Cops: East Brunswick Police Capture New Brunswick Man Who Ran From Officer During Car Stop

East Brunswick and Milltown Police captured suspect last week after he ran from the officer during a car stop, police said.

On Sept. 19, Ptl. Alexander Danese observed a silver Audi on Tices Lane travelling towards Ryders Lane at a high rate of speed with no headlights on.

The vehicle made a left onto Ryders Lane and pulled into the Quick Check Parking Lot as Ptl. Danese activated his emergency overhead lights to initiate a motor vehicle stop. The driver, later identified as Isaiah Cureton, a 20- year-old male from New Brunswick, jumped out of the vehicle and fled on foot towards Washington Avenue in Milltown.

Danese gave chase as other police officers from East Brunswick and Milltown arrived to assist. Officers chased him into backyards on Janet Court and lost track of him, police said.

While searching for the suspect a Milltown resident had contacted police and advised them of a suspicious male, matching the suspect’s description, hiding behind a dumpster near the Milltown Post Office.

Upon seeing the officers, he again fled and ran into the wooded area behind Dunkin Donuts. Officers located him hiding in some bushes and ordered him to come out but he refused their commands. He was removed from the bushes and physically resisted arrest. He was subsequently taken into custody.

Cureton was charged with resisting arrest and obstruction. He was transported to the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center in lieu of $2,500.00 bail. He also had an outstanding warrant for $464.00 out of East Brunswick. He had admitted to running from the officers because of his outstanding warrant.