Old Bridge Police: Cause of Route 9 Bus Accident Remains Under Investigation

An accident involving a commuter bus and a school bus injured 35 people Thursday morning.

Update 5:45 p.m. Thirty-five people were reported injured after an Academy commuter bus and an Old Bridge school bus collided on Route 9 North in Old Bridge Township Thursday morning, according to Cpt. Art Carullo. The accident was reported to police at 8:18 a.m. No children were on the medium-sized school bus at the time of the accident, he said.   The school bus was traveling in the right lane of the highway and turning right into the Stratford Apartments on Arcade Lane when the accident occurred. The Academy bus, identified as bus number 8592, was traveling in the designated bus lane. The cause of the accident remains under investigation and no fault has been determined, Carullo said.  When the two buses struck, the school bus rolled …

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Father and Son Charged With Fraudulent Foreclosure Scheme

Investigators say the father, of Jackson, allegedly promised to bail out homeowners from foreclosure but instead sold the homes to unwitting investors while conspiring with the son, of Old Bridge, to steal millions from lenders.

A father and son were charged today in an alleged scheme in which the father allegedly promised to rescue homeowners facing foreclosure, but instead sold their homes to investors and conspired with the son to steal $4.5 million from lenders by filing fraudulent mortgage applications in the investor's names, according to Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa. Vito Grippo, 47, of Jackson and his son, Frederick Grippo, 32, of Old Bridge, were charged by a complaint summons with conspiracy and theft by deception. Vito Grippo was also charged with money laundering and theft by failure to make required disposition of property received, according to the Office of the Attorney General. All of the charges are in the second degree and are the result of an…

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Prosecutor: Old Bridge Pathmark Shooter Left Shift With No Known Conflict

More details were released on the Old Bridge Pathmark shooting as the Prosecutor's Office continues to investigate the incident.

The Old Bridge Pathmark shooter did not have any known issues with fellow employees or any disputes the night of Aug. 31 when he opened fire in the store and fatally shot two co-workers and then himself, according to new details released yesterday by Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan and Old Bridge Chief of Police William Volkert. Although the investigation is continuing, the prosecutor's office said they have confirmed that Terence Tyler, 23, was hired for the midnight to 8 a.m. shift at Pathmark on Aug. 20, 2012 and reported for work on Aug. 31, 2012. Tyler left the store at 3:30 a.m. with no discussion or known conflict with any of the twelve other employees working the overnight shift, the prosectuor's office said. Investigators…

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Prosecutor's Office Releases 911 Calls from Old Bridge Pathmark Shooting

Employees can be heard calling to report the Aug. 31 shooting

A woman's panicked breathing can be heard as she tells a 911 operator that there is a gunman shooting at the Pathmark on Route 9 in Old Bridge. She asks repeatedly for police to hurry and explains to the operator that she and fellow coworkers are hiding in a backroom, uncertain of where or who the shooter is, or if anyone was shot. "I don't want to die, please," she pleads to the operator. "He can get in. He has a gun, he has a gun." Today, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office released the audio recordings of the 911 calls made during the Aug. 31 shooting at Pathmark, where 23-year-old Terence Tyler left his overnight shift early and returned with an AK-47, a hand gun, and multiple ammunition magazines. He opened fire in the store and …

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Pathmark Shooter's Family Looks Back and Wonders 'Why'

Pathmark shooter's final public act leaves his grieving family in a private pain.

Old Bridge First Aid Squad Member charged with Sexual Contact, Lewdness

The Laurence Harbor First Aid Squad Member allegedly exposed and touched himself in front of a teenage girl while at the Old Bridge squad building.

A member of the Laurence Harbor First Aid Squad surrendered to Old Bridge Police today on chargers of improperly touching himself in front of a teenage girl, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Matthew McClelland, 41, of Matawan Road in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge was charged with criminal sexual contact, lewdness and harassment after he surrendered at 2:35 p.m. today at Old Bridge Police headquarters. He surrendered with his attorney, Anthony Palumbo, after chargers were filed Thursday, Sept. 6. McClelland was released from custody after posting $2,500 bail. The charges were filed after Investigator Karleen Duca of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and Detective Richard Tulko of the Old Bridge …

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Friends and Family Remember Victims of Old Bridge Shooting with Vigil

The community came together for a vigil Friday night in honor of the Old Bridge shooting victims.

A teenage girl wearing an Old Bridge High School t-shirt walked slowly up to a collage of photos displaying the smiling faces of Christina LoBrutto and Bryan Breen. One of the first to arrive Friday night, she knelt near the pink, purple, yellow, and green candles decorating the pavement in front of the collage. Cautiously, she held a lighter to a pink candle. A spark finally flew and brought the candle to life, acknowledging the heart-wrenching fact that earlier that same day two young Old Bridge High School alumni were shot and killed while working an overnight shift at Pathmark. Friends and family recalled the lives that LoBrutto, 18, who was signed up and ready to begin college at Brookdale, and Breen, 24, who was a student at …

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