Saturday, March 2, 2013
Robert “Bob” Weiler retires after 19-years with the South Brunswick Police Department.
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Saturday, March 2
Thursday marked the last day of service to the South Brunswick community by Sgt. Robert “Bob” Weiler. Sgt. Weiler had served as a police officer for 25 years, with the last 19 years in South Brunswick. He had been assigned to both the patrol and traffic division. He was promoted to sergeant in 2007. His service was distinguished by his hard work ethic and traffic safety initiatives. In 2005 he was instrumental in the recodification of the Township Traffic Ordinances. In his time of service, he received six commendations for everything from delivering a baby to capturing burglars. In addition he received 15 letters of commendation. “Bob always gave a hundred and ten percent. He prided himself on living in the community and making a …
Friday, December 21, 2012
Suspects allegedly broke into homes on Yarrow Circle and Friendship Road, telling police they thought houses off of Exit 8A look nice.
South Brunswick Police charged two Jersey City men in a series of burglaries authorities believe were fueled by drugs. Nicholas Hall, 24, and Hossam Ebraheem, 19, were charged with three counts of burglary after police recovered $12,000 worth of items the duo allegedly stole. On Wednesday at around 3:30 p.m., a Yarrow Circle resident was working upstairs in his home when he heard someone come in the front door. The homeowner told officers he believed it was a family member and continued working upstairs. Several minutes later the homeowner walked into his hallway and heard a male suspect yell to another that they had to leave. Both suspects fled from the home as the resident walked down the stairs. Police were also contacted by another …
Crime rate increase driven by rise in larcenies; township still comes in with fourth lowest crime rate in Middlesex County.
An increase in petty crimes caused the South Brunswick crime rate to increase for the year 2011, according to the latest Uniform Crime Report. The township's overall crime rate went from 11.5 per 1,000 residents in 2010 to 12.4 per 1,000 residents in 2011. Non-violent crimes jumped from 469 in 2010 to 509 in 2011. Middlesex County as a whole experienced a 7 percent increase in crime, with 16,581 offenses reported in 2011. South Brunswick's increase was due mainly to a spike in larcenies, which jumped from 345 in 2010 to 394 in 2011. "The majority of crime increases in 2011 were for petty crimes or larcenies, which are typically crimes of opportunity," said Chief Raymond Hayducka. "Many of these crimes are committed by offenders addicted …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Township hosts evaluation of emergency communication during Hurricane Sandy with 65 representatives from law enforcement agencies throughout seven different counties.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The mass destruction of Hurricane Sandy presented life altering challenges not only for residents throughout the state, but also for first responders who needed to keep the populace informed. The storm forced law enforcement agencies to re-evaluate the way they disseminate information to the public when faced with widespread power outages during emergency situations. On Tuesday morning, 65 representatives from law enforcement agencies throughout seven different counties in New Jersey gathered at the Monmouth Junction Firehouse in South Brunswick to discuss communication in times of crisis. "After Sandy, sharing information with the public has become more of an obligation," said South Brunswick Police spokesman Sgt. Jim Ryan. "Those …
Friday, December 7, 2012
Suspect called township man and told him his son was injured in a car accident and was being held until payment for vehicle damages was wired through Western Union.
A South Brunswick father was subjected to every parent's worst nightmare as part of a fraudulent kidnapping scam on Thursday. Police said a township man received a phone call on his cell phone from a man who told him that his son had gotten into a car accident. The suspect told the father that his son was injured in the crash and was being held until the father made payment for vehicle damages through Western Union. Upon payment of $1,800, the suspect said he would take the man's son to the closest hospital. The caller also said he had the son’s cell phone and if the father tried calling, his son would be killed, police said. The father spent over an hour on the phone before he was able to wire the money through Western Union. After the …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Two suspects charged for stealing iPhones from Verizon store on Route 1.
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Two New York men were charged Wednesday in a series of iPhone thefts from retailers in Middlesex County and Morris County. Willie Winfield, 33, and Aaron Richard, 22, both of Staten Island, were charged Wednesday afternoon for stealing iPhones from the Verizon store on Route 1. Police later linked the two suspects to iPhone thefts in Morris County that occurred on Tuesday. At 2 p.m. yesterday, the two suspects allegedly walked into the Verizon store in the South Brunswick Square Mall at 4095 Route 1. A store employee allegedly observed the suspects rip two iPhones from tethers that connected them to the display wall, police said. The two suspects then ran from the store into the mall's parking lot, entered a vehicle and fled from the scene…
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
South Brunswick Police assist father in delivery of baby boy just six miles from the hospital.
An impatient newborn caused a Piscataway couple to deliver the child on the side of the road Friday night just miles from reaching the hospital.Shortly before 11 p.m., South Brunswick Police Officer Jamal Benbow was patrolling Route 1 when he was waved down by the infant's father, age 43, near the New Road intersection just six miles from the hospital. The man and his wife, 34, were on the way to the hospital for the birth of their fifth child, when they knew they weren't going to make it to the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro in time, said police spokesman Sgt. Jim Ryan. So with the couple's four other children, all under the age of 10, sitting in the back seat, the father performed the delivery of the couple's fifth …
Saturday, December 1, 2012
South Brunswick Police looking for three suspects in robbery on Quincy Circle
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
South Brunswick Police are searching for three suspects in the gunpoint robbery of a pizza delivery man Friday evening At 9:25 p.m. on Quincy Circle, the delivery man went to a residence in the N building of the complex. The resident told the delivery man that no pizza was ordered, so he began to walk back to his vehicle. At that point, three male suspects approached the delivery man from behind and said the pizza was for them. After walking back to his vehicle to get the pizza, one of the suspects produced a handgun, put it to the delivery man's head and demanded money, police said. The three suspects stole the victim’s wallet, money, and pizza before running from the scene to a nearby parking lot. The suspects got into an older model …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Students and staff were evacuated from the St. Augustine of Canterbury School after a small fire in the boiler room.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
A small fire in the boiler room of the St. Augustine of Canterbury School in Kendall Park caused an evacuation of the building. Late Wednesday morning, a problem with in the school's boiler room created a "smoke situation," according to South Brunswick Police. The school's students and staff were evacuated and relocated to the St. Augustine church, located adjacent to the school at 45 Henderson Road. Police reported the small fire has been contained and no injuries were reported. Students and staff have since returned to the school and the normal schedule was resumed. The school was already scheduled to have an early dismissal today. Firefighters from the Kendall Park and Kingston volunteer fire companies, first aid and South Brunswick …
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The North Brunswick School District sent out an email to parents about incidents of luring in South Brunswick, which township police said was incorrect.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
An email sent earlier this month by the North Brunswick School District alerting parents to incidents of attempted child luring in South Brunswick was incorrect, township police said on Tuesday. Earlier in November, there were two suspicious incidents reported of possible child luring in South Brunswick. Police followed up on both incidents and were able to identify the vehicles and persons involved. In one case, a miscommunication occurred where a neighbor offered a child who lives a few doors down a ride to her bus stop on a cold day, police said. "Back on Nov. 11, North Brunswick sent out something that said the South Brunswick Police Department reported incidents of luring, but the details aren't true," said South Brunswick Police …
Amy
3:13 am on Sunday, March 3, 2013
Thank you Sgt. Weiler. Good luck and God bless. Enjoy a retirement well deserved! more ›