Police report over a dozen 'mischief night' incidents BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE - Several residential properties were damaged on Oct. 30, also known as "mischief night." Incidents of vandalism and theft were reported the night before Halloween in several borough neighborhoods, including one where three homes within blocks of each other were struck, according to police. Two thefts were reported in the section east of Route 35 and west of the NJ Transit tracks. Suspects stole borough garbage cans from a home at the intersection of Luke Street and Stevens Avenue, and another four blocks to the east, at the intersection of Midland Avenue and Morris Street. A paintball gun was fired at a home at the intersection of South Pine Avenue and Madison Street, blocks away from the theft incidents. The suspects struck the homeowner's property several times with paintballs. Another incident involving a paintball gun was reported on the other side of town, at a house on Sayreville Boulevard. The suspect or suspects fired orange paintballs at the front of the residence sometime after 5:20 a.m. on Halloween. Several juveniles were seen throwing eggs from a beige Ford Taurus at a home in the area of Windsor and Wellington courts at around 7:30 p.m., and again at approximately 10 p.m. The children reportedly threw a large amount of eggs at a resident's house, and the homeowner's dog was struck but not injured. The children later returned in the same vehicle, throwing eggs at vehicles that were parked in the neighborhood. A home on Jackson Avenue, which is located near the intersection of Ernston and Washington roads, was hit with eggs sometime between 11 p.m. Oct. 30 and 6 a.m. Oct. 31. The garage doors, front porch and a parked car in the driveway were all hit. Police were dispatched to a home on Major Drive, located north of where MacArthur Avenue meets Main Street, which was struck by eggs around 1:30 a.m. Oct. 31. Suspects threw eggs at several windows before fleeing in a motor vehicle. The homeowner experienced a similar incident this time of year two years ago. Criminal mischief was also reported at a home on Eisenhower Drive, which runs parallel to MacArthur Avenue. Suspects threw eggs at the front of the home, as well as the victim's green 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer, parked nearby. Witnesses heard the suspects flee the area in a vehicle around 10:45 p.m. Oct. 30. Criminal mischief was reported again on Eisenhower Drive after suspects threw eggs at a white 1992 Chrysler Le Baron and a black 1999 Volkswagen Rabbit between 11 p.m. Nov. 2 and 2:48 p.m. Nov. 3. Theft of gasoline was reported on Smith Street, not far from Washington Road, at 4:23 p.m. Oct. 31. A man returned home to find that a full tank of gasoline had been stolen from a parked car in the driveway between 3 p.m. Oct. 30 and 6:30 a.m. Oct. 31. The victim's mailbox was filled with a white soap-like substance and the mail was missing. Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle was reported in front of a residence on Main Street near Miller Avenue at 1:20 p.m. Nov. 7. The suspects smashed eggs on the windshield sometime in the prior days. When the victim moved the car into the driveway, the vehicle stalled, and sand was found near the cap to the gas tank. Suspects threw eggs at the windows of an apartment in the Winging Woods community, off Bordentown Avenue, between 5 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. on Halloween. Anyone with information pertaining to any of the incidents is asked to call the Sayreville Police Department at (732) 727- 4444.