Tag: Monroe Township Police Department
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Police officers will provide additional security at Monroe Township schools
MONROE — Freshman Vinisha Patel said she feels safe when she enters the doors of Monroe Township High School because of the security guards. “Many of the security guards are [retired] police officers and they really care about us,” she said. And with the school district’s news to eventually arm the security guards, Patel said…
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Dog sustains injuries during space heater fire in Monroe
MONROE – A dog sustained injuries during a fire on Baker Street. The Monroe Township Fire Department extinguished a fire that was contained to the garage of 17 Baker St. around 12:39 a.m. on Feb. 3, according to information provided by the Monroe Township Police Department. The residents were able to evacuate the home…
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Six officers hired in Monroe to protect eighth safest city in New Jersey
MONROE – Six officers who were sworn in to the Monroe Township Police Department stood out from hundreds of other applicants by achieving the highest scores within the department’s written, oral and physical agility testing. Surrounded by family and friends, Taylor Deickman, Matthew Mangarella, Patrick McCann, Sean Meagher, Douglas Perrone and Marc Tyson took their oath…
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Bridge replacement will affect motorists along Perrineville Road in Monroe through December
MONROE – The County of Middlesex has scheduled the replacement of Bridge 5-B-131 on Route 625/Perrineville Road located between Mills Road and Monroe Self Storage in Monroe. The construction is set to begin on or about Feb. 1 and continue through December. The project requires a full road closure of Perrineville Road from Federal Road to Route 33…
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Monroe police holding fourth annual toy drive
The Monroe Township Police Department is holding its fourth annual toy drive to benefit the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Drop off unwrapped toys or non-monetary donations for children of all ages at the Monroe Township Police Department, 3 Municipal Plaza, Monroe, through Dec. 7. Due to…
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Jamesburg councilman charged with DWI after second crash in three months
JAMESBURG – A former Jamesburg councilman was revived after a DWI motor vehicle accident just months after he was found in possession of cocaine during another vehicle crash. Thomas Busco, Jr., 49, of Jamesburg, was traveling north on Perrineville Road in Monroe at around 10:27 a.m. Oct. 3 when his 2010 Ford F150 approached the…
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Monroe Girl Scout honors police officers with her Gold Award project
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARIA PRATO Girl Scout and Monroe resident Kayla Strych brought the “Thin Blue Line” to the Monroe Municipal Plaza in early September. Her Gold Award project, which included the planning and application of the painted line, aims to honor those officers who serve and protect her hometown. In recognition of her efforts,…
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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…
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Paving expected on Prospect Plains Road in Monroe on July 12
Prospect Plains Road will be closed westbound between Applegarth Road and Stonaker Road in Monroe between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on July 12 due to road paving that will continue throughout the day. Heavy delays are expected and detour signs will be posted, according to information provided by the Monroe Township Police Department.
