Tag: Edison Police Department
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Edison police officers to wear body cameras
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A vital crime fighting tool is coming to the Edison Police Department in the form of body-worn cameras, according to Mayor Thomas Lankey and Police Chief Thomas Bryan. During the first week of March, the department will roll out the 125 body-worn cameras that the department has received…
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Edison man arrested in house burglary
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A search of the neighborhood by police after they responded to a burglary alarm led to the “swift” arrest of a 61-year-old Edison man for stealing $2,000 in cash and jewelry from a Simpson Avenue residence. Joseph C. Kot was arrested by Police Detectives Michael Kohut and Steve…
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Judge wants arson, murder trial to begin in spring
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Calling the case “old,” Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Pedro Jimenez, sitting in New Brunswick, called on the state and the attorney for former Edison Police Officer Michael Dotro to get discovery and other issues in order regarding charges relating to attempted murder for allegedly setting fire to…
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Former Edison cop sentenced for harassment
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Former Edison Police Officer Michael Dotro must serve probation for two years for his involvement in attempting to harass and humiliate a North Brunswick police officer in 2012. Dotro, 39, of Manalapan, who was a nine-year veteran of the Edison Police Department, stood before Superior Court Judge…
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All clear at JCC after scare
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The investigation is ongoing into the reported bomb scare this morning, Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the Jewish Community Center on Oak Tree Road. “A phone call was made at the JCC around 9:10 a.m. [on Jan. 18],” said Police Lt. Robert Dudash. “As a result, the people at…
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Bank robber ordered to pay restitution
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer TRENTON — A 33-year-old Barnegat man was sentenced last week to 120 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $22,240 for robbing eight banks, which included three banks in Edison and one in Aberdeen, according to U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman. Steven Wisnowski previously pleaded guilty before United States…
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Former Edison cops avoid probation
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Once pillars of society, two of the four Edison police officers who lost their jobs for their involvement in attempting to harass and humiliate a North Brunswick police officer in 2012, may move on with their lives. With no prior records, Brian Favretto, 41, who once was…
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Two police officers sentenced for harassing North Brunswick cop
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Superior Court Judge Joseph Paone handed fines to two of the four Edison police officers who pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct charges for their involvement in harassing and humiliating a North Brunswick police officer in 2012. Brian Favretto, of Brick, and William H. Gesell, of…
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Man charged with posing as officer, stealing car after beating driver
A 44-year-old Sayreville man has been charged with posing as a police officer, beating a female motorist and stealing her car in Edison before crashing head-on into another vehicle in Sayreville. John Spina, 44, of Sayreville, was charged with attempted murder, carjacking, two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon, two counts of possession of…
