Police & Fire
By REBECCA GREENE
April 20, 2024
HACKENSACK, NJ - The city's police Internal Affairs Bureau has been taken over by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, according to Deputy Chief Jeff Angermeyer, public information officer of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. "The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, in collaboration with ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- The Father John S. Nelligan Council of the Knights of Columbus presented its 47th annual Shield Awards on Wednesday, April 17, to eight police, fire and EMS responders from Fanwood and Scotch Plains at the Italian-American Club in Scotch Plains. The awards recognize ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – A husband and wife from Piscataway have been charged with stealing jewelry valued at $45.000 from the elderly residents of a senior living facility between May, 2023 and February, 2024 according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office ...
East Orange,NJ- East Orange Police Chief Phyllis Bindi joined with Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., the Essex County Board of County Commissioners, the Essex County Division of Community Health and Family Connections’ ADAPT Coalition to encourage residents to dispose of their old ...
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP, NJ — An electrical line's collapse from a utility pole at the intersection of Green Grove Road and West Bangs Avenue resulted in a gas leak and fire in the area on Wednesday, April 17. This incident prompted first responders to immediately evacuate the Little Class Preschool ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Parsippany Police have issued a road closure alert for Friday afternoon. The intersection of Route 46 East and Smith Road is closed due to a motor vehicle accident. The public is advised to plan an alternate route.
NEW BRITAIN TOWNSHIP, PA—Truck inspectors working on Butler Avenue and County Line Road this week pulled over 20 trucks and found a total of 42 violations. The Central Bucks Motor Carrier Enforcement Team found that only four of the trucks had no violations. Two of the trucks were put out of ...
ROXBURY, NJ - Law enforcement officials on Friday performed a "sweep" of Roxbury High School in response to a threat sent to the school in the U.S. Mail, according to officials. They said the inspection found nothing, but Roxbury police plan to be at the school next week as a precautionary ...
EDISON, NJ - An Edison man has been charged with possession of child pornography, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Andrew Chu, age 33, was charged with possessing images of child sexual abuse. He is currently detained. Prosecutors say that Chu used his computer to view ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A Maryland man has been arrested after a vehicle pursuit Thursday that ended in a crash and resulted in injuries to three police officers, Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro announced Friday. It started around 5:10 p.m. on April 18, Westfield Police Chief Christopher ...
EDISON, NJ An Edison man has been charged with possession of child pornography, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Andrew Chu, age 33, was charged with possessing images of child sexual abuse. He is currently detained. Prosecutors say that Chu used his computer to view ...
WARREN, NJ --Hillcrest Road between Mountain Avenue and Emerson Lane is closed due to down power lines, police advised at 2:30 pm Friday. Avoid the area and expect power outages on the east side.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - A Mahopac man is facing up to 30 years in prison on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor and child pornography after federal prosecutors say they recovered thousands of images and videos from his electronic devices and cloud storage, some created as recently as March of ...
BEDMINSTER, NJ - A crash involving multiple vehicles happened on Interstate 78 at Mile Marker 32.6 on Friday afternoon around 12:40 p.m. A box truck and several cars were involved. This led to the highway being closed temporarily to help emergency responders do their job. Authorities have closed ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - On May 17, 2023, Sergeant John Bird and Sergeant James Angermeier were operating East Brunswick Police Motorcycle Units when a vehicle obstructed their path, resulting in a crash. Bird and Angermeier sustained injuries and were rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- A Clinton man was arrested on drug charges by Fairfield police following a motor vehicle stop on Wednesday. Victor Romero, 47, was charged after an incident on the afternoon of April 17. On that date, at approximately 12:47 p.m., Corporal Jeffrey Dean was monitoring traffic on ...
BEDMINSTER, NJ - A crash involving multiple vehicles happened on Interstate 78 at Mile Marker 32.6 on Friday afternoon around 12:40 p.m. A box truck and several cars were involved. This led to the highway being closed temporarily to help emergency responders do their job. Authorities have closed ...
BEDMINSTER, NJ - A crash involving multiple vehicles happened on Interstate 78 at Mile Marker 32.6 on Friday afternoon around 12:40 p.m. A box truck and several cars were involved. This led to the highway being closed temporarily to help emergency responders do their job. Authorities have closed ...
BEDMINSTER, NJ - A crash involving multiple vehicles happened on Interstate 78 at Mile Marker 32.6 on Friday afternoon around 12:40 p.m. A box truck and several cars were involved. This led to the highway being closed temporarily to help emergency responders do their job. Authorities have closed ...
BEDMINSTER, NJ - A crash involving multiple vehicles happened on Interstate 78 at Mile Marker 32.6 on Friday afternoon around 12:40 p.m. A box truck and several cars were involved. This led to the highway being closed temporarily to help emergency responders do their job. Authorities have closed ...
BEDMINSTER, NJ - A crash involving multiple vehicles happened on Interstate 78 at Mile Marker 32.6 on Friday afternoon around 12:40 p.m. A box truck and several cars were involved. This led to the highway being closed temporarily to help emergency responders do their job. Authorities have closed ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD/WATCHUNG, NJ —Mayor Lawrence La Ronde of North Plainfield and Mayor Ronald Jubin of Watchung, along with their borough council members and fire officials from both boroughs, unveiled their brand new E-One aerial/ladder truck on Thursday night. This Quint style fire service ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A Maryland man has been arrested after a vehicle pursuit Thursday that ended in a crash and resulted in injuries to three police officers, Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro announced Friday. It started around 5:10 p.m. on April 18, Westfield Police Chief Christopher ...
Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Investigator Jack McLaughlin, who was shot to death while trying to serve a search warrant about 29 years ago, was remembered at the Gov. James J. Florio Center for Public Service on Thursday, April 18, Kim McLaughlin, Jack's widow, told TAPinto Camden. “He ...
WOODLAND PARK, NJ - The Woodland Park Borough Council is expected to vote at their May 1 meeting to earmark $125,000 for the purchase of new vehicles, including original apparatus and equipment, for the use of the Police Department. The decision underscores the council's commitment to ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — A 34-year-old local middle school student-teacher has been arrested for possessing multiple photos of a child from his school who was undressed in the photos, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson. Arrested was ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Two Piscataway residents have been arrested on theft charges after Bridgewater police investigated items of jewelry that were sold for cash but had been reported stolen from a senior living facility in Bridgewater. Ana Rios, 40, was charged with third degree theft and third ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Parsippany Police have released the following scam alert to all residents: A scam was recently reported to our department involving a tree-cutting service. The scammers are illegally soliciting victims, claiming to be performing tree removal services on behalf of the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - On May 17, 2023, Sergeant John Bird and Sergeant James Angermeier were operating East Brunswick Police Motorcycle Units when a vehicle obstructed their path, resulting in a crash. Sergeant Bird and Sergeant Angermeier sustained injuries and were rushed to Robert Wood Johnson ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A Maryland man has been arrested after a vehicle pursuit Thursday that ended in a crash and resulted in injuries to three police officers, Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro announced Friday. It started around 5:10 p.m. on April 18, Westfield Police Chief Christopher ...