Tag: South Brunswick Police

  • Uber information, abandoned backpack lead to juveniles in car thefts

    Uber information, abandoned backpack lead to juveniles in car thefts

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police have charged five juveniles in connection with two stolen cars in the township during the past week. In the incident on Nov. 6, three juveniles from Somerset County were allegedly in a stolen vehicle at a Route 27 gas station at 5:30 p.m. The attendant at Exxon reported that the suspects…

  • Woman wanted on gun charge allegedly found with heroin at motel

    Woman wanted on gun charge allegedly found with heroin at motel

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police forced entry into a motel room in South Brunswick to find a woman allegedly in possession of heroin. South Brunswick police received information that a wanted suspect was staying at the La Mirage Motel on Route 1. Officer James Kraivec, Officer Martin Halmi and Sgt. Ken Herman went to the motel…

  • Princeton Walk residents report thefts after open house party

    Princeton Walk residents report thefts after open house party

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – South Brunswick police are investigating a reported burglary in the Princeton Walk Development after an open house party was thrown. Officers spoke to two residents of a Brookwood Court home who said they came home from walking their dog and found their front door partially open on Aug. 17, according to information…

  • Applications available for South Brunswick Citizen Police Academy

    Applications available for South Brunswick Citizen Police Academy

    Applications are being accepted for the Fall 2017 South Brunswick Citizen Police Academy. The academy will give community members a behind-the-scenes look at policing. A dozen officers and detectives will share their perspective and insights into the daily workings of the police department. The academy will offer training on a range of law enforcement topics…

  • Police state company offering to paint curbs in South Brunswick is not legitimate

    Police state company offering to paint curbs in South Brunswick is not legitimate

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police are advising residents that a company is reportedly offering to paint house numbers on curbs around town. The company is not affiliated with the township and is not doing the work in conjunction with any request from police, fire or EMS, according to information provided by the South Brunswick Police Department.…

  • Fellow motorist helps woman whose car plunged into retention pond

    Fellow motorist helps woman whose car plunged into retention pond

     SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A woman whose car ran off the road and landed in a retention pond was able to escape with minor injuries. A 42-year-old female from Somerset was driving a 2013 Honda Accord south on Route 1 near Route 522 around 8:30 a.m. Aug. 18, according to information provided by the South Brunswick…

  • Seventy-five firefighters respond to fire in South Brunswick

    Seventy-five firefighters respond to fire in South Brunswick

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A single-family home in the Monmouth Junction section of the township required dozens of firefighters to battle the flames. At 2:26 p.m. Aug. 14, South Brunswick Police received a 911 call of a house on fire at 10 Wexford Drive. Officers and firefighters arrived to observe thick smoke coming from the front of the residence,…

  • South Brunswick Police release video of suspect stealing alcohol

    South Brunswick Police release video of suspect stealing alcohol

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – South Brunswick police apprehended a serial shoplifter who had allegedly stolen more than a thousand dollars’ worth of alcohol in the past week from liquor stores in the township. At 4:30 p.m. July 21, police were called about a shoplifting in progress at Viking Liquors at 4095 Route 1. The caller said…

  • Police connect two teens to various crimes in South Brunswick

    Police connect two teens to various crimes in South Brunswick

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – South Brunswick Police have solved a series of crimes by charging two teenagers. The crimes ranged from taking a motor vehicle without consent to slashing vehicle tires from July 2-8, according to information released by the South Brunswick Police Department on July 18. The criminal mischief involved three different vehicles with their…