SOUTH BRUNSWICK -- A South Brunswick man who police say had sought revenge against the man dating his ex-girlfriend went to the wrong house and caused $10,000 in damage to vehicles in the driveway.

Ajinka Kelkar, 20, of South Brunswick, believed that a vehicle in the driveway of a home on Friendship Road "belonged to a person who was dating his former girlfriend," police said in a statement. However, it turned out it was not his intended target.

At about 1:15 a.m., a family member of the home "heard a hissing air noise outside." The family member went outside and saw "slashed tires on a Ford pickup," police said.

The parents woke up and the mother saw that her Suburban had its tires slashed, police said.

The family then "saw that their Jeep Wrangler had obscenities scratched into its door and fender as well at its tires slashed and its roof stabbed," police said.

Police said friends who had been sleeping over also had the tired on the vehicles slashed.

The fourth and fifth vehicles damaged were a Dodge and Chevy pick-up.

Home surveillance footage allegedly showed Kelkar "walking around the property with a knife" and committing the damage, according to police.

Officers went Kelkar's home and took him into custody around 6:30 a.m. They also seized the rental pick-up truck he allegedly used during the crime.

Kelkar was charged with trespassing and third-degree criminal mischief. He was also charged with being an unlicensed driver.

He was released after posting $10,000 bail.

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