Full Notification

WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT

20 Municipal Drive * P.O. Box 38

West Windsor, New Jersey 08550

ROBERT GAROFALO PhD(c), Chief of Police

(609) 799-1222

Records Fax (609) 799-6338 * Fax (609) 897-9010

DB Fax (609) 799-6515 * Dispatch Fax (609) 799-3516

NEWS INFORMATION

INCIDENT: 2024-23995 Special Investigation:  Structure Fire

DATE & TIME OCCURRED:  Monday, August 19, 2024 at 4:28 pm

LOCATION OCCURRED:  Residence in the Charter Club

OFFICERS:  1)  Ptl. S. Van Ness #98 -- Initial Investigator WWPD
                     2)  Sgt. W. Jones #84-- WWPD Fire Investigator
                     3)  Det. D. Fiore #5105 -- Lead Detective WWPD

OTHERS INVOLVED:  1)  WWPD Communications Center,
                                           Patrol Division, Administration,
                                           & Detective Bureau
                                      2)  West Windsor Division of Fire & Emergency Services Station #45/WW Fire Captain J. Bain, Lead Fire Investigator
                                      3)  West Windsor Volunteer Fire Company Station #43
                                      4)  Princeton Junction Volunteer Fire
Company Station #44
                                      5)  Plainsboro Fire Company #49
                                      6)  Princeton EMS & Rescue #168
                                      7)  Princeton Fire Company Station #60
                                      8)  East Windsor Tower #42
                                     10) Hamilton Fire Department 
                                     11) Lawrence Rescue #22
                                     12) Cranbury Fire Department 
                                     13) Hightstown Engine #1
                                     14) Robbinsville Station #40
                                     15) Hamilton EMS
                                     16) Hightstown EMS
                                     17) WW Construction Office
                                     

                                      
DETAILS:  On Monday, August 19, 2024 at 4:28 pm, the WWPD's Communications Center received a call from a father of a resident that smoke and flames were emanating from the garage area of his son's neighbor's home in the Charter Club Development.   Patrol Officers from WWPD, as well as the above listed Fire and Emergency Services units were detailed to the scene.  The fire was extinguished in approximately (15-20) minutes.   
              Sgt. W. Jones, Det. D. Fiore, & Det. P. Buchanan had arrived on scene to continue the joint investigation with the WW Fire Investigator Captain J. Bain.  Preliminary fiindings were that the fire started in the driveway area where there were mulitple rolls of carpet that were located in close proximity to the garage of the residence.  The fire is not considered suspicious at this time, and the source is pending further investigation. 
               The residence sustained significant damage to the garage area of the home.  No injuries were reported at the scene.
                     
                        

OFFICER  PREPARING RELEASE:  Det. Sgt. J, Jones #75

DATE OF RELEASE: 8/19/2024