Stolen Cars, Vehicle Crashes Top List Of Aberdeen Police Blotter

ABERDEEN, NJ - Police responded to at least three stolen-vehicles cases while trying to discover who had stolen a resident's mail and the identity of the person who entered a resident's unlocked car, stole his debit card and made unauthorized purchases. It sounds like this edition of the Aberdeen police blotter reflects the seasonal uptick with criminals picking up a little something nice for themselves. As always, the police are urging to be wary, particularly in view of the fact that if a person cannot get into your car because it is locked, he will try the neighbors.

Officers responded to or initiated 607 calls for service between Nov. 22 and Dec. 5, including 37 suspicious persons or vehicles; 35 alarms; 35 first aid calls; nine domestic violence incidents, 17 noise complaints, six disorderly persons, 18 motor-vehicle crashes, one burglary, three criminal mischief incidents, two motor-vehicle thefts, five thefts, seven frauds, seven welfare checks, five crisis intervention calls and 173 motor-vehicle stops. Officers issued 140 motor-vehicle summonses.

Here is a sample of the work your police department has undertaken between Nov. 22 and Dec. 8:

• On November 28, a 2003 four-door Toyota Camry was stolen from the Aberdeen train station on Atlantic Avenue. The victim was waiting for a friend and stepped out of the vehicle for a moment when a person got into the car and drove away. The vehicle was recovered on the Matawan side of the train station parking lot on Dec. 2. Patrol Officer Anthony Marone investigated.
• Sometime during the night on Nov. 30, a 2017 Audi Q5 was taken from a driveway on Andover Lane. The vehicle was recovered in East Orange on Dec. 3. Patrol Officer Bruce Monro and Det. Louis Nanna investigated.
• On Nov. 30, an Innerhill Lane resident reported that sometime during the night a person entered his unlocked vehicle and took his wallet. His debit card later was used to make unauthorized purchases and money transactions. Patrol Officer Frank Maisano took the report.
• A resident of Inwood Place reported that on Nov. 30, several people attempted to steal his 2013 Land Rover from his driveway. The perpetrators were unable to gain entry but they moved on to make similar attempts on neighboring vehicles. Surveillance video showed the three actors wore ski masks and gloves and may have been driving a Volvo suburban utility vehicle. Det. Louis Nanna investigated.
• On Dec. 2 , a North Concourse resident reported the theft of mail. Patrol Officer Bruce Monro responded.
• The owner of Spiralseal on Cliffwood Avenue on Dec. 2 reported a front window of the business had been broken over the weekend. The Aberdeen Police made the following arrests:

• Elizabeth A. Belka, 28, Spring Lake Heights, was charged with driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident and reckless driving following a motor vehicle crash at the Aberdeen train station on Atlantic Avenue on Nov. 22. Sgt. Matthew Lloyd was the arresting officer and Patrol Officer Raymond Campbell assisted.
• A 48-year-old township man was arrested on a contempt warrant out of East Brunswick municipal court following an incident at Chelsea Village apartments, Cross Road, on Nov. 22. Patrol Officer Ronald Osadacz was the arresting officer.
• Jessica C. Guerreiro, 28, Long Branch, was charged with driving while intoxicated, failure to observe a traffic signal and reckless driving following a motor vehicle stop on Gerard Avenue on Nov. 23. Sgt. Matthew Lloyd was the arresting officer.
• A 28-year-old township woman was arrested on a contempt warrant from Hopewell municipal court on Nov. 24. Patrol Officer Bart Szulczynski made the arrest.
• A 20-year-old Perth Amboy man on Nov. 27 was arrested on a contempt warrant out of Aberdeen municipal court. Patrol Officer Anthony Marone was the arresting officer.
• A 30-year-old township man was charged Nov. 28 with simple assault following an incident on Atlantic Avenue. Patrol Officer Martin Walsh was the arresting officer.
• A 34-year-old township man was arrested on a contempt warrant out of Aberdeen municipal court on November 28. Patrol Officer Roger Peter was the arresting officer.
• A 46-year-old Magnolia man was arrested on a warrant out of Rahway municipal court on Nov. 29. Patrol Officer Martin Walsh was the arresting officer.
• Daniel J. Caraballo, 31, Aberdeen, was charged Nov. 30 with hindering his own apprehension in connection with a motor-vehicle stop on Highway 35 on Oct. 18. He also was found to be wanted on contempt warrants out of Manalapan municipal court. Sgt. Matthew Lloyd was the arresting officer with assistance from Sgt. David Mauro.
• A 23-year-old Sayreville man was arrested on a contempt warrant out of Old Bridge municipal court following an incident on Orchard Street Dec. 2. Patrol Officer Craig Hausmann was the arresting officer.
• A 45-year-old Matawan man was arrested on contempt warrants out of Highland Park and Sayreville municipal courts on Dec. 2. Patrol Officer Bruce Monro was the arresting officer.
• A 24-year-old Sayreville man was arrested on a contempt warrant out of Aberdeen municipal court on Dec. 4. P.O. Martin Walsh was the arresting officer.
• Special Officer Michael Rzigalinski arrested a 28-year-old Runnemede woman on a contempt warrant out of Freehold Township municipal court following a Dec. 4 motor-vehicle stop on Highway 34.
• Patrol Officer Gus Grivas on Dec. 5 arrested a 27-year-old township man on a contempt warrant out of Keansburg municipal court.

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