Police & Fire

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick Police Chief Frank LoSacco has announced the graduation of Captain Frank Sutter and Lieutenant Jason Fama from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) Command & Leadership Academy on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.

In 1993, NJSACOP officials traveled to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to work with the Academy's Department of ...

SAYREVILLE, NJ -- A Sayreville man has been arrested and charged in connection with murder of his girlfriend, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief John Zebrowski of the Sayreville Police Department announced Thursday.

Authorities responded to the Winding Wood Apartments following a 911 call reporting an unresponsive female on May 19, 2022, at approximately 3:48 a.m.

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - A 64-year-old cyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle this morning near the intersection of Milltown Road and Old Bridge turnpike in the township. 

Police pronounced Luis H. Loaiza-Cañas of South River dead at the scene of the accident which occurred just before 6:00 am.

Traffic was diverted from the area as first responders arrived at the ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Police Department has reported local teenagers "located and safe" after having them declared missing on May 20, 2022. Jessica Wright-Schober, 15, of East Brunswick and Allia Blackstone, 15, of East Brunswick, have been located.

In a release, the East Brunswick Police Department said that they were grateful for the support of the ...

PISCATAWAY, NJ – After an extensive search of a wooded area and neighborhoods around Rutgers Livingston Campus, Piscataway Police called off the search for a possible armed suspect who fled the scene of a two-car crash on Metlars Lane Thursday afternoon.

One car was overturned while the other had extensive front end damage.

Rutgers Police Chief Kenneth Cop said in a statement that ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Police Department is seeking the public's assistance with locating Jessica Wright-Schober, 15,of East Brunswick, N.J and Allia Blackstone, 15, of East Brunswick, NJ

Jessica Wright-Schober is described as a black female, 15 years old, 5'5", 115lbs, long black braided hair, unknown clothing description. 

Allia ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Police Department is seeking the public's assistance with locating Jessica Wright-Schober, 15,of East Brunswick, N.J and Allia Blackstone, 15, of East Brunswick, NJ

Jessica Wright-Schober is described as a black female, 15 years old, 5'5", 115lbs, long black braided hair, unknown clothing description.

Allia ...

CARTERET, NJ — A gunman killed a 27year-old man and wounded another on Wednesday as the pair sat inside a parked car on Lincoln Avenue, according to authorities.

The deadly afternoon shooting prompted a temporary lockdown at Nathan Hale Elementary School, a block away on Roosevelt Avenue, as police searched the area for the shooter. The gunman remains at large.

Killed in the 1 pm ...

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ- Two separate houses in South Brunswick Township caught fire on Monday afternoon resulting in the death of one person, according to authorities. Local fire departments were able to extinguish both fires which took place only five hours apart.

The first fire was reported at the Bancroft Group Home located at 60 Riva Avenue. Firefighters and police officers arrived to find ...

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 ...