Tag: Spotswood Police Department
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Spotswood police show off their ‘husky’ side in calendar
SPOTSWOOD–The Spotswood Municipal Alliance and Spotswood Police Department, along with Husky House Animal Shelter, joined forces to create a 2018 community calendar. The Spotswood Borough Cops and K9s 12-Month Calendar features 16 police officers from Spotswood PBA Local 225. The calendar also features rescue dogs from the Husky House Animal Shelter that are available for…
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Spotswood, Helmetta band together to provide winter clothing to residents in need
By Brandon Rubin Special to Newspaper Media Group SPOTSWOOD – Winters can be brutal, but now imagine if you don’t have clothing to keep you warm. Middlesex County is at the center of New Jersey with almost a million residents, 7 percent of whom live below the federal poverty line. This is compounded by the…
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Former Spotswood mayor charged with theft of scholarship funds
A former mayor of Spotswood has been charged with allegedly stealing from a scholarship fund set up to honor the memory of a Spotswood EMT. Nicholas Poliseno, 39, of Spotswood, turned himself in to authorities at the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 10 a.m. Oct. 10, according to information provided by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew…
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Residents urged to lock doors after break ins in Spotswood
SPOTSWOOD – Police are urging residents to lock their vehicle doors after break ins were reported. In the early morning hours of Sept. 8, at least two vehicles on Spruce Street where burglarized. The vehicles, both left unlocked, had random change and cigarettes taken from them, according to information provided by the Spotswood Police…
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Mosquito spraying set for Aug. 10 in Spotswood
The Mosquito Control Commission will conduct a truck ULV spray mission from 7 p.m. to midnight on Aug. 10 in Spotswood in the areas of Old Stage Road, Crescent Avenue, Main Street and Clyne Avenue. For more information, contact Les Genovese of the Investigations Division of the Spotswood Police Department at 732-251-2121 or [email protected].
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Spotswood, Helmetta officers provide night out for residents
SPOTSWOOD – More than 90 residents partcipated in National Night Out festivities complete with fireworks, vendors and free food. National Night Out is an annual event designed to strengthen neighborhoods through police-community partnerships. The Spotswood Police Department collaborated with the Helmetta Police Department on Aug. 1 at the Spotswood Municipal Building on Summerhill Road. Children…
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Spotswood Police Department sets up Crime Tips Hotline
SPOTSWOOD – The Spotswood Police Department has instituted a new Crime Tips Hotline. Residents who wish to pass along potential criminal information may call 732-251-2121 ext. 899 for the hotline. In the event of an emergency, call 9-1-1.
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Spotswood to hold community yard sales on June 24 and 25
The Borough of Spotswood will hold its annual community-wide yard sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 24 and 25. Proceeds will benefit the Spotswood Police Department’s Special Events Fund. The borough is asking for $20 per household for both days. The fee covers advertising, a custom Google map with all the participants’ addresses…
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Brothers in blue join 300-mile ride to police memorial
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Equipped with helmets, bike gloves and trained calf muscles, six local police officers participated in the 2017 Police Unity Tour. Two East Brunswick Township patrolmen and four Spotswood Borough officers formed a team and joined a legion of officers across the state as they rode their bikes from…