Cash Reward Now Offered In Old Bridge Luring Attempt

OLD BRIDGE, NJ — New Jersey Crime Stoppers is now offering a cash reward for anyone who is able to provide information on the man wanted for a possible attempted luring in Old Bridge Township last Thursday.

Crime Stoppers of Middlesex County Inc. is offering a reward to anyone who anonymously provides information leading to the apprehension of a man who may have attempted to lure two children into his car after offering them hats and fidget spinners last Thursday at the QuickChek on Cliffwood Avenue in Laurence Harbor.

The suspect was last seen driving a white Toyota, possibly a Corolla. He is described as a thin white male in his late 20’s or early 30’s, unshaven, wearing a gold Yankee’s hat, sunglasses and a red Nike t-shirt, Old Bridge police said.

Patch wrote about the incident when it first happened and interviewed the QuickChek employee who saw the man talking to the boys. She said both boys are under 12 and regularly come into the QuickChek together on their bikes to buy afternoon snacks, especially now that school is out for summer. She said the man followed the boys into the store and immediately began talking to them and following them around, offering to buy them their snacks. He wanted to take them to his car, where he said he had baseball caps and fidget spinners, and he kept asking the boys their parents' names. The boys got scared and told the QuickChek worker the man was bothering them. He said he thought they were lost and he wanted to return them home to their parents. Police were called, but the man was gone by the time they got to the store Thursday afternoon.

Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey and Old Bridge Police Chief William Volkert said cash rewards are being offered to anyone who wants to provide information anonymously, by contacting Crime Stoppers of Middlesex County Inc. via phone or website. The phone number is: 1-800- 939-9600. The website is: middlesextips.com. Text messages may be sent to 274637 (CRIMES) with the keyword ‘’midtip’’ followed by a message.

Those who call will be given instructions on how to collect cash rewards by using a numerical code that will be recognized by a local bank, which will pay the rewards following approval by Crime Stoppers of Middlesex County Inc.

Past Patch reporting: Man Tried To Lure Children With Fidget Spinners In Old Bridge: Police