Monday, June 17, 2013
'They did exactly what they were trained to do,' West Essex First Aid Squad Capt. David Black said.
West Essex First Aid Squad members leapt into action last week when a 47-year-old man collapsed at The Oval and needed to be resuscitated before help could arrive. On June 12 during an adult league slow-pitch game at the baseball field, a West Essex man playing in the game went into cardiac arrest around 9:05 p.m. There were multiple West Essex First Aid Squad members playing in the game and spectating in the stands who immediately came to the man’s aid, according to police. One of the West Essex First Aid Squad members also began CPR on the 47-year-old man using mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions, according to Caldwell Police Det. Brad Palatucci. After police arrived on the scene, the West Essex man was transported to …
Friday, June 14, 2013
The money will help the department purchase a new police car.
A local business recently made a big contribution to the Caldwell Police Department. Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning Inc. donated $7,000 to the Caldwell Police Department to fund the purchase of a new police car in the 2013 budget year. Pictured above from left to right are Councilman Frank Rodgers, Public Safety Committee member; Shane McDonough, Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning Inc. marketing manager; Caldwell Mayor Ann Dassing; Michael Stevens, president of Ned Stevens; Councilman Thomas O'Donnell, Public Safety Committee Chairman, and Caldwell Police Chief James Bongiorno.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Four boys charged with criminal mischief, disorderly conduct after allegedly throwing potatoes through windows in Verona, Cedar Grove and Caldwell.
Four Cedar Grove teens have been charged for their alleged involvement in a potato-throwing spree in Verona, Cedar Grove and Caldwell in late March that damaged several properties, police said. The teens, ages 16 and 17, were charged on Wednesday, May 1, with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct following an investigation by Cedar Grove police. Their names were not released because of their ages. “The juveniles were processed and released to the custody of their guardians pending juvenile court proceedings,” police said. Police in the towns reported three incidents between Thursday, March 28 and Sunday, March 31 involving broken house windows and a damaged car where a potato was later found. In mid-April, Caldwell Police charged a 16-…
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Caldwell Police Department seeks to be permanent drop-off location for unwanted, expired drugs.
The Caldwell Police Department collected nearly 70 pounds of medication during the recent Operation Take Back New Jersey, Chief James Bongiorno said Monday. Bongiorno called the collection a success and said his goal is to make Caldwell a permanent drop-off site for unwanted and expired drugs. A total of 69 pounds were dropped off by local residents, including many senior citizens, during the four-hour collection Saturday. The drugs were turned over to the New Jersey Drug Enforcement Administration, Bongiorno said. The chief is working to have a permanent drop box installed in the lobby of police headquarters at 1 Provost Square with a 24-hour security camera. The closest permanent drop box is located in North Caldwell. The mission of …
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Update from the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.
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Monday, April 29
The cause of death of a Caldwell woman who was found unattended in her home Saturday remains under investigation, although the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said Monday it may have been medical. The preliminary investigation shows the 26-year-old woman may have "suffered a medical event," Katherine Carter, a spokesperson for the prosecutor's office, said Monday. A final autospy report is pending.
Incident reported by an employee of the Caldwell Community Center remains under investigation.
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Monday, April 29
Caldwell Community Center members had their workouts interrupted Monday morning when the building was evacuated due to a report of a suspicious incident, a police official said. A report of suspicious activity was made by an employee of the community center at 1 Provost Square, at 9:02 a.m., Caldwell Police Chief James Bongiorno said. A check of the building by the Essex County Sheriff's Department K9 Unit and Bomb Squad did not reveal anything unusual, Bongiorno said. Members were told to remove their belongings and all bags were checked upon exiting the building. By 11 a.m., activity in the center had returned to normal. The incident remains under investigation. The Caldwell Community Center is a one-story building belonging to the …
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Essex County Prosecutor's Office investigating death.
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Sunday, April 28
UPDATE: Cause of Caldwell Woman's Death May Have Been Medical The death of a 26-year-old Caldwell woman is under investigation by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. The woman was found dead in her home on Saturday afternoon, a spokesperson for the prosecutor's office said Sunday. No charges have been filed and the "cause and manner" of the death is still pending as of Sunday night, officials said.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Local police and DEA participate in National Operation Take Back initiative to keep drugs out of wrong hands and the environment.
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Friday, April 26
Unwanted and expired medications can be dropped off at the Caldwell Police Department, 1 Provost Square, on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Caldwell Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New Jersey Division invite area residents to dispose of their medications during this National Operation Take Back initiative. The program is anonymous and no questions or requests for idenitifcation will be made. The goal of the program is to dispose of medications safely and in a manner that is not hazardous to the environment, while keeping drugs from falling into the hands of children or criminals. For more information visit, www.operationtakebacknj.com. A permanent drug drop-box is located in the lobby of the North Caldwell…
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Same man sought in connection with an attempted bank robbery in West Orange.
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Monday, April 22
Surveillance images of a man police believe is responsible for the recenty robbery of a bank in Caldwell and an attempted robbery of a bank in West Orange were released Monday. The surveillance images from the PNC Bank in Caldwell, which was robbed on Thursday, at about 5:57 p.m., shows a man wearing a dark jacket, jeans and a baseball cap walking into the bank and going up to the teller. The man was described in a release from the FBI as a clean-shaven black man, in his late 20s, about 5-foot-6 inches to 5-foot-8 inches tall and about 140 lbs. with a thin build. The FBI is interested in the same suspect for an attempted robbery of a West Orange bank about an hour earlier Thursday. Officials say the man is wearing the same hat and shoes …
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White powder found in boys bathroom at Grover Cleveland Middle School last week reported to school administrators, police.
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Monday, April 22
A white powder discovered at a Caldwell middle school last week was determined to be Alka-Seltzer used in a science classroom, Caldwell-West Caldwell officials said Monday. Caldwell police evacuated Grover Cleveland Middle School Thursday around 4:30 p.m. as a precaution while police and Nutley Hazmat investigated a suspicious substance found by a custodian in a boys bathroom. The investigation determined the substance was harmless and possibly a vitamin powder. "Principal James Brown investigated further on Friday, and determined that some powdered Alka-Seltzer from a science lab experiment had been left in a bathroom," district officials said Monday. Caldwell police were updated and are "satisfied with the outcome of the investigation," …
Scott W
3:54 pm on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
None of that instant stuff either. Make them peel every one! more ›