Crime & Safety
2 Arrested For Mailbox Theft In South Brunswick: Police
Authorities are investigating mailbox thefts and are asking anyone who may have had mail stolen on Friday to call the police.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Two people were arrested on Friday in connection with mailbox thefts in Cranbury and South Brunswick, police said.
At 1:45 p.m. on Friday, South Brunswick Police were alerted by Cranbury Police of ongoing thefts of mail from mailboxes.
Around the same time, a resident from Weatherhill Development called to report two men stealing mail out of his mailbox, police said.
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The witness told police that the vehicle fled on Georges Road. Officer Lenny Hibbitts spotted the vehicle minutes later in the parking lot of a pizza restaurant on Ridge Road and two people were taken into custody, police said.
The investigation is active. Police are asking anyone who may have had mail stolen from their mailbox on Friday to call (732) 329-4646.
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