Tag: Hopewell Township Police Department
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Upgrades to Hopewell Township’s outdated emergency dispatch system to improve communication Valley-wide
State grant funds will not only replace equipment for outdated Hopewell Township’s emergency 9-1-1 dispatch system, but also provide “updated technology” for a state-of-the-art communication center. “This will ensure the system complies with current standards and is able to expand as necessary into the future,” Hopewell Township Mayor Courtney Peters-Manning said. Peters-Manning praised Township Administrator…
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National Night Out connects Hopewell Valley community with a good time
Another year of the Hopewell Valley National Night Out at Stony Brook Elementary School in Pennington was deemed a success for all involved. The annual community event Aug. 2 featured Hopewell Township and Pennington police officers, Hopewell Valley fire departments and emergency services personnel, fire trucks, ambulances, a dunk tank, bouncy house, pony rides, food,…
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Hopewell police increase enforcement patrols after ‘overweight truck’ concerns on County Route 579
Hopewell Township residents have raised concerns over “truck traffic and presence of overweight trucks” on County Route 579. The Township Committee, police department and township administrator have informed residents they are addressing the concerns, through a township press release on Aug. 1. “It is not uncommon for trucks to travel on roads with weight restrictions, and…
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Hopewell Township police blotter
A 57-year-old Pipersville, Pa., man was charged with aggravated assault, issuing terroristic threats and unlawful possession of a weapon July 23. He was charged after he allegedly approached a man and made a threatening statement toward him at the Golden Nugget flea market on River Road. He was processed and released. A Van Dyke Road…
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Police officers, residents will come together for annual National Night Out Aug. 2
Hopewell Valley families will get to meet their police officers up close and personal when they come together for a night of fun to celebrate National Night Out. The community event takes place at Stony Brook Elementary School in Pennington from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 2. National Night Out was introduced nationally in 1984 and is…
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Fire destroys Hopewell Township office building
An office building on Washington Crossing-Pennington Road “suffered fire, smoke and water damage,” according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. Police officers responded to the Hubco Health Care Group’s office building at 3:10 a.m. July 25, following an alarm notification received by the police department. When they arrived, police officers and firefighters from the Pennington…
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Hopewell Township police blotter
An unknown man entered the ShopRite grocery store on Pennington Road and allegedly left the store without paying for groceries valued at less than $700 June 24. A 46-year-old Hamilton Township man was charged with driving while intoxicated after police were called about an alleged intoxicated driver on Route 31 near Pennington-Hopewell Road June 26.…
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Hopewell Township PD blotter
A trio of 23-year-old men, two from Newark and one from East Orange, were charged with burglary and theft of a motor vehicle in separate incidents that occurred May 12. They allegedly broke into a house on Honey Brook Lane and allegedly stole a motor vehicle from a house on Benson Lane. A 30-year-old Trenton…
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Rosso to lead Hopewell Township Police Department as new chief
Hopewell Township has a new police chief as Lt. James Rosso has been tapped to lead the department following the resignation of former Police Director Robert Karmazin. Rosso was promoted to chief of police at a Township Committee meeting on May 16. The five-member committee unanimously voted to approve Rosso’s appointment as the township’s next…
