It took nineteen days, but authorities finally released the name of the man shot by police on September 1, and the names of the officers who shot him.
Charlie is the founder and editor of New Brunswick Today, and the winner of the Awbrey Award for Community-Oriented Local Journalism. He is a proud Rutgers University journalism graduate, a community organizer, and a former independent candidate for mayor of New Brunswick.
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City Park Re-opens After Lengthy Renovation Project
After being closed for over a year, Feaster Park’s fences have come down, and the five-acre park in the heart of the city is once again open to the public.
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August 2023 New Brunswick Crime Log
City police investigated reports of at least 21 serious violent crimes in the month of August 2023, including two stabbings and four armed robberies.
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Police Shoot Knife-Wielding Man After Following Him Into New Brunswick
City police who backed up Franklin cops on an “assault in progress” call shot and injured a man on Somerset Street.
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Prosecutor: Edison Cop Was Drunk at Time of Fatal Crash on Route 27
A fatal one-car crash killed two young men on the morning of August 27, and the police officer who was driving is now facing serious criminal charges.
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Longtime NBPA Boss Quietly Returns as Interim Executive Director
Mitch Karon has returned to the top position at the New Brunswick Parking Authority, less than two years after he retired from the same post.
Posted inLaw & Public Safety
Virginia Man Extradited to NJ in Case of Councilwoman’s Murder
Prosecutors announced that the man who they say shot and killed Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour has been extradited from Virginia to Middlesex County, New Jersey, where he will be tried for murder.
