Tag: Spotswood Police Department
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Helmetta residents invited to pizza night with Spotswood cops
Pizza & Pop with Spotswood Cops will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Nov. 14 at the Community Center, 1 Brookside Place, Helmetta. There will be pizza and games with members of the Spotswood Police Department. Children from Helmetta are encouraged to attend.
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Spotswood police hires three officers for coverage of Helmetta
SPOTSWOOD – With the Spotswood Police Department now providing services for two municipalities, three new officers have been hired and sworn in as members of the force. “For many years as a police officer here in Spotswood as a patrolman, sergeant, lieutenant, captain and ultimately chief, we have always been drifting in and out of Helmetta…
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Spotswood police enforce new traffic pattern near Schoenly Elementary
SPOTSWOOD–Striving to reduce vehicle congestion near G. Austin Schoenly Elementary School, the Spotswood Police Department will implement a new traffic pattern. On or about Aug. 16, the police department was set to make changes in accordance with an ordinance, which revised the borough code. This action will make the Madie Avenue/Kane Avenue intersection a three-way…
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Spotswood police hold 13th annual junior academy
SPOTSWOOD–Teaching the borough’s youth about law enforcement practices, from self defense to criminal investigations, the Spotswood Police Department held its 13th annual Spotswood Junior Academy. Detective Sgt. Edward Schapley started the academy in 2005 with retired Sgt. Chris Bierman. “We started the program for several reasons, the first being getting youths in the community involved in…
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Spotswood community-wide yard sales will benefit police outreach programs
Spotswood will hold community-wide yard sales from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 23 and 24. Setup cannot begin before 6 a.m. The cost is $20 per household, which includes advertising, yard sale location on Google Maps and a participant window placard. Proceeds will benefit the Spotswood Police Department Special Events Fund and community…
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Old Bridge business owner helps Spotswood police with gun repairs
To thank him for donating time, resources and funds to restore firearms for the Spotswood Police Department, Savage Cerakote owner Derek Pitera received an honorary plaque. Savage Cerakote is a federally licensed firearms dealer and full service cerakote shop located in Old Bridge. Cerakote is a polymer-ceramic composite coating that can be applied to metals,…
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Resident disappointed in current state of Helmetta
Is it any mystery why droves of people are leaving New Jersey and the small quaint towns that once conjured up images of Mayberry? Small town politicians with big ideas and big egos look for ways to promote themselves at the expense of the taxpayers. Mayors and council members decide what is to be done…
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Spotswood Police Department will provide police services for Helmetta
HELMETTA — The Spotswood Police Department will soon provide police services for Helmetta. During a meeting on April 18, members of the Borough Council adopted an ordinance that will disband the Helmetta Police Department effective April 30. In a separate action, council members approved a contract for police services with Spotswood. The contract is for…
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Spotswood officials, police address school security concerns
SPOTSWOOD–Striving to inform the community about the school district’s protection procedures, the Spotswood District Safety Team and Spotswood Police Department recently sponsored a roundtable security discussion. On Feb. 14, three staff members and 14 students were killed by an active shooter at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The aftermath of the Parkland shooting has…