Tag: Metuchen Police Department
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Police target distracted drivers
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Police officers in Edison, Metuchen and Woodbridge will be on the lookout for distracted drivers as they participate in the “UDrive. UText. UPay.” Distracted Driver Traffic enforcement campaign. The campaign started on April 1 and will run through April 21. The National Safety Council has designated April as Distracted Driving…
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Metuchen to hire parking officers
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Two part-time parking enforcement officers will be hired in the next month or so to provide uniform coverage in the downtown area in the hope they will help with parking turnover for the businesses on Main Street. “That is the goal,” said Metuchen Mayor Peter Cammarano of the…
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Metuchen park poses parking issues
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Borough officials are continuing to work on traffic and parking issues in and around Myrtle Park as the spring recreation season quickly approaches. Mayor Peter Cammarano said since borough officials received resident complaints in November, they have been working with the police department to take a look at…
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Metuchen officials discuss immigration policies
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — The Metuchen Police Department will not be used as a tool of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said Mayor Peter Cammarano in response to resident concerns over President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders to ban residents of seven Muslim-majority countries. Resident Barbara Schmidt addressed her…
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Metuchen welcomes new police officer
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — As an intern with the Metuchen Police Department, Casey Everett Klein set his eyes on become a police officer one day. On Jan. 17 at a Borough Council meeting that dream came true. Klein, 26, with his parents by his side, was sworn into the role. “He did…
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Metuchen PBA, SportsPlex deliver gifts to children
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — A collaboration between the Metuchen Police Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 60 and the Metuchen SportsPlex amassed thousands of toys in three weeks to bring joy to sick and less fortunate children during the holidays. On Dec. 20, employees at the Metuchen SportsPlex and members of the Metuchen PBA…
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Fire closed down road in Metuchen this past weekend
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — A fire that was contained to a basement at a Middlesex Avenue home closed down Middlesex Avenue from Grove Avenue to Jesmond Road for an hour and half over the weekend, according to officials. At approximately 8:20 p.m., on Dec. 4, the Metuchen Fire Department was dispatched to…
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Metuchen bank robbed
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Police are investigating a bank robbery at the Chase Bank on Main Street. At approximately 10:46 a.m. on Dec. 2, the Metuchen Police Department received a call about the robbery, according to Police Sgt. Arthur Flaherty. The suspect, who is described as a white male with an average…
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Drive Sober campaign coming to Metuchen
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — The Metuchen Police Department will join other law enforcement departments by participating in the national annual end of the year “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide campaign. The campaign runs from Dec. 9 to Jan. 1. Local and state law enforcement officials will conduct saturation patrols and…
