A construction scene at 249 North Main St. created dust that activated a fire alarm, resulting in police, rescue and fire units being called just before 9 a.m. April 23.
Patrolman John Granahan checked the rivers in town at about 1:30 p.m. April 23 for a reported missing man. Nothing suspicious was found, patrols reported. At 3:07 p.m. Sgt. Ron Gazaway interviewed two women who said the man had been in their apartment an hour earlier and left. They said they would contact police upon his return. Police detectives located the man at 2 p.m. the next day and arranged for him to be taken for a psychiatric exam.
From 1:30 to 3:35 p.m. April 23, police checked on unattached trailers on White, Jasinski, South 13th and North 6th avenues. One owner was located and removed the trailer. Parking warnings were issued to others.
A 13-year-old boy having an allergic reaction was taken by rescue squad to Somerset Medical Center at 7:50 a.m. April 24.
Adesa Auto Auction reported at 9:47 a.m. April 24 having in its lot a 2007 Toyota Camry that was reported stolen but was actually repossessed. Police confirmed the information and sent teletypes to the Newark Police Department.
A North 2nd Avenue man came to headquarters at 11 a.m. April 24 to report he had filed his taxes with a tax preparation firm in Manville and a few days later the company called him to say his Social Security number had been used by someone else. He wanted the incident on the record.
A Bound Brook woman, reacting to recent news broadcasts about terrorism, police said, came to headquarters at about noon April 24 to report that she had seen what she said was a suspicious Middle Eastern man yelling into his cell phone while leaving Wal-Mart four days earlier.
A Dailey Place woman called headquarters at 4:20 p.m. April 24 to say someone had entered her home sometime since April 20, removed several pieces of jewelry and a cup full of quarters. There was no forced entry; the front door was unlocked. An investigation is to continue.
County communications said at 7:16 p.m. April 24 that a Knopf Street woman, 56, wanted to leave her home because her husband had failed to feed her in three days. Patrols called the rescue squad, who took her to Somerset Medical Center.
An Adesa employee reported at 12:27 p.m. April 25 that it had a recovered a 2010 Toyota Rav4 stolen in Jersey City. The vehicle was removed from the national crime registry.
Wal-Mart Security gave police an auto license tag number at 1:20 p.m. April 25 and said the car belonged to two suspected shoplifters. Police located Christopher and Emily Bryan, 29, of Bridgewater and charged them with shoplifting. Judge Foley set bail at $1,000.
Patrols stopped a vehicle at 10:16 p.m. April 25 and arrested Andrew Tawfik, 19, of Manville for driving while his license was suspended, having fictitious plates and pending warrants from Manville and East Brunswick. He was released on cash bail and turned over to his father.
At 2:29 p.m. April 26, Adesa Auto Auction asked that it be put on record that a 2004 Hyundai Sonata had the dash vehicle identification number removed and replaced with a sticker with an incorrect VIN. The vehicle hadn’t been reported as stolen.
Fire units responded to a fire in a pit in a yard on North 11th Avenue, near Brooks Boulevard, at 7:32 p.m. April 26. The homeowner was told there was a three-week ban on open burning from the national forestry service.
County communications reported just after noon April 27 that a 46-year-old man from Atlanta had fallen off a car carrier on North Main Street and had a head injury.
Adesa Auto Auction reported at 12:20 p.m. April 27 having a 2006 Nissan in its lot that is reported stolen but was actually repossessed. Police confirmed the information and sent teletypes to the South Plainfield Police Department.
A caller said a woman was pulling flowers out of the ground on Washington Avenue at 3:42 p.m. April 27. She left before police could arrive.
Animal control asked for an officer to dispatch an injured ground hog at 4:17 p.m. April 27 on South Main Street. One round was discharged.
A Boesel Avenue woman came to headquarters at 2:28 p.m. April 28 and reported that sometime between December and April 13 various pieces of jewelry, with a total value of $6,750, were taken from her jewelry box in the bedroom. Police will investigate.
A rear door to a South Main Street address was pried open, as was a cabinet inside, police said after responding to a caller at 6:12 p.m. April 28. Detectives were called.
A Green Street woman came to headquarters at 12:33 p.m. April 29 to say that a man she named had taken a photo of her in the Wal-Mart lot and she felt harassed by it. She was told she could file a citizen complaint form, and given one.
A Belle Mead woman came to headquarters at 5:40 p.m. April 29 to say that earlier in the day she saw a suspicious, thin Middle Eastern man in his 20s, wearing two computer bags, taking pictures of the ATM at Bank of America on South Main Street. He left the area in a dark vehicle with New York plates.
Police responded to a call about a possible domestic dispute on South Main Street at 10:49 p.m. April 29. A woman, 21, said she had yelled at her dog for making a mess. A half-hour later police investigated a report of multiple males screaming in the basement of the same address and spoke to a couple who said they were disciplining a dog who had chewed a remote. They were told to keep it down.

