Crime & Safety

Man Charged with Lewdness in South Brunswick Did Same in East Brunswick.

South Brunswick Police arrested a suspect accused of exposing himself multiple times at the same hotel.

South Brunswick Police charged a man for exposing himself twice within two weeks at the same hotel.

Mark Puopolo, 41, is facing charges for allegedly exposing himself to passing motorists from a window of the Extended Stay Hotel on Route 1 Tuesday. Police said Puopolo was also arrested for the same act at the same hotel two weeks ago, and that he has previously been charged six times with lewdness in East Brunswick, South River and Helmetta.

According to police, a woman came to headquarters to report that a man exposed himself to her on Saturday. The woman told officers that she was walking into the Extended Stay Hotel when she looked up and saw a man standing in an open window. She told police the man had pulled the room blinds up to his neck, exposing the rest of his naked body.

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Detectives were able to identify the hotel room and determined Puopolo was the suspect, according to police.

On Sept. 30, police said a motorist traveling on Route 1 reported a similar incident with Puopolo. The motorist told officers she was stopped in traffic on Route 1 when she looked to the right and observed Puopolo standing in the open window exposing himself.

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Puopolo was charged with lewdness in both cases and was released pending his first court appearance.

South Brunswick Police are asking anyone who may have observed suspicious activity at the Extended Stay Hotel over the past month to call 732-329-4646.


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