Police Log: Aug. 1 – 9, 2017

Aug. 1

• The hood on a car parked on Reeve Street was damaged.
• Cars driven by Myra Chanez and Monica Jackson, both of Somerset, collided on Hamilton Street. Chanez said she was turning left into a driveway when Jackson’s car passed her on the left and the two collided. Jackson said Chanez pulled out of a parking space on Hamilton in front of her, and that she crossed into the oncoming traffic lane in an attempt to avoid a collision.
• Paul Fletcher of Somerset was cited for tailgating after his car rear-ended one on Churchill Avenue driven by Samuel Paredes, also of Somerset.
• Chen Chang of New Brunswick was cited for failure to yield and driving with an expired insurance card after his car collided with one driven by Deborah Vilawys, also of New Brunswick. Vilawys said she was exiting Route 287 onto Easton Avenue when Change disregarded the yield sign on Easton and struck her car.

Aug. 2

• Jahwil Thomas, 23, of Somerset was arrested on an outstanding warrant from New Brunswick after he was stopped at Van Dyke Avenue and Somerset Street on motor vehicle violations.
• Mary Bey, 34, of Somerset was arrested on an outstanding warrant on DeMott Lane. She was released on $400 bail.
• Terrance Noble, 21, and Cleon Jackson, 23, both of Somerset, were charged with possession of marijuana during a field interview at Castleton Avenue and Simpson Road.
• Kevin Miller, 31, of North Brunswick, was arrested at the Middlesex County Jail on an active township warrant.
• Ronald Myers, 21, of North Brunswick was arrested at the Rutgers University Police Department on an outstanding township warrant.
• Alex John of Somerset was cited for careless driving after his car rear-ended one on New Brunswick Road, driven by Aaliyah Hernandez of Franklin. Hernandez said she was waiting to turn into a park parking lot when her car was hit.

Aug. 3