Monday, May 13, 2013
The department has 23,618 followers.
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Monday, May 13
OK, so maybe it's not trending right now, but chances are, it soon will be. The New Jersey State Police ranked second among state police agencies nationally in terms of Twitter followers, according to statistics recently released by the IACP Center for Social Media. The agency has 23,618 followers, trailing only the Massachusetts State Police, which had a whopping 62,493 followers, as of April 30. The Texas Department of Public Safety (18,787), the Ohio State Highway Patrol (13,587) and the Indiana State Police (13,466) round out the top five. As of Monday morning, May 13, the State Police had 23,932 followers and had sent out 991 tweets. However, with over eight million people in the state as of the 2012 Census, the State Police still …
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Driver apparently lost control traveling eastbound, ended up in westbound lanes, police said.
A 27-year-old Cranbury Township man died from injuries he suffered after being ejected from his motor vehicle in a 10:48 a.m. accident on I-195 at the Jackson/Howell Township border today. Carl Henninger was traveling eastbound in a Chevy Lumina when he apparently lost control, ran off the left side of the center median and struck another vehicle on the westbound side, State Police Spokesman Sgt. Adam Grossman said. Henninger was pronounced deceased at the scene, said Grossman. The driver of the vehicle struck by Henninger, Jennifer, Balka, 22, of Wall Township, was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, with minor injuries, police said. No further information was available as to Balka's condition. Balka was …
Friday, July 27, 2012
The troopers have been criminally charged in connection with the March 2012 incident.
Two New Jersey state troopers accused of leading a high-speed escort on the Garden State Parkway for a fleet of luxury cars have been criminally charged, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office announced. The New Jersey State Police (NJSP) received complaints regarding the March 2012 caravan to Atlantic City, and the troopers were subsequently suspended without pay in April. In a press conference in Trenton on Friday, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said the troopers who conducted the unauthorized escort "turned our highway into a virtual speedway." "What they did was absolutely wrong," he said. An investigation by the Division of Criminal Justice into the incident found that the troopers, Sgt. First Class Nadir Nassry, 47, and Trooper…
Monday, July 16, 2012
Public information session starts at 6 p.m., followed by public hearing at 7 p.m. in Toms River
State Department of Environmental Protection officials and New Jersey State Police will be on hand Tuesday to discuss the state's Radiological Emergency Response Plan for the state's four nuclear plants. The public information session on the plan begins at 6 p.m. in Room 119 in the Ocean County Administration Building at 101 Hooper Avenue in Toms River. The information session will be followed by a public hearing at 7 p.m. Both events are required by the state's Radiation Accident Response Act. Representatives of the DEP’s Bureau of Nuclear Engineering, Department of Health and Senior Services, and the Office of Emergency Management, Division of State Police will attend the hearings and respond to questions and comments from the public. …
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
It can take as long as six to 8 weeks for tests to be completed, state police say
It's been a month since William D. Kolb's Harley-Davidson slammed into Freeholder John P. Kelly's SUV, but the toxicological tests done on Kelly at the time of the accident are still not back yet, state police said. The investigation into the fatal May 18 accident that killed the 24-year-old Barnegat motorcyclist and involved Kelly has not yet been completed, State Trooper Brian Polite said. It can take six to 8 weeks for toxicological tests to be completed, Polite said. Kelly consented to the procedure, which is standard protocol in fatal accidents, state police have said. Kolb was thrown from his motorcycle after it collided with the SUV driven by Kelly, state police have said. Trooper Joseph Mezzo has said that Kolb was southbound on …
Monday, June 11, 2012
Robert Marone, a convicted murder, has been using an alias for more than 15 years, authorities say
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Monday, June 11, 2012
A convicted murder who police say has been in hiding for more than 15 years has been arrested in Florida. Detectives from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department arrested Robert Marone, 69, on Friday after receiving a citizen's tip relayed from the New Jersey State Police's Fugitive tipline, according to a release from the Office of the Attorney General. Marone, who was living under an alias in Fort Lauderdale, was wanted by the New Jersey Parole Board on a violation stemming from a 1971 murder conviction. In 1992, he was charged with aggravated sexual assault on a child in Ocean County and has been on New Jersey's 12 Most Wanted list since 1995. "The cooperative effort leading to the apprehension of Robert Marone is a excellent example of …
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Season starts this week
It was less than a year ago that Hurricane Irene inflicted serious damage on the east coast of the United States. With hurricane season officially starting on Friday the state is taking steps to try and avoid a repeat of Irene in 2012. New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness Director Edward Dickson and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Rick Fuentes recently announced some of the changes being made. That includes an increase in communication to help residents prepare for emergency situations. With hurricane season running through Nov. 30 Dickson said hopefully with preparation New Jersey residents will be ready should a similar storm strike the state. "Last summer, New Jersey experienced first-hand the damage …
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
No charges filed, investigation ongoing, State Police say
Although he was not physically injured in the Friday evening crash that took the life of a 24-year-old Barnegat motorcyclist, the accident has left its mark on Freeholder John P. Kelly. "I'm very sorry that a young man lost his life," Kelly said this morning. "That's all I have to say right now. I'm physically fine. It's traumatic." New Jersey State Police did bloodwork on Kelly after the Friday night crash that killed William D. Kolb on Route 9 South in Eagleswood. "They drew blood, which is standard procedure," Sgt. Harry Rocheskey said this morning. "The results are pending. He (Kelly) gave his consent to the procedure." The time to get the results from the bloodwork back varies, Rocheskey said. Kolb was heading southbound on his black …
Saturday, May 19, 2012
No charges filed against Freeholder John P. Kelly, accident is under investigation
A 24-year-old Barnegat man was pronounced dead at the scene early Friday evening after his motorcycle collided with a sports utility vehicle driven by Freeholder John P. Kelly, according to the New Jersey State Police. William Kolb was driving southbound on his black 2011 Harley Davidson at approximately 6:35 p.m., near mile marker 65.5. He attempted to pass the vehicle in front of him, then collided with the right fender of Kelly's 2005 sports utility vehicle when he tried to return to the lane of traffic, said Trooper Joseph Mezzo. Kelly, 61, West Creek, was traveling northbound on Route 9 and was attempting to make a left turn into the West Creek Deli when the collision occurred, Mezzo said. Kolb was ejected from the motorcycle and …
Monday, April 16, 2012
Despite gradually warming air temperatures, accidents in cold water can be fatal, police warn
New Jersey State Police warned shore residents that with the water temperatures still chilly, boaters need to take extra precautions or risk serious, potentially fatal accidents. “Historically speaking, as soon as warm weather comes upon us in the spring time, that’s when we see an increase in recreational boating,” said Trooper Christopher Kay of the State Police. “But don’t forget the fact that the water is going to be considerably cooler than the air.” State police said they did not receive any notifications of cold-water death so far this year – and none last year. But in 2010, eight fatal boating accidents occurred throughout New Jersey, five of them in March and April, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. “Falls overboard are the most …
Irene Gallo
2:27 pm on Saturday, May 4, 2013
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