Monday, March 18, 2013
All but one resulted in minor injuries
State police responded to 21 accidents, one fatal, on the Lacey stretch of the Garden State Parkway this past weekend, Sgt. Adam Grossman said. Grossman could not say how many people were hospitalized as a result of the accidents; all but one of the injuries was reported to be minor. A passing motorist killed Anibal Espinoza, 34, of North Plainfield when he and a group of friends were attempting to assist a Barnegat woman with her disabled car. Two were charged in the accident. From mile markers 60 to 80 north and southbound, police responded to a total of 40 motor vehicle accidents, some single and others involving multiple cars, Grossman said. Grossman described the accidents as a “fluid situation.” According to the Atlantic City Press, …
Monday, November 19, 2012
The accident has been cleared
Three were injured in an motor vehicle accident on the Garden State Parkway in Lacey Township. The accident that occurred at mile marker 72.7 southbound at 12:47 p.m. involved a blue Mercury and silver Chevy, Lt. Steven Jones said. Both vehicles overturned resulting in three injuries. One vehicle overturned into the center lane while the other went into the trees off of the highway, Sgt. Adam Grossman said. Initial reports were for people who were unconscious and entrapped, Jones said. The driver of the Mercury was airlifted with severe injuries to Jersey Shore Medical Center. Another was transported to Southern Ocean Medical Center and the third to Community Medical Center, Jones said. Those both had minor to moderate injuries, Grossman …
Sunday, April 15, 2012
As many as 225 spots will be available for applicants who want to be state troopers.
Police departments across New Jersey have been hit hard by layoffs over the past few years, due to budget cuts in a crippled economy. The effects of the recession may linger, but one law-enforcement agency in the state is actually hiring. New Jersey State Police announced Wednesday that they will begin accepting applications next month from candidates who want to be state troopers. As many as 225 spots will be available when two State Police academy classes commence training next spring. The application period runs online from May 7 to 29. This is the first time the state police have accepted applications since February 2010. The most recent class of state troopers graduated this past January, adding 85 to the ranks. State Police …
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Residents voice concerns about Oyster Creek Generating Station and its similarities to Fukushima Daiichi in Japan
The disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan weighed heavily on the minds of those who attended a public hearing Tuesday on the New Jersey Radiological Emergency Response Plan (RERP). The hearing, held by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the New Jersey State Police, was treated as a question and answer session as members of the public expressed their concerns with Oyster Creek Generating Station, the oldest operating nuclear plant in the country. The Emergency Response Plan is updated annually with minor changes, said Paula Baldauf, assistant director of Radiation Protection Programs with the DEP. “Since agencies' roles and responsibilities of the RERP outlines don’t often change, the plan itself …
Monday, July 18, 2011
The Department of Environmental Protection and State Police will be available to discuss the emergency response plan for the county
The Department of Environmental Protection and the State Police will be holding the final of three information sessions and public hearings on the New Jersey Radiological Emergency Response Plan at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The meeting will provide information on the county's Emergency Response Plan as it relates to Oyster Creek Generating Station based in Forked River. Public hearings are required annually under the State’s Radiation Accident Response Act to determine the adequacy and effectiveness of the state’s emergency plan. Representatives from the DEP’s Bureau of Nuclear Engineering, Department of Health and Senior Services, and the Office of Emergency Management, Division of State Police will be available to discuss the plan, which includes …
Monday, June 27, 2011
Coast Guard no longer participating in search
New Jersey State Police are continuing their search for a missing Lanoka Harbor man who fell overboard into the Barnegat Bay early Saturday evening. Nicholas Holmes, 25, was a passenger in a 23-foot scarab boat when the incident occurred around 6 p.m., State Police Sgt. Brian Polite said today. Preliminary investigation indicates that the boat hit the wake of another boat. Four people were on board, he said. "It caused the driver to lose control of the boat and in turn ejected the two passengers," Polite said. The other man, identified as Michael Cavanaugh, was able to make it back onto the boat. He received minor injuries and was taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River, Police said. The U.S. Coast Guard has stopped participating …
Monday, March 14, 2011
Also, try to avoid driving on your high school's field. Police just don't like that.
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Monday, March 14, 2011
Every parent's been there. You're rushing to get out of the house for the family portrait at Grandma's or a playdate. You're already 10 minutes late. And everyone's ready except your precious little tyke or tykette—who absolutely refuses to get dressed. You pull your little buddle of joy's pants up, and he or she promptly pulls them down. You try to reason, and your little prince or princess starts the tantrum. You just can't win (well, not until you realize you're bigger than your toddler and can just pick him or her up). Security officers at the Quaker Bridge Mall experienced a similar frustration when they approached a 24-year-old woman whose underwear was clearly visible, police said. The security officers asked her to pull up her …
Monday, March 7, 2011
Forked River woman, 39, was pronounced dead at scene of Garden State Parkway crash
Police are still investigating the cause of Sunday morning's fatal one-car accident on the Garden State Parkway that claimed the life of a 39-year-old woman. Penelope Jones-Scarpa of Forked River was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident at 3:25 a.m., according to the state police. A single mother of two, Jones-Scarpa was on her way home from work at the Jumping Brook Bar in Neptune. State Police found Jones-Scarpa’s car off the highway at mile-marker 89.2 southbound, where it had struck a line of trees. The accident occurred at approximately 2:45 a.m. The Toms River Police Department also responded to the accident. Additional fire apparatus were requested to light up the scene so Jones-Scarpa could be removed from the vehicle and …
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Driver of hit-and-run charged with assault by auto and for leaving the scene
A 22-year-old Point Pleasant driver has turned himself into the State Police after allegedly striking a pedestrian on Feb. 16 at the Forked River Service Area on the Garden State Parkway, police said. Justin J. Loverdy, 22, was charged with assault by auto and for leaving the scene of an accident with serious bodily injuries, Castellanos said. After turning himself in on Feb. 18, he posted bail at $20,000. The victim of the hit-and-run was Joseph Rizzo, 22, of Bayville. Rizzo was left in critical condition after the vehicle struck him at 5:25 p.m. on the northbound side of the rest stop. Loverdy fled south on the Parkway, officials said. Following the accident, Rizzo was flown to the Jersey Shore Regional Trauma Center in Neptune for …
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Pedestrian struck by hit and run upgraded to fair condition
Joseph Rizzo, 22, of Bayville has been upgraded to fair condition after he was struck by a hit and run vehicle at the Forked River Service Area on the Garden State Parkway northbound on Feb. 16, state police said. Rizzo was struck at 5:25 p.m. on Feb. 16 and was flown to the Jersey Shore Regional Trauma Center for serious injuries, including a severe head injury, officials said. Rizzo was previously listed in critical condition and has since been upgraded to fair, Robert Cavanaugh, Public Relations Manager of the Jersey Shore Regional Trauma Center said. The driver of the vehicle has not been located but the police are investigating an SUV. The medevac flown to fly Rizzo to the Trauma Center was originally going to land at Public Works on …
Lisa Cicerello-Ragusa
6:54 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
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