North Plainfield Police Seek Suspect in Series of Window Smashings

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The North Plainfield Police Department is actively investigating a string of window smashings that have targeted vehicles and buildings around town. Surveillance footage captured an individual throwing rocks…

North Plainfield Police Investigate String of Residential Burglaries

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The North Plainfield Police Department has been actively investigating a recent series of residential burglaries. These incidents have reportedly been taking place during the early morning hours, between…

Scam Investigation Underway in North Plainfield

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The North Plainfield Police Department is investigating a reported “Lottery” scam that took place on Friday, at approximately 10:00 am. During the incident, two unidentified women approached a…

Residential Fire Under Investigation in North Plainfield

NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. – A residential fire that broke out on Mountain Avenue is currently under investigation by Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. According to Prosecutor McDonald, the North Plainfield Fire…

No Longer Just a Shore Problem; North Plainfield Says Zero Tolerance for Popup Parties

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – 2022 is becoming the year of the popup party. Large, loosely organized get-together in public and private spaces that typically turn into unruly mobs have sprung up at…

North Plainfield Man Gets 20 Years in Prison for Fatal Shooting of 15-Year-Old During NNO Celebration

SOMERVILLE, N.J. – As the community and police officers were celebrating National Night Out, a day to recognize the relationship between the community and police, a shooting took place just a few…

Third Suspect Arrested in North Plainfield Murder

NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. (PRESS RELEASE) – Somerset County Acting Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor, and North Plainfield Chief of Police William G. Parenti…

Two arrested for shooting murder of Steve Camino in North Plainfield

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Police have arrested two suspects in relation to the shooting death of Steve Camino, age 26, of Grove Street, North Plainfield that occurred on March 1, 2022 in…

COVID-19 vaccine clinic to be held in North Plainfield Sunday, no appointment necessary

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – A vaccine clinic is being held on Sunday, January 30 from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM to be held in the fire department’s bays (8 Lincoln Place, North…

Teens pulled from North Plainfield raging flood in front end loader

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – A video posted to Twitter shows rescuers transporting three teens through raging floodwater in North Plainfield as Tropical Storm Ida dumped several inches of rain across North Jersey.…

Police offer $5,000 to anyone who can help solve North Plainfield double murder

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and North Plainfield Chief of Police William G. Parenti announced that…

Teen victim among two identified in North Plainfield double murder

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and North Plainfield Chief of Police William G. Parenti announced the…

14-year-old killed in North Plainfield triple shooting

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – A 14-year-old boy was among the two killed in a triple shooting that occurred in North Plainfield Friday night. Three victims were shot, two dead and one listed…

Two charged for gas station burglaries in North Plainfield

North Plainfield, N.J. – North Plainfield Chief of Police William Parenti announced the arrests of Abufurgan Ahmad, age 54, of Kent Street, Newark, New Jersey in relation to two separate gas station…

Three Arrested on Drug Charges in North Plainfield

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY – Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and North Plainfield Police Department Chief of Police William Parenti…

North Plainfield Rescue Squad Captain Charged for Theft from Organization

NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. – Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and North Plainfield Chief of Police William Parenti announced the arrest…

Fugitive Oscar Vasquez Barraza Wanted for Rape in North Jersey

A 45-year-old Plainfield man has been charged in connection with a sexual assault that occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 20, in North Plainfield, but remains at large, officials…

24 arrested in major drug bust spanning eight cities across North Jersey

LINDEN, N.J. — A long-term narcotics investigation led by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office and Linden Police culminated in the arrest of 24 individuals and the seizure of large quantities of drugs,…

Jeep driver charged with vehicular homicide in fatal North Jersey crash

NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — A 35-year-old Plainfield man has been charged with vehicular homicide following a crash earlier this month that claimed the life of a 68-year-old Bridgewater resident, Somerset County authorities…

Plainfield man sentenced for assaulting officer with dirt bike during Route 22 incident

SOMERVILLE, N.J. — A 39-year-old Plainfield man was sentenced to 364 days in jail on Friday for assaulting a North Plainfield police officer during a chaotic dirt bike incident on Route 22…

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