MILLSTONE — In the six years since the Bulusu family moved to Millstone, they reportedly have had their mailbox damaged, entryway lights stolen, intercoms broken, fences smashed, garage spray-painted and home broken into and flooded.

The Bulusu residence is located at 212 Millstone Road, which is across from a 100- acre farm. While the family has no immediate neighbors, their home is located 250 feet away from the New Jersey State Police substation at 215 Millstone Road.

“We bought this as our very first house in life and intended to keep it in our family for generations,” Ramesh Bulusu said. “We spent nearly $700,000 cash on the house over the last five to six years; we refused to move despite all the vandalism and harassment we were subjected to from day one.”

Millstone Township Mayor Nancy Grbelja said she is aware of the problems that the Bulusu family has encountered.

“In all of my years living in this township, I have never heard of any other instance where the damage has been so extensive,” Grbelja said.

She continued, “During his early years with the township he experienced some problems, which were minor and nothing out of the ordinary. … The most recent incident, which resulted in a great deal of destruction, which he described to me, was shocking.”

The most recent incident occurred on or about May 12. When Bulusu returned from a business trip, he found the garage door partially open and the contents of a jewelry box from inside the home strewn on the garage floor.

“Alarmed, I checked the front door, and found water over the front steps,” Bulusu said. “When I put the key in the lock, I got an electric shock. I noticed window screens were all pulled out and the back windows appeared to have been forced.”

Bulusu called the state police. A trooper arrived and opened the door with protective gloves.

“When he opened the door he said, ‘I don’t think you want to see this,’ ” Bulusu said. “What I saw caused me to literally collapse.”

He continued, “The entire house was destroyed— flooded with water. Floorboards were twisted up. There was mold growth. The ceiling was falling down. Walls were destroyed. The place was trashed entirely.”

The state police discovered garden hoses had been jammed into the windows and used to flood the basement. Police also found that the upstairs toilets and sinks had been stuffed with trash to flood the upstairs level.

The state police took fingerprints, as well as items reportedly left by the vandals, including water bottles. Troopers also retrieved security cameras from the home. The investigation is ongoing.

“I’ve lived all over the world and have been an American citizen for 21 years,” Bulusu, whose family moved to Millstone from Colorado, said. “This is the first time I’ve been exposed to such hostility.”

Bulusu said his experiences in Millstone have also made him realize how difficult it can be for law enforcement to apprehend “slippery troublemakers.” He said he filed numerous reports with the state police and complained to township officials over the years.

“We don’t want to leave,” he said, adding that his children were born in the home. “We want to keep our house, but I don’t think the township can protect us.”

The mayor said that when Bulusu approached the township, officials encouraged him to contact the state police and to make police reports.

“The state police did respond to all of his calls and obviously did not have enough information to apprehend anyone,” Grbelja said.

Bulusu said the state police encouraged him to get license plate numbers of vehicles he saw in his driveway or near his property when incidents would occur. While Bulusu did report seeing box trucks and a silver SUV in his driveway on two different occasions, he said the vehicles exited the property before he could take down plate numbers. He noted that he has a 200-foot driveway.

When asked if he ever tried to follow the trespassers, Bulusu noted that because some of the graffiti left on his property included swastikas and the word “burn,” he would hesitate to take action on his own.

“I don’t know who these lunatics are. Why would I follow them?” he said.

Bulusu said that this last incident has convinced his family that they should repair and sell the home and move on. He said his family no longer feels safe in Millstone.

When asked what suggestions he would make to township officials to try to prevent these types of problem for other residents, Bulusu said he would like to see township employees and elected officials have “ensuring [the] safety and security of residents and their property” as an objective.

“Also, very significantly, we have to have prompt arrests of vandals and criminals,” he said. “This should send a clear warning to troublemakers that they will be caught.”

The mayor said the township has at least two state troopers assigned to the area each day.

“They have been extremely responsive and helpful to the residents of Millstone Township,” Grbelja said.

Since hearing about the problems at the Bulusu residence, Grbelja said she has checked on the house when passing by.

“I pass his home just about every day and noticed no activity at the house at all,” she said. “I know he did have cameras and an alarm, and I don’t know if they were working.”

Grbelja also noted that the Township Committee also makes a point to ask residents to be on the lookout for and to report strange activities.

“Although we don’t have an ‘official’ neighborhood watch, just about every development has their own plan in place, and neighbors are looking out for each other,” she said.

She continued, “Even on my street, which is not in a development, my neighbors will call and make others aware of strange vehicles or activities. Unfortunately, Ramesh lives on a street where there are no neighbors.”

Grbelja said the Township Committee has been informed that an investigation into the latest incident is ongoing, but officials won’t hear a report from the state police until they conclude it.

Anyone with information about the incidents at 212 Millstone Road should contact the New Jersey State Police at 609-584-5000.