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A tragedy was avoided when a Pennsylvania man who led police on a wild chase after stealing a dog from a New Jersey home got out of his car holding a gun which he dropped at officers orders, authorities said.
Nico Rogers, 31, of, Irwin, PA, was being held in the Somerset County jail on charges of eluding, unlawful possession of a weapon and burglary, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said.
Hillsborough police got a 9-1-1 call reporting a suspicious car trespassing near Wertsville Road around 11:20 a.m., Robertson said alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Hillsborough Township Chief of Police Michael McMahon.
One N.J. cop made $300K in 2020 and then got a $130K retirement payout
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
Public Safety Director Quovella Spruill, left, presents Sgt. James Holzheimer Jr., center, with a plaque for his retirement.
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The Franklin Township police officer earned just shy of $300,000 more than double his salary.
He made the most money in the roughly 100-person police force, surpassing the top police executive, Public Safety Director Quovella Spruill.
And when he retired Oct. 30, Holzheimer received an additional payout of $131,600 for unused paid time off, according to public records obtained by NJ Advance Media.
All told, the 30-year officer earned over $400,000 in 2020, though the amount from the retirement payout will be distributed throughout 2021. And most of it was footed by the hard-working residents of Somerset County’s most populous town.
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Multiple firearms and ammunition were seized from a 74-year-old Central Jersey man who authorities said fired a gun inside his home with a woman upstairs, launching a nearly two-hour SWAT standoff.
Raritan police were called to a Hidden Pond Court home, just after Stephen E. McManus fired a shot around 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said.
Nearby residents were evacuated for their safety as officers on scene made direct visual and verbal contact with a female resident in an upstairs bedroom of McManus home, Robertson said.
Meanwhile, McManus refused to leave the house, barricading himself inside with access to several firearms, the prosecutor said alongside local law enforcement.
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