Homicide Under Investigation In Union Township

UNION, NJ — Authorities are investigating a homicide that happened in Union Township on Friday night.

During the late evening hours of May 10, Union Township Police Officers went to the 300 block of Greenbriar Drive in Union where they found 28-year-old Kerline Joseph Charles dead, according to the Union County Prosecutor's Office.

The initial investigation found that there is no threat to the public.

This is an ongoing, active investigation and anyone with information about this matter is urged
to contact Prosecutor’s Office Sergeant Filipe Afonso at 908-965-3807, Detective Jennifer Smith
at 908-759-8254 or Union Police Department’s Detective Adedeji Akere at 908-851-5030 and
Detective Earl Biddy at 908-851-5086.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously by phone at 908-654-TIPS (8477) or online at
www.uctip.org; submission of tips made in this fashion that result in an indictment and
conviction can be eligible for a reward of up to $10,000 via the Union County Crime Stoppers.

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