Tag: Edison Police Department
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Operation Eagle Eye nets eight Middlesex County men, one juvenile on alleged possession, distribution child porn charges
Eight Middlesex County men and one juvenile male have been charged for their involvement in multiple child pornography investigations dubbed Operation Eagle Eye, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. The charges against the men and the juvenile are a result of Operation Eagle Eye led by the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit of The…
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Jewish community in Middlesex County to remain vigilant in wake of antisemitic threats
EDISON – The days were starting to blend as Adam Glinn, CEO of the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, spoke about the antisemitic threats that transpired last week. The Jewish Community Center (JCC) on Oak Tree Road had received a bomb threat just days after the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) warning of “a…
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Middlesex County Grand Jury returns 24-count indictment against four suspended Edison police officers for alleged ‘no show’ jobs
EDISON – A Middlesex County Grand Jury returned a 24-count indictment charging four suspended Edison police officers with racketeering, bribery, theft, money laundering and witness tampering, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department. A lengthy internal affairs investigation determined that from 2016 to 2018, the officers…
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Edison’s annual Harvest Fun Fest offers fun for the whole family
EDISON – The township’s annual Harvest Fun Fest offered fun for the whole family. The festivities were presented by Mayor Sam Joshi and the Edison Recreation Department on Oct. 15. Many were in their festive Halloween costumes as they roamed around the grounds of the Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park on Christie Street. As…
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Edison Housing Authority’s Back-2-School event a success; 300 backpacks provided
EDISON – More than 300 families came out to celebrate and prepare for the new 2022-23 school year at a festive Back-2-School event hosted by the Edison Housing Authority. The special family fun day in August offered residents of all ages from the Julius Engel Gardens and Robert E. Holmes Gardens communities an opportunity to…
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Monmouth County Grand Jury indicts Edison man for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend
FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County Grand Jury returned a two-count indictment against an Edison Township man who was found in Atlantic Highlands with the body of his former girlfriend in the back of his vehicle in June, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Jordan J. Vilcatoma-Correjo, 28, is charged with first-degree murder and…
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Edison takes ‘a pause’ to reflect on Sept. 11, 2001
EDISON – It began as just an ordinary morning on Sept. 11, 2001. Police Chief Thomas Bryan, who was an officer in Internal Affairs at the time with the Edison Police Department (EPD), was talking to a friend on his way to work. Council President Joseph Coyle was at work. Council Vice President Joyce Ship-Freeman…
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Newark man allegedly involved in hit-and-run of two pedestrians, pet turtle in Edison
EDISON – A Newark man was allegedly “drifting” when he lost control of his green BMW, jumped a curb, hit two pedestrians and drove off, according to Deputy Police Chief Robert J. Dudash Jr. The incident occurred at 7:38 p.m. on Aug. 28 after a car show at the New Jersey Convention Center in Raritan…
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‘Domino effect’ crash kills township woman, seriously injures two children in Edison
EDISON – The impact of a rear end crash caused a “domino effect” of crashes involving seven motor vehicles in both directions of Route 1 that killed a 34-year-old township woman and seriously injured two children, according to Deputy Chief Robert J. Dudash Jr. The incident occurred at 9:20 p.m. Aug. 6 on Route 1 south…
