Tag: Pennington Police Department
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House of worship receives bomb threat in swatting call
A Hopewell Township house of worship was evacuated after its spiritual leader received an emailed bomb threat Dec. 17, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. The email, which was received at 9:43 a.m., stated that there were multiple explosives hidden throughout the building – which was occupied when the email was received – and…
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Pennington Police blotter
A Burd Street resident reported Oct. 28 that her sons’ bicycles had been vandalized while they were parked at the Tollgate Grammar School during the overnight hours. Police officers were sent to a wooded area behind 21 Route 31 North to investigate a report of an older man yelling at people Oct. 5. The nearby…
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Pennington Police blotter
Bicycles were reported stolen from homes on Vannoy Avenue and Sked Street Aug. 19. Later in the day, Hopewell Township police officers noticed two males riding bicycles on Diverty Road who fit the descriptions that Pennington police passed along. The man and a juvenile were placed under arrest. The man was also found to have…
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Hopewell Township police: No foul play suspected in report of body found
The person who was reported missing Aug. 21 was found later in the day deceased at the Baldpate Mountain county park in Hopewell Township, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. Foul play is not suspected, but the investigation is ongoing, police said. The Pennington Police Department was notified around 7:30 a.m. Aug. 21 about…
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‘Welcome’
Pennington has hired a new officer to join the police department. The Pennington Council approved the hiring of Leo Jay Friedman as the police force’s newest officer during a Council meeting on Aug. 7. “Mr. Friedman grew up in Morristown where he attended and played football for the local high school there,” Mayor James Davy…
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Hopewell Valley police departments prepare for National Night Out
National Night Out is a night full of fun connecting both the Hopewell Valley community and the officers sworn to protect them through food, music, and activities. The annual event brings with it a sense of community when it returns to the grounds of Stony Brook Elementary in Pennington starting at 6 p.m. on Aug.…
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Pennington Police blotter
Someone tossed an egg at a vehicle parked on East Welling Avenue June 25. There was no damage to the vehicle, but parts of an egg were found on the vehicle and on the ground. An off-duty police officer reported that someone had broken into his vehicle and removed an evidence case and body armor…
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Pennington Council reverses road closures for Halloween trick-or-treating
Burd Street will no longer be closed to traffic when trick-or-treaters dressed in elaborate costumes come to the Pennington neighborhood for Halloween. In 2021, the Pennington Council had closed the street along with surrounding streets to improve safety for those participating in Halloween festivities. “If Council remembers, the reason we did shut down Burd Street…
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Pennington to properly document all stop signs within borough code
As the borough code stands now for stop intersections, the Pennington Police Department essentially cannot enforce 16 stop signs in the borough. “A stop sign cannot be enforced by the police department if it is not in the ordinance,” Council President Kit Chandler said. The Pennington Council is amending the borough code for stop intersections…