Tag: Plumsted Police Department
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Police will focus on distracted driving violations during April
PLUMSTED – Officers from the Plumsted Police Department will be cracking down on distracted drivers during April as part of New Jersey’s UDrive, UText, UPay enforcement campaign. Beginning April 1 and running through April 21, the high-visibility law enforcement initiative will target motorists who engage in dangerous distracted driving behaviors such as talking on a…
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Juvenile suspected of leaving explosive in mailbox
PLUMSTED – Investigators from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office have conducted interviews and believe a juvenile may be responsible for placing an explosive device in a mailbox at a Plumsted Township residence. In a press release issued Feb. 27, the prosecutor’s office said that at 10:50 a.m. Feb. 25, Plumsted police officers were dispatched to…
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Public invited to comment on police department’s operation
PLUMSTED – A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) will perform a review of the Plumsted Township Police Department to determine if the department is maintaining proper policing standards. A team of assessors from NJSACOP will be in town on March 5-6 to examine all aspects of…
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New police officer hired in Plumsted Township
By Michael Benavides Staff Writer PLUMSTED – The Township Committee has appointed James R. McCaffery as a full-time patrolman in the Plumsted Township Police Department. Officials took the action during a special meeting on Jan. 24. McCaffery will be paid $35,704 plus benefits, according to a resolution passed by the committee. He will serve a…
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Plumsted officer revives overdose victim with Narcan
By Michael Benavides Staff Writer PLUMSTED – A Plumsted police officer used a life-saving antidote to revive a man who overdosed on drugs on Christmas Eve. According to a press release from the Plumsted Police Department, on Dec. 24, officers responded to a home in the township in reference to a drug-related overdose of a…
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Burlington man killed in crash
PLUMSTED – A resident of Burlington was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Route 528 in the early morning hours of Dec. 17. Plumsted Police Chief Matthew Petrecca said officers responded at 5:46 a.m. and discovered that a vehicle had crashed into a utility pole near the intersection of Route 528 and Brookwood Drive. Petrecca…
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Plumsted police arrest suspect in car theft
By Michael Benavides Staff Writer PLUMSTED – A Plumsted resident has been charged with robbery theft following his alleged involvement in an incident in the municipality on Sept. 29. Plumsted police said Richard M. McCrone, 33, of Warwick Drive, was apprehended about five hours after he allegedly accosted a female at 11 a.m. on Warwick Drive and…
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Project Medicine Drop allows safe disposal of medication
PLUMSTED – Individuals who want to dispose of excess or unused medications may now do so at the headquarters of the Plumsted Township Police Department, 2 Cedar St. Police announced that the township has joined the New Jersey Attorney General’s Project Medicine Drop initiative and has installed a Project Medicine Drop box at headquarters. The…