Worst roommate ever? He sold her car, charged thousands on her credit cards
Defendant sold her car without her knowledge on a website and made approximately $13,000 in fraudulent charges on victim's account. Franklin police arrested an Edison man after a lengthy investigation...
View ArticleNew Brunswick High School placed on lockdown after report of gunshots
The lockdown was later modified to a shelter-in-place so that classes could continue. File photo NEW BRUNSWICK - A report of possible gunshots Monday morning in an area behind New Brunswick High...
View ArticleWoman charged in scam targeting Indian-Americans, police say
Police are warning of a scheme that may be targeting the Indian-American community by defrauding people with false reports of housing foreclosures. Police say Mahwish Chaudry of Piscataway defrauded a...
View ArticleMiddlesex County towns saw drops in most crimes in 2014, FBI report shows
Crime dropped in most Middlesex County towns according to data released Monday by the FBI, although violent crime went up in New Brunswick. Most towns in Middlesex County saw rates in most crime...
View ArticleDid hacker taunt Rutgers over latest cyber attack?
Exfocus, an alleged hacker, posted a series of messages on Twitter before Monday's attack on Rutgers' computer network. NEW BRUNSWICK -- An alleged hacker appeared to taunt Rutgers University...
View Article20 people indicted as part of Bayshore heroin ring
Dubbed "Operation Family Tides," the 10-month investigation by several county and local law enforcement agencies revealed the members obtained large quantities of heroin in raw undiluted form and then...
View ArticleRutgers computer system attacked again
Rutgers University was plagued with computer problems again Monday. NEW BRUNSWICK -- Rutgers University's computer network was crippled by a cyber attack Monday, leaving much of the state university...
View ArticleHospital employee says she was sexually harassed, punished for breastfeeding
A woman employee at RWJ University Hospital Hamilton faced gender discrimination and harassment from her supervisor both before and after her maternity leave. HAMILTON - A female security supervisor...
View ArticlePolice search for Perth Amboy teen missing since Sunday
Christian Reyes is believed to have run away from his Perth Amboy home, police stated in an email alert. Christian Reyes, 16, has been missing since Sunday night, according to police.Perth Amboy...
View ArticleSecret scheme kept Catholic hospitals out of N.J.'s largest network,...
New Jersey's largest insurance company "schemed in secret" to "deliberately exclude" Catholic hospitals from a new plan that will lure away customers with cheaper premiums, the president of the...
View ArticleFire union questions rising ambulance costs, Edison mayor's ethics
The cost of ambulance service is on the rise, the fire union claims. EDISON -- The chest pains started not long after firefighter Joe Dipple arrived at the scene. Laden with gear, fully exerted as he...
View ArticleRutgers working with police to find hacker after latest cyber attack
The university was hit with a cyber attack Monday that left most of the 65,000-student university without internet access for much of the day. NEW BRUNSWICK -- Rutgers University officials are working...
View ArticleMother of inmate who died of broken neck files lawsuit
David Yearby's mother filed suit Tuesday against Middlesex County, Piscataway police and employees at the Middlesex County jail, charging they are responsible for causing their son's death while he...
View ArticleCops searching for alleged serial TD Bank coin thief
The latest one came on Monday night, at around 11:20 p.m., in Howell Township, police said. Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the man in this surveillance photo. (Howell Township...
View ArticleDead inmate's mom wants justice for her son who died in jail
The mother of a Plainfield man who died in the Middlesex County jail in November said she filed suit against Middlesex County, Piscataway and employees of the county jail because she wants justice for...
View ArticleEdison wants money for cops' body cameras
The Edison Police Department wants to outfit officers with body cameras. EDISON -- Long plagued by discipline problems at every rank, the Edison Police Department is seeking federal and state money to...
View ArticleSupport grows for employee claiming breastfeeding discrimination
The Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton security supervisor received sweeping support on Tuesday after she claimed workplace discrimination. HAMILTON - The security supervisor suing her...
View ArticlePerth Amboy police find teen who was missing for 3 days
Christian Reyes left his home in Perth Amboy Sunday night. Christian ReyesPerth Amboy Police Department PERTH AMBOY - Police say they've found a teenager who had been missing from his home since...
View ArticleNJ writer honored at Dharma conference
At the Global Dharma Conference, held at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center on Sept. 11, Hindu-American writer Rajiv Malhotra of Princeton was honored with the Pride of Dharma award along...
View ArticleRaccoon tests positive for rabies in North Brunswick
A raccoon has tested positive for rabies in North Brunswick, the eighth animal to test positive for the disease in Middlesex County this year although the first one for North Brunswick, according to...
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