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17 cars vandalized in Raritan; $1,000...

Seventeen cars parked along First Street in Raritan were vandalized on Aug. 21 and 22 and now a $1,000 reward is being...

17 cars vandalized in Raritan; $1,000 reward
posted on: Aug 29, 2012 | author: Editor

Town hall meeting on underage drinkin...

A town hall meeting on underage drinking is Wednesday, May 23.  The meeting is open to parents and teens and is...

posted on: May 21, 2012 | author: Editor

Police dispatching now done by Somers...

In a cost cutting move, Somerville’s police officers are now being dispatched by Somerset County’s...

Police dispatching now done by Somerset County
posted on: Mar 12, 2012 | author: Loren Fisher

Craigslist ad leads to $2,500 robbery

A man responding to an online ad on Craigslist.org was robbed of $2,500.00 in a Fairview Ave. apartment complex,...

Craigslist ad leads to $2,500 robbery
posted on: Feb 29, 2012 | author: Loren Fisher

Man arrested for carjacking at hospit...

A Colonia man has been arrested for an attempted car jacking at Somerset Medical Center. Somerset County Prosecutor...

Man arrested for carjacking at hospital
posted on: Feb 14, 2012 | author: Editor

Police blotter: Man arrested for sexu...

2/4 Criminal sexual contact A 19-year-old woman was walking home at 11:30 p.m. along Somerset St. near Veterans...

Police blotter: Man arrested for sexual contact
posted on: Feb 14, 2012 | author: Loren Fisher

Police blotter: fires and stolen cars

1/14 Stolen car A woman reported that her gray 1998 Nissan Sentra was stolen  from a parking lot on Mountain...

Police blotter: fires and stolen cars
posted on: Jan 27, 2012 | author: Loren Fisher

Two teens charged in Somerville HS ro...

Two Somerville teens have been arrested after allegedly robbing a 16-year-old student in the Somerville High School...

Two teens charged in Somerville HS robbery
posted on: Jan 11, 2012 | author: Loren Fisher

Patrick Lott arrested for videotaping...

Patrick Lott, a popular local educator and volunteer coach, has been arrested for illicitly videotaping boys in the...

Patrick Lott arrested for videotaping boys in school shower
posted on: Dec 29, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Woman takes wallet, gives cashier pho...

12/5 Burglary of residence Police were called to a house on Central Ave. for a report of a burglary. The house, which...

Woman takes wallet, gives cashier phone number
posted on: Dec 15, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Man with knife robs Somerville Hess s...

An employee at the Hess gas station on Rt. 202-206 was knocked to the ground, tied up and robbed by a man wielding a...

Man with knife robs Somerville Hess station
posted on: Nov 30, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Police looking to stop texting while ...

The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, the Somerset County Association of Chiefs of Police, Somerset Medical...

Police looking to stop texting while driving
posted on: Nov 29, 2011 | author: admin

Police blotter: Cash stolen from regi...

11/18 Wallet stolen A man reported at 8:30 p.m. his wallet was missing from his coat that was hanging in unlocked...

Police blotter: Cash stolen from register
posted on: Nov 28, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Armed man robs Somerset Savings Bank

A man walked into the Somerset Savings Bank Monday morning, showed a gun and demanded money from two bank...

Armed man robs Somerset Savings Bank
posted on: Nov 21, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Bike riding on sidewalk becomes drug ...

11/1 Laptop stolen from ShopRite A produce merchandiser at ShopRite reported that a laptop computer was missing from a...

Bike riding on sidewalk becomes drug bust
posted on: Nov 10, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Police blotter: man sleeping on porch

10/20 Cell phone stolen at high school A student reported that her iPhone was taken from her backpack at Somerville...

Police blotter: man sleeping on porch
posted on: Oct 26, 2011 | author: admin

Teen robbed at gunpoint on Rt. 202 in...

A 17-year-old girl was taken to the hospital after allegedly being robbed at gunpoint and assaulted in a parking lot...

Teen robbed at gunpoint on Rt. 202 in Raritan
posted on: Oct 17, 2011 | author: admin

Police blotter: wallet taken from pas...

10/6 Man reports wallet stolen while passed out A man on James St. said that his wallet was taken from him while he...

Police blotter: wallet taken from passed out man
posted on: Oct 11, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Somerville police nab gas station rob...

Two men accused of robbing an Exxon service station in Branchburg were caught by Somerville police Sunday. Albert...

Somerville police nab gas station robbers
posted on: Oct 3, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Suspicious suitcase on Main St. not a...

A suspicious piece of luggage sitting in front of the Armed Forces recruiting station at the corner of Main St. and...

Suspicious suitcase on Main St. not a bomb
posted on: Sep 24, 2011 | author: admin

Police blotter: Jeep left on milk cra...

9/19 Wheels stolen off Jeep Fullerton Chrysler reported that four wheels were taken from a 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee...

Police blotter: Jeep left on milk crates
posted on: Sep 24, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Somerville man charged in marijuana s...

 A Somerville man was arrested Tuesday on Gaston Ave. and a bag of marijuana was confiscated from his car. Charles...

Somerville man charged in marijuana sting
posted on: Sep 23, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Man arrested for selling drugs near I...

A Bridgewater man was arrested for selling drugs to an uncover officer three times on Mercer St. near Immaculata High...

Man arrested for selling drugs near Immaculata
posted on: Sep 22, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Pair indicted in stabbing at Somervil...

A Newark man and his Somerville female accomplice arrested in stabbing of a 28-year-old Newark man at the Somerville...

Pair indicted in stabbing at Somerville train station
posted on: Sep 21, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Police blotter: Dog attacks and burgl...

8/16 Burglary, forcible entry of a residence A laptop and checkbook we reported stolen from a house on S. Bridge St. ...

Police blotter: Dog attacks and burglaries
posted on: Sep 12, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Suspect in Somerville stabbing surren...

Rasheem Woods, 30, of Newark surrendered to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s office Thursday night after being...

Suspect in Somerville stabbing surrenders
posted on: Aug 19, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Police blotter: suspect hiding in clo...

The latest reports from the Somerville Police Department: 8/13 Stolen bicycle A resident of E. Cliff St reported a...

Police blotter: suspect hiding in closet
posted on: Aug 18, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Newark man wanted in Somerville stabb...

The Somerset County Prosecutor and Somerville police are searching for a Newark man wanted for a Sunday morning...

Newark man wanted in Somerville stabbing
posted on: Aug 16, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Police blotter: Child tackled by dog

July 29 Child tackled by dog Police were call at 4:54 p.m. to Third St. and Center St. and found that a child had been...

Police blotter: Child tackled by dog
posted on: Aug 10, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Burned fish sticks and other police r...

July 27 Fire call At 3:26 p.m. a fire alarm was activated at 124 E. Main St. Patrolman Troy Powell found fish sticks...

Burned fish sticks and other police reports
posted on: Aug 4, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Somerville man arrested for stealing ...

Raritan police have charged a 64-year-old Somerville man with stealing $2.01 from a parked vechicle. Joseph Kirchner...

Somerville man arrested for stealing $2.01
posted on: Jul 26, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

5 Somerville men arrested for being d...

Wayne Janick, 70, was arrested for being $27,800 in arrears, Frederick Davis, 37, for $20,714.11, Nicholas Sutphen,...

5 Somerville men arrested for being deadbeat dads
posted on: Jul 22, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Police planning National Night Out ce...

  The Somerville Police Department is sponsoring a National Night Out celebration on Tuesday, August...

Police planning National Night Out celebration
posted on: Jul 19, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Big brother may watch you in Bridgewa...

The Bridgewater township council is considering an ordinance that will allow them to use a license plate reader to...

Big brother may watch you in Bridgewater
posted on: Jul 18, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Man pleads guilty in brutal Memorial ...

Gary W. Wilson, 28, of Bridgewater, plead guilty today to the murder of Carolyn Stone at her Oak Street, Bridgewater...

Man pleads guilty in brutal Memorial Day murder
posted on: Jul 13, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher