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Police offer Useful Safety tips, taken directly from actual thieves

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WARNING:  Here are some very useful tips… information taken directly from actual thieves who make their living knowing these and many other tricks of the trade. Make note of them and please share with others.

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Ridgewood NJ, here are some very useful safety tips, the information twas taken directly from actual thieves who make their living knowing these and many other tricks of the trade.

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Decriminalization of marijuana legislation strongly restricts the ability of police departments to communicate with parents about use of marijuana and alcohol by their children

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To the Parents of Washington Township,
On February 22, 2021, Governor Murphy signed three laws which legalized cannabis, decriminalized marijuana, and outlined procedures to have previous convictions and/or pending cases dismissed. We were aware of this pending legislation and understand that a majority of New Jersey residents voted to have marijuana legalized in the state. We did not anticipate, however, that this legislation would strongly restrict the ability of police departments in New Jersey to communicate with parents about use of marijuana and alcohol by their children.

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Teen Robbed When Sneaker Deal Goes Bad in Twp. of Washington

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Twp of Washington NJ, a 15-year-old  boy was robbed when he tried to buy a pair of used sneakers from a stranger at Washington Town Center on Pascack Road ,in Twp of Washington.

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BEAR SIGHTING IN TWP OF WASHINGTON

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Twp of Washington NJ,BEAR SIGHTING YESTERDAY MORNING NEAR GEORGE SCHOOL  ! Please do not approach if you see him, the police are aware, and animal control has been alerted. George School is located on Palm St, Township of Washington, NJ 07676.

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Twp of Washington Patrol Car Involved in Accident

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Twp of Washington NJ, A Washington Township uniformed patrol officer sustained a non life threatening shoulder injury as a result of a Monday morning, 05/11, collision in which a vehicle backing out of a driveway struck his marked police cruiser. The officer was transported by a Hillsdale BLS ambulance to the Hackensack University Medical Center North campus in nearby Westwood. Due to air bag deployment, the police cruiser, a Ford Explorer, was towed from the scene by a flatbed. Little to no damage was observed on the other vehicle involved. Police at the scene did not indicate whether any summonses were issued in connection with the incident.

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“Natural gas odor” reported at several locations in Paramus

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Twp of Washington NJ, Twp of Washington Police, Paramus Police  and Bergen Sheriffs Department spent Christmas morning protecting PSE&G crews looking for an alleged gas leak, on Linwood Avenue near Charlie Browns  . Linwood was blocked off the entire day along with Highland Avenue near the intersection of the two.

Paramus Police 12/24/19 4:16 : East Linwood ave from Godwin to Highland is closed in both direction until further notice due to emergency PSEG work.

Following later in the day  Paramus Police also reported “PSE&G is aware of natural gas odor in the area of Forest and Howland.”

 

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Twp. of Washington Gets New Police Chief

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Twp of Washington  NJ, after extensive interviews with ranking officers the search committee has recommended Captain Skinner be appointed the next Chief of Police for the Twp of Washington .. Rich Skinner is a 26 year veteran of the department and a Captain since 2018. He holds an undergraduate degree in Public Administration and masters of Administrative Science both from Fairleigh Dickenson University. Captain Skinner served in the US Marines Corps and holds manny police training certifications. Rich is a Former DARE officer and volunteered as a youth baseball and football coach in the township.

At the same time, Lt John Calamari was promoted to the rank of Captain. Calamari is also a 26 year veteran of the department.