Police Log

Nov. 15 Maureen Ogallo of North Brunswick told police that as she was driving down Hamilton Street, intense sun glare prevented her from seeing that the car ahead of hers, driven by Michaelle LaPointe, also of North Brunswick, was slowing. Ogallo’s car rear-ended LaPointe’s. § Ralph Monge of Lakewood was cited for careless driving, failure to report an accident and …

John Croom of Lancaster, Pa. told police he was driving down John F. Kennedy Boulevard when a deer suddenly ran in front of his car, striking the front bumper. The deer then ran off. § Lilly Mattappallil of East Hanover told police she was stopped in traffic on Easton Avenue when her car was rear-ended by one driven by Jajikanth …

Nov. 11 Marwan Eid of East Brunswick told police that he’d parked his car on Dahmer Road the night before, and when he returned to it several hours later, noticed that someone had struck it on the driver’s side. § Vanessa Vargas of Bound Brook was cited fro driving without a license after her car was involved in an accident …

Someone broke a side window at Delta Auto Repair & Service, Hamilton Street, on the night of Nov. 7, police said. No entry was gained into the building. § Armando Garcia of New Brunswick was cited Nov. 8 for careless driving and driving without a license after he was involved in an accident with a car driven by Willie Lemons …

Kumar Boppana of Somerset was cited Nov. 6 for careless driving and driving with an obstructed windshield after his car was involved in an accident with one driven by Meet Desai, also of Somerset. Desai told police his car was stopped in traffic on Westminster Road when it was rear-ended by Boppana’s. Boppana told police that he could not see …

Valerio Rodriguez of Somerset was cited for careless driving Nov. 1 after he was involved in a collision with a car driven by Pamela Attanasio, also of Somerset. Attanasio told police that Rodriguez’ school bus made a left turn from Hamilton to Berry streets, directly in front of hers. § A leaf blower valued at $1,000 was stolen Nov. 1 …

Cars driven by Carlos Aguilar-Gutierrez of Easton, Pa. and Kelsey Ayers of East Brunswick side-swiped each other while driving on Cortelyous Lane. Both drivers told police the other was driving in the center of the road. § William Cuper of Sacramento, Cal. told police that he did not realize that the car ahead of his was stopped for an ambulance …

Anthony Strachan-Butler of Somerset was cited Oct. 28 for careless driving after the car he was driving rear-ended another one, driven on Easton Avenue by Alan Olegario of Piscataway. Strachan-Butler told police he was trying to change lanes when the collision occurred. § A power washed valued at $400 and four cans of gasoline valued at $120 were reported stolen …

Brent Scott of Land O Lakes, Fl. was cited Oct. 18 for careless driving, using a cell phone while driving and failure to stop at a stop sign after he was involved in a collision Atrium Drive and Davidson Avenue. Scott said he was driving on Atrium while checking his phone. He told police his car went through the stop …

Karthikey Palamalai of Dayton was cited Oct. 16 for careless driving after the car he was driving rear-ended one driven by Karen Pecorella of Somerset on Elizabeth Avenue. Palamalai told police his foot slipped off the brake pedal. § Sadie Porowski of North Plainfield was cited for careless driving Oct. 16 after the car she was driving rear-ended one driven …