Tag: North Brunswick Police

  • Carnevale closed after fallen canopy injures two women

    Carnevale closed after fallen canopy injures two women

      NORTH BRUNSWICK – Two females were injured when a canopy at the Carnevale Italiano fell down during a storm. Around 8:30 p.m. on July 20, police officers who were working at the annual event sponsored by the Italian American Social Club of North Brunswick reported a gust of wind that toppled a vendor’s canopy,…

  • North Brunswick police warn against iPhone scam

    North Brunswick police warn against iPhone scam

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – A newly reported phone scam is targeting iPhone users. Residents have been receiving phone calls from a number that shows up on Caller ID as “Apple,” according to information provided by the North Brunswick Police Department. Once the resident answers, the caller advises that their phone has been compromised and that in…

  • Motorists, passengers encouraged to wear seat belts

    Motorists, passengers encouraged to wear seat belts

    Officers in both South Brunswick and North Brunswick will again take part in the nationwide effort to increase the use of seat belts. The national “Click it or Ticket” campaign will focus on enforcement and education from May 22 to June 4 using high visibility seat belt checkpoints and saturation patrols, in combination with local…

  • Bear sightings reported in North Brunswick

    Bear sightings reported in North Brunswick

      NORTH BRUNSWICK – Residents are reporting bear sightings in the Hidden Lake and Governor’s Pointe sections of North Brunswick. Several North Brunswick Township police units and Animal Control responded to the area on May 10, according to information provided by the police department. Upon their arrival, they did not find any evidence of the…

  • Police Week ceremony to be held May 18 in North Brunswick

    Police Week ceremony to be held May 18 in North Brunswick

    The North Brunswick Police Department will hold its annual Police Week Ceremony at 4 p.m. on May 18 at police headquarters, 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick. Officers will be honored with Departmental Awards for their acts. All are invited to attend.

  • Jail time set at 80 years for man convicted of fatally shooting neighbor

    Jail time set at 80 years for man convicted of fatally shooting neighbor

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – A North Brunswick man has been sentenced to serve up to 80 years in a New Jersey state prison for fatally shooting his next-door neighbor in 2014. Roland E. Amos, 44, was sentenced to the term on May 8 for murder, hindering his own apprehension and related weapons offenses in the slaying…

  • Car show set for April 23

    Car show set for April 23

      North Brunswick PBA Local 160 will hold its 22nd annual Cops & Rodders Car Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 23 at DeVry University, 630 Route 1 north, North Brunswick. Rain date April 30. Registration for vehicles is $20 at the gate and closes by 11 a.m. Admission is free. There will…

  • Box truck causes chain reaction crash on Route 1

    Box truck causes chain reaction crash on Route 1

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Drivers of two vehicles were injured when a box truck allegedly failed to stop when reaching an intersection on Route 1. North Brunswick police were dispatched to the intersection at North Oaks Boulevard around 7 a.m. April 11, according to information provided by the North Brunswick Police Department. Upon arrival, units found…

  • Family members, firefighters injured in Georges Road fire

    Family members, firefighters injured in Georges Road fire

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Two firefighters were injured and a family had to jump from a second floor window during a fire on Georges Road. Around 1 a.m. April 11, North Brunswick police were dispatched to a fire at 643 Georges Road, which is a one-story barber shop in the front and a two-story dwelling in the rear,…