Police & Fire
By TAPINTO STAFF
April 22, 2024
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Parsippany Police Department is looking to fill vacant Crossing Guard positions. If you are interested in becoming a Crossing Guard, please pick up an application at Town Hall or download one from our website (https://www.parpolice.com/forms/). When needed, Crossing Guards ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - Hanover Township Police Chief Stephen Gallagher has passed away. Chief Stephen Gallagher served the Township of Hanover for 34 years and was a beloved member of the police department and community who touched the lives of all who knew him. Funeral arrangements for Chief ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ - Looking for a rental down the shore this summer? The Town of Long Brance has issued a public service announcement regarding summer rental scams. With summer rental season approaching, the Long Branch Police Department Investigations Bureau wants the public to be aware of ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Hasbrouck Heights Police, along with members of the Wood-Ridge Police Department, arrested three individuals Sunday night on multiple drug charges. All individuals also had outstanding warrants in other North Jersey jurisdictions. On Sunday, April 21, 2024, at ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ - Looking for a rental down the shore this summer? The Town of Long Brance has issued a public service announcement regarding summer rental scams. With summer rental season approaching, the Long Branch Police Department Investigations Bureau wants the public to be aware of ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Prosecutors have identified the three victims that were killed in a major car accident at the intersection of Ridge Road and Route 1. The victims have been identified as follows: Charisse Nelson-Bailey, age 22, Daniel Vida, age 28, and Maria Passalaris, age 25. The crash ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Proactive policing early Saturday morning led to the arrest of a man in the process of burglarizing a second vehicle. Officers of the Nutley Police Department were on a routine patrol early Saturday morning, when, at about 3:35 a..m, they observed something suspicious in the ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Hasbrouck Heights Police, along with members of the Wood-Ridge Police Department, arrested three individuals Sunday night on multiple drug charges. All individuals also had outstanding warrants in other North Jersey jurisdictions. On Sunday, April 21, 2024, at ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — On Thursday, Westfield’s municipal judge essentially threw out the ticket that made headlines in August, when a video posted on YouTube appeared to show a Westfield police officer giving a driver a false ticket in retaliation for flipping him the middle finger. Westfield ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — On Thursday, Westfield’s municipal judge essentially threw out the ticket that made headlines in August, when a video posted on YouTube appeared to show a Westfield police officer giving a driver a false ticket in retaliation for flipping him the middle finger. Westfield ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — On Thursday, Westfield’s municipal judge essentially threw out the ticket that made headlines in August, when a video posted on YouTube appeared to show a Westfield police officer giving a driver a false ticket in retaliation for flipping him the middle finger. Westfield ...
EDISON, NJ - The Edison Police Department recently hired seven new officers, making it the largest number of officers in the department in over 15 years, according to Mayor Sam Joshi. The new hires were sworn in during a public ceremony at Oak Tree Pond Historic Park on Saturday. “It has been ...
WAYNE, NJ – On Saturday late afternoon, a fire started in a shed on Ford Street in Wayne, and it quickly spread to a neighbor’s garage on Ryerson Ave before the volunteers of Wayne’s Fire Companies #1 and #2 arrived to make quick work of the climbing flames and extinguished the fire. It was ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A two-car crash in Coconut Creek on Monday morning sent two people to a hospital, police said. The crash was in the area of Copans Road and Lyons Road, and caused backups and congestion, with police urging drivers to stay clear of the intersection. The injured people were ...
WOODLAND PARK, NJ - Borough of Woodland Park officials swore-in two new officers, David Garcia and Justin Elhin, on Wednesday night. David Garcia, a lifelong resident of Woodland Park, brings a wealth of experience and dedication to his new role as a full-time Police Officer, according to ...
CAMDEN – When the Camden County Police Department’s ShotSpotter technology detects gunfire in Camden, police collect spent firearm casings, treating them as evidence. Those who fire a gun in public run away and do not stay behind to retrieve their casings, police say. Each casing is analyzed, ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At around 5am on Sunday, a motorcyclist crashed on the East End of Plainfield. When police units arrived at the scene on the 700 block of East 3rd Street, they found an injured 50-year-old Plainfield resident who succumbed to his injuries. Resident Jimmi Cruz reports hearing a ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—A man Warrington police said shared images depicting the sexual abuse of children and has been previously registered under Megan’s Law was arrested in Texas as he was trying to cross the border into Mexico. Warrington police said that during an undercover investigation, a ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Friends, family, and fellow officers gathered at borough hall Monday night to support the promotion of two longstanding members of the South Plainfield Police Department (SPPD) During the April 15 meeting, Lloyd McNelly was promoted to lieutenant and Christopher Robles ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- The Scotch Plains Council honored members of the township's fire department and recognized National Public Safety Telecommunications Week during the governing body's meeting on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. In recognizing International Firefighters Day, the township paid homage ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- Route 22 was closed in both directions late Sunday morning due to a fallen telephone pole and downed power lines. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) crews were on the scene. "Please be advised that we are awaiting the arrival of PSE&G to address the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – For more than five hours on Saturday night, police from across the region searched for a stabbing suspect in Coconut Creek’s Winston Park and Nature Trail just off Lyons Road and Winston Park Boulevard. It’s a sizable city park with a basketball courts, butterfly garden, ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - The 200 Club of Morris County is hosting its 50th Anniversary Valor & Meritorious Awards Celebration on Thursday, April 25th at the Birchwood Manor. The guest speaker this year will be Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, the Superintendent of the NJ State ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- A Fairfield police officer was treated for smoke inhalation at a local hospital after a fire on Bloomfield Avenue on Saturday night. On Saturday at approximately 9:37 p.m., the Fairfield Police Department received a 911 call reporting a smoke condition in the Pio Costa ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- A Fairfield police officer was treated for smoke inhalation at a local hospital after a fire at a Bloomfield Avenue indistrial complex on Saturday night. On Saturday at approximately 9:37 p.m., the Fairfield Police Department received a 911 call reporting a smoke condition in ...
MILLTOWN, NJ - The Milltown Police Department announced it is recruiting applicants for the position of an entry-level police officer. Resumes and cover letters are being accepted from now through May 24. Applicants must be 18 years of age and not older than 35 years of age at the time of ...
Following another round of tragedies over last weekend, including the physical assault on a 9-year-old girl by an illegal immigrant who had been previously released without bail after assaulting another innocent woman in New York City, as well as a recent deadly attack on two law enforcement ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Police were searching Saturday evening for a suspect who stabbed a man and ran into Winston Park and Nature Trail in Coconut Creek, police said. The victim was flown to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale in serious condition after getting stabbed shortly after ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Scotch Plains Township celebrates National Autism Acceptance Month during April 2024 and highlighted two local initiatives at its council meeting on Tuesday, April 16. Blue Envelope Program Sgt. Mike Baltazar came to the podium at the Scotch Plains Council meeting on ...
EDISON, NJ — A 33-year-old local man is charged with possession of child pornography, according to a prepared statement from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Andrew Chu, an alleged repeat offender, has been charged with possessing a hundred images of pre-pubescent children being ...