Out-of-State Teen Busted After Brazen Branford Car Break-Ins, Intentional Hit-Run Crash: Police
Police have arrested a teenager accused of breaking into cars in broad daylight and later targeting a local driver in a hit-and-run after a multi-town search.
Manuel Rosario-Nieves, 19, of Erie, Pennsylvania, was first spotted around Highland Avenue and Riverview Avenue in Branford. A resident reported seeing a suspicious man in a pink hoodie and black ski mask jump out of a gray Hyundai SUV with dark-tinted windows, grab something from the trunk of an Audi, and speed off, police said.
Two days later, that same SUV was back in Branford, and this time, things escalated. According to po…
Man Assaulted Officer, Spit In His Face: Raritan Borough PD
A 32-year-old Raritan man was arrested and charged on Sunday, June 1, after he assaulted a police officer and spit in his face, authorities said.
At 8:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to a business on West Somerset Street for a trespassing complaint, Raritan Borough police said. Officers encountered Daniel Gabino-Maldonado, who had previously trespassed at the business, police said.
Gabino-Maldonado refused to provide his information and as he was being taken into custody, he assaulted the officer and spit in his face, police said. After a struggle, Maldonado was eventually taken into cust…
Trespasser Fatally Struck By Train In Wayne: NJ Transit
A woman was fatally struck by a train in Wayne on Saturday, April 12, authorities said.
At 2:57 p.m., a Montclair Boonton Line train, struck and fatally injured the woman, who was trespassing, east of the Wayne Route 23 Transit Center, NJ Transit said.
The train, which departed Hoboken at 1:58 p.m., was en route to Dover at 3:30 p.m., NJTransit said. There were no injuries to the 27 customers and crew on board, NJ Transit said.
Montclair-Boonton Line rail service was temporarily suspended in both directions between Montclair State University to Denville, NJ Transit said. New Je…
