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On 08/04/10 @ 12:16 PM- A resident
of the 200 block of Third Street reported a theft of her bicycle. The
investigation revealed unknown actor(s) entered the shed located in
her backyard and removed the bicycle. The shed was unlocked at the
time of the theft. The value of the stolen bicycle is $340.00. Officer
Chad Corner investigated.
On 07/27/10 @ 3:34 PM- Headquarters
received several 9-1-1 calls reporting a structure fire at 244 Lincoln
Boulevard, Hunan Wok Restaurant. Upon police arrival they located a
working fire and heavy smoke condition at the rear of the restaurant.
Middlesex Fire Department and Middlesex Rescue Squad were dispatched
and responded. Dunellen Fire Department, Bound Brook Fire Department,
New Market Fire Company, and River Road Fire Company also responded
for mutual aid. Dunellen Rescue Squad, Bound Brook Rescue Squad and
Rutgers EMS were dispatched and responded. PSE&G made service and
turned off the power to the building. There were no injuries reported
at the scene. The fire was extinguished at 4:20 PM. Two vehicles
were damaged by the fire, which were parked in an adjacent parking lot
next to the structure. The fire was caused when a telephone pole with
two attached transformers fell to the ground igniting the building.
As a result Lincoln Boulevard was closed to traffic for approximately
90 minutes.
On 07/18/10 @ 3:53 AM- Michael
Dimino, 25, of Middlesex was arrested and charged with DWI following a
motor vehicle accident on Bound Brook Road and South Lincoln Avenue.
The investigation revealed he was traveling east on Bound Brook Road
when he struck a utility pole causing front-end damage to his vehicle.
After striking the utility pole he attempted to leave the area but was
stopped by the police. Further investigation revealed he was DWI at
the time of the stop. There were no reported injuries. Michael Dimino
was transported to Police Headquarters where he was processed and
released to his brother Thomas Dimino pending a court date. Officer
Joleen Duca investigated.
On 07/12/10 @ 10:13 AM- A resident
of the 500 block of Mountain View Terrace reported a theft from her
vehicle. The investigation revealed unknown actor(s) removed a GPS
system from her vehicle. The GPS system was taken from her glove box.
The vehicle was parked in her driveway and was unlocked at the time of
the theft. The value of the stolen GPS system is $151.00. Corporal
Jeffery Bevan investigated.
On 0627/10 @ 1:14 PM- A resident of
the 200 block of Greene Avenue reported a theft of his bicycle. The
investigation revealed unknown actor(s) removed his bicycle from the
front lawn of his residence. The bicycle was unlocked at the time of
the theft. The value of the stolen bicycle is $100.00. Officer Keith
Orts investigated.
On
05/14/10 @ 9:39 PM- Xiomara Bustillo, 38, of Plainfield was arrested
and charged with DWI and refusing to submit breath samples following a
motor vehicle stop on South Avenue and Wilton Avenue. Officer Ryan
Skow investigated.
Special Press Release
Every
15 minutes Program
06/02/10 and 06/03/10
On June 2nd and 3rd 2010,
the Middlesex High School will participate in a drunk driving
awareness program entitled “Every 15 Minutes”. Those participating
will include junior and senior students, teachers, counselors, school
officials, police, fire, and rescue, OEM, New Jersey State Police,
Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and Medical Examiners Office,
Somerset County Medical Center, along with several community leader
volunteers. “Every 15 Minutes” offers real life experiences without
the real life risks. This emotionally charged event is designed to
dramatically instill teenagers with the potentially dangerous
consequences of drinking alcohol and driving. It will
challenge students to think about drinking and driving, think
about safety and the responsibilities of making mature decisions when
lives are involved.
The
program begins with the participation of volunteer students and their
parents. Throughout the first day of the event, the “Grim Reaper”
removes one student every fifteen (15) minutes from his/her
classroom. This represents how often someone is killed as a result of
an alcohol related accidents. White face makeup is applied to the
student and they are given a coroner’s tag and a black “Every 15
Minutes” t-shirt. These “victims” are then returned to the student
population, but are not allowed to interact with others.
Throughout the morning hours, uniformed police officers will make mock
death notifications to the parents of these children. As a
reminder, the parents have previously given their permission to be
involved.
On June 2nd
at 1:00 pm, a mock car accident is staged on the Middlesex High School
grounds at 300 JFK Drive involving an intoxicated student driver,
several injured students and a fatality to at least one student.
Juniors and seniors observe the accident scene as they witness rescue
workers cut the car away from the victims. A police officer goes
through the procedure for a DWI arrest, and the medical examiner will
remove the body of a “dead” student from the wreckage. The events are
videotaped to be shown on the following day. The volunteer students
(approximately 30) are then bused to a hotel for an overnight retreat
where they discuss their experience. They write letters to their
parents that start out, “Dear Mom and Dad, every fifteen minutes
someone in the United States dies as a result of an alcohol related
traffic collision, and today I died. I never had the chance to tell
you…” The parents of the “dead students” also write a letter to
their children, expressing the things they have not told them. The
student arrested for DWI is videotaped through a sped-up court
process. A videographer also follows the student that had been
removed from the wreckage and brought to the hospital.
On June 3rd
at 9:00 am, students are returned to the Middlesex High School
auditorium for an assembly. During the assembly the students, as well
as their parents, have a chance to read their letters out loud. The
auditorium will be set up as a simulated funeral home in which caskets
are present on the stage, along with photos of the “deceased”
students. A guest speaker, who is the mother of a child who died in
an alcohol related accident, will present an emotional account of her
experience. After the assembly, the volunteer students will go
outside and participate in an exercise entitled the “D.R.I.V.E.
Program” (Driver Response Impaired Vision Exercise), which is put on
by the New Jersey State Police. This exercise involves the students
driving golf carts on a designated course, while wearing impairment
simulated goggles.
This two day event is sure to impact the
students, as well as the numerous volunteers that have chosen to raise
awareness of the consequences of alcohol related accidents.
We encourage the media to attend and witness this event. All inquires
can be directed to Lt. Michael Colacci, Middlesex Police Department at
(732) 356-1900 ext-224. For additional information about this
program, go to website www.every15minutes.com.
On 05/08/10 @ 1:44 PM- A resident of Dayton Avenue
reported a theft of his bicycle. The investigation revealed that
unknown actor(s) removed the bicycle from the driveway of the
residence. The bicycle was unlocked at the time of the theft. The
value of the stolen bicycle is $500.00. Officer Chad Corner
investigated.
On 05/03/10 @ 2:25 PM- A resident
of Hamiltonian Garden Apartments reported his vehicle stolen. The
investigation revealed that his vehicle was last scene parked in the
northeast corner of the Hamiltonian Garden Apartments parking lot
facing east. The vehicle was locked at the time of the theft. The
value of the stolen vehicle is $1600.00. Officer Craig Comiskey
investigated.
On 04/05/10 @ 10:56 AM- A resident
of the 300 block of Beechwood Avenue reported a burglary and theft
from his detached garage. The investigation revealed that unknown
actor(s) entered the garage through a rear-unlocked window. Once
inside the actor(s) removed a chain saw from the garage. The value of
the stolen chain saw is $350.00. Officer Marc Arancio investigated.
On
03/19/10 @ 5:30 PM- Jonathan Acosta-Santamaria, 19, of Plainfield was
arrested and charged with distribution of CDS and distribution of CDS
within a 1000 feet of a school. Middlesex Borough Police and the
Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force conducted a joint
narcotics investigation on Jonathan Acosta-Santamaria prier to his
arrest. Bail was set in the amount of $10,000.00. Jonathan Acosta-Santamaria
was unable to post bail and was transported to Middlesex County Adult
Correctional Center pending a court date. Detective Daniel O’Connor
investigated.
On 03/14/10 @ 10:50 AM- Mora
Milton, 44, of Bound Brook was arrested and charged with DWI and
refusing to submit breath samples following a motor vehicle stop on
Bound Brook Road and second Street. Officer Marc Arancio investigated.
On 03/03/10 @ 8:20 PM- Anthony
Fulton, 20, of Glen Gardner was arrested and charged with hindering
his own apprehension by providing false information to an officer
during a motor vehicle stop in Walgreens Shopping Center parking lot
738 Union Avenue. The investigation revealed Anthony Fulton provided
false information to Officer Thomas Ungar to evade being caught
driving on the revoked list. Anthony Fulton was released on his own
recognizance pending a court date. Officer Thomas Ungar investigated.
On 02/20/10 @ 5:13 PM- Daniel Toth,
19, of Piscataway was arrested and charged with impersonation,
identity theft. The investigation revealed Daniel Toth attempted to
use his brothers New Jersey driver’s license in Jilly’s Liquors store
located at 657 Lincoln Boulevard in an attempt to purchase alcoholic
beverages from the liquor store. Nehul Patel employee of the liquor
store determined the driver’s license did not belong to Daniel Toth
and contacted the police. Daniel Toth was arrested and charged and
released pending a court date. Corporal Jeffrey Dugan investigated.
On 02/14/10 @ 8:58 PM- Juan Arbo,
36, of Branchburg was arrested and charged with DWI following a motor
vehicle stop on Bound Brook Road and 7th Street. Officer
Mark Melchiorre investigated.
On 01/31/10 @ 1:40 AM- Camila Diaz, 24, of Randolph
was arrested and charged with DWI and refusing to submit breath
samples following a motor vehicle stop on Union Avenue and Valentine
Avenue. Officer Joleen Duca investigated.
On 01/18/10 @
8:10 PM- A resident of the 500 block of Voorhees Avenue reported a
theft to his house. The investigation revealed one of his two guitars
that were last scene in the living room of his house was taken. There
was no sign of forced entry into his house. The value of the missing
guitar is $1000.00. Officer Ryan Skow investigated.
On 01/10/10 @ 8:28 AM- A resident
of Bonnie Brook Terrace reported a theft to her vehicle. The
investigation revealed the vehicle was parked on the 400 block of
Edgeworth Street and locked at the time of the theft. Unknown actor(s)
entered the vehicle and removed a GPS system, which was attached to
the windshield of the vehicle. A screwdriver was located at the scene,
which appears to have been used to enter the vehicle. The value of the
stolen item is $75.00. Officer Matthew Tripp investigated.
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