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Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Dating Profile Of VA 'Werewolf Killer' Has Prosecutors Worried For Single Women
Pankaj Bhasin's dating profile says he's an easygoing adventurer who just got back from two years of traveling. What it doesn't say is that he's nicknamed the "Werewolf Killer" and that his vacation was actually a three-year stint in a Northern Virginia mental institution. Bhasin, 37 — who has ties to Blackwood and East Brunswick, NJ — was found not guilty by reason of insanity a year after he drove from his Central Jersey home to Alexandria, VA and fatally stabbed 65-year-old Bradford Jackson, a complete stranger to him. Bhasin was released from the N…
Edison, NJ
News
Fatal Stabbing Reported In Central Jersey
A fatal stabbing is under investigation in Central Jersey, authorities said. The stabbing was reported at 6:29 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Anthony A. Caputo of the New Brunswick Police Department. Police responded to Throop Avenue and Townsend Street. They found a man who had sustained multiple stab wounds. His name had not been released. Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Raymond Quick of the New Brunswick Police Department at (732)745-52…
Edison, NJ
News
Car Strikes Bridge In Central Jersey (
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A car struck a bridge in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred at about 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at Mott Avenue and Gatzmer Avenue in Jamesburg, initial reports said. Traffic was blocked in both directions. There were no immediate details on injuries. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Firefighters Rescue Motorist From Roof Of Car In Central Jersey Floods (
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A motorist was rescued from the roof of their car after getting submerged in Central Jersey floodwater, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. Firefighters plucked the car's occupant from the roof at about 4:40 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 22, reports said. The incident occurred on Leesville Avenue in Woodbridge Township. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Escapes Hour-Long Hotel Hostage Situation With Kids In Room: Somerset Prosecutor
A 39-year-old Georgia man was drunk when he became angry and held woman at gunpoint for nearly an hour in a Central Jersey hotel room in front of her children, then shot her, authorities said. The victim, 37, was ultimately able to escape from Eder Gelin with gunshot wounds to her foot and hip, as he chased her from a room at a World's Fair Drive hotel in Franklin Township around 1:25 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Gelin, who knew the victim, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, kidnapping, weapon possession and child endangerment …
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
NY Woman Ran Prostitution Ring At NJ Massage Parlor: Prosecutor
A 42-year-old woman from Flushing, NY was arrested on accusations she ran a prostitution ring out of a Central Jersey massage parlor, authorities said. An undercover investigation into "numerous anonymous complaints" at a Watchung parlor earlier this month led to the arrest of Zhuhua Luo, 42, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Authorities did not disclose the name of the massage parlor. A search warrant was executed by members of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Northern Street Crimes Task Force and local police, who seized cash as alleged proceeds of prostit…
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Jersey Shore Crash
A 40-year-old motorcyclist from Central Jersey was killed and his passenger seriously hurt in a three-vehicle collision, authorities said. The collision occurred on a rural road in Marlboro Township at about 3 p.m. on Saturday. Aug. 13, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Marlboro Township Police Department responded to the area of Tennent Road and Peregrine Drive. They found the three vehicles involved in the collision: a Ford Explorer driven by a 46-year-old woman from L…
Franklin Township, NJ
Lifestyle
NJ Ice Cream Shop Named Among Best In America
Grab a spoon — a popular gourmet ice cream shop in Central Jersey has been ranked among America’s best. A new list compiled by Thrillist ranked the 40 creameries in the country, and on the list in the Garden State is The Bent Spoon in Princeton. With a rotating selection of two dozen flavors out of about 550 total, The Bent Spoon tops the list for creativity and innovation. Opened in 2004, the shop even uses local and organic ingredients in each and every one of its crafty creations. A recent concoction includes organic sweet corn ice cream with Old Bay seasoning: Vi…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Truck Crash Causes Heavy Delays At Central Jersey Rush (
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A crash involving a truck was causing heavy traffic delays in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 8 on the Basilone Bridge in New Brunswick, initial reports said. There were heavy truck lane delays, a report said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Body Found Floating At Park Near Raritan River (
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A body was found floating at a park near the Raritan River in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The incident was reported before 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 8 at Boyd Park in New Brunswick, initial reports said. No other details were immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Edison, NJ
News
NJ Hit-Run Suspect Accused Of Killing Pedestrian On Walker: Prosecutor
A 30-year-old man from Central Jersey has been arrested in connection with a hit-run crash that killed a pedestrian crossing with a walker, authorities said. On Sunday, Aug. 7, at approximately 8:29 p.m., Perth Amboy police responded to the intersection of Convery Boulevard and Pfeiffer Boulevard. There was a report of a white Dodge Charger that fled the scene after fatally striking an older male pedestrian, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Perth Amboy Police Chief Lawrence Cattano Police found Rocco Chirichillo, 72, of Perth Amboy,…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Central Jersey (
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A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. ALSO SEE: Hit-Run Driver Arrested In Fatal Crash The fatal crash was reported at about 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7 on Route 35 in Perth Amboy, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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