Prosecutor: Linden Man Sets Items Ablaze, Throws Knives, Bricks At Police During SWAT Standoff
A Linden man stabbed a woman, set several household items on fire, fired a nail gun at police and more during a SWAT standoff over the weekend, authorities said Tuesday.
John P. Mooney refused to surrender to police responding to his Furber Avenue home around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, where they found a woman with minor stab wounds, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said.
During a standoff that ensued with police, 36-year-old Mooney punched out a front window of his home, set several household items on fire, threw knives and bricks at officers and then fired a nail gun at police, Ru…
Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Killing Runner ID'd As Retired North Jersey Police Sergeant
A man accused of drinking before getting behind the wheel of his car and killing a runner in Somerset County is a retired police officer, according to social media posts and confirmation from his former chief in a recent news report.
Kevin D. Betyeman, 56, of Bridgewater, was charged with driving while intoxicated, and several motor vehicle summonses following the Friday afternoon crash in Raritan, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said earlier this week.
The retired Mountainside police sergeant fatally struck Celeste Andresen, 60, of San Manuel, AZ, in his Chevy pickup truck…
