Tag: Old Bridge Police Department
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Old Bridge PBA supports freshman recently diagnosed with AML
Old Bridge PBA Local 127 President Vincent Galgano and member Steve McCauley joined a holiday theme drive-by on Dec. 13 for Old Bridge High School freshman Bryce Lomas. Bryce was recently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow with excess immature white blood cells. Bryce will…
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Old Bridge Police Department promotes two officers, welcomes four more
OLD BRIDGE – Two police officers have moved up in rank and four new officers have joined the roster of the Old Bridge Police Department. Mayor Owen Henry recognized the officers at a Township Council meeting on Aug. 10. The new officers were sworn in on Aug. 6 with the mayor and Police Chief William…
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Operator of motorcylce charged in fatal crash that killed passenger in Old Bridge
Police have charged the operator of the motorcycle who allegedly caused a fatal crash in Old Bridge in which the passenger was killed on July 16. Jack Piatek, 27, of Sayreville, charged on July 18 with vehicular homicide in the second degree caused by driving while under the influence of alcohol. He was also issued…
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Old Bridge fatal motorcycle crash under investigation
Police are investigating a motorcycle fatality in Old Bridge in which the passenger was killed on July 16. The identity of the female victim, who was pronounced deceased at the scene, is not being released pending notification to the family, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief William Volkert of the Old Bridge Police Department…
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Old Bridge officials expected to consider parking fees in response to high demand for beachfront area
OLD BRIDGE – Township officials are considering implementing parking fees and residential parking permits as the demand of the beachfront area in the Laurence Harbor section of the township continues to rise. “For the last couple of years we had to employ additional resources at our beachfront because of the popularity of people coming to…
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Resident organizes rally in support of Old Bridge police and ‘every good law enforcement officer’ across the country
OLD BRIDGE – The officers of the Old Bridge Police Department are men and women, husbands and wives, mothers and fathers. “We’re coaches, we have friends, we have families … we’re human beings,” said Vincent Galgano, who serves as president of Old Bridge Policemen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 127 and has been a police officer…
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Fords man charged with allegedly eluding police in Old Bridge, injuring two people
A Fords man was charged with allegedly causing a car crash while eluding police, which injured two people in Old Bridge, according to Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Chief William Volkert of the Old Bridge Police Department. Gregory Kazdan, 18, of the Fords section of Woodbridge, was charged with one count of…
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Old Bridge High School students take stand, call for change to end racism
OLD BRIDGE – The three Old Bridge High School students who led a peaceful protest and rally in the township didn’t know George Floyd, but felt strongly enough about the events surrounding his death in Minneapolis to want to take a stand. Floyd, an African American man, died after Minneapolis Police Department Officer Derek Chauvin,…
