Tag: Edison Police Department
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Edison officer resigns after Belmar arrest
EDISON — An Edison police officer resigned last week after he was charged with fighting an individual and yelling expletives at police in Belmar after they told him to be quiet. Dimitry Smolkin, 31, who was sworn into the Edison Police Department on Dec. 28, 2015, was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest at…
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‘Recruits’ wanted for Edison’s Junior Police Academy
EDISON — The Edison Police Department is getting ready to host two, week-long Junior Police Academy sessions for local middle school students starting July 31. Due to the program’s popularity, police Lt. Robert Dudash Jr. suggests parents act quickly to enroll youngsters for their choice of sessions. The first session runs from July 31 to…
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Woodbridge woman dies after being struck by vehicle
EDISON – An 80-year-old pedestrian died after she was struck by a car on Woodbridge Avenue, township police said. The female victim, from the Iselin section of Woodbridge, was apparently crossing Woodbridge Avenue near Pilegis Court at 8:15 p.m. May 14 when she was struck by a Honda Accord, police said. The 46-year-old driver, of…
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Edison officials honor train station heroes
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — It was handshakes and a round of applause for three men who jumped six feet onto the Edison Train Station platform to save a woman who fainted and fell on the tracks last month. Mayor Thomas Lankey presented proclamations to Anil Vennavalli, Piscataway, Inamul Hassan, Edison, and Prasad…
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Police Unity Tour stops in Edison to honor fallen officers
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Local officers participated in the 2017 Police Unity Tour last week. Fourteen Edison Township police officers and two Woodbridge Township police officers joined a large contingent of other officers across the state as they hopped on their bikes and pedaled the four-day 300-mile trek from New York City to Washington,…
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Edison officers greet shoppers at Menlo Park Mall
EDISON — Shoppers at Menlo Park Mall this week shopped while learning about the role of law enforcement. As part of National Police Week, township police officers greeted shoppers at Menlo Park Mall offering free giveaways and providing information about the role of local law enforcement. “This is a terrific opportunity for our officers to…
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Edison PBA awards heroic efforts
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — For a Piscataway man’s recent heroic efforts in saving another person, Edison Police Benevolent Local 75 is paying it forward. The Edison PBA presented Anil Vennavalli, 34, Piscataway, a check on May 1 for $1,000 to thank him for his selfless act as well as a way to…
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Blind Edison resident conquered the fear of running, now tackles marathons
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — On the track team at Edison High School, Stephanie Zundel, who lost her eyesight when she developed Stevens-Johnson syndrome at a young age, said she had actually developed a fear of running. It was not anybody’s fault. Zundel, a 2013 Edison High graduate, said she has always been…
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Good Samaritan robbed of laptop at train station
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A superhero feat was followed by a crime of opportunity, which Police Chief Thomas Bryan has called “nothing less than appalling and disgusting.” Last week Anil Vennavalli, 34, of Piscataway, dropped his backpack containing his laptop computer and leaped onto the Central Avenue train station’s tracks to rescue…
