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Ridgewood NJ, Firefighters often bask in the glow of adulation for their heroic deeds and, let’s admit it, their eye-catching uniforms. However, their comrades in blue have been patrolling the sidelines of the fashion lineup – until now. When it comes to attractive men and women in uniforms, the police service is strutting out of the shadows, ready for their moment in the spotlight. Indeed, America boasts an array of police uniforms, each with its own charm and charisma, turning the men and women who serve into icons of style and substance.
Continue reading New Jersey State Police Uniform Voted the 4th ‘Sexiest’ in America
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Teaneck NJ, a tragic accident occurred on Route 80 in Teaneck early Saturday morning, claiming the life of a 38-year-old man from Hillsdale, according to New Jersey State Police.
Continue reading Route 80 Accident in Teaneck Leaves One Dead and One Seriously Injured
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East Rutherford NJ, early on Sunday, a tragic incident occurred as a 26-year-old man from Summit lost his life in a collision. The crash occurred when his pickup truck collided with a toll plaza on the New Jersey Turnpike.
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Continue reading NJ State Police Reminds Everyone to Celebrate the New Year Responsibly
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Newark NJ, FBI Newark Safe Streets Gang Task Forces based in Newark Headquarters and the North Jersey Violent Crime Task Force based at the Garret Mountain Resident Agency worked with law enforcement agencies in Hudson, Passaic and Essex Counties to organize a month-long effort titled Operation Clean House to proactively locate and arrest violent offenders in a strategic effort to address violent crime. FBI agents, task force officers, and detectives made 29 arrests beginning November 1, through December 1, 2023. The charges range from drug possession, conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and heroin, to manslaughter and murder.
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Secaucus NJ, on Friday, October 27, 2023 at 930am the Secaucus Police Department received a call from the New Jersey State Police, Sussex Station stating they had contact with a concerned family member of a male who is suicidal and that they have tracked his cellular phone in the area of Penhorn Avenue, Turnpike Exit 15X in Secaucus and the Jersey City jurisdictional border in Laurel Hill Park. It was reported that this male was possibly armed with a handgun/shotgun and wished to harm himself. The male’s cell phone was constantly tracked to get a more precise and frequently updated locations. The location of this male was narrowed to the marsh area near the Secaucus Junction Train Station/Laurel Hill Park where a perimeter was immediately set so that the male could be located. The Secaucus Police certified drone pilots launched the department drones. Jersey City Police Department and New Jersey Transit Police Department Emergency Service Units along with Patrol personnel, Hudson County Sheriff’s Office and New Jersey State Police Troopers and Helicopter responded to assist with securing the area. At 0945 hours the phone was believed to be stationary, therefore the Hudson County High Tech High School and the Kiddie Academy Daycare at the Exchange were informed to “shelter-in-place” due to the heavy police presence and increased traffic of law enforcement equipment.
Continue reading Secaucus School and Daycare Put Into Lockdown After Reports of Armed Man Nearby
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Atlantic City NJ, the New Jersey State Police Aviation Unit and Office of Emergency Management conducted a flyover with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). NJDEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette was on hand to survey any damage that may have been caused by the remnants of tropical storms our coastline has experienced during this hurricane season. It was also an opportunity to look forward to what the winter season may look like for the Jersey Shore.
Continue reading New Jersey State Police Aviation Unit Jersey Shore Flyover
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Hamilton Township ( Mercer County) NJ, the New Jersey State Police have charged Dandre L. McDaniels Jr., 23, of Trenton, N.J., with murder and other offences for allegedly killing a woman in a New Jersey Turnpike Service Area employee parking lot in Hamilton Township, Mercer County.
Continue reading Trenton Man Charged in Stabbing Death of Women at NJ Turnpike Rest Stop
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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the initiation of a traffic stop pilot program that will involve all members of the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) who regularly conduct motor vehicle enforcement actions in an effort to reduce motor vehicle fatalities, increase officer and roadway safety, and reduce concerning racial and ethnic disparities identified in motor vehicle enforcement actions taken by the New Jersey State Police. The Office of the Attorney General has engaged a team of independent researchers to work with leadership from across several Divisions within the Attorney General’s Department of Law and Public Safety (LPS) to develop interventions that will be piloted throughout the NJSP and across the state in coming months.
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Springfield NJ, this past week New Jersey State Police and the Office of Emergency Management were on the ground for the 2023 KMPG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club. Troops made sure everything ran smoothly.
Continue reading Ruoning Yin Wins the 2023 KMPG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club
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Paterson NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a new indictment against Shelim Khalique, the operator of a pair of Paterson school bus companies who had been previously indicted in June 2020 for allegedly using unqualified drivers to operate school buses and misleading public-school districts. On Wednesday, June 28, 2023, the state grand jury returned a superseding indictment in the case that includes charges stemming from the role that Khalique, 53, of Wayne, played in continuing to operate school buses in Paterson, and elsewhere, with unqualified drivers — even after his original indictment — through another company. The superseding indictment adds a new count of second-degree theft of services stemming from tens of thousands of dollars in outstanding tolls those buses allegedly racked up with the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
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Mahwah NJ, according to a New Jersey State Police spokesperson a Chester man died in a single-car crash on Route 287 in Mahwah on Saturday afternoon. The victim Vincent Infinito, 29, died after he was ejected from his Jeep Wrangler. The vehicle was heading north on 287 when it drove off the right side of the road, went down an embankment, struck a tree and rotated counterclockwise, state police Sgt. Philip Curry said. The right lane on the northbound side of 287 was shut down for around four hours Saturday as a result of the crash.
Continue reading NJ State Police: Weekend 287 Crash in Mahwah ,Fatal
Continue reading New Jersey State Police to Conduct Commercial Vehicle Safety Road Checks
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Hackensack NJ, advancing efforts that led to a 16% drop in the number of vehicles stolen in New Jersey between September 2022 and March 2023, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that 34 law enforcement agencies in 21 counties and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) will receive grant funding to acquire or expand technology to combat auto theft thanks to $10 million in funding made available by the Murphy Administration.
