Tag: Edison Police Department
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Edison and Metuchen hold National Night Out events
Before the lightning and thunderstorms rained on everyone’s parade, people young and old came out to enjoy National Night Out events in Edison and Metuchen. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign promoting police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live, according to information provided by the organization.…
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Cape May man suffers injuries after falling through skylight in Edison
EDISON — An 18-year-old man who was working on installing solar panels at an Old Post Road warehouse was injured on July 17 after he tripped and fell about 30 feet through a glass skylight, police said. The installer, a South Seaville, Cape May County, resident was conscious and responsive when police, firefighters and EMTs arrived at…
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FBI agent charged with illegally photographing woman in Edison store
EDISON – An FBI special agent has been charged with illegally photographing a 22-year-old woman in a dressing room. Danuel S. Brown, 30, of Piscataway, an agent with the New York Field Office, was charged on July 19 with one count of invasion of privacy in the fourth degree for allegedly photographing a woman by…
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Edison officers charged with misconduct and theft appear in Superior Court
EDISON — Three of the five Edison police officers who have been charged with being paid for extra-duty jobs for which they were allegedly not present made their first appearance alongside their attorneys in Middlesex County Superior Court. The officers, Sgt. Ioannis (John) Mpletsakis, 38, Patrolman Paul Pappas, 43, and Patrolman James Panagoulakos, 32, all of…
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Edison Council to focus on off-duty police jobs
EDISON — With the recent news of charges against five Edison police officers who were paid for extra-duty jobs they allegedly were not present for, municipal officials are seeking a third party to provide oversight for extra-duty jobs. On June 13, members of the Township Council approved a resolution authorizing the use of competitive contracting…
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Fugitive surrenders on charges of assaulting a South Brunswick police officer
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The suspect who police were seeking in connection to an assault on a South Brunswick police detective has surrendered. The incident began at 3:45 p.m. on June 12 when motorists told police they observed a 2016 grey Kia Sorrento reportedly driving erratically on Route 32 east near the intersection of Route 535, according…
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Edison officers accused of receiving payment for jobs they did not perform
EDISON — Five Edison police officers have been charged with being paid for extra-duty jobs for which they were allegedly not present, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey and Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan announced. The officers, Sgt. Ioannis (John) Mpletsakis, 38, Patrolman Paul Pappas, 43, Patrolman James Panagoulakos, 32, all of Edison, Patrolman Gregory Makras,…
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Edison police charge man with carjacking, aggravated assault
EDISON — Several days after a 29-year-old patient at JFK Medical Center went missing, police charged the man with carjacking, aggravated assault and making terroristic threats after he allegedly pummeled a hospital attendant and forced a woman to drive him to New York, according to the Edison Police Department. Akeem K. Benson of the Bronx,…
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Edison police charge brothers with assault on township man
EDISON — Two Iselin men allegedly assaulted an Edison man who was found unconscious on the ground and bleeding from a head wound near the Hidden Valley apartment complex in North Edison, according to police. Brothers Eliseo Alonzo-Mendez, 28, and Luis Alonzo-Mendez, 29, were charged with aggravated assault and possession of various weapons…
