Child ID Day, Food Drive A Success In South Brunswick

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Over 150 children in South Brunswick received their Child ID cards over the weekend in a program hosted by the local police department.

The Child ID Day is an annual event, but this year saw the largest number of participants in the last five years, police said.

The ID card is the size of a credit card and includes a photo, physical description, thumbprint and emergency response procedures.

It enables parents to immediately provide authorities with the identifying features of the child in a condensed format when other documents containing this information might not be readily available.

“Time is important in an emergency and these cards provide parents with a quick resource,” SRO Detective Scott Bucca said.

South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka praised the Community Policing Bureau for all its efforts.

On the same day, the police department held Cram the Cruiser - a food drive to benefit he local pantry.

This event, like the Child ID registration, was held at the Municipal Building and more than 250 people came out to donate food.

“This is the first time we did Cram the Cruiser and the outpouring of support was tremendous. We filled three police SUVs with donated food,” Lieutenant Dennis Yuhasz, the head of the Community Policing Bureau, said. All the donated food was given to the South Brunswick Food Pantry.

Police Chief Raymond Hayducka thanked the community for coming out to both events.

“Our community is always fast to respond to those in need. The outpouring of support to fill the shelves of the food pantry is another great example. I am also thankful that so many families took advantage of the Child ID Day,” Hayducka said.

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