Homicide Under Investigation
Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Raymond Hayducka of the South Brunswick Police Department announced today that a homicide is currently under investigation in South Brunswick Township.
Yesterday, January 9, 2025, at approximately 3:15 P.M., authorities responded to a residence on Route 27 in South Brunswick Township following the report of an unresponsive female. Upon their arrival, the South Brunswick Police Department discovered Lauren Saldana, 38, of Freehold, unconscious. Saldana was pronounced deceased at the scene.
An initial investigation led by Detective Matthew Hagood of the South Brunswick Police Department and Detective Javier Morillo of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined that Roman Romanovskiy, 41, of South Brunswick was the alleged perpetrator of the acts causing the death of Saldana. Moreover, Saldana and Romanovskiy knew each other, thus it was not a random act of violence.
Romanovskiy was arrested without incident yesterday, and charged with first-degree Murder, second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and third-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Romanovskiy is being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center pending his Pre-Trial detention hearing.
The Endangering the Welfare of a Child charge was filed since the acts resulting in the victim’s death were committed in the presence of minors.
Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Hagood of the South Brunswick Police Department at 732-329-4646 or Detective Morillo the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-8843.
