
July fireworks crackdown busts 8 in Woodbridge, NJ
WOODBRIDGE — During what the police department refers to as an unprecedented crackdown on the use of illegal fireworks, officers in this Middlesex County township issued fireworks-related charges against eight individuals from July 1 to July 4.
Woodbridge police responded to more than 156 complaints over the extended weekend, the department said. And right now, the detective bureau is conducting follow-up investigations on two fireworks-related fires from the weekend — a garage fire on Alwat Street and a dumpster fire in the Sewaren section of town.
New Jersey law permits the use of hand-held or ground-based sparkling devices, along with smoke devices and noisemakers, but aerial devices are prohibited.
The following individuals were issued complaint/summonses charging discharge of illegal fireworks:
- Nicolas Demerac, 33, Linden
- Glen Pohid, 35, Avenel
- Paige Sanchez, 52, Colonia
- Edison Hernandez-Lajara, 31, Fords
- Andrzes Tomaszewski, 41, Avenel
- Adrian Hernandez, 21, Colonia
- Paul Simmons, 35, Avenel
- Aamar Shahzad, 38, New York (discharge of fireworks occurred in Colonia)
According to the township, one found guilty of this petty disorderly person's offense faces a fine of up to $500 and/or 30 days in jail.
Dino Flammia is a reporter for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach him at dino.flammia@townsquaremedia.com
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