Tag: South Brunswick Police
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South Brunswick renews Citizen Police Academy
Applications are being accepted for the Fall 2016 South Brunswick Citizen Police Academy. The academy will give community members a behind-the-scenes look at policing, offering training on a range of law enforcement topics including motor vehicle laws, criminal law, use of force, crime scene processing, defensive tactics and internal affairs. The academy will culminate with a day…
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Man charged with allegedly pointing rifle at houses
MONROE — Three local police departments joined together to apprehend a man who was allegedly pointing a rifle at residences in Monroe. Around 10:35 a.m. July 30, the Monroe Township, Jamesburg and South Brunswick police departments were dispatched to Gloucester Way in Monroe for a report of a male sitting on a bench allegedly holding…
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South Brunswick turns out en masse for National Night Out
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — More than 6,000 residents attended this year’s National Night Out (NNO) celebration to bring the police and community together. On Aug. 2, staff and volunteers served approximately 2,200 hot dogs, 1,500 bottles of water, 1,000 ice pops and 2,000 bags of popcorn and chips, according to a statement prepared by the South…
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Police wife, clergymen pray for peace for all
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Local police, their relatives, public officials and clergymen are all speaking out against the violence that occurred last week around the country. Two men were shot dead by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and St. Paul, Minnesota, last week, which prompted a police-targeted shooting in Dallas, Texas, on July 7, where five police officers…
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South Brunswick detective receives Clean Communities award
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – South Brunswick Police Detective Michael Pellino has received the annual Enforcement Award from the New Jersey Clean Communities Council (NJCCC). Along with making multiple arrests this past year, Pellino set an example in his community with his hard work and dedication to the South Brunswick Clean Communities Program. In April 2016, the…
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South Brunswick officer injured by alleged distracted driver
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A township police officer is recovering after his patrol car was struck on Route 1 by an alleged distracted driver. At 2:55 p.m. on June 24, Officer George Morgan was on patrol in a marked patrol unit stopped for the Route 1 light at the Raymond Road intersection. Morgan was struck from…
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Police allegedly find armed robber hiding in refrigerator
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A team of South Brunswick police officers are being credited with diffusing a volatile situation when an armed suspect allegedly demanded to be shot by police. The incident began around 7:25 pm on June 18 when Officer Jarrid Harpster reportedly observed Dominick Zippo, 26, of Monmouth Junction, walking on Maple Street, according…
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Bystander, South Brunswick police save 3-year-old from drowning
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Chief Raymond Hayducka is crediting two South Brunswick police officers and a bystander with taking quick actions to save a 3-year-old child from drowning over the weekend. Around 6:45 p.m. June 18, Officer George Morgan and Officer Jared Harpster were dispatched to a Route 1 residence near Whispering Woods Boulevard for a child…
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Pedestrian fatally struck on Route 1
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A Middlesex County woman was struck and killed by a vehicle on Route 1 on June 16. An investigation by the South Brunswick Police Traffic Safety Bureau and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined that the 65-year-old woman from North Brunswick was crossing Route 1 at Deans Lane at 9:56 pm., according to…
