Police & Fire

HACKENSACK, NJ - Gov. Phil Murphy visited the Hackensack Fire Department Monday morning to announce the new American Rescue Plan Firefighter Grant Program. The grant will help local and regional fire departments provide first responders with proper protective, cleaning and sanitation equipment, according to a news release from the Governor's office. 

“Confronted by new ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ A number of officer promotions and another retirement of a longtime officer have taken place, or pending at the Bernards Township police department.

Two officers were recently promoted, and additional sergeant promotions are in the works, said Police Chief Michael Shimsky, He said the anticipated group swearing in for the officers is June 1.

Sgt. Glen Amerman was ...

SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ - Late Somerset County Sheriff’s Office Detective James Yeager is finally having his name engraved on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, in Washington D.C., with a ceremony set for May 19 as part of National Police Week.

It has been 22 years since the detective died during an on-duty motor vehicle accident July 10, 2000.

Yeager, according to a release, ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ - Township police released information on Monday that they had wrapped up an investigation into an accident in the Hills last month in which a vehicle driven by a Bedminster woman struck and seriously injured a 71-year-old Basking Ridge resident. The accident report quoted the driver as saying she said she had not seen the pedestrian until she felt the impact of ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ – Borough police officer Vito Spadea slowed his bicycle and stopped along East Main Street mid-afternoon Monday to greet his wife, two daughters and other supporters as several hundred police officers from New Jersey towns passed through the borough on their way to Washington, DC where they will join with police from across the country to honor their brothers ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ Bernards Township police said this week that the investigation is continuing into an April 13 accident in which a 71-year-old Basking Ridge resident, Yashoward Gupta, had been struck and seriously injured at the intersection of Allen Road and Tartan Drive in The Hills.

Police said the investigation was ongoing as of Friday. Asked ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ – Bernards Township has been ranked eighth in the annual Safest Cities in New Jersey list by home security company Safewise. It was also ranked 19th on the list of Top 100 Safest Towns in America for 2022.

Sparta took the top spot this year for New Jersey, and was also given the seventh place ranking for the Top 100 Safest Towns in America for 2022. Berkeley ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – A composite sketch of a suspect wanted in connection with an April 13 home invasion that led to the suspect groping a woman while she was taking a shower has led to several tips as to the identity of the suspect, according to Frank Roman, deputy chief of the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Detective Division.

Roman said detectives are pursuing all of the ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – A woman taking a shower inside her Andria Avenue residence was groped by a naked man who entered the shower and grabbed her from behind before she was able to fight him off, according to Somerset County Acting Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart.

The woman called police after the attack at 10:18 p.m. April 14.

Taggart provided the following account:

Police met with ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ - The US National Weather Service has issued a flood watch beginning at 6 p.m. tonight, until 6 a.m. tomorrow morning. At this time, rain from a coastal storm is beginning to overspread the region and will continue to push eastward this evening. Strong winds, heavy rain, and coastal flooding will be the primary hazards.

Those who are ...