Police & Fire
By KRISTIN ANTONELLO
June 10, 2021
BORDENTOWN, NJ — On Friday morning, more than 3,000 law enforcement officers throughout the state will take to the streets of their local communities and run a distance of nearly 750 miles as part of the Special Olympics of New Jersey's Law Enforcement Torch Run. Officers from all over the state ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — The weather is looking perfect this weekend to get on your bikes! The Bordentown Township Police Department is partnering with the Bordentown City Police Department, Burlington County Sheriff’s Department, Cross Country Connection Transportation Management Association ...
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 ...
WEST TRENTON, NJ – For the first time since May of 2019, New Jersey is open for Memorial Day. This weekend will kick off the summer season as thousands of motorists will hit New Jersey’s roadways to head to beaches, lakes, State Parks or just across town to a friend’s cookout. Because it has ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ — The Bordentown Township Police Department (BTPD) and Bordentown City Police Department (BCPD) teamed up on Tuesday to kick off a campaign aimed at educating the public about ride share safety. The new campaign is being done in conjunction with alcohol-serving establishments in ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ — The Bordentown Township and Bordentown City Police Departments are partnering up to hold the first-ever Youth Police Academy this summer. The program is available to Bordentown Township and Bordentown City youths between the ages of 10 and 17 years old who are interested in a ...
HAMILTON, NJ -- The New Jersey State Police (NJSP) is searching for a missing 13-year-old girl and asked for the public's assistance Tuesday evening. The NJSP Missing Persons Unit and State Police Hamilton Station is working to locate Natalee Perez, 13, of Millstone. Natalee is described as a ...
TRENTON, NJ — No seatbelt? “No excuses,” according to New Jersey state officials who are ramping up seat belt checks beginning May 24 through June 6. That means any motor vehicle passenger caught without a seatbelt starting Monday will be issued a citation by local, county and state law ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — Save the date! The Bordentown Township Police Department (BTPD) will be organizing a fun and free outdoor bicycle day for the community’s youth next month. The BTPD, in conjunction with the Bordentown City Police Department, Burlington County Sheriff’s Department, Cross ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Bordentown Township Police Department has arrested a 21-year old Willingboro man for theft and trespassing offenses following recent overnight burglaries to automobiles that have occurred on Bonnie Lane. Isiah Taylor, 21, of Glover Lane in Willingboro has been ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ – UPDATE: Jason Fisher has been located. The Bordentown Township Police Department is seeking the public's assistance with locating a missing juvenile. Jason Fisher, age 15, of Bordentown Township, was last seen at 10:50am on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at his residence in ...
BORDENTOWN CITY, NJ – Two of Bordentown City’s finest were given promotions during Monday night’s City Commissioners meeting, as Sgt. Matthew Simmons IV was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and Ptl. Jason Archer was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. City Clerk Grace Archer administered their ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Bordentown Township Police Department is celebrating the return of baseball season with its Trading Card program. The trading card program's goal is to demonstrate to the township’s youth that the police are friendly, helpful and approachable while giving them the ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — The body of a man missing from Frenchtown, NJ since February has been recovered in Bordentown Township. According to media reports and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP), the body of Craig Czarnecki, 53, was recovered from Crosswicks Creek in Bordentown Township at ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- The New Jersey State Police is asking for the public’s assistance investigating a fatal Thursday night accident on the New Jersey Turnpike near exit 7A. According to a preliminary investigation conducted by detectives, at approximately 9:22pm on Thursday, April 22, a tractor ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Bordentown Township Police Department will be participating in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 24. The public is encouraged to drop off unused or expired prescription pills from 10AM to 2PM at the Bordentown Township Police ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ—The Bordentown Township Police Department (BTPD) is putting out a call to local students interested in law enforcement to join their Explorer Post Program. The program, which is in its second year in the BTPD, is designed to give students the chance to experience the ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ – In honor of Autism Awareness Month, currently taking place in April, the Bordentown Township Police Department is highlighting its Sensory Kit bag, which the Department purchased in 2019 in order to improve Officers’ response and interactions with the autism ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Bordentown Township Police is reminding residents that they are able to help stop prescription drug abuse by participating in an anonymous drop-off program run by the Department. The BTPD is a participant in the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs’ “Project ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Bordentown Township Police is mourning the loss of a family member, as K9 Boston unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday morning, the Department announced. In a Facebook post, the BTPD said that K9 Boston was humanely euthanized after becoming seriously ill. K9 ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Bordentown Township Police Department is highlighting some of its recent drunk driving arrests on the Township's roads in an effort to underscore how serious the Department takes the issue. Noting that approximately 28 people in the United States die every day in ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Bordentown Township Police Department will be participating in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 24. The public is encouraged to drop off unused or expired prescription pills from 10AM to 2PM at the Bordentown Township Police ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — In the wake of the death of George Floyd and the murder trial of Derek Chauvin that is currently taking place, the Bordentown Township Police Department is highlighting the work it has undertaken to address police reform and accountability within the ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ – Law enforcement use-of-force data, including statistics from Bordentown Township and Bordentown City, is now publicly available as part of a new statewide dashboard that debuted Tuesday. The Use of Force Dashboard tracks more than 3,000 New Jersey use-of-force cases from October ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Bordentown Township Police Department (BTPD) is hiring for a clerk position, the Department announced on Tuesday. The Department is seeking candidates for the position of Police Records Clerk/Principal Clerk Typist, a role which provides a vital link between ...
NEW JERSEY — The New Jersey State Police are currently looking for individuals who want to join their century-old elite police force. The agency has more than 120 career paths with specialized training opportunities. State Troopers earn a starting salary of almost $65,000 per year with pension, ...
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ — If you receive a phone call from what is supposedly the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department, think twice about giving out your personal information. Sheriff Anthony Basantis is warning residents that his Department has been made aware of scammers who are calling victims from ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Bordentown Township Police Department is reminding the public about the importance of ride-share safety on the anniversary of the tragic death of an area student. Two years ago on March 29, 2019, Samantha Josephson, a 21-year old from Robbinsville, NJ who was a ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Bordentown Township Police Department will be cracking down on distracted driving during the month of April as part of the statewide "UDrive. UText. UPay." enforcement campaign. Beginning on April 1 and running through the end of the month, the high visibility law ...
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ -- State Correctional Police Officer Jason Rawa was on his way home Friday night after working a double shift when he came upon a multi-car accident on Interstate 195 in Hamilton Township, where several emergency vehicles already were responding. The accident occurred near ...