By: Richard L
A Piscataway Township police officer has been arrested and charged following a sexual contact investigation in South Plainfield
according to information released by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office
Authorities say the investigation began on April 30
after reports surfaced that a man was following young females
around a South Plainfield store while visibly aroused
Surveillance footage captured some of the troubling behavior
and investigators later learned the same man had engaged in similar conduct at another nearby store
The suspect was identified as 37-year-old Wesley Kliwinski
a Piscataway police officer who resides in Hamilton
Kliwinski was taken into custody without incident on May 1
and charged with third-degree endangering the welfare of a child by engaging in sexual conduct
which is considered a petty disorderly persons offense
After an initial appearance in Superior Court
Kliwinski was released from the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center
The investigation remains ongoing, and anyone with additional information is urged to contact Detective Thomas Rutter of the South Plainfield Police Department at 908-226-7663
Sebby Saracino (2) of Spotswood scores the game tying run in the bottom of the fifth inning during the NJSIAA Central Jersey
Group 2 baseball semifinal between Spotswood and Delran at Spotswood High School in Spotswood
.st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Matt Cosentino | For NJ Advance MediaSebby Saracino hit a two-run double to highlight a five-run fourth inning as Spotswood defeated South Plainfield 8-4 at the E4M Invitational in Spotswood
John Lubin and Leo Carone had RBI singles in the fourth as the Chargers (11-6) broke open a close game
in six innings for the win and Will Buchan closed the game out with a scoreless seven
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SOUTH PLAINFIELD - A 40-year-old borough man is facing an attempted murder charge and other charges after he allegedly intentionally drove erratically with a child through a backyard before sinking in a creek
is also facing charges of driving while intoxicated
criminal mischief and other motor vehicle violations
Police did not reveal the relationship between the man and the child
20 the South Plainfield Police Department received 911 calls about an erratic driver near Cromwell Place
Witnesses reported the vehicle drove through a backyard on Stratford Avenue
and across a field before coming to rest partially submerged in a creek
officers found the driver unresponsive and floating in the water
Police Lieutenants Lloyd McNelly and Peter Magnani along with Officer Stephen Petriello went into the creek to rescue the man and provide medical care before the man was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick
Police say the vehicle left the roadway on Libourel Road
struck a stop sign at Libourel and Stratford
a backyard and a field before ending up in the creek
The investigation also found the driver allegedly deliberately drove in the erratic manner
Any witnesses that may have information or surveillance video of the incident is asked to contact Officer Brian Zielinski at 908-226-7678 or Det
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An investment group has acquired a nearly nine-acre industrial outdoor storage site in South Plainfield for $33.25 million
Oliver Street Capital and Bain Capital Real Estate
in the transaction with Trans American Trucking Services
is just off Exit 5 on Interstate 287 and allows users to be minutes from the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway
while citing South Plainfield’s favorable zoning as a key feature for industrial outdoor storage investment
Christopher Todd and William Ericksen completed the off-market trade
“Our institutional partners trust our team because of our commitment to identifying the precise properties that align with their investment strategies,” Ericksen said
“Despite increasing competition for IOS assets in the state
Nicholas Avenue/115 Skyline Avenue as the perfect acquisition for Oliver Street Capital and Bain Capital Real Estate and worked tirelessly to bring this deal across the finish line.”
Oliver Street Capital is a value-based real estate investment manager focused on acquiring
financing and managing high-quality industrial real estate assets in supply-constrained markets along the East Coast
The firm since 2014 has acquired more than 50 buildings spanning over 5 million square feet across the Northeast
while the South Plainfield deal is the firm’s largest industrial outdoor storage acquisition in New Jersey
Nicholas Ave and 115 Skyline Dr in South Plainfield
NJ presented a unique opportunity to acquire two very functional and rare IOS sites along the I-287 corridor,” said Mitch Arthur
vice president of investments at Oliver Street Capital
“Truck terminals and maintenance facilities rarely come available for lease
This investment is a continuation of Oliver Street Capital’s thesis to acquire differentiated
rare and functional assets in infill locations.”
focuses on executing value-add strategies to create high-quality assets in difficult-to-access sectors at the nexus of emerging economic and demographic trends
institutional investors have increasingly identified IOS properties as ideal portfolio diversification targets,” Todd added
“As demand for these properties grows across New Jersey
to leverage the local market knowledge of experienced brokers to find and close off-market deals in the space.”
has been covering New Jersey commercial real estate for 13 years
Many industry leaders view him as the go-to real estate reporter in the state
a role he is eager to continue as the editor of Real Estate NJ
He is a lifelong New Jersey resident who has spent a decade covering the great Garden State
Restaurant chain Bojangles has opened along a major commercial corridor in Piscataway as part of a previously announced deal brokered by The Goldstein Group
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SOUTH PLAINFIELD - Trans American Trucking Services has sold its 8.84-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) site off St
The buyers were Oliver Street Capital and Bain Capital Real Estate
"The off-market acquisition presented a unique opportunity to acquire two very functional and rare IOS sites along the I-287 Corridor
Truck terminals and maintenance facilities rarely come available for lease
"This investment is a continuation of Oliver Street Capital’s thesis to acquire differentiated
and functional assets in infill locations.”
Oliver Street Capital is a real estate investment manager focused on acquiring
financing and managing industrial real estate in supply-constrained markets along the East Coast
Oliver Street Capital has acquired more than 50 buildings totaling more than 5 million square feet across the Northeast
The acquisition of the South Plainfield property is the firm’s largest IOS acquisition in New Jersey
Oliver Street Capital's other New Jersey location is in Secaucus
“Over the last several years, institutional investors have increasingly identified IOS properties as ideal portfolio diversification targets," said Christopher Todd of NAI James E. Hanson
"As demand for these properties grows across New Jersey
Also involved in the deal from NAI James E
Hanson were Scott Perkin and William Ericksen
Trans American Trucking Services' also has trucking terminals and warehouse locations in Baltimore and South Hampton
SPOTSWOOD — There was no shortage of storylines when the second-ranked South Plainfield High School softball team and third-ranked Spotswood opened their seasons on Tuesday
beginning their defense of the Greater Middlesex Conference championship against a Spotswood program that was getting its first taste of Red Division action after winning the White Division a year ago
There was the potential for an intriguing pitcher’s duel between South Plainfield’s Erin Townley and Spotswood’s Ava Mormile
And there were the Tigers taking the field for the first time since the 1980s without legendary Don Panzarella
the only storyline that mattered was that South Plainfield looks like a squad that is capable of retaining that title after it dispatched its hosts by an 8-2 margin
The Tigers scored six runs in the second inning and breezed behind Townley
who recorded her 10th strikeout on the game’s final out
South Plainfield’s first new softball coach in 44 seasons
they’ve been doing well all preseason but that was definitely a big win for us
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South Plainfield scored six times in the second frame
as Mormile uncharacteristically walked three consecutive batters with the bases loaded
Jocelyn Sosa followed with a three-run triple to left and Townley had a six-run cushion to work with
how was our team going to be,” Townley said
“Just coming out here and seeing the bats come alive
Spotswood started to chip away at the lead on Juliana Ziegler’s two-run double in the fourth inning
but the Tigers immediately got one back on Ava Cabrera’s grounder in the top of the fifth
Sophia Alvarez concluded the scoring with a solo homer over the fence in left-center in the top of the sixth
“A couple of small things that definitely hurt us and a big inning for them,” Spotswood coach Vin Vizzi said
“We gave away extra outs and South Plainfield capitalized
whose lone walk came on a nine-pitch at bat in the sixth inning
it was her first time taking the circle for South Plainfield without Panzarella present
it’s the same group of girls,” Townley explained
a different name but the same goal at the end of the day.”
who was an assistant coach at Brookdale College
provolone and ham sandwich her father bought her minutes before the first pitch
She said the pressure of replacing a legend has been eased due to the state of the program she inherited from Panzarella
this program has been built up well before me
so I’m just taking something that was already legendary and continuing that notion,” she said
at all “I’m just doing what I’ve always done
it was a difficult initiation into life at the GMC’s highest level
“Our girls embraced it when it came out that we were in the Red
and if we want to be a top contender in the county
then we have to get used to it and we have to raise our game to the expectation and the competitiveness of the Red Division
A Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a South Plainfield police captain alleging sexual misconduct by the former police chief
Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Alberto Rivas last week dismissed with prejudice all claims by Capt
Charles Siedenburg against former Chief James Parker
Borough of South Plainfield and Councilman Robert Bengivenga
The court also dismissed Siedenburg's request for punitive damages
with the South Plainfield Police Department since 1993
filed suit in 2021 accusing Parker of engaging in sexual acts with several female police department and borough employees
Parker's attorneys had argued the lawsuit stems from a personal dispute between the two officers because Siedenburg wanted Parker's job as chief
Parker became provisional police chief in 2010 and chief on Jan
Siedenburg has served as a captain since 2013
Siedenburg also alleged the former chief misused his emails and computer
and engaged in sexual relationships with co-workers
The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office had previously advised Siedenburg that there was insufficient evidence to claim Parker had violated any borough rule or regulation
Over the years trial dates for the case for have adjourned five times
More: Softball: South Plainfield bests Spotswood in first game in 44 years with new head coach
The judge ruled Siedenburg cited no federal
state or local statute or rule that was violated by Parker's alleged indiscretions and that during oral arguments Siedenburg failed to identify any statute that would sustain a Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA) claim
"New Jersey case law is clear that CEPA does not cover internal bylaws
All of the allegations made by Siedenburg were of alleged internal police and borough violations
Siedenburg's CEPA claim fails as a matter of law because internal rules and regulations are not covered by CEPA," the judge ruled
The judge also ruled improper use of workplace computer
sexually charged emails and sexual relationship with a co-worker is not unlawful or dangerous to the public health
"Additionally Siedenburg's complaints about Parker were always a private grievance
Siedenburg had longstanding personal objections to Parker's leadership and the borough's failure to take disciplinary action against him,” the judge ruled
“Siedenburg is upset that Parker obtained and retained the position of chief of police despite the alleged misuse of the borough's computer system and his sexual relations with a co-worker while on duty."
Seidenburg was next in line to become police chief after Parker retired
Both Seidenburg and Capt. Peter Papa applied for job and Papa was selected as police chief in part due to his higher civil service exam score and his proactive approach in getting federal and state grants for the police department
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