Tag: Toms River Police Department
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Vest-A-Cop raises money to provide officers with lifesaving equipment
TOMS RIVER – For 28 years, the Toms River Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 137 has organized a fundraising event called Vest-A-Cop. This year’s event recently took place at Pizza Hut, which is located on Route 37. According to Toms River Police Officer Nick Franco, who heads up the Vest-A-Cop Committee, the goal of the annual event…
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‘Suspicious package’ prompts Toms River police to close roads
TOMS RIVER- Hooper Avenue and Fischer Boulevard were closed down temporarily on Oct. 31 due to what Toms River police called a ‘suspicious incident’. The roads were reopened a few hours later at 1:30 p.m. that same day. “At approximately 11 a.m., multiple police units were dispatched to the bus shelter located at the corner…
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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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Bank robber ordered to pay restitution
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer TRENTON — A 33-year-old Barnegat man was sentenced last week to 120 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $22,240 for robbing eight banks, which included three banks in Edison and one in Aberdeen, according to U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman. Steven Wisnowski previously pleaded guilty before United States…