Crime & Safety
South Bound Brook Man Charged With Identity Theft
Sherman Martin, 26 was found to be using a stolen identity and driving a car belonging to the stolen identity, police said.
SOUTH BOUND BROOK, NJ — A South Bound Brook man has been arrested and charged with identity theft following a month-long investigation, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson announced.
Sherman Martin, 26 of Swing Bridge Lane was charged on Aug. 22 after the South Bound Brook Police Department, with the help of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office and the Bound Brook Police Department searched his home.
South Bound Brook Police stopped Martin during a traffic stop and found he was using a stolen identity and a vehicle registered under that stolen identity. This kicked off the beginning of the investigation, Robertson said.
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Martin was arrested during the search of his home and various items of evidence were taken. Another man, Malcolm Pierce of Paterson, who was at the home was also arrested after being found to have outstanding warrants, Robertson said.
Martin was charged with two counts of second-degree identity theft and two counts of third-degree identity theft, as well as several disorderly persons offenses. He was lodged at the Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing. Additional charges may be pending.
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Anyone with information regarding this investigation to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office at 908-231-7100, the South Bound Brook Police Department at 732-356-0087 or via the STOPit app. The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office is utilizing the STOPit app
as a platform to allow concerned citizens to provide information about crimes occurring in Somerset County. This app is completely anonymous and users are able to "chat" in realtime with law enforcement, as well as send images and videos about crime. The app also has a Get Help section that provides phone numbers and links to important resources available in Somerset County. The STOPit app can be downloaded to your smartphone 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.
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