Tag: South Brunswick Police Department
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Public invited to comment on police department seeking accreditation
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) will visit the South Brunswick Police Department (SBPD) to examine all aspects of policies and procedures, management, operations and support services. As part of this final on-site assessment, employees and members of the general public are invited…
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Task force to evaluate compressor station planned near South Brunswick
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Township officials recently formed a task force to study all aspects of a compressor station planned in close proximity to South Brunswick. On Dec. 13, the council passed a resolution creating the Williams/Transco Compressor Station Task Force comprised of appointed officials and township residents. The task force…
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Police enforce safety measures to address increase in fatal crashes
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — An examination of crash data from South Brunswick roadways during 2016 shows an increase in fatal crashes. Five people were killed in crashes on roadways this past year, according to information provided by the South Brunswick Police Department (SBPD). On Jan. 1, a 13-year-old girl died in a two-vehicle crash on Route…
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Two traffic trailers – including one carrying syrup – overturn off Exit 8A
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Clean up crews were called to the scene of a tractor trailer that spilled fuel off of a New Jersey Turnpike exit. Around 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 20, a tractor trailer that had just come off of Exit 8A traveled on Cranbury-South River Road and then made a right onto Route 32…
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South Brunswick officers save life of man who collapsed
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Two South Brunswick officers are being credited with saving the life of a 58-year-old man who had collapsed at work. “Officer Salvatore Fama and Officer Brian Luck acted quickly using their training and a department defibrillator to save this man’s life. Their actions along with a co-worker knowing CPR made the difference,”…
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Information session will discuss SBPD re-accreditation
A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) will be in South Brunswick from Nov. 7 through Nov. 10 to examine all aspects of the South Brunswick Police Department’s (SBPD) policies and procedures, management, operations and support services. Verification that the SBPD meets the commission’s state-of-the-art standards is part…
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Man allegedly gets into drunk driving crash with 3-year-old in backseat
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police charged a man with allegedly driving drunk while his young son was in the backseat of the vehicle. When police officers arrived at the scene of a motor vehicle crash on Blackhorse Lane around 7:54 p.m. on Sept. 19, they reportedly found a grey Honda CR-V, driven by Melissa Caruso, 35,…
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South Brunswick recognized as safe community for families
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – South Brunswick has been identified as one of the safest communities in the United States to raise a family in 2016. “Raising children is stressful enough without having to worry about their safety,” according to a statement prepared by the South Brunswick Township Police Department and Safewise, a security website. “Luckily, there are a…
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Two suspects charged following overnight burglaries
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A second suspect has been charged for his alleged role in a string of overnight burglaries in the area. Christopher Smith, 25, of North Brunswick, was charged by detectives on July 6 in New Brunswick. Inez Young, 23, of North Brunswick, was charged the previous week week for her alleged role in the burglaries.…
