Tag: Hillsborough Police Department
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Hillsborough promotes five police officers
The Hillsborough Township Committee promoted five police officers from the department to fill vacancies – one lieutenant and four sergeants. at Tuesday’s Township Committee meeting. “There exist various vacancies within the department, and as a result of the vast experience base we have within the police department, we can promote these officers to fill those…
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Hillsborough Township Police Department adds four new officers
The Hillsborough Township Committee acted on the recommendation of the chief of police and hired four new police officers at the April 26 Township Committee meeting. “There are vacancies within the police department and after a thorough search and interview process, the top candidates are being hired to fill those vacancies,” Mayor Shawn Lipani said,…
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Authorities: Attic fire on Tall Oak Lane does not seem suspicious
The Hillsborough Township Police Department and members of various fire companies responded to 616 Tall Oak Lane around 12:01 p.m. April 3 for the report of a smoke condition. Shortly after units arrived on scene, they determined there was a fire in the attic of the residence, according to a prepared statement. Firefighters were able…
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First responders receive lifesaving award for rescuing woman trapped in river
Police Officer Richard Tichenor, Fire Marshal Dave Foelsch, Fire Chief Rich Crater, Firefighter Frank Magrosky, and former Firefighter Nick Patullo braved 30-degree water to rescue a trapped resident after her vehicle crashed into the water at River Road earlier this year. At the March 22 Township Committee meeting, Mayor Shawn Lipani honored the first responders…
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Attorney General’s Office releases audio, videos showing teen advancing toward officers with weapons prior to fatal shooting
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office released three 911 calls, video footage from four body-worn cameras, a Taser camera video, and police radio communications related to a fatal police-involved shooting that occurred on Jan. 9 in Hillsborough. The decedent has been identified as Joshua Mathis, 19, of Hillsborough. The fatal shooting remains under investigation by…
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Driver extricated from car submerged in Hillsborough river listed in critical condition
The Hillsborough Police Department responded to the river bank across the street from 828 River Road for a report of a single car motor vehicle crash into the river around 3:48 p.m. Jan. 22. It was reported that the vehicle crashed off the roadway and came to rest overturned in the river, according to information…
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Hillsborough PBA donates to young girl suffering from pediatric cancer
Members of Hillsborough PBA Local 205 presented Adeline Eick with a check for $2,000 on Jan. 4. The Hillsborough Township Police Department raised funds during Pink-Tober and No Shave November. Adeline suffers from a rare pediatric brain cancer, a grade III glioma, known as an anaplastic astrocytoma. She has constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome (CMMRD).
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Update: Decedent, officers identified in fatal police-involved shooting in Hillsborough
The Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation of a police-involved shooting that occurred Jan. 9 in Hillsborough. One male civilian sustained fatal injuries. The decedent has been identified as Joshua Mathis 19, of Hillsborough, according to updated information provided on Jan. 12. No one else was injured. According to the preliminary investigation, at approximately…
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Attorney General’s Office investigating fatal police-involved shooting in Hillsborough
The Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation of a police-involved shooting that occurred Jan. 9 in Hillsborough. One male civilian sustained fatal injuries. His identity is not being released at this time. No one else was injured. According to the preliminary investigation, the shooting occurred at approximately 6:26 p.m. inside an apartment on Corporal…