Tag: South Brunswick Police Department
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Employee of Empire Marble and Granite killed by slab of concrete
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A 37-year-old worker from Empire Marble and Granite was struck and killed by a slab of granite that fell on him. At 3:28 p.m. April 21, members of the South Brunswick Police Department, South Brunswick EMS and Monmouth Junction Fire Department responded to the 5 Chris Court address for a report of…
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Suspects use bug traps to steal mail from post office boxes
South Brunswick police are investigating the theft of mail from postal mailboxes outside two post offices on April 12. A resident reported finding mail in the roadway off Broadway Road at around noon, according to information provided by the South Brunswick Police Department. Officer Gerald Sarno retrieved the mail and located two residents who indicated…
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Commuter van and Uber crash on Route 130, causing several injuries
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A crash on Route 130 at Route 522 involving a commuter van and an Uber driver left several people injured, one critically. The commuter van, a 2022 Chevy Express, was transporting workers from the nearby LaserShip warehouse to their homes when the crash took place around 10:43 p.m. March 31, according…
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Local police departments add to their command staffs
South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka announced the promotion of six officers on March 24 to fill vacancies from retirement and to increase command supervision. “These additional supervisors add to the enhanced level of supervision I am committed to,” Hayducka said in a statement. “Policing has changed over the last decade with increased accountability and…
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Two students charged with causing evacuation at South Brunswick High School after discharging pepper spray
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Two students have been charged after pepper spray was found to be the irritant that caused an evacuation at South Brunswick High School (SBHS) on March 11. The South Brunswick Police Department (SBPD) was notified about several students reporting eye and throat irritation following exposure to a chemical odor in a science…
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Driver hits tractor trailer on Route 1, dies at hospital after extrication from vehicle
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A New Brunswick man whose car was trapped under a tractor trailer died later at the hospital. A 40-year-old New Brunswick man was operating 2011 Chevrolet Malibu northbound on Route 1 just past New Road when it struck the rear of a tractor trailer operated by a 56-year-old Somerset man around 12:42…
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Update: South Brunswick police located missing teen
UPDATE: Police reported around 2 p.m. March 11 that Grace had been located safely. South Brunswick police continue to look for 14-year-old Grace Caruso, who was last seen leaving her home on Thursday morning, March 10, at 11 a.m. She had stayed home from school and left the home without her parents’ permission,…
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Father tosses baby from window to first responders as fire rages through Southridge apartments in South Brunswick
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A father threw his baby from a second floor window down to police and firefighters in the Southridge Woods apartment complex in South Brunswick on March 7. At 8:17 a.m., South Brunswick police received numerous 911 calls reporting a fire in Building 1 of the apartment complex off Route 522 in the…
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South Brunswick police mourn passing of veteran officer
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The township is mourning the sudden passing of Officer Lenny Hibbitts. The 36-year law enforcement veteran rose through the ranks of the South Brunswick Police Department to become a lieutenant before he retired, according to information provided by the department on Feb. 17. He later rejoined the department in 2017 as a…