Crime & Safety
Suspect Caught Following Search In Watchung
Watchung Police sent out an alert warning the public to keep an eye out for a man in the area of Stirling Road on Thursday morning.
WATCHUNG, NJ — A suspect wanted in an unknown incident by Watchung police on Thursday has been caught.
"Watchung Police have a suspect in custody related to alert distributed this morning concerning police activity on Stirling Road," said the police in a follow-up alert around 3:25 p.m.
Police activity was first reported on Stirling Road in Watchung on Thursday around 7:55 a.m.
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The suspect was described as a 6-foot-tall white man wearing a brown shirt, dark pants, and a gray jacket.
Due to the sensitive nature of the crime, police did not disclose any further information.
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