Tag: Monroe Township Police Department
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Residents advised to be aware of utility employee scam
MONROE – The Monroe Township Police Department recently receive two reports of diversion burglaries on Union Valley Road and Englishtown Road. Residents should beware of being asked to leave their homes by persons portraying utility service employees or soliciting contractors, according to information provided by police. The actors convince the resident to walk away from…
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First responders save woman trapped in fiery vehicle
MONROE – A police officer and firefighters helped save the life of a woman who was trapped inside her vehicle when it caught fire. A 74-year-old woman from Old Bridge was traveling north on Spotswood-Englishtown Road in Monroe around 1:22 p.m. April 10, according to information provided by the Monroe Township Police Department. Her 2012…
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Monroe man indicted for allegedly ‘chopping’ stepfather to death
MONROE — A Monroe Township man has been indicted on charges of killing his stepfather, stealing and using the victim’s credit cards, hiding evidence and fleeing from police. Joao C. Torres, 26, was charged with the murder of Christopher Ernst Sr., 46, who was found dead on Jan. 4 in a garage room of a home they shared…
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Discriminatory posts on app ‘will not be tolerated’ in Monroe
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — The discriminatory posts that targeted specific ethnic groups on the social media app, After School, did not originate from any of the school devices within the school Wi-Fi account in the Monroe Township School District, according to Schools Superintendent Michael Kozak. On March 22, Monroe Township High School…
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Monroe man charged with killing stepfather
MONROE – A township man has been charged with killing his stepfather. Joao C. Torres, 26, was charged on Jan. 5 with the murder of Christopher Ernst Sr., 46, who was found dead in a garage room of a home they shared on Garvey Drive in Monroe Township, according to a statement released by Middlesex County…
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Two students injured during school bus crash
MONROE – Student passengers aboard a school bus were injured when a school bus collided with a vehicle. A school bus being driven by Nesly Belot, 59, of Ocean Township, was traveling west on Avenue D in Monroe, approaching the intersection with 10th Street, around 3:51 p.m. on Dec. 19, according to information provided…
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Dump truck rolls over after leaving roadway, fatally injuring driver
MONROE — Police are investigating a motor vehicle accident that left the driver of a truck fatally injured. Around 11:23 a.m. on Dec. 5, a 2006 Peterbilt 354 tandem dump truck was traveling east on Buckelew Avenue, just east of Elm Ridge Court near Etsch Farm, according to information provided by the Monroe Township Police…
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Juveniles report sightings of clowns with weapons in Monroe
MONROE – Just hours after the South River Police reported complaints of clowns popping up in their borough, Monroe police reported a suspicious incident in a residential housing development over the weekend. A group of juveniles reported they were approached on three separate occasions by four subjects wearing clown attire off of Route 33 around…
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Brownies send ‘sweet’ message to police officers
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer With the recent negativity surrounding police departments across the country, Brownie Girl Scout Troop 83845 of Monroe Township did their part in sending a sweet reminder that Blue Lives Matter. Members of the troop, who are 7 and 8 years old, gathered together funds from their annual cookie drives and…
