Kenneth Simmons

PISCATAWAY, NJ — Police shot and killed a suspect who charged at them wielding a machete, authorities said. Three other people were later found dead inside a Piscataway home where the incident unfolded on Monday, they said. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office, and the Piscataway Police Department issued a statement Monday night and said they “are actively investigating a triple homicide that occurred earlier today.

PISCATAWAY, NJ — A Piscataway man and former Essex County Sheriff’s Officer admitted his role in a bank fraud conspiracy, federal officials announced on Wednesday. Ryan L. Terry, 32, pleaded guilty on Sept. 11 before U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of bank fraud, according to Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba.