Tag: Edison Police Department
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Man charged in Edison auto fatality
EDISON – A man has been charged with causing an auto crash that killed a 74-year-old Edison man on Nov. 5. Christopher Ravita, 29, of Lebanon, was charged with death by auto for causing the death of Ronald Setlight according to a statement prepared Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief Thomas Bryan of…
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Edison man charged in auto death
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A 20-year-old township man was charged last week with vehicular homicide in the motor vehicle crash that killed a 93-year-old township man in July, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Police Chief Thomas Bryan. Joseph Petrillo was charged during an investigation by Detective Michael Felcetto…
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Investigation continues in Edison car crash
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — An investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office continues into a crash involving a 56-year-old Park Ridge resident whose car collided with a township patrol car and injured a patrolman last month. The incident occurred shortly after 11 p.m. on Oct. 8, according to police. Police Officer Michael…
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Edison police officer saves newborn’s life
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A 16-year veteran of the Edison Police Department is being credited with saving the life of newborn baby girl who he found blue and unresponsive at her family’s North Edison townhouse, according to Police Chief Thomas Bryan. Officer Brian Freund was first to arrive at the home on…
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Edison rolls out police bike patrol
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — With the public’s call for more community policing in the fifth largest township in the state, the Edison Police Department is pedaling their way to answer that call. With asset forfeiture funds seized through arrests, Police Chief Thomas Bryan said the department was able to purchase four Trek hybrid…
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Girls struck, injured on New Dover Road
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Two 11-year-old girls suffered multiple injuries, including broken bones, after getting hit by a motor vehicle after they allegedly darted across New Dover Road near Lawlor Court. The incident occurred around 2:20 p.m. on Sept. 29, according to police. According to police, witnesses told investigating Officer Salvatore Cipolla…
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Local residents allegedly run street-level drug operation
Three individuals have been charged with running a street-level drug sales operation that netted thousands of dollars annually. The three were charged on Sept. 15 following an intensive investigation that began in April, according to a statement released by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department on Sept. 30. Jamie…
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Off-duty Edison officer saves life at courthouse
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer As Edison Police Sgt. Michael Carter reported to the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick for jury duty last week, his police training kicked into gear when he helped save the life of another potential juror. With help from a female juror, Carter administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to a 68-year-old South Plainfield…
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Edison police officers bring aid to Louisiana
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Despite dropping off a van loaded with relief supplies last week, Police Officer Jennifer Aldahondo said she wishes she could do a lot more for those affected by the severe flooding in southern Louisiana last month. “The devastation was so bad,” she said. “I feel bad that we could not…
