Tag: Woodbridge Police Department
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Couple charged in alleged attempted murder plot of ex-wife
A couple from Indiana have been charged with plotting the murder of a North Brunswick woman. Narsan Lingala, 54, formerly of Woodbridge, and Sandya Reddy, 51, both of Noblesville, Indiana, were charged with one count of conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree and one count of attempted murder in the first degree, according…
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Driver sought in fatal Woodbridge hit-and-run
WOODBRIDGE – Authorities are actively searching for the driver who fled after striking and killing a 31-year-old pedestrian on Route 1 south, just south of the Route 35 exit, on Aug. 13. The deceased pedestrian was identified as John Kukuch Jr., 31, of Woodbridge. He was pronounced dead at the scene from the injuries…
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Woodbridge receives funding to study idling police cars
WOODBRIDGE – The township has received a $10,000 grant to assist with an idle reduction study for idling police vehicles. One of the Sustainable Jersey grants funded by the Gardinier Environmental Fund for 2018 will implement a study to reduce the idling emissions and fuel usage of police cars that monitor road construction projects, according…
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Woodbridge makes arrest in convenience store robbery
WOODBRIDGE — Police charged a 28-year-old township man last week with allegedly robbing the Quick Chek on Rahway Avenue in June. The incident occurred at 11:21 p.m. on June 10, according to Police Capt. Roy Hoppock. As the victim was scanning the item the suspect brought to the counter, the suspect allegedly sprayed the victim…
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Port Reading man arrested in thefts from cars
WOODBRIDGE — Police have charged a 29-year-old Port Reading man for numerous burglary and thefts to motor vehicles in the Woodbridge proper area. At 3:44 a.m. on Sept. 21, police were dispatched to a suspicious circumstance call on Bamford Avenue, according to Police Capt. Roy Hoppock. After further investigation, police arrested the suspect and charged…
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Woodbridge man arrested for child pornography
A network administrator for the Bernards Township Board of Education was charged with possession of child pornography, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey Brian Nielsen, 55, of Woodbridge, was arrested at his home on Sept. 28 after a search warrant was executed at his residence. The investigation was led by Detectives Erik Larsen…
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Suspects sought in Woodbridge car jacking
WOODBRIDGE — Police are investigating a carjacking of a 2013 Range Rover in the parking lot of the Hobby Lobby on Route 1 last week. The incident occurred at approximately 6:29 p.m. Oct. 7, according to Police Capt. Roy Hoppock. The victim told police as she exited her vehicle she was approached by two black…
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Woobridge Scam
WOODBRIDGE — A 46-year-old Avenel woman was allegedly “catfished” for financial gain by a man she met online and was in contact with for a few months, police said. The woman filed a police report on Oct. 31. She told police she started talking to the man through an app called “Hangout,” police said. The…
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Woodbridge hires five military veterans as police officers
WOODBRIDGE — Five new officers with extensive military backgrounds have joined the ranks of the Woodbridge Police Department. “The public safety mission of the Woodbridge Police Department is our most important priority,” Mayor John E. McCormac said. “As a result of our commitment to public safety, combined with the increased assignment of uniformed officers to…