Tag: North Brunswick Police Department

  • Police seek information on pedestrian crash

    Police seek information on pedestrian crash

    . NORTH BRUNSWICK – The North Brunswick Police Department Traffic Safety Unit is investigating a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. The crash occurred around 10:25 p.m. on Dec. 28 at the intersection of Route 1 north and Finnegans Lane. Witnesses should contact Ptl. Dimitrios Katsoulis at 732-247-0922, ext. 317.

  • North Brunswick police, firefighters extend helping hands during the holidays

    North Brunswick police, firefighters extend helping hands during the holidays

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – North Brunswick police officers, with assistance from firefighters from North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 and Fire Co. No. 3, distributed donated toys to families in need just in time for the holidays. Officers even made a special visit with Santa Claus on Dec. 18 to the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at…

  • Motorists encouraged to stay sober during holiday season

    Motorists encouraged to stay sober during holiday season

    Local law enforcement agencies will be cracking down on drunk drivers as part of the 2016 statewide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Year-End Holiday Crackdown” campaign. Through Jan. 1, local and state law enforcement officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols, looking for motorists who may be driving while intoxicated, according to information…

  • Drivers expected to drive the speed limit on Church Lane

    Drivers expected to drive the speed limit on Church Lane

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Officials from North Brunswick Township and the North Brunswick Police Department (NBPD) are asking for the public’s assistance in driving carefully on Church Lane. The speed limit is 40 mph, according to information provided by the NBPD. Police officers will be conducting enhanced and strict enforcement of the speed limit, according to officials.

  • North Brunswick police increase DWI enforcement

    North Brunswick police increase DWI enforcement

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – During the next several weeks, police officers will be concentrating their efforts on safe driving habits including but not limited to THE DWI enforcement “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. The North Brunswick Police Department’s (NBPD) “Choose Your Ride” vehicle – half taxi, half police car – is a memorable way to…

  • North Brunswick Police Department hires two officers

    North Brunswick Police Department hires two officers

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Two new officers have joined the ranks of the North Brunswick Police Department. Matthew Workman and Zachary Tevoli were administered the oath of office during the Township Council meeting on Oct. 17. Both officers are residents of North Brunswick, are alumni of North Brunswick Township High School and graduated from the Mercer…

  • Community members team up to benefit Dallas police officers

    Community members team up to benefit Dallas police officers

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — For the fourth year in a row, members of the community will try to hit a home run for a charitable cause. Officers of the North Brunswick Police Department will be challenged by staff members from North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS) in a benefit softball game, scheduled…

  • Edison officers plead guilty; barred from law enforcement

    Edison officers plead guilty; barred from law enforcement

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — When a North Brunswick police officer failed to show leniency when he issued a drunken driving charge to a friend of former Edison police officer Michael Dotro in January 2012, Dotro admitted in Middlesex County Superior Court last week that he, along with other officers, attempted to…

  • Edison officers plead guilty, forfeit jobs

    Edison officers plead guilty, forfeit jobs

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Four Edison police officers have forfeited their positions as police officers after pleading guilty in Middlesex County Superior Court for their involvement in planning to retaliate against a North Brunswick police officer because of a drunken-driving charge in 2012. Michael A. Dotro, of Manalapan, pleaded guilty to conspiracy…