The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office announced Wednesday afternoon that all remaining charges against Ed Forchion, better known as NJ Weedman, have been dismissed “After a review of the defendant’s pending cases, we feel the downgrade and...
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Police investigating two deaths in Robbinsville
Robbinsville police were called to a residence on Robbinsville-Edinburgh Road on Monday afternoon, June 4, and discovered two dead people in the home. A preliminary investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force suggests that the deaths were...
Police: Man grabbed woman’s buttocks in parking lot in downtown Princeton
A woman was walking to work in downtown just before 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, when she was groped by a man in the rear parking lot behind the Santander Bank on Nassau Street. The man allegedly grabbed the woman’s buttocks with both hands...
Police identify Belle Mead teen who died in Hillsborough crash
A 19-year-old Belle Mead resident died in a crash in Hillsborough early Saturday morning, police said. Chase Coram was driving a 2015 Toyota Scion FRS heading south on Willow Road about a tenth of a mile south of Kilmer Road just before 6 a.m. on...
Teen dies in West Windsor crash
An 18-year-old resident of East Windsor died Sunday morning in West Windsor after crashing a car into a tree, police said. The crash was the second fatal crash in the greater Princeton area this weekend involving a teen and a tree. A 19-year-old...
Hopewell Police warn area residents about parking ticket scam
Someone is leaving fake parking tickets on the windshields of vehicles in Hopewell Township, police said. A Haddon Court resident reported that someone left a “Notice of Delinquent Parking Violation” on the windshield of his car...
Two apartments uninhabitable in West Windsor after fire
Just before midnight on May 3, police were dispatched to Goodrow Court at the Mews Apartments in West Windsor because a fire alarm went off. As officers were driving to the complex, dispatchers also received reports that people saw flames and smoke...
Plainsboro woman dies after crash in South Brunswick
A 60-year-old woman from Plainsboro died in a crash at the intersection of Route 535 and Route 32 in South Brunswick on Monday night just before 7 p.m., police said. Ming Xiong was driving a 2007 Toyota Corolla and was stopped at a red traffic light...
Long-haul trucking company owner sentenced to nine years in prison for allegedly filing more than $1.2 million in fraudulent insurance claims
A man with long-haul trucking companies based in Middlesex County was sentenced to nine years in state prison today for allegedly filing more than $1.2 million in false claims for refrigerated cargo purportedly spoiled in cross-country transport...
Prosecutor: $50,000 in marijuana products seized in East Windsor
An East Windsor resident was arrested last week after a month-long investigation by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force that resulted in the seizure of $50,000 in marijuana products. On April 18, officers with the Mercer County Prosecutor’s...
New Jersey state trooper allegedly stopped female drivers and pressured them to date him
A New Jersey state trooper was indicted on Thursday for allegedly conducting improper stops of two female drivers for the purpose of pressuring them to begin a personal relationship with him. The trooper allegedly then falsified records to cover up...
$200,000 in heroin seized by police
A six-month joint investigation into heroin distribution in Mercer County led to the arrest last week of a Ewing man and the seizure of about $200,000 worth of heroin. Detectives said they identified Ewing resident Daquan Baylor as a...
NJ attorney general releases footage of fatal shooting by state police at Princeton Panera
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office Monday released surveillance footage taken at the Princeton Panera on March 20 showing state troopers fatally shooting Scott Mielentz, 56, of Lawrenceville after a five-hour standoff. Mielentz was brandishing...
Panera shooting still under investigation by NJ attorney general’s office
No new information has been released about the police-involved shooting that took place at the Panera in downtown Princeton on March 20. Scott Mielentz, 56, brandished a gun in the Panera and was in a standoff with police for about five hours. He...
NJ attorney general announces statewide initiative to strengthen police and community relations
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal today announced a new initiative called the 21st Century Community Policing Project that was created in an attempt to promote stronger police-community relations. Town hall meetings, discussions and other...
Route 29 crash victims identified as Lambertville residents
The Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Office has positively identified the two people who died after a crash on Route 29 in Hopewell on Monday. Both crash victims are Lambertville residents. Arthur Reed, 42, was the driver of the Ford Crown...
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