Tag: South Amboy Police Department
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Paterson man charged with allegedly stealing South Amboy police vehicle; crashes in Woodbridge
WOODBRIDGE – A 28-year-old Paterson man was charged with allegedly stealing a South Amboy police vehicle, according to Scott Kuzma, township chief law enforcement officer. The South Amboy Police Department advised Woodbridge police that a marked police unit was stolen from their jurisdiction at approximately 1:05 p.m. on July 4, police said. A short time…
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South Amboy PBA tree lighting honors line of duty deaths during 2018
PHOTO COURTESY OF JAMIE NOREK South Amboy PBA Local 63 held its second annual Line of Duty Memorial Christmas Tree Lighting on Dec. 6, commemorating all law enforcement officer and K9 line of duty deaths for 2018. Each ornament is a handmade plastic tile with the officer’s name, photo, agency and end of watch…
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South Amboy holds National Night Out event
SOUTH AMBOY – Residents turned out to support the South Amboy Police Department during National Night Out. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back…
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Fugitive surrenders on charges of assaulting a South Brunswick police officer
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The suspect who police were seeking in connection to an assault on a South Brunswick police detective has surrendered. The incident began at 3:45 p.m. on June 12 when motorists told police they observed a 2016 grey Kia Sorrento reportedly driving erratically on Route 32 east near the intersection of Route 535, according…
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South Amboy cop sentenced to drug court program instead of jail time
SOUTH AMBOY – A former South Amboy police officer was sentenced to five years in the Middlesex County’s drug court program for stealing money and narcotics from the city’s evidence collection. Matthew Barcheski, 41, appeared before Judge Robert Jones on May 17 in state Superior Court, New Brunswick, represented by attorney Jeffrey Ziegelheim. Barcheski pleaded…
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One man dies, two injured in crash by South Amboy YMCA
SOUTH AMBOY – Police are investigating a motor vehicle crash in which one man was killed and two others were injured in South Amboy on Jan. 29. The victim, Benjamin Navarrete, 48, of Old Bridge, was struck while reportedly standing outside of his Mitsubishi Outlander as he was attempting to secure his child in the…
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Two killed, three injured in Easter morning crash
SOUTH AMBOY – Police are investigating a fatal head-on collision in which two drivers were killed and three passengers were injured in a crash on Route 9 early Easter morning. Miguel Mendoza-Chong, 31, of Perth Amboy, was killed when his vehicle was struck by a minivan driven by Percell Livingston Jr., 51, of East Orange, according to…
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South Amboy detective charged with stealing cash from evidence room
SOUTH AMBOY – A South Amboy police officer has been charged with stealing approximately $3,000 in cash that was seized during criminal investigations and held as evidence at the South Amboy Police Department. Detective Matthew Barcheski, 39, of South Amboy, was charged on Feb. 23 with theft and a related count of official misconduct for taking…
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Man charged in South Amboy auto fatality
A Matawan man has been charged with causing the death of a bicyclist who died after he was struck by a car that was being driven by the defendant. Francis Smith, 56, of Matawan, was charged on Jan. 22 with aggravated manslaughter, death by auto and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving…