Police & Fire Top Stories
By JON "FERRIS" MEREDITH
January 18, 2025
WAYNE, NJ – A North Jersey Water Commission water main somehow cracked open under Demarest Drive in Wayne Township, NJ on Thursday evening and began to eat away at the foundation of the road until a tractor trailer rolled over it and crashed through. Police responded and put up barricades on both ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - A local chef is ready to give to those fighting the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.Retired Bridgewater fire commissioner Jeffrey Holtz, owner of Bridgewater-based catering company Chef Jeff, is heading to Los Angeles Saturday to cook meals for firefighters and displaced ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Four graphic design students from Somerville High School have combined their talents to create a commemorative Challenge Coin celebrating the Police Unity Tour, a national cycling event which includes hundreds of police officers from New Jersey, including Somerville’s community ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Police on patrol in a residential neighborhood came across a parked car with its motor running and no occupants on Peak Lane early in the morning the day after Christmas.Police determined the vehicle had been stolen in New York on Christmas Day. and searched the area.Police set ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The annual Holiday Lights Parade keeps on getting bigger and better thanks to the efforts of two Somerville firefighters who were recognized for their efforts at Monday's Borough Council meeting by Mayor Brian Gallagher.The Dec. 7 parade featured 153 emergency vehicles wrapped in ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ –Nicholas Cringoli, a wrestling coach at Franklin Township Middle School, is facing child pornography charges.He is lodged in Somerset County Jail pending a court hearing.The 52-year-old resident of Raritan was arrested after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The township Police Department continues to grow with the hiring of four new officers, all with experience in other New Jersey police departments. The officers - Omar Basuf, Brandon Botquin, Justin Mekhail and Travis Warnock - took their oath of office at the Dec. 10 Township ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Police departments across the state have begun their annual holiday crackdown on drunk driving, with many of those efforts fueled by grants from the NJ Department of Highway Traffic Safety.The state’s 2024 “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign has divided $732,400 among 130 ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Township Police and other agencies responded to a report of a drone crashing in a field alongside the Loew's store on Route 206 after the caller said it struck a nearby high-tension power line around 8:30 p.m., but despite an extensive search, they came up empty.Police met with ...
SOMERVILLE, N.J. – A suspect has been arrested and charged with setting a June 4 fire that caused heavy damage to King Tut's and an adjoining Main Street restaurant and several apartment units on the upper floors.Somerset County First Assistant Prosecutor Annemarie L. Mueller, Somerset County ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Santa Claus is coming to town, escorted by hundreds of volunteer firefighters and first responders during the 13th annual Holiday Lights Parade hosted by the Somerville Fire Department beginning at dusk on Saturday, Dec. 7.Firefighters from throughout New Jersey and adjoining ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Seven students with affiliations to Rutgers who sold narcotics through a private social media network are facing drug charges following a multiagency undercover investigation.A large amount of marijuana, LSD, cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, Adderall, Xanax, a large amount of cash and ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Chief of Detectives Francisco Roman, Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon, Morris Plains Police Chief / Morris County Police ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The murder of a 23-year-old Newark woman whose body was found in Bridgewater near Washington Valley Park in 1997 has been solved, with the arrest of a 60-year-old Canadian resident.Robert A. Creter of Winnipeg, Canada has been charged with first-degree murder of Tamara Tignor, who ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Turkey and pumpkin pie are synonymous with the Thanksgiving holiday - along with too many incidents of deadly drunk driving fatalities.The New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety and law enforcement throughout Somerset County urges drivers to remember throughout Thanksgiving ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - There are 225 fire hydrants in the borough, and Michael Pellegrino knows the location of each one.He spent the weekend with his father Marc driving by each location to be certain his team of volunteers, including fellow Scouts from Troop 84, had properly affixed two safety ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Hundreds of grocery bags filled with donated food and household items were loaded on to a bus outside the ShopRite supermarket Saturday by members of the Hillsborough Police Department PBA #205, thanks to the generosity of shoppers responding to the annual "Stuff the Bus" food ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – The 2024 Toys for Tots collection is in full swing this year. The annual donation drive provides residents an opportunity to donate toys for children. The deadline for donating at all Somerset County Park Commission locations is Saturday, Dec. 7."The Somerset County Sheriff’s ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Just a few weeks after the ribbon-cutting signaled a new chapter for the borough's police force, volunteer firefighters and emergency responders, the three-story Emergency Services Facility on Gaston Avenue hosted its first public tours on Saturday, with over 100 residents getting ...
NEWTON, NJ – Firefighters from Newton and other Sussex County departments are assisting local fire departments with the Jennings Creek fire in which a young firefighter lost his life in the line of duty. Some reports say a tree fell on him as he was battling the blaze in Sterling Forest, though ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Members of the Township Police, PBA #205, will be outside the ShopRite supermarket at the Nelson's Corner shopping center, Route 206, collecting donations from shoppers for the Community Assistance Network on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.Residents will be asked to ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Chief Michael McMahon and the Hillsborough Police Department are urging Hillsborough residents to keep the following Halloween safety tips and precautions in mind:Wear light-colored clothing that is short enough to prevent tripping, and add reflective tape to the sides, front, ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Hillsborough Police and volunteer firefighters and emergency personnel responded to a fire Monday afternoon at 686 Amwell Road, near Murray Drive, which destroyed a detached garage and RV camper.The fire was first reported at 1:21 p.m. and both the garage and camper were fully ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Local elected officials, volunteer firefighters, police, EMTs and invited guests gathered for a ribbon cutting Thursday afternoon at the 48,000 square-foot Emergency Services Facility on Gaston Avenue, a state-of-the-art complex first conceived over 50 years ago.“We did it. It's ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Kids - and their parents - can get a feel for what it's like to be an emergency first responder on Sunday, Oct. 20 at the Somerset County Farmers' Market held at the Somerville Middle School on West High Street. The market is hosting a "Touch a Truck " from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Members of the township's Police Department were joined by local officials for the annual “Coffee with a Cop” event at the Starbuck's on Route 206 on Wednesday afternoon with a steady stream of customers stopping by for coffee, pastries and conversation.The local ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - First Responders and their families are invited to the annual Blue Mass at Mary Mother of God Church on Sunday, Oct. 6th at 10:30 am,The service honors and celebrates all first responders - police, firefighters and EMS - who serve the people of Hillsborough. There will be ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Joined by public officials and other law enforcement agencies, the Somersset County Prosecutor's Office hosted its annual Breast Cancer Awareness event at the Historic Somerset County Courthouse Tuesday, introducing seven police vehicles wrapped in pink. First Assistant Prosecutor ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A favorite of art lovers and photo takers, the temporary “Reflections of Ordinary Life” exhibition of five sculptures by the late artist Seward Johnson has also inspired darker motives, with some of the artworks falling victim to vandalism recently. In separate incidents reported to ...
NEW JERSEY — Con artists are getting bolder and more creative, with new ways to cheat people out of money, according to the NJ Sheriff’s Association and police departments.The Sheriff’s Association of New Jersey (SANJ) issued a recent warning about a "significant increase" in these fraud cases ...