Tag: Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office

  • Police chief assures Edison is safe after fatal shooting

    Police chief assures Edison is safe after fatal shooting

      EDISON – As the investigation continues into the fatal shooting of a gas station clerk at a Speedway gas station before the holiday season, Police Chief Thomas Bryan wants to assure township residents “they are safe.” “We have adopted law enforcement measures to ensure the safety of our residents,” he said. On Jan. 3,…

  • Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office issues warning about phone scam

    Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office issues warning about phone scam

    The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office is advising residents to be aware of a continuing phone scam that is targeting the area. In the most recent scam calls, the caller, sometimes via voice message, uses the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office information and identifies himself/herself as an employee with the agency, according to information provided by the…

  • Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office to hold annual Sheriff’s Civilian Academy

    Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office to hold annual Sheriff’s Civilian Academy

    The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office will hold an eight week Sheriff’s Civilian Academy for residents of Middlesex County in the spring. The first session is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. Thursdays, beginning on March 14 at the Middlesex County Fire Academy in Sayreville. The program culminates with a graduation ceremony scheduled for April 25. Each session…

  • Applications available for Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office Civilian Academy

    Applications available for Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office Civilian Academy

    The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office will hold an eight week Sheriff’s Civilian Academy in the fall. The first session is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the Middlesex County Fire Academy in Sayreville. Classes will continue weekly on Thursdays. One Saturday class will be held. The program culminates with a graduation ceremony scheduled for…

  • Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office announces D.A.R.E. police academy this summer

    Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office announces D.A.R.E. police academy this summer

    The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Department will hold its first-ever Drug Abuse Resistance Education Junior Academy this summer for fifth and sixth grade county residents. The program will include a complete D.A.R.E. program as well as a junior police academy. The daily routine will resemble academy-like scheduling: mornings will consist roughly of roll call, platoon formation,…

  • Six sheriff’s officers promoted in Middlesex County

    Six sheriff’s officers promoted in Middlesex County

    PHOTO COURTESY OF SHERIFF MILDRED S. SCOTT Six officers were promoted during a ceremony held by the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 4. Pictured in their new ranks are Sgt. James Kelly, left to right, Sgt. Frank Sautner, Capt. Eric Deprossimo, Lt. Robert Jankowski, Sgt. Yvonne Zirrith and Sgt. Dana Zajaczkowski.    

  • Sheriff’s officer from Milltown faces jail time after road rage incident

    Sheriff’s officer from Milltown faces jail time after road rage incident

      A Middlesex County Sheriff’s Officer has been found guilty of criminal mischief in a motor vehicle incident which escalated into road rage. Neil Raciti, 49, of Milltown was found guilty of criminal mischief, a disorderly person’s offense, by Superior Court Judge Benjamin S. Bucca on Sept. 21, according to a statement released by Middlesex…

  • Local author donates body armor to Middlesex County K9

    Local author donates body armor to Middlesex County K9

    A local author recently ordered and received a second piece of K9 body armor which he donated to the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office. Big Dog Books author James Wiater of Millstone, formerly of Sayreville, presented the gear to K9 Bryn, Officer Kevin Mastroserio and Sheriff Mildred Scott at the sheriff’s office in New Brunswick on…

  • Monroe Council honors police; new officer sworn in

    Monroe Council honors police; new officer sworn in

    MONROE — Mayor Gerald W. Tamburro credited a “hardworking” police force and the department’s leadership for the recent mention in a number of national and regional surveys ranking Monroe as a safe city. Safewise recently ranked Monroe as the seventh safest city in the country to raise a child, the National Council for Home Safety…