Fake Gun, Drugs Found Inside Middlesex Home After Fire

MIDDLESEX, NJ — Police are looking for a Middlesex Borough man who they said fled during a Christmas Eve house fire in town, and left behind not only a fake gun and hollow-point bullets, but evidence of drug dealing in the home.

As Patch reported, the fire gutted a Middlesex Borough home on the morning of Christmas Eve. At 8:35 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 24 the Middlesex police department received a 911 call reporting a house fire at 437 Second Street. All the residents had safely gotten out, but heavy smoke and flames could be seen shooting from the second-floor windows. The house was left uninhabitable.

One of the home's residents, Adolfo D. Serrano, 25, fled from the burning house when police and firefighters got there. Police officers later investigating the cause of the fire said they discovered evidence of a drug distribution operation inside. Serrano was charged with drug dealing and a warrant was issued for his arrest. He was also charged with possession of an imitation firearm, possession of hollow-point bullets and possession of a fraudulent Social Security card.

That's Serrano pictured above, in a photo provided by the Middlesex County Prosecutor. Past Patch reporting:

Christmas Eve Fire Guts Middlesex Boro Home

Now, Crime Stoppers of Middlesex County Inc. is offering a cash reward to anyone who anonymously provides information leading to his arrest. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers of Middlesex County, Inc., a non-profit organization that partners with law enforcement to enable the public to anonymously submit crime information and will pay a cash reward should it lead to an arrest.

Tip information may be provided anonymously by calling 1-800-939-9600 or submitted online at www.middlesextips.com. Tips may also be sent by text messaging 274637 (CRIMES) with the keyword: “midtip” followed by the tip information.

Those who provide information will be given a unique numerical code that that allows them to communicate with the program and collect a reward should their information lead to an arrest. All reward amounts are approved and set by Crime Stoppers of Middlesex County Inc.