Tag: Edison Police Department
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Registration for Edison’s Junior Police Academy now open
EDISON – The Edison Police Department is getting set to host two week-long Junior Police Academy sessions for local middle school students starting July 30. Because of the Junior Police Academy’s popularity, Lt. Robert Dudash is suggesting parents act quickly to enroll their youngsters for their choice of sessions. The first session will run from…
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Man sentenced for sexual crimes against children in Edison, North Brunswick
A 40-year-old man from Franklin Township has been sentenced to serve 17-and-a-half years in a New Jersey state prison for the sexual crimes he committed in multiple jurisdictions. Thomas Canales, 40, was sentenced on May 11 after he was found guilty by a jury on Jan. 2 of seven criminal counts, including three counts of…
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Edison man sentenced in drug-related death
A 24-year-old man from Edison has been sentenced to serve eight years in a New Jersey state prison for providing drugs that caused the death of a 23-year old township man. Emile “Oatmeal” Constable Jr. was sentenced on May 11 in New Brunswick by Superior Court Judge Pedro Jimenez Jr., for strict liability death by…
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Edison police veteran suspended following stalking charges
EDISON — A 15-year veteran of the Edison Police Department has been suspended without pay as a result of charges he allegedly used the New Jersey Criminal Justice Information System to stalk a former girlfriend, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Police Chief Thomas Bryan announced. Paul Pappas, 43, was charged with computer theft/criminal…
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Officials believe man killed son, then himself, in Edison
EDISON – Police are investigating a shooting in which an Edison man apparently shot and killed his son, and then killed himself. Jeremy Larence, 39, of Loeb Court, Edison, was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:46 p.m. on April 22. He apparently was fatally shot by his father inside their residence, according to…
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More school safety measures in the works in Edison
EDISON — Representatives of the Edison School District first approved to have armed police officers at each school and now they will focus on additional measures to ensure the safety of every student in the district. Superintendent Richard O’Malley said making sure every student is safe is the scariest role he plays as superintendent. And…
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Armed police officers will patrol Edison schools
EDISON — Armed police officers will patrol the 19 school buildings in the Edison School District through the end of the school year. After more than four hours of discussion, the Board of Education unanimously voted in favor of a resolution reflecting a shared service agreement with the township to hire off-duty township police officers,…
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School safety in Edison at forefront in wake of school shooting
EDISON — The placement of armed security guards in the schools and other safety measures are on the table as the Edison Board of Education begins to assess security protocols following the recent school shooting in Florida. On Feb. 14, a 19-year-old gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.…
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Volleyball coach charged with inappropriately touching minor at his Edison home
An area volleyball coach was charged with allegedly touching a 14-year-old Woodbridge girl inappropriately on two occasions at his Edison home and supplying her with alcohol. Peter Nguyen, 50, was charged with two second-degree counts of endangering the welfare of a child; one count of sexual contact with the 14-year-old; and one count for giving…
