BRANCHBURG TOWNSHIP, NJ (Somerset County) – A Middlesex County man is accused of burglarizing multiple businesses in Branchburg Township according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald.
The spree began on April 28, 2021, at around 9:07 a.m., when police responded to a business on Columbia Road for a report of a burglary. Upon arrival officers met with the owner of the business who reported that sometime during the evening hours someone entered the building, ransacked the offices, and removed an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency from a desk drawer.
Then on June 18, at around 7:20 a.m., police responded to a business on Columbia Road for a report of a burglary. Upon their arrival officers were directed to a damaged window screen. The officers observed a desk drawer inside of the building that had been pried open. The investigation revealed that an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency was stolen.
On August 3, at around 7:44 a.m., police responded to a business on Columbia Road for a report of a burglary. Upon their arrival they were directed to glass on the ground from a shattered window. The business owner advised that nothing was missing or stolen.
On September 23, at around 7:53 a.m., police responded to a burglary on Columbia Road. The officers met with the business owner who reported that a window of one of three separate buildings had been damaged, and power tools were alleged to be stolen.
On October 5, at around 12:40 p.m., police responded to a business on Columbia Road. The owner of the business directed them to a side door of a garage that had been damaged and forced open. A check of the garage interior revealed that nothing was missing or stolen.
On December 23, at around 10:02 a.m., police responded to a business on Columbia Road for a reported burglary. Upon their arrival the business owner reported that someone had pried open the doors to two parked trailers. The owner reported that nothing was missing.
Then on January 29, 2022, at around 9:25 a.m. police responded to a business on Columbia Road for a reported burglary. The officers observed a broken garage door window and damaged door that had been pried open. Officers observed that someone had attempted to pry open a gun safe and then knocked it over causing damage to an antique car. The business owner reported that nothing appeared to be missing or stolen.
Gregory Q. Green, 50, of Edison was arrested on March 14 at his residence without incident by members of the South Plainfield Police Department and Edison Police Departments on burglary, theft, criminal mischief charges within those jurisdictions, and he was lodged in the Middlesex County Adult Corrections Center, McDonald said.
Green was then charged in Somerset County on October 12 with third-degree burglary, third-degree theft, and criminal mischief. He remains in the Middlesex County Adult Corrections Center pending a detention hearing for his charges in Somerset County, McDonald said.
Anyone with information relating to this incident to contact the Branchburg Township Police Department at 908-526-3830 or via the STOPit app. The STOPit app allows citizens to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your smart phone for free at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ. Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports, and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.
