January 24, 2024
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX) – The Attorney General’s Office is investigating a fatal police-involved shooting that occurred on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at a South Brunswick, New Jersey, motel. A man sustained fatal injuries after exchanging gunfire with officers. His identity is not being released at this time.
According to the preliminary information, members of the United States Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Task Force, assisting the New York office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, arrived at the motel on Route 1 South in Monmouth Junction at approximately 2:05 p.m. to execute an arrest warrant for a suspect in several felony offenses. At approximately 2:47 p.m., the individual to be arrested exchanged gunfire with officers. The individual was pronounced deceased at approximately 4:29 p.m. Authorities recovered two firearms near the decedent. No officers were hit during the shooting.
This investigation is being conducted pursuant to Attorney General Directive 2019-4, which implements the statutory requirement that the Attorney General’s Office conduct the investigation of any death that occurs during an encounter with a law enforcement officer acting in the officer’s official capacity or while the decedent is in custody, and which establishes clear standards and procedures for conducting such investigations.
The investigation is ongoing and no further information is being released at this time.
January 24, 2024
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–Around 3:35 p.m. today January 24, 2024, firefighters were detailed to 633 Nassau Street near Wilson Street and Rt 171 Georges Road for a fire at Dream Well Inc. Arriving firefighters found fire showing and immediatly called for a 2nd Alarm. With in a few minutes a 4th Alarm was called with fire showing all sides of the building and firefighters set up defensive operations on the large warehouse. Several tanker task forces, strike teams and multiple fire departments are operating on the scene. As of 7:15 p.m. the fire is now reported at 8-Alarms.
Fire departments and water tankers have responded from Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth, Somerset, Ocean and Burlington Counties.
NJ Public Safety News Alerts
January 24, 2024-Updated January 25, 2024
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–Police are continuing to investigate a motor vehicle crash that occurred on January 24th shortly after 6:50am on Route 1 southbound just prior to New Road.
A 2009 Ford, being operated by a 54 year old man from North Brunswick working as an Uber driver, was travelling in the left lane of southbound Route 1 and was approaching New Road, when the driver abruptly changed lanes, striking a 2001 Mack dump truck stopped in traffic, being operated by a 52 year old man from South Brunswick.
The crash left the driver of the Ford in critical condition with serious injuries. His passenger, a 64 year old woman from Franklin Park who had been sitting in the back seat, suffered significant injuries. The driver of the dump truck suffered minor injuries. The occupants of the Ford were transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital by ambulance.
Due to the severity of the crash, Route 1 southbound was closed for several hours, causing significant traffic congestion in the area.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact PFC Jesse Blake of the South Brunswick Police Department’s Traffic Bureau at (732)329-4000 x7474.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–South Brunswick Police reported that there was a serious crash on Route 1 near New Road around 6:56 a.m. A Uber Driver ran into the back of a dump truck and both the passenger and driver were seriously injured. South Brunswick Police is investigating the crash.
Serious Crash – Rt 1 South near New Rd. At 6:56 AM, an Uber driver ran into the rear of a dump truck. Uber driver and passenger seriously injured. Traffic investigators remain on scene.#Traffic pic.twitter.com/ebHemkkDqy
— So Brunswick PD (@SoBrunswickPD) January 24, 2024