Crime & Safety
August Round-up: A Look Back At Central Jersey Police News
Police arrested defendants who they say passed fake cash, warned people about a scam, and were on the look-out for a stolen tiger statute.

Police in Central Jersey arrested defendants who they say passed fake cash at supermarkets, warned residents about a new phone scam, and were on the look-out for a stolen, life-sized tiger statute that is worth about $1,200.
Those were among the cases handled by police in Central Jersey last month. Here’s a look back at some of the police news on local Patch sites in August:
- Missing: Life-Sized Tiger Statue, Worth $1,200
- Man Charged With Shoplifting From Sears In Middletown
- Middletown Police Charge Two Men With Shoplifting From Target
- Teens From Middletown, Keansburg Charged With Car Burglary
- State Police Searching For Two Suspected Of Theft In Holmdel, Cops Say
- Manalapan Man Charged With Reckless Manslaughter
- Manalapan Police Charge Man With Water Equipment Theft
- Driver Indicted In Connection With Holmdel Fatal Crash
- Former Monmouth County Mayor Pleaded Guilty To Child Sex Abuse, Report Says
- Holmdel Motorcycle Driver Charged With DWI, Assault By Auto
- Holmdel Police Charge Man With Theft Of Landscaping Equipment
- Manalapan Resident Confronts Man Stealing Items Inside Home, Cops Say
- Hazlet Therapist Pleads Not Guilty In Sex Assault Case
- Fake Cash Passed In Holmdel and Hazlet, Cops Say
- Update: Holmdel Man Charged In PNC Bank Arts Center Shooting
- Middlesex County Doctor Charged With Hiding About $3.6 Million In Income
- New Brunswick Cleaning Woman Charged With Theft From Client
- Video: Man Broke Into South Brunswick Liquor Store
- South Brunswick Man’s Murder, Manslaughter Convictions Overturned
- Update: Police Say They Warned South Brunswick Man To Stop Offering Foot Massages
- Dog Rescued From Burning Buick In South Brunswick
- Middlesex County Man Falsely Reported Motorcycle Parts Theft, State Says
- Woodbridge Police Charge Driver With Eluding, DWI After Crash
- Middlesex County Couple Charged With Counterfeiting Designer Watches
- Woodbridge Police Issue Warning About Latest Phone Scam
- Police Arrest Trucker Driving With Stolen Trailer, Cops Say
- Woodbridge Man Gets 3 Years In Prison For Role In $2 Million Mortgage Fraud
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