Hillsborough Police continue to crack down on drunk drivers with six people charged with driving while intoxicated in March.
The Hillsborough Board of Fire Commissioners Work Meeting scheduled for April 7, 2022 has been canceled.
Heavy smoke could be seen coming from the roof of the home on Sunday afternoon, said authorities.
The fatal shooting occurred on March 1 which took the life of Steve Camino, 26, of Grove Street, North Plainfield.
Along with the number of cars stolen from 2020 to 2021, the number of motor vehicle burglaries also increased in Hillsborough.
Somerset County Route 605 was closed to traffic for about four hours during the scene investigation.
A Somerset County Grand Jury indicted Yuhwei Chou, 36, Skillman on two counts of murder of her kids, ages 10 months and 7.
UPDATE: Joseph Russo, 50, of Flemington has been safely found, said New Jersey State Police.
5 Somerset County law-enforcement agencies reported officer misconduct but none from Hillsborough faced 'major' discipline in the timeframe.
Among those charges was a Branchburg man who also crashed his vehicle, according to police.
"I am ready. Take your gun and shoot me," said 19-year-old Joshua Mathis before charging at Hillsborough police with a knife.
A 50-year-old New Brunswick woman was fatally hit by a vehicle while crossing Somerset St. The Prosecutor's Office is looking for witnesses.
Steven G. Thomas, who operates a law firm in Montgomery Township, encouraged clients to apply for asylum under fraudulent pretenses: Police.
A GoFundMe was started for a Hillsborough dad after a mystery driver drove him off the highway causing his car to be totaled, says family.
Manville Police Chief Thomas J. Herbst is currently on paid administrative leave as the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office investigates.
Frank Abate Jr., 68, was helping to cut a tree on his property Sunday when the tree fell on him, police said.
Tayyab A. Ware of Georgia was found guilty of murder and Todd Smith of Edison was found guilty of robbery in the 2020 fatal shooting.
Lorenzo Moye Sr. is the first African American to be promoted to the rank of Correctional Police Captain in 30 years in Somerset County.
It was a busy weekend for Hillsborough firefighters and police officers.
Christine Lee Scalzo, 40, of Pittstown, was last seen by a family member on Nov. 29, 2021.
A video captures firefighters using a piece of yard machinery to lift a vehicle with a ruptured fuel tank off the ground to extinguish it.
The Somerset woman was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following the crash on Monday.
Authorities released video footage of the fatal police shooting on Sept. 28, 2021 involving a Hillsborough man with a three-foot-long sword.
Hillsborough police, firefighters found a car submerged in freezing water and were able to cut the seatbelt to rescue a 79-year-old driver.
"This was an example of the best possible outcome for a bad situation for everyone involved," said Montgomery Police Director James Gill.
Hillsborough Police found the 19-year-old holding a large knife who then advanced toward the officers before being shot, authorities said.
The New Jersey State Attorney General's Division of Criminal Justice is investigating a fatal shooting in Hillsborough on Sunday night.
Hillsborough first responders found the garage fully engulfed in flames and heavy smoke early Thursday morning.
Items vandalized included a nativity display where Jesus' left arm was broken and Joseph was knocked over facedown: report.
A police investigation also found the van being driven by 27-year-old Pawel Zawadka was stolen out of Manville. See photos of the crash.
Yuhwei Chou, 36, Skillman was charged with the murder of her kids, ages 10 months and 7, after they were found bound with duct tape.
Police in this Somerset County town are warning locals of an unusual scam involving violinists performing at a shopping center parking lot.
This brings the total charged to 15 including an Associate Administrator, a major, a lieutenant, 4 sergeants, and 8 correctional officers.
Yuhwei Chou, 36, Skillman was charged with the murder of her kids, ages 10 months and 7, who were found bound and restrained in car seats.
Hillsborough Police have received a $2,400 grant to participate in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, this holiday season.
The fire broke out at a home around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
A Bridgewater man was also charged with thefts of delivered packages in Hillsborough, according to the police blotter.
Yuhwei Chou, the Somerset County mother accused of killing her two children, has been ordered to remain behind bars pending her trial.
Drivers no longer need to avoid the area, according to law enforcement.
New details on Montgomery mom Yuhwei Chou’s alleged plot to kill her young children show she went to eat lunch before buying duct tape.