Police Log: April 4 – April 10, 2017

April 4

• Cars driven by Christoph Carnevale and Gregory Shaffer, both of Somerset, collided at Easton Avenue and Franklin Boulevard. Shaffer was trying to make a left turn from Easton to Franklin when his car collided with Carnevale’s. Shaffer said he did not see the “No Turns” sign at the intersection.
• Anil Jain of Somerset was cited for careless driving and not getting a New Jersey driver’s license within 60 days of moving here after his car sideswiped a car on Davidson Avenue, driven by Jackelyne Racchumi of North Plainfield.
• Devonna Carreker of Somerset told police her car was rear-ended by another auto on Easton Avenue, but the other driver left before police arrived. Police issued the car’s owner citations for having an uninsured vehicle and letting a suspended driver drive her car.

April 5

• Someone spray-painted the gate at the Arlington Avenue impound lot, as well as a car inside it.
• Someone stole $50,000 worth of kitchen equipment from an Easton Avenue business.
• A package containing sneakers valued at $14 was stolen from the stoop of a Franklin Court home.
• John Mills III, 26, of South Plainfield, was arrested in Piscataway on an outstanding township warrant.
• Patrick Wollack of South River told police that he was driving down Treptow Road when a possum ran in front of his car. He said he swerved to avoid it, then lost control of his car, leaving the road and hitting a utility pole.
• Yesenia Diaz-Almonte of Somerset was cited for careless driving after her car rear-ended one on Cedar Grove Lane, driven by Sumit Jha of Somerville.

April 6