Police & Fire
By DONNA ELEAZER
April 27, 2024
Linden, NJ - Please be advised that residents in multiple New Jersey municipalities have reported receiving suspicious phone calls from individuals impersonating police officers. These suspects are spoofing the phone number they are calling from, and displaying the respective police department’s ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – The Middletown Twp. Police Department will once again be participating in the “National Take Back Initiative” in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New Jersey Division, and other state and local law enforcement agencies. The program will occur on Saturday, ...
WAYNE, NJ – Wayne’s bravest was up-and-at-‘em early on Friday with a call that came in before 8:30am. Smoke was coming from somewhere and the smell of fire had residents on White Birch Court in Wayne calling for help. The volunteers of Wayne’s Fire Department responded, saw smoke, but couldn’t find ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- The Fairfield Police Department seeks the public’s assistance in helping to locate Fairfield resident Deyah Shaabneh, age 25, for eluding a Fairfield officer on Wednesday, April 24. Shaabneh is in possession of a Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) permit which has subsequently been ...
Princeton, NJ – It’s easy to make generalized statements about the community in which you live. Traffic is terrible. There’s no parking. Schools are overfilled. And so on. It’s not always so easy to back up the assertions with facts. Last week on TAPinto Princeton’s Facebook page, the posting of ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - An investigation that spanned several months resulted in charges of endangering the welfare of a child and possession of and distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). Authorities identified Joseph Fortugno, 33, of Stewartsville, New Jersey, after law enforcement ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg Police Department and the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office are attempting to identify a male perpetrator alleged to be responsible for the sexual contact of a minor child. Authorities say the incident occurred in September 2023 at Walter’s Park, and the ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - There will be numerous road closures in Parsippany on Saturday, April 27th due to the Charity Walk. There will be numerous closures on Campus Drive, Dryden Way and Sylvan Way between the hours of 7am and 3pm for the charity run/walk. Please plan an alternate route.
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A Coral Springs woman was killed last week after crashing her car into a tree in Pompano Beach. The Broward County Sheriff’s Department said Friday that 59-year-old Solange Alves Arroio De Lima was driving near the 3100 block of North Andrews Avenue Extension, south of Sample ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - Robbinsville residents are being invited to bring their unused, and unwanted prescription drugs to the police station on Saturday. Organized as part of the National Drug Take Back effort, law enforcement officials will be on hand to collect the items, including vape pens and e ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Easton Road will be reduced to one lane next week as part of the ongoing roundabout construction at the intersection of New Britain Road/Sauerman Road. On Tuesday, April 30, Easton Road will be reduced to one lane for 24 hours. During the lane closure, motorists will be detoured ...
RAHWAY, NJ — At approximately 2:15 p.m. on Friday, the Rahway Police Department announced that East Inman Ave., earlier closed between Mill St. and New Brunswick Ave due to a motor vehicle accident, has been reopened. Travelers can expect the resumption of a normal flow of traffic. [Don’t ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A man was killed in a shooting Friday morning in an apartment complex in Coral Springs, police said. He died in the Windsor Coral Springs apartments in the area of 6200 Wiles Road, police said. Police said it was a domestic-related incident, and detectives were ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Authorities have identified the two people who were killed in two separate motor vehicle accidents on Tuesday morning in South Brunswick Township. The first fatal accident occurred on Route 535 and a second one followed shortly after on Route 1. Police have identified the ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- Portions of Pompton Avenue in Cedar Grove were shut down early Friday afternoon following an accident involving a tractor trailer. According to Cedar Grove police, a tractor trailer went off the roadway and slammed into a building at 792 Route 23, near the corner of Mawal ...
RARITAN, NJ - Borough Police are investigating the death of a 44-year-old woman after she was found April 20 at 9:45 a.m. bleeding in the bathroom of the Raritan Borough Public Library, on East Somerset Street. According to Sgt. Everett Holt, the Somerville woman was found suffering from several ...
RARITAN, NJ - Borough Police are investigating the death of a 44-year-old woman after she was found April 20 at 9:45 a.m. bleeding in the bathroom of the Raritan Borough Public Library, on East Somerset Street. According to Sgt. Everett Holt, the Somerville woman was found suffering from several ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Magnets attached to police cars throughout Somerset County, and ribbons tied to trees outside the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office are in place to support the National Crime Victims' Rights campaign. The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office is decorating all police cars in the ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Magnets attached to police cars throughout Somerset County, and ribbons tied to trees outside the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office are in place to support the National Crime Victims' Rights campaign. The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office is decorating all police cars in the ...
Linden, NJ - Come out and drop off unused drugs on Saturday. National Take Back Day will be on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Linden Police Department will be participating in this initiative. Come help reduce the chances for abuse and keep your unwanted, unused, or expired prescription medications out ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – A federal grant has been secured to help cover the costs of upgrading the Piscataway Police Department’s radio and communication systems. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a press conference on the front lawn of the township municipal building on Thursday to announce ...
YARDLEY, PA — The Bordentown Township Officers Charity Fund will be hosting its golf outing next month, with registrations due next week. The 2024 Golf Outing is taking place on Monday, May 13 at Yardley Country Club, located at 1010 Reading Avenue in Yardley, PA. Registration begins at ...
RED BANK, NJ: Saturday, April 27th, is the DEA's National Take Back Initiative. Prescription medications can be dropped off inside the Red Bank Police Department lobby, from 10:00am to 2:00pm. The RBPD is located at 90 Monmouth Street in Red Bank. Please remember, no liquids or ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — The Mount Laurel Police Department (MLPD) is providing a delicious incentive for the Township’s kids to be safe on the roads this Spring and Summer. For the 6th year in a row, the MLPD will be holding the “Slices 4 Safety” program, which begins this weekend. “Slices 4 ...
PATERSON, NJ - A 27-year-old Paterson man was shot in the area of North 20th Street and Clinton Street Thursday morning and rushed to St. Joseph's University Center in a private vehicle seeking treatment, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer in Charge Isa ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – One person was injured in a shooting Friday morning in an apartment complex in Coral Springs, police said. It wasn’t clear how serious the injury was from the shooting, shortly before 8 a.m., which happened during a domestic dispute in the Windsor Coral Springs apartments in ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Rutgers police are investigating after receiving a report that a firework was thrown at people at the top of the College Avenue Parking Deck on Thursday night. The victims told police the firework was thrown from a white two-door BMW at about 11:34 p.m., according to a statement ...
CARTERET, NJ — A 32-year-old former teacher has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of one of his borough middle school students, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Dennis McFadden said. Jeffrey E. Munguia, of North Bergen, NJ, faces second-degree charges of ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Cranford police officers Christopher Folinusz and Ryan McSharry are being honored for their valor at The 200 Club of Union County annual luncheon for “their fearless resolve and extraordinary bravery in the face of danger” during a high-speed pursuit and shoot out, which was detailed ...
HALEDON, NJ - A man suspected of brandishing a firearm and threatening another driver during a road rage incident has been apprehended, police said. The Haledon Police Department apprehended the suspect involved in the recent road rage incident that occurred on April 22, 2024. Police said the ...