Tag: Woodbridge Police Department
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Pedestrian from East Brunswick struck, killed on Route 9 in Woodbridge
A 33-year-old woman from East Brunswick was killed on Dec. 27 when she was struck by a car on Route 9 south in Woodbridge. Margarita Bukhmil was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where she was pronounced dead at 3:52 a.m., according to a statement prepared by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew…
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Bombing suspect graduated from Edison High
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The explosions over the weekend in Seaside Park and the Chelsea section of New York City, led law enforcement to Ahmad Khan Rahami, a 2007 Edison High School graduate. A yearbook photo of a smiling Rahami, 28, floated around social media, after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),…
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Woodbridge police warn of car burglaries
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Police are warning people to lock their car doors after a rash of motor vehicle burglaries and thefts occurred in the Woodbridge Proper section of the township last week. A total of eight motor vehicles, which appeared to be left unlocked, were entered from approximately 6 p.m. on…
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Trio arrested after drug probe in Fords
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Three men were arrested on drug charges after several weeks of investigation by the Special Investigations Unit of the Woodbridge Police Department. Anthony Smith, 37, of Fords, was charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances (CDS), possession with intent to distribute, possession of CDS and resisting arrest.…
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Boy, 5, dies under UPS truck
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — The investigation is continuing into the death of a five-year-old boy who was run over by a UPS truck last week. Police Capt. Roy Hoppock said the incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Cheryl Drive in the Gill Lane Village apartment complex in the Iselin section of the township on…
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Woodbridge appoints five new police officers
WOODBRIDGE – Five new police officers have joined the ranks of the Woodbridge Township Police Department (WPD). Patrick McGeehan, 23, is a lifelong resident of Colonia. He graduated from Colonia High School in 2010. Afterward, he attended Stockton University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice. He was previously employed by Weldon Concrete in Westfield. Adam…
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Woodbridge officers indicted for misconduct
NEW BRUNSWICK – A Middlesex County grand jury indicted three Woodbridge police officers on May 6 on charges they tried to cover up a single-vehicle collision that one of them had caused. Brian Joseph, 33, of Perth Amboy, David Hughes, 31, of the Port Reading section of Woodbridge and Amanda Felicies, 30, of the Fords section…
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Two Woodbridge police officers charged in motor vehicle cover-up
WOODBRIDGE – Two township police officers were charged on Feb. 26 with providing false information during an investigation into a motor vehicle crash involving another township police officer. Officer David Hughes, 30, of the Port Reading section of the township, was charged with falsifying or tampering with records and tampering with public records. His partner, Officer Amanda…