Tag: Edison Township Police Department
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Edison Housing Authority provides low-income families with Thanksgiving meals
EDISON – Community supporters helped the Edison Housing Authority distribute more than 250 frozen turkeys to needy families on Nov. 20. Edison Housing Authority (EHA) and local supporters spent the Friday before Thanksgiving coordinating the distribution of more than 250 frozen turkeys, chickens and dry goods to create memorable holiday meals for its Section 8…
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Edison Police Department launches new Street Crimes Unit, Community Crime Cam program
EDISON – During Mayor Thomas Lankey’s State of the Township Address, he said public safety is the most essential priority for municipal government. With that, the Edison Police Department has recently launched two community public safety measures: a new specialized Street Crimes Unit and a Community Crime Cam program. The Street Crimes Unit was launched…
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Police chief assures Edison is safe after fatal shooting
EDISON – As the investigation continues into the fatal shooting of a gas station clerk at a Speedway gas station before the holiday season, Police Chief Thomas Bryan wants to assure township residents “they are safe.” “We have adopted law enforcement measures to ensure the safety of our residents,” he said. On Jan. 3,…
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Edison accident claims the life of worker
EDISON — A 62-year-old Riverdale man, who was working as a state Department of Transportation contractor painting markings on a recently repaved section of Route 1, was fatally struck by a vehicle on Route 1 North near Forest Haven Boulevard, according to police. The employee of Statewide Striping Corp., Parsippany, was crossing Route 1 in…
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Edison Police Promotions
EDISON — Fourteen Edison Township police officers have been promoted. Mayor Thomas Lankey, in his capacity as public safety director, made the promotions during a ceremony in the council chambers at the Edison Municipal Complex on Dec. 11. Six police officers were promoted to the rank of sergeant, four sergeants were promoted to lieutenant, and…
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Edison to provide safe zone for item exchanges
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The lobby of police headquarters will become a “safe, neutral exchange” zone for e-commerce transactions. “E-commerce transactions are increasingly popular,” said Mayor Thomas Lankey, who recommended the Township Council enact an ordinance creating the safe zone. “We recognize that a growing number of people are using online classified…
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Edison officers collar pink in October
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Members of the Edison Police Department are brightening their blue with a little pink this October for national Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The officers will be wearing pink T-shirts under their uniforms, distribute literature and raise funds for medical research. Edison PBA Local 75, its Superior Officers Association…
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Help sought in search for missing Edison man
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Have you seen Thomas Roach? The Edison Police Department and Roach’s family are enlisting the public’s help in finding Roach, 52, who was last seen on July 10 after he was discharged from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital on Rehill Avenue in Somerville. Roach is described as a white man,…
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Edison joins Drive Sober crackdown
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Township police are joining many other police departments by participating in the state’s largest annual crackdown on drunk driving — conducting sobriety checkpoints and stepping up roving patrols for motorists impaired by alcohol or drugs. The annual nationwide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” initiative, sponsored throughout New Jersey by the…