Tag: Cranbury Police Department
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Panelists will offer guidance on how parents can talk to children about drug use
The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey will present “15-Minute Child Break” at 7 p.m. March 25, co-hosted by the Cranbury Municipal Alliance, The Cranbury School and the Cranbury Police Department. Parents who talk to their children about their activities an average of 15 minutes per day have children who are 67% less likely to…
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Police chief notifies Cranbury community about new laws for marijuana
The Cranbury Police Department joined other departments statewide in informing their communities about the recently signed legislation decriminalizing marijuana. Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation legalizing and decriminalizing recreational marijuana on Feb. 22. Some police departments in Middlesex County and Mercer County have been voicing concerns regarding certain aspects of the new laws, specifically the prohibiting…
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Cranbury Township’s COVID cases increase in January
Cranbury Township has seen an increase in COVID-19 positive cases in the first month of 2021. Police Chief Michael Owens informed the community in a briefing to the Cranbury Township Committee about the latest data figures at the Township Committee meeting on Jan. 25. As of Jan. 25, this month’s number of 45 positive cases…
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Officials investigate fire at Amazon warehouse in Cranbury
CRANBURY – Authorities are investigating a warehouse fire at an Amazon facility in Cranbury. Officers of the Cranbury Police Department, along with members of several fire departments and first aid crews, responded to an Amazon warehouse on Hightstown-Cranbury Station Road following a report of smoke in the building. The fire was located and extinguished after…
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Cranbury police chief briefs officials about fatal car crash on Route 130
The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and Cranbury Police Department’s investigation of the fatal three-vehicle collision that occurred near the intersection of Route 130 north and South River Road in Cranbury is still ongoing. Cranbury Township Chief of Police Michael Owens briefed the Township Committee this week on the department’s report of the fatal crash on…
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Two deaths reported after three-vehicle collision in Cranbury
A serious motor vehicle crash has occurred on Route 130 northbound and southbound between Half Acre Road and Dey Road in Cranbury Township. The Cranbury Police Department and numerous emergency personnel are on scene, as of 10 a.m. Nov. 11, according to messages posted by the Cranbury Police Department on Nixle. As of 11:30 a.m.,…
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Cranbury’s new police chief reflects on career and new position
Rising through the ranks of Cranbury’s Police Department, Michael Owens has earned his new title as chief of police. Owens now leads a department of 20 sworn officers, not including himself, since his official swearing in on Oct. 1. He has taken over for former Chief of Police Rickey Varga, who retired on Sept. 30…
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Cranbury Township Committee members bid farewell to Police Chief Rickey Varga
Cranbury Township Committee members celebrated the service of Police Chief Rickey Varga, whose retirement went into effect on Sept. 30. Through a resolution at a township committee meeting on Sept. 28, committee members recognized Varga and his 29 years of service in the Cranbury Police Department. “It is bittersweet that you are leaving. We were…
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Cranbury police chief continues duties as interim OEM coordinator
After seeking clarification from county and state officials, Mayor Matt Scott will continue with Chief of Police Rickey Varga as Cranbury’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) coordinator, until Varga retires on Sept. 30. Varga is to be named interim OEM coordinator before his retirement. After he retires, Lt. Michael Owens, who will become Cranbury’s next…