By TAPINTO FRANKLIN/SOMERSET STAFF
January 6, 2021 at 3:31 PM
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January 6, 2021 at 3:31 PM
SOMERSET, NJ - Police are investigating a Jan. 3 shooting that happened during the evening hours in the area of Voorhees Avenue, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson.
Police responded to a 9-1-1 call on Jan. 3 at approximately 8:49 pm reporting shots fired at a residence on Voorhees Avenue, according to authorities. Upon arrival, the Franklin Township Police Department observed damage to a residence and a nearby vehicle which they determined to be caused by gunshots, Robertson said in a statement. No injuries were reported.
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Two 30-year-old men including one from Georgia were arrested with help from the FBI in a barbershop shooting that left a 34-year-old Somerset County man dead, authorities said Thursday.
Todd C. Smith, of Edison, and Tayyab A. Ware, of Augusta, GA, were each charged with first-degree murder, robbery and weapon possession following the Nov. 2 killing of 34-year-old Denny Sanchez, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a joint release.
Franklin Township police officers responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls around 8:40 p.m. for reports of a shooting at a Hamilton Street barber shop, Robertson said alongside SCPO Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Franklin Township Public Safety Director Quovella M. Spruill.
2 charged in shooting death of a man inside a N.J. barbershop, police say
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
Posted Dec 31, 2020
Todd C. Smith, left, and Tayyab A. Ware, right, are accused of killing Denny Sanchez on Nov. 2, 2020.Somerset County Prosecutor s Office
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Two men were charged in a November shooting inside a Somerset barbershop that left one person dead, police said on Thursday.
Todd Smith, 30, of Edison, and Tayyab A. Ware, 30, of Augusta, Georgia, were both arrested this past week for the shooting death of Denny Sanchez, 34, from Franklin, in early November, officials said.
Sanchez was shot inside a barber shop on Hamilton Street in the Somerset section of Franklin Township on Nov. 2, police said. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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.