Thursday, May 2, 2013
Reward for information leading to capture of Joanne Chesimard, convicted in 1973 killing of state trooper, totals $2 million.
The most wanted woman in New Jersey history is now the first woman on the FBI's fugitive terrorist list. Joanne Chesimard, convicted of a murdering a state trooper in 1973, was added to the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list Thursday on the 40-year anniversary of the trooper's death. The FBI Newark Division held a press conference Thursday to announce the addition of Chesimard's name and the collaboration between federal and state law enforcement agencies in upping the reward for information that leads to her arrest to $2 million. Chesimard is the first woman on the Most Wanted Terrorist List. Chesimard, who is now known as Assata Shakur, has been living under political asylum in Cuba since she broke out of a Hunterdon County prison during a…
Saturday, December 29, 2012
18-year-old was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, State Police said.
An 18-year-old woman was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after she was ejected from her vehicle on Interstate 287 Saturday afternoon in Bridgewater, State Police said. The woman, whose identity was not released, suffered a chest injury after she was ejected when her vehicle spun out near mile-marker 19 at about 2:40 p.m., State Police Sgt. Adam Grossman said. The woman was transported to Morristown Medical Center for observation. "The accident is under investigation," Grossman said. "The weather is a possible factor but it is too early to say if that is the exact cause." According to the National Weather Service, between 2 and 4 inches of snow was expected in the Bridgewater area on Saturday.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
One person was entrapped in the vehicle near mile-marker 17.8 in Bridgewater.
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
New Jersey State Police confirmed one passenger was entrapped in an overturned car in a southbound lane on I-287 in Bridgewater Saturday afternoon. In addition to the entrapped person, police also said there were two other injuries caused by the accident. The two-car crash pinned the driver of a minivan for about 40 minutes before the woman was extricated, according to NJ.com. The accident occurred at about mile-marker 17.8 along I-287, according to police. Bridgewater Patch will update this story as further information becomes available.
Monday, September 17, 2012
NJSP denied request for public records, stating basic policies are exempt from Open Public Records Act.
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Monday, September 17, 2012
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey has filed suit against the New Jersey State Police for denying a request for public records detailing its promotion policies. This is the second time this summer that the ACLU-NJ has legally challenged the state for lack of transparency regarding public records. The ACLU-NJ filed the lawsuit on behalf of Richard Rivera, who requested the documents on behalf of the Civil Rights Protection Project of the Latino Leadership Alliance. “The state police is operating in virtual secrecy with no accountability to the public it serves,” said Rivera. “The public has an interest and a right to know what types of policies determine why some officers get promoted, including whether those policies favor …
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Traffic is not being disrupted during the cleanup.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
About 150 gallons of diesel fuel are leaking into the grass median on Route 287 after a truck hit debris in the road around 9 p.m. Tuesday. According to New Jersey State Police, a truck was traveling in the express lanes on Route 287 North near exit 20 in Bridgewater when it hit debris in the road, and ripped open its fuel tank. From there, police said, about 150 gallons of diesel fuel began leaking from the truck. Police said there is no storm drain in the road, so the fuel is leaking in the right shoulder of the road, and into the grass median. Although a hazmat team has not yet been called, police said a fire department is assessing the scene. At this point, state police said, no lanes are closed on the road, and they probably won't …
Friday, July 27, 2012
Attorney General's Office says troopers allegedly altered plates in high-speed escort.
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…
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Pair has been suspended since April while Attorney General's Office conducts investigation into high-speed escort.
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
The two state troopers allegedly involved in a high-speed luxury car escort down the Garden State Parkway in March could be criminally charged Friday and one of the troopers has resigned, according to NJ.com. New Jersey State Police Sgt. Nadir Nassry and Joseph Ventrella were suspended without pay in April, the Attorney General's Office has said. Ventrella was a member of the force for six years and was assigned to the Troop B Tactical Patrol Unit. Nassry, 47, of Phillipsburg, was a trooper of 25 years and was assigned to Totowa Station. NJ.com reported Thursday that the suspended troopers could face third- or fourth-degree criminal charges after they were allegedly caught on video camera escorting luxury cars to Atlantic City at a high …
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Michelle Obama among those who attend service for Preston 'Jay' Fairlamb Jr.
Preston "Jay" Fairlamb Jr., by the accounts of those who knew him, was a big man with an even bigger heart. His reach even stretched to the White House. First Lady Michelle Obama was among those who attended the visitation service Tuesday at St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church for the 64-year-old Butler man who died in a motorcycle accident in Hardyston last month. While the White House Communications Office did not immediately return a call for comment Thursday, Nancy Regg, media and public relations director for Rolling Thunder, confirmed Obama's appearance at the service. "I was there when she came in," she said. "She was there for five minutes, said her condolences to [Fairlamb's wife] and left." Friends of Fairlamb's said that while …
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