Tag: Metuchen Police Department
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Metuchen Police Department promotes, welcomes new officers
METUCHEN – With the changing of guard, two officers have moved up the ranks and two new officers have joined the Metuchen Police Department. Officers Wayne Karalevich was promoted from sergeant to lieutenant and Andrew Cupido was promoted from corporal to sergeant. James Markham and John Roesler joined the department on June 1. The officers…
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Edison man allegedly responsible for rash of vehicle burglaries in Metuchen
METUCHEN – An Edison man is allegedly responsible for the rash of vehicle burglaries and thefts in May, according to the Metuchen Police Department. The man, 42, was identified after an investigation by the department’s Detective Bureau, police said in a social media post on June 19. The investigation – based on physical characteristics and…
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Metuchen police chief set to retire June 1; new police chief lifelong resident of the borough
METUCHEN – Come June 1, the Borough of Metuchen will say goodbye to the “chief of the chiefs” and welcome a new police chief to the role, who council members said “personifies community policing” at its best. The Borough Council approved a resolution to appoint Arthur M. Flaherty Sr. to the top role at a…
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Metuchen Police Department celebrates a retirement, a promotion and a swearing in
METUCHEN – As one career ends, another career pushes forward, and a new one begins. The Metuchen Police Department (MPD) celebrated the retirement of Police Sgt. Jim Burns after nearly 30 years, the promotion of James “Bo” Keane IV to sergeant, and the swearing in of Aurel Louis during a Borough Council meeting on Feb.…
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Metuchen remembers two significant members of the community
METUCHEN – The borough saw the passing of two significant members of the community in December. Former Metuchen Police Chief Joseph J. Perrino passed away on Dec. 15, and Austin F. Banks passed away on Dec. 9. Perrino was a lifelong resident of Metuchen. He was 102. “I was privileged to spend some time with…
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Five New York residents charged with robbery assault at Metuchen train station; one charged with aggravated assault of a police officer
METUCHEN – Metuchen police, with the assistance of Edison police, led to the arrest of five young people from New York, who were involved in an alleged robbery and assault of an individual on the sidewalk underneath the railroad bridge on Main Street in Metuchen. The robbery, which reportedly involved a handgun and knife, occurred…
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Metuchen first responders benefit from donation of tools
Tropical Storm Ida caused widespread flooding throughout New Jersey Sept. 1, resulting in hundreds of water rescues by first responders and nearly 30 deaths across the Garden State. To help provide drivers with proactive measures they can take if trapped in a vehicle surrounded by rising flood waters, the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers…
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Fundraising efforts provide lunch for those in blue, helps local restaurants
METUCHEN – An effort to recognize “the courageous men and women of the Metuchen Police Department” has led to a fundraising campaign surrounding National Thank a Police Officer Day, which falls this year on Sept. 18. Residents Richard Menziuso and Stu Segal are leading the effort to recognize the national day in the borough, which…
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Equity Commission recommends new police procedures
By GLORIA STRAVELLI Correspondent METUCHEN –- Borough police would be required to report on the race and ethnicity of drivers pulled over in traffic stops and to wear body cameras if recommendations presented by a specially appointed Equity Commission are formally adopted. The Rev. Ronald Owens, chairman, presented the commission’s recommendations to the Metuchen Borough…
