Tag: Woodbridge Police Department
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Woodbridge police continue to investigate fatal crash that killed driver and left passengers with severe injuries
WOODBRIDGE – Police are continuing to investigate a fatal one-vehicle car crash that killed the driver and injured two passengers, according to Police Sgt. Philip Agosta. Police responded to the fatal crash on Rahway Avenue in the Avenel section of Woodbridge at 1:36 a.m. on Aug. 16. The driver, Isaiah Hamilton, 27, of Bloomfield, was…
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Woodbridge Township police dispatcher resigns after making alleged discriminatory remarks on social media
WOODBRIDGE – A township dispatcher resigned after it was determined he posted “unauthorized comments” on social media, according to John Hagerty, communications director for the township. Marc Repace, a civilian employee assigned to the Woodbridge Police Department Dispatch Center since Dec. 17, 2018, had allegedly made discriminatory remarks in response to a photo of a…
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Woodbridge new COVID-19 cases at all-time low; mayor recognizes National Police Week
WOODBRDIGE – Woodbridge officials reported five new positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases in the township to 1,474, according to Mayor John McCormac in his daily report on May 13. “[The new number of cases] is our lowest number in nearly two months back to the middle of March,” he said. “We…
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Man working in Iselin allegedly stole thousands of N-95 respirator masks intended for local hospital
WOODBRIDGE – A Point Pleasant Beach man has been charged with allegedly stealing thousands of N-95 respirator masks from a business that were going to be donated to a hospital. Kevin Brady, 49, was charged on April 16 on one count of theft by unlawful taking in the third degree, and one count of conspiracy…
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Fire at Hyatt Street residence in Avenel was accidental
AVENEL – Fire officials determined that a fire at a Hyatt Street residence, home of volunteer Avenel firefighter and former Fire Chief James Karlbon, was accidental, according to Avenel Fire Official Cory Spillar. “The mom, girlfriend [Sarah Woods] had been cooking in the kitchen, she then fell asleep on the couch [on the first…
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Eight officers join the Woodbridge Police Department
WOODBRIDGE – Eight new police officers have joined the ranks of the Woodbridge Township Police Department (WPD). The new officers successfully completed the state-mandated six-month Police Training Commission program and will take up patrol assignments on the streets of Woodbridge Township. The appointments were approved after the recruits successfully completed an extensive testing and eligibility…
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Fords couple discovered dead in apparent murder-suicide
WOODBRIDGE – A 78-year-old man and his 77-year-old wife were found deceased in their residence in the Fords section of Woodbridge in an apparent murder-suicide. Woodbridge police responded to the single-family home at 17 Kilfoyle Ave. at 8:52 a.m. on Dec. 6 when they found Joanne Perhacs with a single gunshot wound to the head,…
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Woodbridge man charged with the aggravated assault and murder of roommate
A Woodbridge man has been charged with the aggravated assault and murder of his 32-year-old roommate. Corne Dionisio, 33, of Woodbridge, was charged on Nov. 9 with first-degree murder, one count of aggravated assault in the second degree, and two counts of aggravated assault in the third degree in the murder of…
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Woodbridge man who coaches in Red Bank charged with sexual assault of a minor
A basketball coach for US Hoops, also known as Hoops America, was charged on Nov. 6 with multiple charges involving the sexual assault of a minor who was known to him. Corey J. Pinto, 29, of Woodbridge was charged with 12 criminal counts, including aggravated sexual assault in the first degree, two counts of sexual…
