Tag: Bordentown Township Police Department

  • Volunteer firefighter charged with distribution of child pornography

    Volunteer firefighter charged with distribution of child pornography

       A 36-year-old Bordentown Township man has been charged with possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material.    Jay J. Howe was charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child: two second degree and one third degree, according to information provided by Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Bordentown Township Police Chief…

  • Pemberton man sustains fatal injuries during crash in Bordentown

    Pemberton man sustains fatal injuries during crash in Bordentown

    The Bordentown Township Police Department is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision. The accident on Nov. 29 resulted in the death of a 58-year-old male from Pemberton Township. The preliminary investigation has determined that the victim, David Jenkins, was traveling northbound on Route 130 in the area of Taconic Road at approximately 8:08 p.m. when…

  • Bordentown firefighter among ‘outstanding women’ to be honored by Burlington County

    Bordentown firefighter among ‘outstanding women’ to be honored by Burlington County

    Lori Engler comes from a long line of first responders, and has followed in her family’s footsteps. The Bordentown native has been an EMT/firefighter for more than 20 years. She is currently employed by the Bordentown Township Police Department and Capital Health and has been worked nonstop combatting COVID-19. Since the start of the pandemic,…

  • Bordentown Township police officer honored as New Jersey L.E.A.D. Instructor of the Year

    Bordentown Township police officer honored as New Jersey L.E.A.D. Instructor of the Year

    Patrolman Adam Edwards of the Bordentown Township Police Department has enjoyed giving back to the township in which he grew up. The 2010 Bordentown Regional High School graduate and current Bordentown Township resident has made it his duty to give back and serve the community the best he can ever since he took the oath…

  • Bordentown Township police officer ‘L.E.A.D.s’ New Jersey instructors

    Bordentown Township police officer ‘L.E.A.D.s’ New Jersey instructors

      Law Enforcement Against Drugs and Violence (L.E.A.D.), a national nonprofit organization committed to protecting children from the risks of drugs and violence, awarded Police Officer Adam Edwards of the Bordentown Township Police Department  with the New Jersey Instructor of the Year award. “We want to congratulate Officer Edwards on his outstanding efforts in implementing…

  • Bordentown officers hold activities during National Night Out

    Bordentown officers hold activities during National Night Out

    Bordentown township and city police officers joined the community for an evening of fun and games – and community interactions – during the National Night Out event held Aug. 3 at Joseph Lawrence Park in Bordentown Township.

  • Bordentown police chief looks forward to hosting National Night Out

    Bordentown police chief looks forward to hosting National Night Out

    BORDENTOWN – Building a strong relationship with members of the community is very important to Bordentown Township Police Chief Brian Pesce and the officers in the police department. That is why the police department made sure to continue its annual National Night Out event last summer during the coronavirus pandemic, finding creative and safe ways…

  • Bordentown police sergeant properly memorialized four decades after his passing

    Bordentown police sergeant properly memorialized four decades after his passing

    The Bordentown Township Police Department performed a ceremonial unveiling of a headstone recently obtained for Sgt. Stanley R. Piechota, who died in 1982 following a valiant battle with cancer. Piechota was one of the original eight members of the Bordentown Township Police Department hired when the department was created in 1972, according to information provided…

  • Former Bordentown Township police chief jailed for 28 months for lying to FBI

    Former Bordentown Township police chief jailed for 28 months for lying to FBI

    The retired chief of the Bordentown Township Police Department was sentenced to 28 months in prison for lying to FBI agents who were questioning him about violating an 18-year-old man’s civil rights during an arrest. Frank M. Nucera Jr., 64, of Bordentown,, was convicted in October 2019 of one count of making false statements to…