Tag: Jackson Police Department
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Jackson Police Department will hold National Night Out on Aug. 3
JACKSON – The Jackson Police Department will hold its annual National Night Out event on Aug. 3 from 6-9 p.m. in the Jackson Shopping Plaza (ShopRite) at North County Line and Cook roads. The event will be presented by Jackson PBA Local 168 National Night Out is an international event celebrated in local communities and…
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Jackson road rage incident ends with attempted murder charge
JACKSON – A road rage incident that occurred on Maria Street in Jackson eventually resulted in an attempted murder charge being lodged against a 38-year-old male resident of Ewing Township, Mercer County. According to the Jackson Police Department, on May 8 at 4:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to a reported stabbing incident on Maria Street.…
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House fire on Lehigh Boulevard claims life of Jackson resident
JACKSON – A resident of Jackson died in a house fire the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has determined was accidental in nature. On April 1 at 8:45 p.m., Jackson police officers and firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire at a home on Lehigh Boulevard in a residential development off West County Line Road in…
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Jackson man charged with possession of a weapon following incident in woods
JACKSON – A 61-year-old male resident of Jackson has been charged with multiple offenses after he allegedly held two dirt bike riders at gunpoint in the woods off Werko Place. Werko Place is off Thompson Bridge Road. According to the Jackson Police Department, the man was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon for…
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Jackson man charged with leaving scene of fatal collision on Christmas Eve
JACKSON – A resident of Jackson has been charged with leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred in the township on Christmas Eve. On Dec. 30, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that Roberto Alcazar-Sanchez, 27, has been charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting…
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Authorities investigating fatal collision on Christmas Eve in Jackson
JACKSON – Authorities are investigating a Christmas Eve motor vehicle collision in Jackson that claimed the life of a grandmother from Howell. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on Dec. 24 at 6 p.m., officers from the Jackson Police Department were called to the area of Cedar Swap Road and Interstate 195 to…
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Jackson police break up party that drew 700 people to home
JACKSON – Police officers from Jackson and several other municipalities broke up a house party that attracted an estimated 700 individuals to a home in the Whispering Hill residential development off Leesville Road. On July 26 at 8:30 p.m., police officers responded to a home on Mill Pond Road to investigate a report of a…
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Jackson police officers earn promotions
JACKSON – Four police officers in Jackson Police Department have been promoted. Police Chief Matthew Kunz recognized the officers during the July 14 meeting of the Township Council. John Giovanetti has been promoted from lieutenant to captain. He was hired by the police department in July 1999. Giovanetti served as a patrol officer on the…
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Jackson joins Americans speaking out against police brutality
JACKSON – A peaceful protest was held at John F. Johnson Jr. Memorial Park in Jackson on June 7 and at least 1,000 people attended to make their feelings against racism and police brutality known. The local event followed the May 25 arrest of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black resident of Minneapolis, Minn. Video of…