Police & Fire

WOODBRIDGE, NJ - New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association President Patrick Colligan today released the following statement in support of the COVID-19 Budget Recovery Bond Act.  The legislation would authorize the state to borrow federal funds to help fill the significant revenue holes that will be left behind in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.

“The disastrous ...

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ – A second suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in the May, 2019 shooting death of 30-year-old David D. Anderson at Naaman Williams Park, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson.

Ameer Harris aka “A Dot”, 29, of Camner Avenue, New Brunswick is charged with 1st degree Murder, 2nd degree Possession of a Weapon for an ...

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ- Last week, a 70-year-old woman in Kendall Park was scammed out of $20,000 by a man pretending to be a lawyer. Mr. Thomas Osvaldo, 41, from the Bronx, New York, was arrested in North Jersey approximately one hour away from the resident’s home.

            According to the South Brunswick Police, Mr. Osvaldo ...

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ -- A three-vehicle accident on Route 130 Monday morning resulted in the death of the drivers of two of the vehicles.

According to South Brunswick police, at 7:37 a.m. a 24-year-old man from Staten Island driving a 2016 Nissan was traveling Route 130 northbound approaching the area of Ridge Road when he lost control of his vehicle, spun out, crossed the median, and struck a ...

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - A massive fire erupted this afternoon at a two-story barn on Ridge Road, South Brunswick. 

There are currently three dozen firefighters battling the blaze. Several surrounding homes on Hillside Avenue and Mary Street have been evacuated, according to Deputy James Ryan of the South Brunswick Police Department.

The fire was called in today, May 19th, at ...

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ -- The South Brunswick Police Department has issued a statement cautioning residents of several scams.

Police Chief Raymond Hayducka has said that residents should be alert for suspicious and fraudulent activity targeting senior citizens.

There have been more than 100 cases statewide in which seniors were defrauded of nearly a million dollars in the past three ...

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - On Monday, a 100-year-old house in the Dayton section of South Brunswick caught fire and suffered significant damage. The Monmouth Junction Fire Department was dispatched at 7:53 p.m. to the house at 370 Georges Road. All occupants were able to exit the house safely and no injuries were reported.

Due to the size of the fire, Monmouth Junction Fire Chief Scott Smith ...

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Washington and Floral Park Cemeteries will be closed on Monday and Tuesday because of Lag BaOmer. The Jewish holiday typically draws large crowds to the cemetery. Under the current climate in New Jersey because of the coronavirus crisis, gatherings of large amounts of people are banned because of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy's Executive Order 107.

South Brunswick ...

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The South Brunswick Police Department is investigating a suspected shooting that occurred near the Carneglia Apartments in Kendall Park. Residents heard popping noises, which were thought to be fireworks, sometime Thursday night between 10:00 PM and 10:30 PM.

On Friday, a resident in the apartment found multiple bullet cases outside the complex.

There are no ...

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Traffic was snarled on Route 1 Tuesday morning, as the South Brunswick police and New Jersey State Troopers addressed an accident involving a truck carrying gravel which spilled over the roadway as the driver attempted to avoid a collision.

Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Chief Raymond Hayducka of the South Brunswick Police Department ...