Tag: Jackson Police Department
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Bayville resident charged with committing burglaries in Jackson
JACKSON – A 23-year-old male resident of Bayville has been charged with five counts of burglary following an investigation by the Jackson Police Department. According to police, at 4:35 p.m. July 5, officers Anthony Riso and Ryan Gladysz responded to Meridian Health Village, 27 South Cooks Bridge Road, to investigate a report that a suspect…
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Jackson Police Department announces Operation Blue Angel
JACKSON – Police Chief Matthew Kunz has announced the launch of Operation Blue Angel, a safety program designed for adults age 60 and over who live alone and may be medically impaired. Kunz said Operation Blue Angel will give police officers and other emergency services providers quick access to a residence if the resident is…
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Jackson officers help save teenager at local skating rink
JACKSON – Police announced on May 3 that several officers from the Jackson Police Department had helped to save a teenager’s life at the Jackson Skating Center, West County Line Road. In a press release, police said they were notified at 8:15 p.m. on March 1 that a 15-year-old female, who was later identified as…
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Jackson resident dies on the job at local business
JACKSON – Local and federal authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man at a business in Jackson on the morning of April 18. According to the Jackson Police Department, a 911 call was received at 7:04 a.m. from a man who said he was pinned under equipment at the Clayton and…
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Jackson man charged as leader of heroin network in Monmouth County
A resident of Jackson has been charged with being the leader of a heroin trafficking network that was selling thousands of bags of heroin each month in the Bayshore region of Monmouth County. On April 15, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced that a 16-month narcotics trafficking investigation had culminated with charges being filed…
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Police place emphasis on safe driving
JACKSON – The Jackson Police Department teamed up with the Manchester Township Police Department and the New Jersey State Police for a traffic enforcement detail on the morning of March 13. The traffic enforcement detail was conducted on portions of Route 571 in both municipalities, according to the Jackson Police Department. The purpose of the…
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Jackson council introduces ordinance to fund new police radio system
JACKSON – The Township Council has introduced a bond ordinance that would, if adopted, appropriate $6.5 million to finance the cost of a new radio system for the Jackson Police Department. The bond ordinance, which was introduced during the Nov. 27 council meeting, would authorize the issuance of $6.184 million in bonds and notes to…
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Crash damages portion of Glory’s Market in Jackson
JACKSON – The Jackson Police Department is continuing its investigation of a serious motor vehicle collision which occurred at the intersection of Cedar Swamp Road and East Commodore and West Commodore boulevards and sent a truck careening into Glory’s Market on the afternoon of Nov. 1. Customers and employees were in the market shortly after…
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Authorities rule Jackson police officer’s use of force justified in 2017 incident
JACKSON – A Jackson police officer’s use of non-lethal force against a township resident was justified and the matter will not be presented to a grand jury. According to an Oct. 26 press release from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, the state Attorney General agreed with Joseph D. Coronato, the former prosecutor, that the use…
