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Beer Bottle Cap Helps Catch Central Jersey Thief In Morning Crime Spree, Police Say Beer Bottle Cap Helps Catch Central Jersey Thief In Morning Crime Spree, Police Say
Beer Bottle Cap Helps Catch Central Jersey Thief In Morning Crime Spree, Police Say A South Brunswick man was accused of breaking into several businesses in a roughly 90-minute crime spree, authorities said. Bruce Thompson, 62, was arrested, the South Brunswick Police Department said in a news release on Monday, Sept. 30. Thompson recently moved to the township from Florida. Officers were first called to the Riya Plaza on Route 27 at around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25. A man reported that another man approached him and threatened to shoot him. The man said he didn't know why the suspect wanted to shoot him. The suspect had left the area by the tim…

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by Chris Spiker
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Naked Man Harassed Women, Touched Himself At NJ Apartment Complex, Police Say Naked Man Harassed Women, Touched Himself At NJ Apartment Complex, Police Say
Naked Man Harassed Women, Touched Himself At NJ Apartment Complex, Police Say Police were looking for a man who had been harassing women while naked in a South Brunswick apartment complex, authorities said. The South Brunswick Police Department said a man has been approaching women at least five times in the parking lot of the Royal Oaks & East Garden Apartment Homes since July. The only article of clothing the suspect wore was a ski mask. Investigators said the man goes up to the women and "aggressively manipulates his waist area." The man has also approached women on a nearby trail. While previous incidents have happened between 11 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., the mos…

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by Chris Spiker
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Truck Fire Delays Traffic On Route 1 In Central Jersey Truck Fire Delays Traffic On Route 1 In Central Jersey
Truck Fire Delays Traffic On Route 1 In Central Jersey A truck fire was causing delays on Route 1 in South Brunswick, authorities said. South Brunswick police asked motorists to avoid Route 1 South and Henderson Road due to the fire. The fire was reported at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11. An unconfirmed report said the fire involved a garbage truck. 3 p.m. update: Route 1 southbound is down to 1 lane from Blackhorse Lane to Henderson Road Henderson Road is CLOSED to traffic from Route 1 to Crestview Drive Cars traveling westbound on Henderson Road approaching Route 1 MUST make a right turn onto Route 1 northbound - they may not cross Rou…

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by Jon Craig
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Pair Of DWI Drivers Arrested After Wrong-Way Incidents: South Brunswick PD Pair Of DWI Drivers Arrested After Wrong-Way Incidents: South Brunswick PD
Pair Of DWI Drivers Arrested After Wrong-Way Incidents: South Brunswick PD Two drunk drivers were arrested after the weekend after wrong-way incidents in South Brunswick, authorities said. A police dashcam captured one of the wrong-way drivers on video. On Friday, Feb, 24, at 8:53 p.m., Yurii Kotiash, a 28-year-old man from Feasterville-Trevose in Bucks County Pennsylvania, was traveling southbound on Route 1, north of Henderson Road, in a 2018 Maserati, when he struck the rear of a 2019 Nissan, driven by a 23-year-old Kendall Park man, which had been stopped in traffic.  Kotiash allegedly left the scene of the crash and continued southbound on Route 1, poli…

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by Jon Craig
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Central Police ID Pickup Truck Driver Killed After Slamming Snowbank, Tree Off Route 1 Central Police ID Pickup Truck Driver Killed After Slamming Snowbank, Tree Off Route 1
Central Police ID Pickup Truck Driver Killed After Slamming Snowbank, Tree Off Route 1 Authorities have identified the driver of a pickup truck who was killed Thursday after slamming into a snowbank and tree in South Brunswick. Andrew Malouf, 73, of the Kendall Park section of town, is believed to have suffered a medical problem causing him to veer off Henderson Road, police said. The crash was reported about 10:40 a.m. about 100 yards west of Route 1. Malouf was found unconscious in the pickup truck.  Malouf was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Good Samaritans pulled the unconscious driv…

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by Jon Craig
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Monroe Woman, 81, Dies Of Injuries From 3-Car Crash Monroe Woman, 81, Dies Of Injuries From 3-Car Crash
Monroe Woman, 81, Dies Of Injuries From 3-Car Crash An 81-year-old Monroe Township woman died Sunday from injuries she sustained in a three-car crash on Route 1 in South Brunswick, authorities said. Theresa Dowling succumbed to her injuries Sunday at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick, South Brunswick police said. Dowling was driving a 2017 Lexus westbound on Henderson Road at 10:47 a.m. Friday when she failed to stop for a red light, police said. Her Lexus entered the intersection and was struck by a 2013 Hyundai, driven northbound by a Somerset woman.The impact sent the Lexus across Route 1, striking a 2016 Chevrolet, polic…

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by Jon Craig