Tag: Metuchen Police Department
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Metuchen Parade Commission delivers successful parade activities despite pandemic
METUCHEN – No one could have foreseen what was to come when the Metuchen Parade Commission was formed, through ordinance, in October 2019. The novel coronavirus pandemic in March 2020 threw a curveball into century-long traditions of the annual Memorial Day Parade and Winter Festival Parade. However, that did not deter the five-member commission –…
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Metuchen plans to ‘do more’ to recognize borough’s namesake Lenni-Lenape Indian Chief Metuchen
METUCHEN – Borough officials acknowledge not enough is done to recognize the borough’s namesake Lenni-Lenape Indian Chief Metuchen. Plans to do more to recognize the Lenni-Lenape chief and Indigenous people are in the works. In October, the borough is planning to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a day that celebrates and honors Native American peoples and…
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Allentown man charged with theft from Metuchen TD Bank
METUCHEN – An Allentown man has been charged with allegedly defrauding a bank of thousands of dollars. Robert Nuccio was charged with two counts of identity theft, two counts of forgery, two counts of false government documents, one count of theft by deception, one count of attempted theft by deception, one count resisting arrest, and…
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Police make two arrests in two days after a rash of car burglaries, thefts in Metuchen
METUCHEN – Police have made two arrests in the past week after a rash of car burglaries and thefts in the borough. Police responded to a report of a suspicious person in the area of Pearl Street during the early morning hours of Sept. 11, police said in a social media post on Sept. 12.…
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Toms River man sentenced to three years in prison for fatally striking a pedestrian in Metuchen
NEW BRUNSWICK – A Toms River man was sentenced to three years in prison for fatally striking a 51-year-old pedestrian in a crosswalk in March, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a release. Paddy Flynn was sentenced before Superior Court Judge Joseph A. Paone sitting in New Brunswick on Sept. 8 to the prison…
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Police officer who saved man’s life at Metuchen Sportsplex is North Brunswick native
METUCHEN – It didn’t matter that Metuchen Police Officers Wayne Karalevich and Octavio Tapia were off duty when they sprung into action to help a person in distress at the Metuchen Sportsplex. The two officers were playing soccer on Aug. 21 when a member of the other team came under distress. “Apparently it became so…
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Off-duty Metuchen police officers save man’s life at Metuchen Sportsplex
METUCHEN – It didn’t matter that Metuchen Police Officers Wayne Karalevich and Octavio Tapia were off duty when they sprung into action to help a person in distress at the Metuchen Sportsplex. The two officers were playing soccer on Aug. 21 when a member of the other team came under distress. “Apparently it became so…
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Metuchen Library, Edgar Middle School open for residents as power restoration continues after Tropical Storm Isaias
METUCHEN – As work on power restoration continues after Tropical Storm Isaias, the Metuchen Public Library and Edgar Middle School are open for residents to use internet and charge their devices. Some 262 homes in the borough are without power, Mayor Jonathan Busch said in a social media post on Aug. 5. “As we continue…
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Toms River man pleads guilty to leaving scene after fatally striking utility worker in Metuchen, will be sentenced to three-year prison term
METUCHEN – A Toms River man pleaded guilty to knowingly leaving the scene after fatally striking a utility worker performing road survey work on March 2 at the intersection of Middlesex Avenue and Grove Street, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Under a plea agreement reached with Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Keith Abrams, Paddy…