Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Parkway arrest came by troopers who noticed vehicle on shoulder
What started as a stop to check what looked like a disabled car, instead led to the arrest of a New Brunswick man wanted for attempted murder and aggravated assault. Troopers Ronnie Repasky and Shaun Murray from the Garden State Parkway Bass River Station spotted the car at Garden State Parkway milepost 82 in Toms River, said State Police spokesperson Trooper Christopher Kay. The vehicle was spotted at 3 a.m. Sunday May 20 on the shoulder, Kay said. Troopers pulled behind the car, which was driven by Chad Butler Jr. 21, of New Brunswick. The troopers inquired whether Butler needed assistance, but after checking his credentials discovered he was wanted for warrants out of New Brunswick, Kay said. Butler was wanted by New Brunswick Police …
Monday, August 8, 2011
Jesse Simons, 61, of New Brunswick was gunned down just before 2 a.m. on Aug. 6.
The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office has released surveillance photos of three men believed to be in the same area at the same time as a fatal shooting on Aug. 6. Jesse Simons, 61, of New Brunswick, was shot on Suydam Street, near Remsen Avenue, just before 2 a.m. on Aug. 6. He was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where he worked as a patient escort, and was pronounced dead at 2:28 a.m. Simons had two daughters, ages 21 and 6, according to the Prosecutor's Office. The men pictured in the photos may have information on the shooting. No arrests have yet been made, according to the Prosecutor's Office, Anyone with information about the men pictured is asked to call Det. Mark Pappas of New Brunswick Police at 732-745-5200…
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Jesse Simmons, 61, shot at Suydam Street near the corner of Remsen Ave. around 2 a.m. Saturday.
A city man was killed early Saturday after being fatally shot on Suydam Street. Jesse Simmons, 61, was pronounced dead at 2:28 a.m. Saturday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where he had worked as a patient escort, according to a release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. The shooting, which occured on Suydam Street near the corner of Remsen Avenue, was determined to be a homicide, and no arrests have been made, according to the release. New Brunswick police and the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office continue to investigate the case, and anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact Det. Mark Pappas of the New Brunswick Police Department at 732-745-5200, or Investigator Michael Daniewicz of the …
Friday, August 5, 2011
Created by the Civic League of New Brunswick, the three month program provides mentors, academic assistance, field trips, and job site visits to New Brunswick teenagers.
The holding cell at the New Brunswick police department was small and bare. The narrow bed had a thin mattress. Nearby was an aluminum toilet. The time they spent in that holding cell – short as it was – left an impression on Zair Hill, Robert Veras and Gustavo Sandoval. The three New Brunswick teenagers were fortunate. They were just there on a tour. Friends of theirs have been arrested, though, and probably spent a night that same cell. Hill, Veras and Sandoval are New Brunswick youths who plan to go in a different direction. They want to become police officers. It’s a career path that been cultivated by their participation in the Civic League of Greater New Brunswick’s Crossroads to Success Program. But it’s a career path that hasn’t …
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Seven neighborhoods hosted outdoor community celebrations on Tuesday.
On Tuesday night, New Brunswick took part in National Night Out, a national event that is meant to dissuade crime by bringing residents and local law enforcement together to meet and talk in a community setting. All around the city, different locations barbecued, set up inflatable tents and activities for kids, painted faces, shared food, and sat face to face and talked with their neighbors and city police officers, fire departments, and governing officials. Det. Harry Hudson of New Brunswick police organized a caravan of city officials to traverse the city and visit the seven sites over the course of the evening. Between 30-40 officers from different departments rode along, as well as Mayor James Cahill, several city firefighters and …
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
23 bar patrons and three employees of the Scarlet Pub face assorted charges, including selling alcohol to minors, underage drinking, possession of a fake ID and possession of marijuana.
The Division of Alcohol and Beverage Control announced Wednesday that 26 arrests were made at the Scarlet Pub, 131 Easton Ave., just after midnight on Wednesday morning. According to a release from the ABC, officials were tipped off that the bar was "crowded with underage drinkers," and made the arrests in cooperation with New Brunswick police. Bartenders, Marc J. Ng, 19, of Marlboro, and Thomas H. Holman, 27, of Somerset, were arrested on charges of allegedly selling alcohol to underage patrons, and bouncer Carl William Buchholz, 19, of Malvern, Pa., was arrested on a charge of "aiding and abetting persons under the legal age to consume alcohol." 22 underage patrons were arrested on underage drinking charges, with four of those patrons …
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Salary breakage for new director will save the city more than $50,000, according to mayor.
Former police director Anthony Caputo, 48, has been appointed by Mayor James Cahill to serve again as director of the New Brunswick Police Department, effective as of July 1. According to a release from the mayor's office, Caputo, who served in the department from 1984 to 2010 in a number of roles, was appointed deputy director in 2001 and director in 2007. He retired in 2010, when he was replaced by Peter Mangarella. According to the mayor's office, Caputo will be paid $120,000, without any additional benefits. Mangarella will retire on June 30 with a salary of $178,923, plus benefits. “It has been my honor to serve the people of the city where I was born and raised. As a patrolman, a detective in both narcotics and major crimes, to …
Force uses bicycles to save money on vehicle expenses and get better access to crime sites.
Three city patrolmen and seven Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital security staff recently completed bicycle patrol training, a program used by local law enforcement to save money on patrol vehicle costs and provide patrol an easy method of getting around the city. Sgt. Raymond Trigg, of the New Brunswick police, said the program has been in place for at least the last 10 years, and between 95 to 98 percent of city police officers is certified on bicycle patrol. The three newly trained staff were acquired by the city Police Department from Franklin Township about five months ago, Trigg said. Each department trains two or three people to patrol on bikes, which in turn leads to a greater accessibility of sites around the city, such as …
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