Tag: Woodbridge Police Department
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Police investigating Fords carjacking
WOODBRIDGE — Police are continuing to investigate a carjacking at gunpoint on Douglas Street in the Fords section of the township last week. The incident occurred at approximately 10:45 a.m. on August 10, according to Police Captain Roy Hoppock. The victim told police that she parked her vehicle in front of her residence. As she…
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Woodbridge police report road rage incident
WOODBRIDGE — Police are investigating what prompted an incident between a family from Galloway Township and men on motorcycles over the weekend, according to Police Capt. Roy Hoppock. One of the victims told police that their family was traveling in two minivans and had stopped at a light in Woodbridge after getting coffee at Wawa…
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Mayor touts Edison budget with tax hike
EDISON — Mayor Thomas Lankey said the proposed 2017 budget continues the vows that he made when he came into office four years ago to improve infrastructure, public safety and the township’s reputation. “I believe this is a prudent budget – one that provides tremendous service to the residents of the town,” he said at…
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Two more suspects charged in Loop Inn shootings
WOODBRIDGE — Two more suspects have been charged with fatally shooting one man and critically injuring another man at the Loop Inn Motel. Chelsey Mendoza, 20, of the Bronx, has been charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree, one count of hindering her own apprehension in the second degree…
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Officials: One dead, one wounded at Woodbridge motel
WOODBRIDGE – An unidentified man was fatally shot and another man was wounded at a Route 1 motel in the township on June 21. Woodbridge police were called to the Loop Inn Motel at 4:53 a.m. and found the victims, one of whom was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:36 a.m., according to a…
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Woodbridge fatal investigation continues
WOODBRIDGE — The investigation into the fatal crash that killed a 27-year-old Old Bridge man is ongoing. The incident occurred around 4:38 p.m. on May 31 on Route 440 ramp to Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway, according to Police Sgt. Jim Chessere, head of the department’s Traffic Unit. The police sergeant said the…
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Police Unity Tour stops in Edison to honor fallen officers
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Local officers participated in the 2017 Police Unity Tour last week. Fourteen Edison Township police officers and two Woodbridge Township police officers joined a large contingent of other officers across the state as they hopped on their bikes and pedaled the four-day 300-mile trek from New York City to Washington,…
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Police target distracted drivers
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Police officers in Edison, Metuchen and Woodbridge will be on the lookout for distracted drivers as they participate in the “UDrive. UText. UPay.” Distracted Driver Traffic enforcement campaign. The campaign started on April 1 and will run through April 21. The National Safety Council has designated April as Distracted Driving…
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Iselin EMT/firefighter charged in child pornography investigation
WOODBRIDGE – A township man has been charged with exchanging sexually explicit messages with a 12-year-old boy and sending explicit photos of himself after receiving a lewd photo of the youngster. Zachary Motta, 22, of the Iselin section of Woodbridge, was charged on Feb. 24 with endangering the welfare of a child and possession of child…