Councilman Kyle Anderson admitted at a Woodbridge council meeting Tuesday night that he had been arrested on a bench warrant for an unpaid traffic ticket.
Anderson reportedly had been pulled over by a Woodbridge patrolman for having a broken tail light in early November. The officer discovered that Anderson had an outstanding ticket for failing to pay for a previous motor vehicle fine.
The councilman was brought into the Woodbridge Police Department and was released.
Bench warrants are issued in New Jersey for contempt of court charges, such as not paying tickets for motor vehicle violations.
Anderson brought up his arrest at the December 5 council meeting. He said that he had forgotten about the ticket, and didn't remember it until he was pulled over for the Woodbridge traffic stop.
The councilman said at the meeting the ticket issues have been resolved.
Anderson could not be reached for comment.
A former Woodbridge Housing Authority commissioner, Anderson was appointed by Mayor John McCormac to fill out the unexpired term of retired Councilwoman Patricia Osborned in January of 2011. He ran for the council seat in September of last year and won.
Anderson is also the first black councilman to serve on the Woodbridge governing body.
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The ticketing happened in July, the arrest in Woodbridge happened on or about November 11, and the public admission at the council meeting took place on Dec. 4, 2012? Why the long gap? Who contacted the Star-Ledger to ascertain their position on the story? Doesn’t it seem odd that the McCormac Administration takes every possible opportunity to promote itself and its town council members, but let a credible news media or a citizen show anything put adulation for the powers to be and OMG, the cries go forth to burn those heretics! Ms. Bell did her job! So did NJ.Com (see: http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2012/12/woodbridge_councilman_kyle_and.html) In case anyone has failed to notice, many news papers publish statements regarding arrest and other crimes almost immediately after the incident, as can be seen at: http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20121005/NJNEWS14/310050066/Police-blotter. So, why wasn’t the arrest of a seating town council news worthy, if the information was ever provided to the news services, at the time of the incident? Personally, I feel you are a good person and an asset to this community. My opinion of the Administration you serves is another matter.
As far as Kyle Anderson's ticket, if you were at the meeting, you would have heard the entire story. He did everything right. The ticket was misplaced during auto repairs. He is a human being and humans make mistakes. He learned a valuable lesson from the situation. Let's move on.
Ladies, let's keep it real. The point of this article is not weather I stole money, I didn't. In fact, I helped collect and delivery it in response to the shelter's call for money, materials, food, towels, etc. The jug that was delivered to the shelter had a larger handwritten note on it calling for money to help the shelter. I was there when it was written, two days prior to it being delivered to the shelter. Knowing the shelter was in need of funds, the management of the establishment were the jug was on display encouraged me to drop the jug off, as I was going to be passing the shelter en route to the center of town. To ensure no one could 'legitimately' question if all the money in the jug would arrive at the shelter, it was well sealed by an employee of the establishment. To further ensure the delivery of the jug was duly reported, I contacted an elected township official, who, in turn, contacted the Director of Public Works. If there is a lesson to be learned here, it is that the old idiom; "no good deed goes unpunished"! applies. Hope the money helped. As to Mr. Anderson, he stated:"...as a public official, I am held to a higher standard of conduct..." (see: http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2012/12/woodbridge_councilman_kyle_and.html). That is exactly what is happening! How ever unfortunate the incident may be, he broke the law and was arrested. That is no trivial matter.
There are many aspects to Councilman Anderson’s account of the events that lead up to his arrest that bear further scrutiny, e.g., timing, official notification and weeks of auto repairs that left his vehicle with “flickering headlights”. Despite Mr. Anderson’s hopes that news medias, other than PATCH would ignore his story, it appears other credible news media, such NJ.Com and the Home News Tribune (http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20121206/NJNEWS/312060029/Woodbridge-councilman-learns-slow-down-after-arrest-unpaid-speeding-ticket?nclick_check=1) have contact Councilman Anderson and published his commentary about his arrest. While there is sympathy for Mr. Anderson’s family over the embarrassment of his arrest, he, like Mayor Mack and Assemblyman Robert Schroeder, must bear the responsibility for their actions. Unfortunately, all too often in the world of politics, it isn’t the crime a politician commits that invokes the most repentance , it is the fact that they got caught that is their real sorrow!
Just got the response to my OPRA on the acquisition and operational costs of the shelter, among other things. So far, it doesn't seem to be quite as self-sustaining as you claim it to be. But that is not to say the shelter is not a needed operation in the community. Surely, everyone that cares about animals knows it is! No doubt, you'll enjoy reading my next blog about the shelter. Would write more here, but I have to get back to one of my favorite, inspirational movies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood:_Prince_of_Thieves
Reasons for deleting: If someone has stolen something, file charges against that person. Otherwise, it's libelous. Implying someone is the slur word for a female dog is against Patch's terms of service. That gets deleted. I believe in giving people the utmost freedom in posting. We're all adults here, right? Can we show some respect for one another? The alternative is closing comments. I hate doing that. To everyone, please temper your remarks if you feel an overwhelming urge to insult (or be a lot more clever about it.) Thanks for your cooperation. N.B. If you have a complaint about how I've deleted comments, please email me at deborah.bell@patch.com. The one poster who refuses to update his email address to one that works should email me as well if he'd like to keep posting on Patch.
Complimenting you for being a good person and saying you have done good for the community is my true believe, based on what I know about you and your devotion to family. That opinion does not necessarily apply to your abilities on the town council, nor does it mean I do not believe there is more to your arrest confession than has been told. In that connection, why don't you make all the records of the ticket, letters of notification about, your letter to the other municipality that issued the arrest warrant, etc. public? You are a seating councilman who votes on how local laws are promulgated and how MILLIONS of taxpayers' $$$$ are spent, and you, based on recent events, can't even take care of your own legal/financial affairs! Perhaps, John Hagerty can write your next retort. How much worse could he possibly do!
If not, just wait till you can and you'll know why I enjoy mine.
@Rosie L. Please give me the name and contact numbers of some of the organizations/agencies you volunteer at and I'll get in touch with them.
Will show my DD214 if you can produce a birth certificate that lists two parents that are not related!
Anyway, if you think my question was derogatory, it was not intended to be such. I t was just a way of seeing how you like puns direct at you. Obviously, not so much! And just to clarify, most people know the parents listed on a birth certificate are related, by their marriage, as I am sure were yours. Now get to work so you can afford to pay your taxes. Us 47% 'ers are counting on your contributions.