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Sheriff's Department Hosting Free Police Academies for County's Youth
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BTPD Seeks Public's Help in ID'ing ShopRite Shoplifting Suspects
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BTPD: Missing and Endangered Woman Located
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Alert: Hamilton Siblings Lamar & Mathew Philips Missing
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Bordentown Township Police Welcome K-9 Remi to Department
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Singleton's Statewide Police Licensing Legislation Gains Support
By KRISTIN ANTONELLO
June 30, 2022WESTAMPTON, NJ — The Burlington County Sheriff's Department will be hosting two upcoming free-of-charge Police Academies for the County's youth, Sheriff Anthony Basantis and Undersheriff James Kostoplis announced this week.
The Academies are broken down by age group — one will be held for children ages 10 to 12 years old, and the other will be held ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Bordentown Township Police Department (BTPD) is asking for the public's help in identifying three individuals suspected of shoplifting from ShopRite.
The three subjects (pictured) were captured on video surveillance leaving the Bordentown ShopRite on Route 206 on Tuesday, June 21 without paying for multiple items.
Anyone with ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — A missing woman who the Bordentown Township Police Department (BTPD) had sought the public's help in locating has been found.
The BTPD on June 13 asked for the community's assistance in locating "missing and endangered" Elisabeth Escalante, 37, of Stratford, NJ.
Described as a 5-foot-6-inch Hispanic female with ...
HAMILTON, NJ — The Hamilton Township Police Division is looking for brothers Lamar and Mathew Phillips who were reported missing on Tuesday by their guardian when they did not return home from playing basketball.
The police say that a cousin reported last seeing Lamar, 15, and Mathew, 13, at Roebling Park on Monday but their current whereabouts are unknown.
Lamar ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Bordentown Township Police Department (BTPD) is welcoming the newest addition to its team.
K-9 "Remi", a 16-month-old black and white German Shorthair Pointer, officially graduated from the New Jersey State Police Scent Detection Class on June 11 and became the BTPD's newest member.
Remi, who weighs 60 pounds and is a "ball of ...
TRENTON, NJ — Legislation sponsored by Senators Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) and Linda Greenstein (D-Mercer/Middlesex) to establish statewide qualifications for all police officers through a licensing program is gaining support as the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee passed the measure in a bi-partisan, unanimous vote on Monday.
In May, Governor Phil Murphy ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Bordentown Township Police Department is celebrating the recent promotion of Officer Nathan Roohr, who was promoted from Lieutenant to Captain during Monday night's meeting of the Bordentown Township Committee.
Mayor Stephen Benowitz swore-in Capt. Roohr during a short ceremony, which was attended by his family, fellow officers as ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Bordentown Township Police Department (BTPD) is asking for the public's help with locating a missing and endangered woman.
The BTPD is seeking information to locate Elisabeth Escalante, 37, of Stratford, NJ.
Escalante was last seen at 6:00AM on Monday, June 6, 2022 in New York City. She is described as a ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ — As the weather gets warmer and the summer approaches, more and more of us are getting outside on bikes, whether it be at parks, paths or streets around our neighborhoods.
Every year, individuals are killed or seriously injured while riding their bicycles. According to the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, head injury is the most serious injury and ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ — Lock up your houses, jewelry, valuables and... your car's catalytic converter?
The Bordentown Township Police Department (BTPD) is warning residents of recent spike in thefts of catalytic converters throughout New Jersey, including in Bordentown.
Why are thieves taking catalytic converters? They contain several types of recyclable materials that can be ...