prosecutor said, without discussin…
UPDATED: Coronavirus Concerns Cancel Classes Across NJ UPDATED: Coronavirus Concerns Cancel Classes Across NJ
Updated: Coronavirus Concerns Cancel Classes Across NJ Several schools and universities have cancelled classes in an effort to plan ahead and prevent the spread of coronavirus in New Jersey (scroll for complete list). As of Thursday, there were 29 presumed positive cases in New Jersey, including a 16- and- 17-year-old. UPDATE: All Bergen County schools will close indefinitely as of 3 p.m. Friday, Bergen County Jim Tedesco announced Thursday evening. Rutgers University recently announced classes would be held remotely after spring break. Students were strongly encouraged to remain off campus through April 3. Bergen Community College extended S…
'TERRIFIED': Central NJ Dad Ripped Away From Family By ICE In Traffic Stop Faces Deportation 'TERRIFIED': Central NJ Dad Ripped Away From Family By ICE In Traffic Stop Faces Deportation
'Terrified': Central NJ Dad Ripped Away From Family By ICE In Traffic Stop Faces Deportation A Middlesex County family is desperate to keep their father in the U.S. after he was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in a traffic stop. Melvin Herrera of North Brunswick, who is an undocumented immigrant, was arrested last November for an expired registration of a vehicle that wasn't even his, ABC7 reports. Herrera was driving a van in Plainfield for his job as a construction worker, and instead of being ticketed, he was arrested and handed over to ICE. The breadwinner and father of three -- whose younger kids, William, 12, and Valerie, 4, have autism -- i…