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Twp of Washington NJ, Washington Township Police :Bear Alert .A black bear has been located in the center of town area. Please stay away and DO NOT for any reason engage it. Contact the police department if it is acting aggressive.
Continue reading UPDATE: Washington Township Police :Bear Alert
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Twp. of Washington NJ, in march the Ridgewood blog wrote that the Twp. of Washington Department of Public Works may finally have a new home at the site of a former Charlie Brown’s restaurant. A bond ordinance to appropriate $1.35 million to buy 95 Linwood Avenue. was introduced this month. The final hearing for the ordinance will take place at a future council meeting.
Apparently many Paramus and Twp of Washington residents have had just about enough of the massive over development taking place in the Borough and Township and have decided to fight back . A petition is circulating on change.org ( https://www.change.org/p/no-to-wt-dpw )
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Twp. of Washington NJ, according to Twp of Washington Police there is an overall rise in catalytic converter thefts around New Jersey. The Ridgewood blog has frequently reported how widespread this crime is in Bergen County . Catalytic converters are sought after because they are sold to scrap yards for several hundred dollars per piece, for the valuable metals (platinum, rhodium, and palladium) inside of them.
Continue reading Twp of Washington Police there is an overall rise in catalytic converter thefts around New Jersey
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Twp of Washington NJ , the Bergen County Department of Health Services, in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Environmental Radiation, Radon Section, is offering FREE radon test kits to Bergen County residents.
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Twp of Washington NJ, NJ State Senator Holly Schepisi reminds everyone, to stay vigilant. Certain crimes have seen a significant uptake in our communities and criminals are becoming bolder in their criminal acts. Just yesterday there was an armed carjacking in Washington Township at the intersection of Pascack and Ridgewood Roads. If anyone has any information please contact the Washington Township police department. Carjacking is a first-degree-plus crime and carries penalties including 10 to 30 years in prison, with a 5-year minimum period of parole ineligibility. (N.J. Stat. § 2C:15-2 (2020).
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Twp. of Washington NJ, back in July of 2021,Twp of Washington Mayor Peter Calamari announced renderings for the Townships new Fire and EMS Headquarters .
Continue reading Will Poor Planning Slow Down Response Time for Twp. of Washington Fire and EMS
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Twp. of Washington NJ, the Twp. of Washington Department of Public Works may finally have a new home at the site of a former Charlie Brown’s restaurant. A bond ordinance to appropriate $1.35 million to buy 95 Linwood Avenue. was introduced this month. The final hearing for the ordinance will take place at a future council meeting.
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Twp. of Washington NJ, in a press release from march 4th Twp. of Washington announced that it will be joining Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch , headquartered in Ridgewood at 30 Garber Square . The township will add its Police, Fire and Emergency services to Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch or NWBCD .
Continue reading Twp. of Washington Joins Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch
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Twp of Washington NJ, the Township of Washington Police Department advises all residents that no matter what time of day it is, their vehicles should remain locked and valuables should not be in Plain-view. Due to one of our residents locking their vehicle, moments ago a thief left the area without being able to enter or steal their car. We urge our residents to report any and all suspicious activity immediately, and keep locking your cars, removing your valuables and keys/key fobs.
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Twp. of Washington NJ, TOWNSHIP OFFICES CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC – due to the newest wave of Covid 19 spread, town hall will be closed to non employees until at least 1/17/22. All department personnel are still working in person and remotely according to previous safety protocol and are accessible via telephone and email.
photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page
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Twp. of Washington NJ, multiple individuals were injured in seemingly simultaneous crashes on the Garden State Parkway southbound and northbound near East Glen Avenue, Washington Township on Friday afternoon, 12/10. New Jersey State Police Bloomfield Barracks Patrol units were assisted by personnel and vehicles from Washington Township Police, Washington Township Fire Department, Washington Township EMS, Paramus EMS, and The Valley Hospital Emergency Services Division. Four (4) vehicles were removed from the scene by flatbed tow trucks. Traffic in the area was backed up for miles in both directions for over one (1) hour.
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Twp of Washington NJ, have you ever seen someone driving behind you with a blue flashing light? What does that blue light mean? According to the Twp of Washington Fire Department in NJ, a blue light displayed on a vehicle indicates a volunteer firefighter or EMT is responding to a 911 call in their personal vehicle. They are responding to their firehouse or first aid squad to provide the manpower for emergency apparatus to respond to the emergency. If you see a passenger car with a flashing blue light, please consider treating it like any other emergency vehicle; we are requesting the right of way – this is a courtesy light. When it is safe to do so, please pull over to the right and come to a complete stop, so that we may travel safely past. Many don’t know about the flashing blue lights. Every second counts. Help us help you. You never know, we could be responding to an emergency for a friend or one of your loved ones.
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Twp. of Washington NJ, Passaic road was the scene of a reported gas leak near the Valley Bible Chapel (56 Pascack Rd) on Sunday night around 6pm . Township, Police ,Fire and Emergency services converged on the location along with PSE&G . Over the years their have been reports of gas leaks in the neighborhood . Several years ago PSE&G did some pretty extensive checking .
Continue reading Reported Gas Leak on Pascack Road in Twp of Washington
