Crime & Safety

Hazlet Police Blotter: Drunk Driving and Theft Charges

Police reports from May 31-June 6

May 31 -- Dennis Wernock, 64, of Carteret was arrested and charged with drunk driving after leaving the scene of accident at Route 36 and Laurel around 4:25 pm.

June 3 -- Gary Jaremba, 56 of Parlin, was arrested and charged with DUI around 11:20 a.m. Police found him in the parking lot of Airport Plaza shiopping center were he was passed out in his car, which was still running.  

June 3 -- Thomas Simmons, 53, of Laurel Ave and 11th Street, was arrested and charged with DUI after a motor vehicle stope around 11:57 p.m. 

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June 5 -- Alberto Arce, 19 of Jersey City, was stopped at 2:21 a.m. for a motor vehicle violation near the entrance to Garden State Parkway Exit 117. He was arrested and charged with driving under the influence. 

June 6: Kayla Acceturo, 21, of Hazlet as arrested around 5 p.m. at Walgreens on Route 36 and charged with theft of $25 in beauty supplies. 

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There has been a half dozen car burglaries around town since June 1, reports Det. Charles McBride. In most of the cases, the vehicles were unlocked. Hazlet Police reminds residents to lock their cars. 

There has also been two home burglaries, previously reported in Patch. Read the report here.  

Arrest records released by the Hazlet Police Dept. on June  8. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. 


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