Police & Fire
By JACOB TURCHI
February 4, 2025
EDISON, NJ - Authorities are investigating a fatal car crash that occurred around midnight on Tuesday on Route 1 and Grandview Avenue. Edison Police and the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office confirmed that Makiano Francois, age 36, from Irvington, was killed in the crash.At 12:07 AM, police ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Lights flickered for some residents and others lost power entirely as sparks flew from burning power lines that came down onto West 7th Street in Piscataway’s Arbor section late Friday night. Piscataway police and fire units responded to the incident just before 11:30 p.m. which ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Piscataway Police honored a member of the department’s A Squad who officially retired from duty after 26 years of service. Officer Michael Nols, who also served as president of the Piscataway PBA 93 for six years, checked in with dispatch one final time at a sign-off ceremony on ...
UPDATE: Stelton Road was reopened in both directions in the Metlars Lane area Tuesday night, according to Piscataway Police in an update sent at 9:45 p.m.PISCATAWAY, NJ – Some Piscataway residents woke up to low or no water pressure on Tuesday after an early morning water main break on Stelton Road ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The past few years have seen a reduction in speed-related traffic accidents in Piscataway neighborhoods due in part to the police department’s speed enforcement campaign, according to a report from the Traffic Safety Division.Now in its third year, the Piscataway Promotes Safe ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The Piscataway Township Police Department urges residents to take extra precautions following a recent surge in home burglaries and subsequent motor vehicle thefts. The crimes, which have primarily targeted high-end vehicles such as BMWs and Range Rovers, reflect a broader trend of ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Veteran law enforcement leader, Keith Stith has been appointed as Piscataway Township’s first Public Safety Director, bringing over 30 years of experience and a commitment to strengthening police-community relations.Stith, a Hillside, NJ, native, began his career with the Union ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – A motor vehicle accident that brought down power lines prompted Piscataway Police to close Lakeview Ave. between Washington and Dial Avenues during Friday's morning commute.Police issued a travel alert at about 7:30 a.m. advising motorists to seek alternate routes until further ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – No one was injured in a multi-alarm fire that destroyed a two-story Piscataway home minutes into the new year Wednesday morning. West 4th Street in the township's Arbor section was closed in both directions between Rushmore and Pleasant Avenues as area firefighters battled the ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – An early morning fire on W. Fourth Street closed the area between Rushmore and Pleasant Avenues for fire department activity minutes into the start of the new year. Piscataway police issued an alert at about 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday advising motorists to avoid the area until further ...
UPDATE: Washington Ave has reopenedPISCATAWAY, NJ — A motor vehicle accident Saturday afternoon prompted police to close a section of Washington Avenue, authorities said.The Piscataway Police Department issued a travel alert at about 5:20 p.m., advising drivers to avoid Washington Avenue between ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Landing Lane has been closed at River Road due to a motor vehicle accident on the New Brunswick side of the bridge.Piscataway police issued a traffic alert about the closure at about 11:00 a.m. Wednesday. Motorists should seek alternate routes until further notice.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – A Monmouth Junction man was arrested and charged with lewdness and criminal sexual contact for performing more than 12 sex acts in public in a South Brunswick apartment complex and inside a Rutgers University Library in Piscataway over the past year.Jihad Goines, 21, of ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Police here and across the state are starting a month-long crackdown on drunk driving, 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 law enforcement ...
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 ...
NEW JERSEY — It’s frustrating to have purchased deliveries swiped off your doorstep.As the holidays approach, scores of people will get more and more deliveries dropped on their doorsteps. These are easy-pickings for so-called “porch pirates” – thieves who target doorstep deliveries left unattended ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – As area families get ready for the Thanksgiving holiday this week, Piscataway Police want motorists to know that DUI checkpoints will be setup to promote safe driving in the township. Starting Wednesday, November 27, Thanksgiving Eve, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office is ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – A pedestrian died from injuries he suffered from being hit by a car in the Lowe’s parking lot off Centennial Avenue, said authorities.Ian Kessen, 71, of Plainfield, was hit by a car that was making a right turn just before 12:30 Friday afternoon, said Piscataway police.Kessen was ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Centennial Avenue was closed to traffic early Sunday morning as workers from Piscataway’s Department of Public Works repaired the traffic lights at the Corporate Place South intersection. Piscataway police issued a travel alert just before 7:30 a.m. advising motorists that the ...
UPDATE: Centennial Ave. eastbound at Corporate Place South is now OPEN.PISCATAWAY, NJ — Piscataway police issued a travel alert Sunday morning advising motorists that Centennial Ave. eastbound was closed at Corporate Place South until further notice. Police sent the alert just before 7:30 a.m. and ...
TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy has signed a pivotal bill into law that strengthens protections for New Jersey’s law enforcement officers, first responders, and corrections officers. Championed by Senator Vin Gopal as the primary sponsor and co-sponsored by Assemblywomen Margie Donlon, M.D., and ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Applications are now being accepted for the Piscataway Police Department’s 2025 Citizen Police Academy community program. Open to township residents 21 and over, the 12-week interactive academy begins February 11, 2025 and is designed to give participants an in-depth look into the ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — A dump truck crashed and spilled a load of sand on the southbound Exit 8 ramp for Route 287 Friday afternoon, closing access to Centennial Ave in Piscataway.The crash caused extensive traffic delays on Route 287 through the area as rescue crews worked to remove the truck and clean ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – With only trace amounts of rain falling during the month of October, the risk of fire has become very high for the region, prompting the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to declare Stage 3 fire restrictions.As such, Piscataway residents who plan to use fireworks to ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Piscataway police issued a mid-morning travel alert on Monday advising that a motor vehicle crash involving a train closed the railroad crossing at S. Washington Avenue and Stelton Road in the township.The incident which occurred just before 10:00 a.m. also closed the other ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – A multi-vehicle crash blocked two lanes at the end of the Route 287 Exit 8 south interchange for Centennial Avenue in Piscataway during Thursday’s morning commute.At least three vehicles were involved in the crash, including a white sedan and a late model SUV which were behind a ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ -- A female Rutgers student was sexually assaulted while riding a university bus on Livingston Campus in Piscataway on Monday, police said.However, university police said she was not physically hurt during the 3:30 p.m. incident that occurred while she was standing in the moving ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Excessive summer heat forced Piscataway police to move the township’s annual National Night Out (NNO) event from August to September when hundreds of area families came out to attend the annual street fair-style festival on Tuesday, a much cooler, clear evening.Although it was a ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – A group of firefighters from Piscataway’s New Market Fire Department have been awarded the Medal of Valor and Unit Citations for rescuing area drivers from flash flooding during a late 2023 storm that moved up the coast, putting their own lives in constant danger.The New Jersey ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Piscataway’s rescheduled National Night Out event will take place Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 5:00-9:00 pm on Stockton Street behind the YMCA at the Piscataway Community Center. Originally set to take place the first Tuesday in August, Tuesday’s NNO will be a free street fair style ...