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Overturned Car Closes Intersection of Forest Road and Westfield Ave.
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Name of Late Somerset County Detective to Be Engraved on National Law ...
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Scotch Plains Man Stabs Roommate and Flees, Later Caught by Westfield Police
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Woman Accused of DUI Assaults Scotch Plains Police Officers
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Tours Return to the Fanwood Police Department
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Fanwood Swears in New Police Officer
By TAPINTOSPF STAFF
May 16, 2022SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- A car accident overturned near the corner of Forest Rd. and Westfield Ave. (near Fresh Mart) in downtown Scotch Plains on Monday afternoon and closed off the road around 5:00 p.m.
A witness who did not want to be identified said that the car sped around the corner and hit a parked car, then flipped and landed upside down.
Scotch Plains fire ...
SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ - Late Somerset County Sheriff’s Office Detective James Yeager is finally having his name engraved on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, in Washington D.C., with a ceremony set for May 19 as part of National Police Week.
It has been 22 years since the detective died during an on-duty motor vehicle accident July 10, 2000.
Yeager, according to a release, ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- A Scotch Plains man who argued with and then stabbed his roommate fled from the scene on the south side of town and was nabbed by Westfield police on Lamberts Mill Road, according to the Scotch Plains police blotter.
Nelson Sanchez, age 48, of Scotch Plains was arrested and charged with possession of weapons for unlawful purpose and assault on Friday, May ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- A Raritan woman was arrested and charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, obstruction of justice, driving under the influence, and refusal to submit to a breath test on Apr. 26, according to the Scotch Plains police blotter.
Jennierose Kessing-Saunders, 38, also had an active warrant out of Branchburg, NJ, and a fugitive ...
FANWOOD, NJ —The Fanwood Police Department welcomed its first tour in a couple of years this week when Cub Scouts from Den 4, first graders from McGinn and Coles Elementary schools, and some of their parents came to visit.
The Scouts got a guided tour of a police vehicle by Officer Sean Hoffman who demonstrated some of the gear and outfitted the kids with riot helmets and shields.
FANWOOD, NJ -- Fanwood swore in its newest police officer, Daniel Hudspith, at the Borough Council’s agenda meeting on Monday, May 2.
Hudspith, a resident of the Long Valley area of Washington Township in Morris County, has six years of law enforcement experience, most recently in Pennington. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in sociology and is an active reservist with the U.S.
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- The Scotch Plains Police Department has announced it has opened enrollment for its Youth Police Academy.
Available for Scotch Plains-Fanwood students graduating 5th - 8th grade, the academy teaches middle schoolers several aspects of law enforcement.
In addition to receiving basic training in police procedures, criminal investigations, and first aid, students ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — There’s a bear in Brightwood Park, Westfield police said Wednesday afternoon.
In a Nixle alert at 12:29 p.m., Westfield police told the public of the sighting in the park located on the border of Scotch Plains.
“Use extreme caution if in the area and report any such sighting to the Westfield Police Department immediately,” police ...
NEW JERSEY -- AAA Northeast and Students Against Destructive Driving (SADD) have partnered to educate youth on the risks of marijuana-impaired driving as more states legalize recreational marijuana. The primary focus of the partnership is the delivery of peer-to-peer education by SADD’s student leaders utilizing a curriculum developed by AAA northeast called Shifting Gears: The Blunt Truth ...
FANWOOD, NJ -- A car accident occurred in Fanwood around noon on Friday. The collision caused a road closure on Martine Ave., between La Grande Ave. and South Ave. No one involved in the accident was hurt, according to authorities.
"The driver was checked by EMS but was not injured," Fanwood Fire Chief John Piccola said.