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Sea Isle City NJ, The New Jersey State Police encourages everyone to enjoy their holiday safely. Whether you’re celebrating with family and friends at a barbecue, driving to the Jersey shore to enjoy the beach, or heading out on a boat, please be mindful that there will be increased traffic on our roadways statewide, including ours.
Continue reading NJ State Police Increase Patrols on Roads and Water Statewide for July 4th Weekend
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Continue reading Boat Season is Starting and Life Jackets are Mandatory
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Continue reading NJ State Police Truck Stop Nets Over 3 Tons of Drugs From Mexico
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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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Trenton NJ, within the NJ State Police Field Operation Section, the Strategic Investigations Unit (SIU), conducts proactive criminal investigations focused on intelligence-led policing, cross-jurisdictional offenders, and the specific needs of troop road stations. These proactive criminal investigations include controlled dangerous substance offenses, weapons offenses, burglary/theft offenses, document fraud offenses, and quality-of-life details.
Continue reading New Jersey State Police Strategic Investigations Unit Highlight
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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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West Point NY, on Monday morning Colonel Patrick Callahan and members of the New Jersey State Police command staff traveled to West Point to lay a wreath at the grave of H. Norman Schwarzkopf, a West Point graduate, our founder, and first Colonel.
Continue reading NJ State Police Seeking Public’s Assistance with Locating Missing 12-year-old boy
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Irvington NJ, NJ State Police are Seeking Public’s Assistance with Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash Investigation. The New Jersey State Police is seeking the public’s assistance with a fatal hit-and-run motor vehicle crash investigation that occurred on the Garden State Parkway on Monday, October 9.
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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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Clifton NJ, a New Jersey State Police helicopter rescued two (2) City of Clifton firefighters from a small rescue boat after the boat accidentally floated over the Dundee Dam while attempting to rescue several construction workers whose boat became stuck on top of the same dam. The incident unfolded late Wednesday afternoon, 06/28, and brought emergency services resources from multiple municipalities in Bergen & Passaic Counties. Firefighters from Elmwood Park and Garfield deployed boats into the Passaic River and rescued the stranded construction workers and one (1) Clifton firefighter, but the two (2) other Clifton firefighters were stuck until the helicopter arrived. No serious injures were reported in connection with the incident.
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West Trenton NJ, Memorial Day is traditionally the unofficial start to summer and the official start to the summer driving season. This Memorial Day weekend there will be thousands of motorists travelling New Jersey’s roadways to get to our beaches, lakes, state parks or just across town to a friend’s house. Whether you will be traveling to the Jersey shore or down the street to be with family and friends, motorists will need to be cautious in order to avoid tragedies.
Continue reading The Summer Season Starts with Vehicle and Vessel Safety
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Paterson NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that his Office is superseding the Paterson Police Department, and assuming control of all police functions, including internal affairs investigations, effective immediately. Isa Abbassi, a twenty-five-year veteran of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and its current Chief of Strategic Initiatives, will become the Officer-in-Charge of the Paterson Police Department in May, having been appointed to that position by Attorney General Platkin. In the interim, command of the department will be assumed by key members of the Attorney General’s staff and leaders from within the New Jersey State Police (NJSP).
Continue reading NJ Attorney General Seizes Control of the Paterson Police Department
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Hackensack NJ, Tuesday at 14:06hrs members of the City of Hackensack Fire Department First Platoon Engine 1, Engine 2, Rescue 1 and Deputy 1 responded to Route 80 Eastbound near mile marker 64.8 for a reported motor vehicle accident. Arriving units found a truck and passenger vehicle crashed with the truck resting on the divider. One passenger was transported by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center . Units remained on scene while the truck was lifted off the divider and removed as well as the passenger vehicle. New Jersey State Police were also on scene .
