Just before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10, officers responded to 207 Strand Ave. in Sewell, for a property check after a Nicholas Cabral, reported a home under construction had their front door open, Washington Township police said.
As officers arrived on scene, a marked Homeland Security police vehicle arrived at the same time, police said. Cabral exited the vehicle and identified himself as a Homeland Security police officer and attempted to assist officers in clearing the residence while armed with a handgun, police said.
Although he possessed a valid New Jersey permit to carry, a follow-up investigation confirmed Cabral was not employed by Homeland Security, any federal law enforcement agency or police department…