$3.2M Worth Of Popular Party Drug MDMA Found On CA Man At Hampton Truck Stop: Authorities $3.2M Worth Of Popular Party Drug MDMA Found On CA Man At Hampton Truck Stop: Authorities $3.2M Worth Of Popular Party Drug MDMA Found On CA Man At Hampton Truck Stop: Authorities
$3.2M Worth Of Popular Party Drug MDMA Found On CA Man At Hampton Truck Stop: Authorities A California man is facing drug charges in New Jersey after authorities found him with 50 kilograms of popular party drug MDMA at a New Jersey truck stop. Ranjeet Singh, 29, of Bakersfield, CA, was arrested at the Pilot Truck Stop in Hampton (Hunterdon County) on Thursday, Oct. 10, following a month-long investigation, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. At the time of his arrest, Singh was found with 50 kilograms of MDMA, commonly known as molly (crystal form). The drug acts as both a stimulant and a hallucinogen, Robeson's office said. The street value of the seiz…
NJ Water Company Pauses Billing After Cyberattack NJ Water Company Pauses Billing After Cyberattack NJ Water Company Pauses Billing After Cyberattack
NJ Water Company Pauses Billing After Cyberattack A water utility company based in Camden said it is pausing billing in the wake of a cyberattack on Thursday, Oct. 3. American Water serves 2.8 million people in the Garden State, providing water to municipalities in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Union and Warren counties. "American Water learned of unauthorized activity in our computer networks and systems," the company said in a release. "This activity has since been determined to be the result of a cybersecurity incident. In an effort to protect our …
Two Men Busted In Lambertville For Selling, Buying Heroin: Hunterdon County Prosecutor Two Men Busted In Lambertville For Selling, Buying Heroin: Hunterdon County Prosecutor Two Men Busted In Lambertville For Selling, Buying Heroin: Hunterdon County Prosecutor
Two Men Busted In Lambertville For Selling, Buying Heroin: Hunterdon County Prosecutor Two men were arrested in Hunterdon County on Tuesday, Sept. 24 after they were observed making a narcotics transaction, authorities said. Lambertville police and the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office’s Narcotics Task Force began investigating earlier this month after receiving reports of suspicious narcotics transactions on George Street, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson and Lambertville Police Department Lt. Robert Brown said. The investigation resulted in the arrests of Carl Decicco, a 33-year-old Lambertville resident and Rayshawn Robbins, a 39-year-o…
Former Flemington Councilman Gets Four Years For Distributing Cocaine: Prosecutor Former Flemington Councilman Gets Four Years For Distributing Cocaine: Prosecutor Former Flemington Councilman Gets Four Years For Distributing Cocaine: Prosecutor
Former Flemington Councilman Gets Four Years For Distributing Cocaine: Prosecutor A former councilman in Flemington was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday, Sept. 20 after pleading guilty to distributing cocaine, authorities said. Malik Johnston a.k.a. Pippin Folk has faced numerous legal problems. In April, Johnston, 47, was indicted for theft for stealing $1,000 from the Flemington Democratic Club's bank account at a branch in Bridgewater, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said. The theft charges were dismissed after Johnson paid restitution, Robeson said. Johnston was originally arrested last October while he was still serving on the town council…
Driver Hospitalized After Vehicle Overturns On Route 78: NJSP Driver Hospitalized After Vehicle Overturns On Route 78: NJSP Driver Hospitalized After Vehicle Overturns On Route 78: NJSP
Driver Hospitalized After Vehicle Overturns On Route 78: Njsp A person was hospitalized after their vehicle overturned on Route 78 in Hunterdon County on Saturday, Sept. 14, authorities said. Two Toyotas were traveling west on Route 78 in Clinton Township when they crashed into each other, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. As a result of the crash, one of the passenger cars ran off the right side of the road, overturned, and the driver became entrapped, Lebron said.  The driver of the overturned vehicle was airlifted to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Lebron said. The crash remains under inves…
School Bus Crashes Into Vehicle In Hunterdon County: NJSP School Bus Crashes Into Vehicle In Hunterdon County: NJSP School Bus Crashes Into Vehicle In Hunterdon County: NJSP
School Bus Crashes Into Vehicle In Hunterdon County: Njsp Nobody was injured after a school bus collided with a vehicle in Hunterdon County on the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 3, authorities said. At 3:25 p.m., troopers responded to the crash on Pattenburg Road and Bellwood Avenue in Union Township after the bus struck the right side of the Subaru, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.
Bayonne Motorcyclist Killed In Route 78 Crash: NJSP Bayonne Motorcyclist Killed In Route 78 Crash: NJSP Bayonne Motorcyclist Killed In Route 78 Crash: NJSP
Bayonne Motorcyclist Killed In Route 78 Crash: Njsp A 35-year-old Bayonne man was killed after his motorcycle overturned on Route 78 in Hunterdon County on Tuesday evening, Sept. 3, authorities said. At 11:47 p.m., Raquan Hicks was traveling east on Route 78 in Union Township when his Harley-Davidson veered off the roadway to the left, reentered the road and overturned, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. During the crash, Hicks was ejected and struck the guardrail and sustained fatal injuries, Lebron said. I’m so over losing family rest up Raquan T. Hicks I love you 💙 Posted by Nishaa Clark on Wednesday, S…
Stop Signs Proposed For Intersection Of Crash That Killed Sophia Detorres Stop Signs Proposed For Intersection Of Crash That Killed Sophia Detorres Stop Signs Proposed For Intersection Of Crash That Killed Sophia Detorres
Stop Signs Proposed For Intersection Of Crash That Killed Sophia Detorres Days after a crash that killed a teen girl, officials in Hunterdon County are looking to make the intersection where she died safer with the installation of a stop sign. An "all-way stop" is being proposed for the intersection of County Route 617 (Sydney Road), Hogback Road and Lower Landsdown Road in Franklin Township, the county's board of commissioners announced. The intersection appears to be a two-way stop, with stop signs at Lower Landstdown and Hogback Roads, but not along County Route 617, according to Google Maps. Sophia Detorres, 16, was killed in a crash at the intersection …
School Bus Crash Leaves 10 Kids, 1 Adult Injured In Glen Gardner: Police School Bus Crash Leaves 10 Kids, 1 Adult Injured In Glen Gardner: Police School Bus Crash Leaves 10 Kids, 1 Adult Injured In Glen Gardner: Police
School Bus Crash Leaves 10 Kids, 1 Adult Injured In Glen Gardner: Police Ten children and one adult were injured in a school bus crash Sunday, Aug. 25 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey State Police said. The bus was heading south on State Highway 31 in Glen Gardner, when the driver lost control at milepost 37.5 around 3:10 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The bus hit a mailbox and ended up in a ditch, leaving the 10 children and one adult with minor injuries, Lebron said. The crash investigation remains ongoing.
Police ID 16-Year-Old Dead In Franklin Township Wreck Police ID 16-Year-Old Dead In Franklin Township Wreck Police ID 16-Year-Old Dead In Franklin Township Wreck
Police ID 16-Year-Old Dead In Franklin Township Wreck Police have identified the victim of a crash early Thursday, Aug. 22 in Hunterdon County as a 16-year-old girl. Sophia Detorres, of Franklin Township, was a passenger in a three-vehicle crash around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of Hogback Road and Lower Lansdown Road, the county prosecutor's office announced.  Three passengers and one driver were seriously injured and were taken to area hospitals. As of press time, the two hospitalized have been released and one was in critical but stable condition. One driver was treated at the scene and released. Members of the Hunterdon Count…
Massive Fire Burns At Readington Building (PHOTOS) Massive Fire Burns At Readington Building (PHOTOS) Massive Fire Burns At Readington Building (PHOTOS)
Massive Fire Burns At Readington Building (Photos) A massive fire brought firefighters from multiple companies to a Readington building Thursday evening, Aug. 22. First responders responded to the scene at 5:50 p.m. on a report of a vehicle on fire inside a garage on Pine Bank Road in the Flemington section of the township, Readington Police said. Upon arrival, officers observed a vehicle on fire inside the garage which was attached to a large barn, police said Nearby workers were trying to extinguish the fire with fire extinguishers, however the fire spread quickly to an attached shop area that had several vehicles inside, and hay storage,…
Readington Township Man, 30, Charged With Killing Dog: Prosecutor Readington Township Man, 30, Charged With Killing Dog: Prosecutor Readington Township Man, 30, Charged With Killing Dog: Prosecutor
Readington Township Man, 30, Charged With Killing Dog: Prosecutor A 30-year-old Hunterdon County man was arrested and charged after he fatally shot a pit bull on Monday, Aug. 12, authorities said. At 1:30 p.m., officers responded to Flemington Whitehouse Road in Readington Township on a report of a homeowner discharging a weapon, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office and Readington Township Police Department said. The owner of the property reported a pit bull began attacking another dog and the pit bull was being aggressive toward her, authorities said. Craig Cooke, who was with the woman, then shot the pit bull, resulting in the pit bull's death, auth…