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Teen Girl Faces Attempted Murder, Robbery After Firing At Group At Central Jersey Mall
A 15-year-old girl is facing charges of attempted murder and armed robbery after stealing the sneakers of three people at gunpoint and firing at a group of people at a Central Jersey mall earlier this month. Officers responded to the area near the SureStay Hotel by Best Western on reports of people running from the Brunswick Square Mall after hearing gunshots on May 13, East Brunswick Police Chief Frank LoSacco said. After finding a spent shell casing in the parking lot of a Habit Burger along Route 18, police later received a separate report of three people robbed of their sneak…
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Patrol Car Struck As DWI Suspect Flees, Schools Locked Down In Central Jersey: Police
A patrol car was struck by an alleged drunken driver who the officer was trying to stop in Central Jersey, authorities said. At 2:26 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29, East Brunswick Police Officer Ryan Welch was patrolling Highway 18 southbound near Tices Lane when he saw a white Honda with "fictitious license plates," police said. A motor vehicle stop was initiated, but the suspect vehicle attempted to flee from the officer. Believing the vehicle might be stolen, Welch pursued the suspect onto Cranbury Road. The driver stopped the vehicle, placed it in reverse, and struck We…
Police & Fire
Police Look For Gunman In Central Jersey Apartment Shooting
A 36-year-old man is wanted by police in Central Jersey in connection with a random shooting in an apartment parking lot, authorities said. The incident took place at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21. No one was hurt. The gunman was identified as Kyle Johnson of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, East Brunswick police said. Johnson reportedly fled in a blueish-green Dodge Magnum with New Jersey license plates F18-KCK after firing shots near the Taylor Gardens apartments, police said. Johnson has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault, police said. Polic…
Police & Fire
Sexual Assault Reported On Central Jersey Trail: Report
East Brunswick police are investigating reports of a sexual assault on a park trail, NJ Advance Media reported. The incident took place on May 28 around 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of paths in Heavenly Farms Park between the Cultural Arts Center, turf fields and dog park, the outlet said. East Brunswick police declined to answer additional questions. Click here for the full report by NJ Advance Media.
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Officer Hydroplanes, Crashes Responding To Call: Report
A Central Jersey police officer responding to an emergency was hurt when his vehicle hydroplaned through standing water and struck a fire hydrant and tree on his way to a call, NJ Advance Media reported. The officer’s lights and sirens were activated when the crash occurred near the intersection of Old Stage Road and Sandlewood Drive at about 3 a.m. on Friday, April 1, the outlet reported. The officer suffered minor injuries after his vehicle struck a fire hydrant and tree, East Brunswick police said. The officer was responding to a call for an unresponsive person at Woodmere Senior H…
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Bronx Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Central Jersey Apartment House Shooting: Police
A 28-year-old fugitive from the Bronx has been arrested in connection with a shooting last spring at an apartment complex in Central Jersey, authorities said. On May 2, 2021, at approximately 5:40 a.m, East Brunswick patrol officers responded to the North Lake Apartment Complex at 85 Main St. for the report of a motor vehicle crash and shots fired. An investigation found that a dispute between two men had taken place, which resulted in a motor vehicle crash and gunfire by a male suspect who fled the scene prior to police arriving. East Brunswick Detective Alex Danese conducted a follow-up i…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Reported Struck In Central Jersey
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred about 3 p.m. Tuesday on Fresh Ponds Road in East Brunswick, initial reports said. East Brunswick police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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Van That Dragged NJ Woman At Supermarket Sought By Police
Police seek the public's help locating a bright red van that allegedly struck and dragged a 62-year-old woman in a Middlesex County supermarket parking lot, authorities said. The Milltown Police Department seeks assistance identifying the driver of the van shown above. The hit-and-run crash occurred on Wednesday at about 3:50 p.m. and was alerted by East Brunswick police. The female pedestrian was seriously hurt, Milltown police said. The suspect vehicle was captured on surveillance camera images and described as an older model, bright-red utility van, possibly a Ford, with no …
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Prosecutor: NJ Adult Daycare Center Employees Sentenced For Abusing Disabled Victims
Five workers of a former adult daycare center in Middlesex County have been convicted and sentenced for their involvement in the physical abuse of two patients with severe disabilities, authorities said Friday. New Brunswick resident and former Broadway Respite and Home Care employee Asia Lunn, 24, was convicted of abandonment and neglect of a disabled person on July 23, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a release Friday. Lunn was sentenced to 180 days in county jail, five years probation and a $1,000 fine, Ciccone said. Lunn’s conviction and sentencing follows a nearly t…
Police & Fire
Boy, 4, Drowns In Backyard East Brunswick Pool
East Brunswick Township suffered another tragic drowning on Saturday, this time involving a 4-year-old boy during a Kindergarten graduation party, authorities said. The toddler accidentally fell into a Sandalwood Drive swimming pool during a July Fourth party and drowned, around 5:10 p.m. East Brunswick police in a statement. Adults at the party realized the boy was missing, when a family member spotted him at the bottom of the in-ground pool, police said. The boy was transported to Robert Wood Johnson hospital, where he later died. The home's security camera recorded video of the b…
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