Tag: Metuchen Police Department
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Metuchen, Edison hold National Night Out events on Aug. 6
The Metuchen and Edison police departments served as the host to the annual National Night Out events on Aug. 6. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign promoting police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live, according to information provided by the organization. Metuchen held its event from…
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Former Metuchen police chief celebrates 100 years
METUCHEN – Former Police Chief Joseph J. Perrino nodded as he received a standing ovation in borough chambers for not only his service to the borough and country, but for turning a century old on July 8. The Borough Council recognized Perrino with a proclamation at a meeting on July 10. Perrino was born on…
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Iselin man accused of physically assaulting three children at Metuchen Y
WOODBRIDGE – An Iselin man has been charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of two minor children who were under his care. Karl Lancaster, 48, of the Iselin section of Woodbridge, was charged on May 7 with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree, and two…
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Police charge two Metuchen men with heroin distribution
METUCHEN – After a several month investigation, police have charged two borough men in their alleged connection with the distribution of heroin, according to Police Chief David Irizarry. The two men – 31 and 21 in age – were charged after police executed a search warrant at their residence on March 29, according to police.…
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County police departments support MCFOODS with food drives
The Middlesex County Association of Chiefs of Police have become supporting partners with Middlesex County Food Organization & Outreach Services (MCFOODS) to help stock the shelves for those in need in the county. “This new partnership will make giving more accessible to every municipality in our County,” James Polos, executive director of the Middlesex County…
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Police in Edison, Metuchen investigating anonymous bomb threats at TD Bank branches
Police in Edison and Metuchen are continuing to investigate the source of phoned in bomb threats from anonymous callers at two TD bank branches in Edison and the TD branch in Metuchen. The calls were made between noon and 12:15 p.m. on Feb. 16, according to Edison Police Lt. Robert Dudash. Staff at…
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Resident wants to bring back ‘kiss and go’ area at Metuchen Train Station
METUCHEN – When the Traffic and Transportation Committee was started in the 1970s and 1980s, platforms at the Metuchen Train Station were raised to create space designated as the “kiss and go” area for people getting dropped off and picked up. “One of the things we wanted to do is provide an adequate space for…
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New multi-way stop signs are now near Metuchen YMCA
METUCHEN – New multi-way stop signs have been installed at the intersections of High Street and Graham Avenue and High Street and Honey Court. The Metuchen Borough Council approved the stop signs by amending an ordinance for multi-way stop intersections at a meeting on Jan. 14. Council President Linda Koskoski said she is 100 percent…
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Charges dropped against Metuchen woman who allegedly poisoned father of their child
NEW BRUNSWICK – First criminal charges, now a final restraining order has been dropped and reversed, respectively, for a Metuchen woman who was charged and indicted with poisoning the father of her child in 2016, according to a three-judge Appellate Court panel. In a 23-page decision on Jan. 17, the Appellate Court reversed a final…
