Hamilton Police Blotter
The Hamilton Police Blotter for Nov. 13 - Nov. 19 A file photo of a Hamilton police officer walking to his car from the Hamilton Police Station Nov. 13 Criminal Mischief — 1469 Nottingham Way Criminal...
View ArticleDefamation lawsuit is filed against Hamilton acting mayor by township employee
Paul Tessein, a public works inspector, also names the township in the suit, and contends that Meara misused his position as a member of the township council to undermine Tessein’s business standing....
View ArticleTrenton Mayor Tony Mack corruption trial could feature testimony from city...
Included on a witness list obtained by The Times are former housing director Carmen Melendez, Trenton Water Works employee Charles Hall III and his father, Harold, Mack’s former public works director....
View ArticleFormer Hamilton mayor John Bencivengo’s fall from grace, from...
“I could not identify any event where I would have said, ‘Boy, this guy’s going to be real trouble, and the office is going to be for sale,’ or anything of the sort,” said William Guhl, Bencivengo’s...
View ArticleMan shot several times in Trenton after leaving car
A man is in guarded condition after being shot several times on the first block of Cristoph Street this afternoon The victim's coat was marked as evidence at the scene of a shooting on Stuyvesant and...
View ArticleEwing shooting leaves man in guarded condition after dispute
The man was shot on Dryden Avenue in Ewing, police said Police parked on the 1400 block of Prospect Street to investigate a shooting on nearby Dryden Avenue. Emily Brill / The Times EWING — A man was...
View ArticleTrenton man is indicted on manslaughter charge from 2009 stabbing death
Curtis Brittingham, 24, faces charges of aggravated manslaughter and unlawful possession of a weapon in the death of Tito Glover, 21, of Trenton. Curtis Brittingham, 23, is accused in the killing of...
View ArticleSussex man shot in Ewing while trying to sell ATV
Two Sussex County men were on Dryden Avenue shortly before 4 p.m. trying to sell the ATV to an unidentified man. A Ewing police car parked outside of the police department. Times File Photo EWING — A...
View ArticleEwing woman accused of killing mother with pickaxe to appear in court
Ewing officers forced entry into the home on Nov. 1 and found the 53-year-old woman’s body on the couch in the living room and a pickaxe, which they identified as the murder weapon, police said....
View ArticleHamilton acting mayor says he fired business administrator to regain public...
'By making this change, I think we're starting to let the residents know that change can happen in Hamilton Township,' acting Mayor Kevin Meara said this afternoon. John Ricci, right, was fired as...
View ArticleTwo stores in Ewing robbed by men armed with handguns, police say
Just before 7 p.m. Friday, police responded to the Subway on Arctic Parkway where a store employee told police that two males entered the store, pointed a handgun at her, and ordered her to sit down,...
View ArticleTrenton man who allegedly gunned down ex-girlfriend is captured in Atlanta
William Marshall, 44, had to be subdued with a stun gun when he resisted arrest by members of the Marshals' Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, said Deputy Marshal Michael Schroeder. William...
View ArticleShootings in Trenton leave three people injured over the holiday weekend
While a man shot once in the back on Christoph Avenue in the West Ward Sunday afternoon was initially in guarded condition, authorities said yesterday he is expected to make a full recovery. The...
View ArticlePrinceton dog trainer is charged with six counts of animal cruelty in beating...
The dog suffered several broken ribs, allegedly while in Michael Rosenberg's care, and later died from the injury. Michael Rosenberg is charged with six counts of animal cruelty. Mercer County...
View ArticleFour Hamilton schools briefly locked down as police looked for suspect
Hamilton Educational Program, Hamilton High School West, Wilson Elementary School and McGalliard Elementary School were placed on lockdown while police looked for a home invasion suspect,...
View ArticleTrenton man sentenced to 15 years for stabbing his wife to death
Clarence Kelsey pleaded guilty earlier this year, testifying that in June 2009 he returned home from a bar and stabbed his wife with a large kitchen knife. Clarence Kelsey admitted he killed his wife...
View ArticleFormer sheriff's office dispatcher was drunk when he hit pedestrian...
Palumbo who was walking along Route 156 with Julian Ortiz, police said. A file photo of a Hamilton police officer walking to his car from the Hamilton Police Station HAMILTON — A Passaic County man...
View ArticleAttorney for former Hamilton mayor John Bencivengo to file motion for...
Jerome Ballarotto said that on the day of Bencivengo's sentencing, Feb. 27, he intends to file a motion asking Judge Anne Thompson to throw out the guilty verdict entirely or initiate a new trial....
View ArticleTrenton man allegedly used semi-automatic weapon during robbery attempt
Daniel Minus, 21, made his first appearance in Mercer County Superior Court this morning for a bail hearing on charges of robbery and weapons offenses. The Mercer County Criminal Courthouse at 209...
View ArticleTrenton man arrested during SIU investigation
Officers pulled over and detained Corey Burke, 41, who was the target of the drug investigation, near the intersection of South Broad and Federal streets Corey Burke Mercer County Prosecutor's Office...
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