Tag: South Brunswick Police Department
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Fourteen residents graduate from South Brunswick Citizen Police Academy
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Fourteen residents graduated from the Fall 2019 South Brunswick Citizen Police Academy. This is the ninth class to graduate since the program was restarted in 2015, according to information provided by the Chief Raymond Hayducka of the South Brunswick Police Department. Madhavi Bathula, Mushi Bhuiyan, Jennifer Byron, Ankush Chugh, Jennifer Kanski, Samantha…
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Police asking for assistance in fatal South Brunswick hit-and-run
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Authorities are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the driver that fled after striking a 49-year-old bicyclist on Route 522 in South Brunswick on the evening of Dec. 13. Police are actively searching for the driver of a red 2018-2020 Honda Accord Sedan Sport or Touring with damage to the front end…
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Member of Vonthun family killed in hit-and-run
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Authorities are actively searching for the driver who fled after striking a 49-year-old bicyclist on Route 522 in South Brunswick on Dec. 13. The deceased bicyclist was identified as Ronald Vonthun, 49, of South Brunswick. He was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick where he was pronounced…
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South Brunswick police solve mailbox break ins; seek additional victims
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – South Brunswick police have identified two people who are connected to the recent mailbox break-ins of the Monmouth Junction and Dayton post offices on the morning of Dec. 1. Police located the suspect’s vehicle in North Jersey and executed a search warrant in connection with the investigation on Dec. 10,…
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South Brunswick Police selected to lead Excellence in Policing initiative
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The South Brunswick Police Department has been selected by the state to lead efforts to enhance and improve law enforcement data collection. The statewide effort is meant to improve the accuracy of existing use-of-force data and to draw correct conclusions about the state of law enforcement by aggregating and comparing disparate information…
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South Brunswick police remind residents to use Safe Exchange Zone
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police apprehended a suspect who allegedly stole a cell phone during a monetary exchange. A civilian listed an iPhone for sale on the app Letgo and was contacted by a buyer, who showed interest in buying the phone on Nov. 25, according to information provided by the South Brunswick Police Department…
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South Brunswick police investigating thefts of post office mailboxes
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police are investigating the theft of two mailboxes in front of two post office locations in the township, according to Police Sgt. Dennis Yuhasz. Police Officer Kent English responded to the Dayton Post Office at 347 Georges Road for a possible theft in progress at 6:39 a.m. on Dec. 1, according to…
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Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign begins
Law enforcement officials will be cracking down on drivers impaired by alcohol or drugs as part of the annual end of year “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide campaign. From Dec. 6 through Jan. 1, 2020, local and state law enforcement officials will conduct saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints looking for motorists who may…
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South Brunswick police lieutenant cracks Dark Web narcotics network
South Brunswick Police Lt. Jeff Russo received an award from the Federal Drug Agents Foundation for his work cracking the Dark Web narcotics network. He was recognized along with members of the Manhattan District Attorneys Office, United States Secret Service, United Postal Inspectors Service and Homeland Security. Their investigation led to shutting down one of…