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Police & Fire

Know Them? Police Seek ID For Phillipsburg Assault Suspects Police are seeking the public’s help identifying two men they say were involved in an assault in Phillipsburg. The men recently assaulted the victim in the downtown area of Phillipsburg, authorities said Friday. Anyone with information about the suspects’ identities is asked to contact the Phillipsburg Police Department at (908) 835-2002.

by Valerie Musson

11/22/2021

News

Unvaccinated Students Must Quarantine After Thanksgiving Travel, NJ School District Says Non-vaccinated students in one New Jersey school district will be required to quarantine after traveling over Thanksgiving break, officials announced. The South Orange-Maplewood School District confirmed the decision in a Nov. 16 letter to the community on its website. “The District will collect information from parents/guardians of unvaccinated students who plan on traveling either domestically (outside of PA, NJ, NY, CT, DE) or outside of the United States during the Thanksgiving break,” reads the letter. “To keep our students, staff and community safe, unvaccinated students will need t…

by Valerie Musson

11/22/2021

Police & Fire

Know Anything? Gunshots Fired At Easton Home, Police Say Several gunshots were fired at an Easton home before dawn Sunday in an apparently targeted attack, police said. The shooter fired at a residence on the 100 block of S. 11th Street just before 4:20 a.m., Easton Police Inspector John Piperato said in a release. No injuries were reported, though ballistic evidence was recovered from the scene, Piperato said. “Based on the information obtained, it is believed that this residence was the target of the gunfire,” police said. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact city detectives at 610-250-6780 or the tip…

by Valerie Musson

11/22/2021

Police & Fire

Princeton Police Seek ID For Suspects In Leather Handbag Theft Police in Princeton are seeking the public’s help identifying two suspects in a leather handbag theft. The suspects — pictured above — were seen stealing the bag from a business on Nassau Street on Thursday, Oct. 21, Princeton Police said in a Friday release. Anyone with information about the suspects’ identities is asked to email Detective Eric Dawson at edawson@princetonnj.gov or call (609) 921-2100, ext. 1832.

by Valerie Musson

11/19/2021

Police & Fire

Know Anything? One Car Burglarized, Another Stolen Overnight In Mercer County One car was burglarized and another stolen overnight in Mercer County, authorities said. The first vehicle was left unlocked in the Penns Neck section of West Windsor Township and rifled through before dawn Friday, local police said. The thief took an unspecified amount of cash, police said. Meanwhile, a Honda Accord was reported stolen around the same area, police said. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the key fob was left inside. Residents and business owners in the Penns Neck area are asked to check surveillance footage. Anyone with information is asked to contact the West Windsor …

by Valerie Musson

11/19/2021

Police & Fire

Know Anything? Police Probe Easton Shooting Involving Uncooperative Victim Police are seeking answers about a Thursday night shooting in Easton involving a victim they say was not cooperative with their investigation. Officers responding to an unrelated incident at St. Luke’s Hospital in Easton were notified that a gunshot victim had arrived in a private vehicle from the city just after 7 p.m., Lt. Matthew T. Gerould said in a release. The victim — a 22-year-old man — did not cooperate with investigating officers, Gerould said. Police recovered evidence of gunfire in the fire alley south of the 1000 block of Washington Street. The man’s injuries were consid…

by Valerie Musson

11/19/2021

Police & Fire

Not So Sweet: Tractor-Trailer Carrying 40,000 Pounds Of Sugar Overturns In Sussex County Emergency crews made a not-so-sweet discovery Thursday evening when they rushed to the scene of a Sussex County crash and found an overturned tractor-trailer loaded with 40,000 pounds of sugar. The trailer overturned and went down an embankment on Limecrest Road in Andover Township around 4:40 p.m., the local police department said. A detour was put into place as heavy duty wreckers from three companies were called to the scene to help upright the tractor-trailer due its size and embankment angle, police said. No injuries were reported, and the road was reopened by 9:20 p.m., the township…

by Valerie Musson

11/19/2021

News

Support Surges For Beloved Madison Man Diagnosed With Rare Brain Cancer Support is on the rise for a beloved family man from Madison who was recently diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer. Giorgi Pasikashvili, a longtime Madison resident, was taken to the hospital by his loving wife Nana on August 30 after suffering three months of personality changes and extreme headaches, according to a GoFundMe launched for his medical expenses, including a stair lift. Pasikashvili, described as a “very hard worker” and a “sweet, kind and friendly man with anyone he meets,” underwent brain surgery after an MRI detected a tumor on Sept. 5, according to the campaign, star…

by Valerie Musson

11/18/2021

Police & Fire

US Marshals Nab Trenton Double-Murder Suspect In Arizona: Authorities A Trenton man charged with the fatal shootings of his landlord and another man last month was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Arizona, authorities said. Gabriel Vilorio-Jaquez, 33, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful person, one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and one count of second-degree certain persons not to possess a firearm, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said Thursday. Vilorio-Jaquez, of Cleveland Avenue, is accused of shooting Everth Barrera, 56, of Ewing, and Ed…

by Valerie Musson

11/18/2021

Police & Fire

Philly Man Armed With Loaded Gun Nabbed Moments Before Attempted Mercer County Burglary: Police A Philadelphia man was armed with a loaded handgun when he was caught moments before potentially attempting a burglary in Mercer County, authorities said. Stephen Rossiter, 43, was seen carrying a pair of bolt cutters and walking toward the backyard of a home on the 100 block of McCosh Circle in Princeton just after 1 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Officers followed Rossiter, citing “recent vehicle thefts, vehicle burglaries and thefts of catalytic converters in the area,” and approached him for questioning. A follow-up investigation resulted in Rossiter being placed under arrest for possess…

by Valerie Musson

11/18/2021

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