June 9 Srikanth Raj of Plainsboro was cited for careless driving after he lost control of his car on South Middlebush Road and struck a fence. § William Davis of Somerset was cited for careless driving after police said he made a left turn onto Route 27, in front of a car driven by louis Gerber-Varga of North Brunswick. Gerber-Varga …
Read More »Police Log: June 4 – June 8, 2014
June 4 Lawrence Stackhouse of Green Brook was cited for failing to ride his bicycle on the road after he was hit by a car turning from Easton to Girard avenues. Chirag Patel of Flanders told police that he was making the turn when “all of a sudden” Stackhouse was in the intersection. Stackhouse initially said he was not hurt, …
Read More »Police Log: June 2 – June 4, 2014
June 2 A car owned by Erin Flogarty of South Bound Brook was struck while it was parked in the Shop Rite parking lot on Elizabeth Avenue. The other driver left the scene, police said. § Joanne Murray of East Brunswick was cited for careless driving after her car struck one driven by Aayda Copprue of Plainsboro on Route 27. Murray …
Read More »Police Log: May 24 – 27, 2014
A car owned by Jorge Serrano of Lakeland, Fl. was parked on Grosser Place when it was struck by the plow on a sanitation truck driven by Scott Marcjie of Middlesex. Marchie told police he thought he had room between Serrano’s car and another to pass. § Deneice Kinhgorn of Somerset was cited for careless driving after she told police …
Read More »Police Log: May 22 – May 24, 2014
May 22 A car driven by Kendall Sasser of Franklin Park scraped a post near a gas pump at a Route 27 gas station. Police said he turned too closely to the pump. § Herinson Rodriguez of New Brunswick was cited for driving without a license, careless driving and leaving the scene of an accident after the car he was …
Read More »Police Log: May 16 – 18, 2014
May 16 An Almond Drive resident went to his car to find that someone had stolen its rims and tires, leaving the car on two wooden logs, police said. The items were valued at $1,400. § Someone threw a boulder through the windshield of a car owned by a Hawthorne Drive resident. The damage was valued at $300. § Bowling …
Read More »Police Log: May 9 – May 12, 2014
A gold colored BMX bicycle belonging to a Hamilton Street resident was reported stolen. The bike was valued at $87. § A car driven by Robert Griggs of Kendall Park was stopped in traffic in the parking lot of 3331 Route 27 when it was struck in the rear by a car driven by Sandeep Dharmavaramkottan of Franklin Park. Dharmavaramkottan …
Read More »Police Log: May 2 – 6, 2014
May 2 A car owned by Brigitt Stokes of Holly Street was struck early in the morning while it was parked outside her home, she told police. The driver of the other car fled the scene. § Cars driven by neil Orkin of Hillsborough and Miguel Zara of Somerset collided on Franklin Boulevard, when Orkin’s car was crossing the road …
Read More »Police Log: March 29 – April 2, 2014
March 29 A 2007 Dodge Caravan owned by Amigo Medical Transport of North Brunswick was stolen and later recovered. Police said the victim, who was not identified, said the van was parked on Somerset Street shortly after midnight. The victim did not know the van was stolen until he was contacted by North Brunswick police, telling him the van had …
Read More »Police Log: Feb. 28 – March 1, 2014
Feb. 28 Mitalben Modi of Somerset was driving down Easton Avenue, past Culver Street, she told police, when she had a coughing fit, causing her car to rear-end an auto driven by Manas Das, also of Somerset. § Orlando Austin of Middlesex told police that he was driving down Elizabeth Avenue when he saw a deer enter the road, so …
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