June 15, 2021 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–In a show of support, firefighters from all around the area turned out to honor Past Fire Chief Skip Kontura of Hamilton Township Hose Company Station 15, who is battling cancer. A little bit about Skip Kontura and his involvement in the fire service: Ferdinand “Skip” Kontura was elected…
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February 27, 2020 The Mercer County Narcotics Task Force (MCNTF) concluded a three-month investigation last week with one arrest and the seizure of almost $8,000 in drugs, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported. Onofri stated that, on Friday evening, February 21, 2020, detectives with the MCNTF initiated surveillance of the investigation’s target, Viktor Drobyshevskiy,…
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February 26, 2021 By: Tyler Eckel TRENTON (MERCER)– The Mercer County Narcotics Task Force concluded a two-month investigation this week with one arrest and the seizure $40,000 in drugs, $17,000 in cash, and a handgun, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported. At approximately 5:25 a.m. on Thursday, February 25, 2021, members of the Mercer…
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February 11, 2021 By: Tyler Eckel TRENTON (MERCER)– A Trenton man has been charged with committing a string of armed carjackings and armed robberies, including the armed robbery of a commercial establishment in Trenton, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced today. Joshua Perez, 22, of Trenton, is charged by complaint with one count of Hobbs…
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February 25, 2022 Plainsboro, NJ (MIDDLESEX)– The Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation of an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Feb. 16, 2022, in Plainsboro, N.J. The decedent has been identified as Atiba Lewis, 45, of Plainsboro. The officer who fired at Mr. Lewis is Detective Phillip Nguyen of the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office. According to…
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December 20, 2021 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–Robbinsville Police, Robbinsville Fire Department and EMS, Capital Health Paramedics were dispatched to Rt 130 and Windsor Road for an overturned vehicle at 4:13 p.m. Upon arrival multiple vehicles were involved in the crash and four injuries were reported. Additional ambulances were called from Hightstown and East Windsor, RWJ EMS.…
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July 29, 2021 EAST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–The East Windsor Township Police Department initiated the following police reports through Wednesday, July 28, 2021. 1) Drugs Location: Intent Group/ 658 Etra Road Time/Date: 10:14 PM, 7-22-2021 The officer was detailed to the Intent Group located at 658 Etra Road for a report of a suspicious vehicle…
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March 6, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Police Director Sheilah A. Coley announced yesterday that a Trenton man had been arrested for multiple drug and firearm offenses on Mar. 4, 2021 after a joint city, county, and state operation seized dozens of doses of crack cocaine, multiple firearms, and thousands of dollars in suspected drug proceeds.…
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April 26, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–NEPTUNE, NJ (MONMOUTH)–A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and unlawfully possessing a machinegun, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Davon Harley, 30, of Neptune City, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty by videoconference…
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March 26, 2020 TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today announced that President Donald J. Trump has issued a Major Disaster Declaration for the State of New Jersey. The declaration will provide federal assistance to supplement statewide recovery efforts affected by the COVID-19 pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020.“With our major disaster declaration approved, New Jersey will…
