Friday, May 18, 2012
Authorities report no updates on past week's thefts of golf trophies from museum and from private country club in Bernardsville.
Visitors are again welcome at the United States Golf Association Museum on Liberty Corner in Bernards Township, with all rooms open for viewing again two days after an overnight break-in and theft of two historic golf trophies, said a spokewoman for the USGA. Kim Gianetti, the spokeswoman, on Wednesday had said the museum was closed on the day of the burglary, reported early that morning at 2:39 a.m., but was preparing to open by the next day. The museum is now open for its regular hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays through Sundays, Gianetti said on Friday. Meanwhile, Bernards Township police, Bernardsville Police Chief Kevin Valentine and the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office each reported there were no updates as of Friday …
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Somerset County Crime Stoppers offers reward leading to arrest of culprit in thefts of historic golf artifacts.
Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey D. Soriano announced Wednesday afternoon that Somerset County Crime Stoppers, Inc. is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the individual or persons responsible for a burglary and theft of historic trophies reported overnight at the USGA Museum located at 77 Liberty Corner Road, Bernards Township. Anyone having information regarding this incident should contact Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888577tips.org or www.scpo.net and click on either “Crime Stoppers” or “TIPS HOTLINE.” All calls are confidential, according to Crime Stoppers. Joe Goode, communications director for the United States Golf Association, said that the …
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
One vehicle had rearview mirror and E-ZPass removed, and a purse was reported taken from another, according to township police.
Bernards Township police have reported the apparent thefts of a purse left in an unlocked car, and also the removal of a rearview mirror and E-ZPass transponder from a car left parked all day in The Hills. Police said that someone apparently stole a purse belonging to a woman who lives on Alexandria Way in Basking Ridge after the purse was left within her unlocked and running car in in the parking lot at the Zimmer Preschool at the Chabad Jewish Center, 3048 Valley Road, in Basking Ridge. The woman, 41, said the vehicle, a 2002 Lexus, had been left parked for approximately one-half hour on Jan. 23 between 1:45 and 2:15 p.m., according to Bernards Township police. The woman reportedly told police she left her vehicle in the parking lot …
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Friday, January 27, 2012
The following information regarding an indictment was supplied by the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office. It does not indicate a conviction.
A 44-year-old Hopatcong man is accused of prying open windows and stealing money and jewelry from homes in several counties, including Somerset, between July to September 2011. The investigation included a burglary on Mountain Road in Bernards Township reported last Aug. 30, authorities said. Edward Michael Carhardt Jr. was indicted on 35 counts of burglary, theft and criminal mischief Thursday, according to a statement by Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey Soriano. Carhardt, who lived at the Lakefront Lodge in Hopatcong, is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail in Somerset County Jail, Soriano said. Members of the Bernards Township Detective Bureau participated in the task force investigation because Carhardt was a suspect for the Mountain…
Poppa V
1:18 pm on Thursday, February 2, 2012
First of all leaving an idling vehicle is a violation of the state motor vehicle code. Second, anyone who does so with the cost of fuel these days and the impact on the environment is an entirely self centered egoist. Third, insurance policies should have an exclusion for stupidity. "Oh, please steal my car and take my credit cards too." more ›