Police & Fire

HELMETTA/SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Residents should plan alternate travel routes around the upcoming Manalapan Road paving project. The paving project is being completed by Middlesex County road crews and will take place from August 23 through August 29 on Manalapan Road between River Street in Spotswood and Old Forge Road in Helmetta.

Residents traveling through that area during daytime hours should ...

SPOTSWOOD, NJ - At the Monday, August 13 borough council meeting, three new officers were sworn in, joining the Spotswood Police Department. The borough's newest officers are Patrolman Robert Bocchino, Patrolman Joseph Napoli and Patrolman River Ullrich.

Each officer was warmly introduced by Spotswood Police Chief Michael Zarro before being sworn in. All three officers went through a ...

SPOTSWOOD, NJ - On Thursday, August 16, a new traffic pattern will take effect on Kane Avenue in the area between Madie Avenue and Adirondack Avenue. This section of Kane Avenue will now become a "One Way" according to a Nixle advisory released by the Spotswood Police Department. The new traffic pattern will impact the Schoenly School morning drop off and pick up parking when the ...

SPOTSWOOD, NJ – Lots of youngsters grow up loving the site and sounds of police vehicles and sirens. For one Massachusetts man, the Spotswood Police Department went the extra mile to give him an experience of a lifetime.

Earlier in the summer, the Medford Police Patrolman’s Association in Massachusetts contacted the SPD to let them know one of their residents would be visiting ...