Tag: Plumsted Township Police Department

  • Police departments accepting applications

    Police departments accepting applications

    The Plumsted Township Police Department in Ocean County is accepting applications for the position of full-time police officer. Applicants must be 18 to 35 years old and must be police training commission certified. An employment application may be obtained at the Plumsted Township municipal clerk’s office, 121 Evergreen Road, New Egypt. A $25 application fee…

  • Police seeking source of explosive device

    Police seeking source of explosive device

    PLUMSTED – Police are still trying to identify the person who placed an explosive device inside the mailbox at a Plumsted Township residence in late February. As of March 9, the incident was still under investigation, according to Plumsted Police Cpl. Jason Reilly. At 10:50 a.m. Feb. 25, Plumsted police officers were dispatched to 3…

  • Plumsted police arrest fugitive from Connecticut

    Plumsted police arrest fugitive from Connecticut

    By Michael Benavides Staff Writter PLUMSTED – A man who was on the run from authorities for two years was taken into custody without incident in Plumsted Township on the morning of Dec. 13. The arrest of Wilfredo Rodriguez-Hernandez, 37, concluded a search that began in 2014 when he escaped from the Northern Correctional Institution…

  • Plumsted voters say no to exceeding tax levy

    Plumsted voters say no to exceeding tax levy

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer PLUMSTED – Voters weighed in and said no to a proposal to go above the state mandated tax levy cap in order to spend more money for the Plumsted Police Department. On Nov. 8, a non-binding municipal referendum asked residents if the Township Committee should “be authorized to increase its…

  • Plumsted, Howell police participate in No-Shave fundraiser

    Plumsted, Howell police participate in No-Shave fundraiser

    By Michael Benavides Staff Writer Police officers in Plumsted and Howell are participating in the No-Shave November fundraiser to raise money in the fight against cancer. According to its website, No-Shave November seeks to increase cancer awareness and to raise funds to support cancer prevention, research and education. The website states that the goal of…

  • Parties debate Plumsted police pay issue

    Parties debate Plumsted police pay issue

    By Andrew Martins Staff Writer PLUMSTED – Contract negotiations involving the union that represents Plumsted Township’s police officers and municipal officials will not begin until September, but the recent departure of an officer has brought some issues between the parties to the public’s attention. On April 6, the Township Committee accepted the resignation of Plumsted…