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2 police sergeants sworn in at counci...

Nearly 100 people showed up at the borough council meeting Monday night for the promotion to sergeant of police...

2 police sergeants sworn in at council meeting
posted on: Nov 5, 2012 | author: Loren Fisher

Power restored to Main Street, Senior...

At about 9 p.m. Thursday, the lights came back to Main St. and the Somerville Senior Housing center on Mountain...

Power restored to Main Street, Senior Housing
posted on: Nov 1, 2012 | author: Loren Fisher

Man arrested for selling drugs at tra...

A Bronx man was arrested at the Somerville train station Monday for selling $18,000 of drugs to an undercover police...

Man arrested for selling drugs at train station
posted on: Oct 23, 2012 | author: Loren Fisher

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

National Night Out

The Somerville Police Department is sponsoring the National Night Out celebration for Somerville at Exchange Field on...

posted on: Aug 1, 2012 | author: Loren Fisher

Brawl with inmate sends 3 officers to...

Three Somerset County corrections officers were transported to the hospital Monday morning after an inmate attacked...

Brawl with inmate sends 3 officers to hospital
posted on: Jul 10, 2012 | author: Editor

Fundraiser to help family of fallen p...

Mannion’s Pub and Restaurant will host an all-day fundraiser on Tuesday, July 10, to benefit the Dakota Racine Trust...

Fundraiser to help family of fallen police officer
posted on: Jul 9, 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

Large bear visits Somerville neighbor...

Some residents around Lisa Terrace woke this morning with an unexpected visitor in the neighborhood – a 500...

Large bear visits Somerville neighborhood
posted on: May 12, 2012 | author: Loren Fisher

Officer Claude Racine funeral arrange...

Somerville police officer Claude Racine died Wednesday night after crashing on his motorcycle on the New Jersey...

Officer Claude Racine funeral arrangements
posted on: Apr 27, 2012 | author: Loren Fisher

Police officer dies in motorcycle acc...

Somerville police officer Claude Racine died Wednesday night in an off-duty motorcycle accident on the New Jersey...

Police officer dies in motorcycle accident
posted on: Apr 26, 2012 | author: Loren Fisher

Left turned banned on Davenport Stree...

There was a rare split vote at Monday’s Somerville borough council meeting over whether to prohibit left turns...

Left turned banned on Davenport Street
posted on: Apr 17, 2012 | author: Loren Fisher

County-wide police consolidation prop...

A proposal to create a county-wide police force would save Somerville at least $3 million over 10 years. The proposal...

County-wide police consolidation proposed
posted on: Apr 13, 2012 | author: Loren Fisher

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

Car crashes through wall at Somervill...

A female driver ran her car into a concrete wall at the Somerville YMCA Friday morning, punching a large hole in the...

Car crashes through wall at Somerville YMCA
posted on: Jan 20, 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

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

Somerset County Sheriff’s K-9 u...

The Somerset County Sheriff’s K-9 unit received a donation of $2,500 last month. The donation, given on behalf...

Somerset County Sheriff’s K-9 unit receives donation
posted on: Oct 21, 2011 | author: Editor

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

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

Police consolidation to be topic of c...

The Somerset County Business Partnership, in cooperation with Raritan Valley Community College will present...

Police consolidation to be topic of conference
posted on: Sep 27, 2011 | author: admin

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

Somerville man charged with pharmacy ...

A Somerville man was charged by Bridgewater police with breaking into a pharmacy and taking cigarettes. Patch.com...

Somerville man charged with pharmacy breakin
posted on: Sep 16, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

2 hurt in car crash at Grove and Will...

An early morning crash involving two vehicles sent two people to Somerset Medical Center. The incident occurred at the...

2 hurt in car crash at Grove and William Streets
posted on: Sep 13, 2011 | author: Loren Fisher

Tours of historic house to benefit So...

Guided tours of the former J. Harper Smith Estate, located at 228 Altamont Place in Somerville, NJ, will be conducted...

Tours of historic house to benefit Somerville police
posted on: Sep 8, 2011 | author: Editor

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

‘Sheriff for a Day’ conte...

Somerset County public and private school students in grades 6 through 12 are invited to submit a design for a...

‘Sheriff for a Day’ contest open to students
posted on: Aug 11, 2011 | author: Editor

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

Somerville police issue notice about ...

This is a notice issued by the Somerville police department about the upcoming change of Union St. to...

Somerville police issue notice about Union St.
posted on: Aug 5, 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