RPPD Youth Academy Registration Open Till July 20th
This year’s Roselle Park Police Department (RPPD) Youth Academy is scheduled for July 30th to August 3rd. The weeklong academy will run from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Roselle Park. This will be the sixth...
View ArticlePolice Activity Report: July 1 – 14, 2018
July 1, 2018 At 1251 a.m., Roselle Park Police Department (RPPD) Officer Dean Khallaf conducted a motor vehicle stop on a 2001 Toyota for a moving violation. The driver of the vehicle, Brian P. Walsh,...
View ArticleArmed Robbery At Westfield Avenue 7-Eleven
This morning at around 2:14 a.m., Roselle Park Police Department (RPPD) officers responded to a report of an armed robbery that occurred at the 7-Eleven located at 573 West Westfield Avenue. Police...
View ArticleArmed Robbery On Westfield Avenue Results In Car Pursuit
A middle-aged male along with a female was parked curbside on Chestnut Street at Westfield Avenue in their 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee waiting for their niece to get out of a party at around 11:30 p.m....
View ArticleRPPD Hosting “Back-To-School” Supply Drive Through Sept. 4th
The Roselle Park Police Department (RPPD) is hosting a boroughwide back-to-school supply drive to help families experiencing financial hardship and need assistance in providing certain necessities for...
View ArticlePolice Activity Report (August 23 – 29, 2018)
August 23, 2018 At 7:26 p.m., Roselle Park Police Department (RPPD) Officer Jessica Diaz responded to West Grant Avenue at Chestnut Street on a report of an intoxicated male. As a community caretaking...
View ArticleRPPD Gives Back To School Children
Yesterday, officers of the Roselle Park Police Department (RPPD) presented school supplies to each elementary school as part of their first annual school supply drive. The supplies included backpacks,...
View ArticleTwo Police Stops On Westfield Avenue End In Marijuana Arrests
September 8, 2018 At 2:35 a.m., Roselle Park Police Department (RPPD) Detective Sergeant Dominick Frino conducted a motor vehicle stop on a 2015 Mitsubishi along West Westfield Avenue for a moving and...
View ArticlePolice Find 14 Cats In ‘Inhumane Conditions’ When Responding To A Dispute
On Tuesday, August 28th, at around 11:12 in the morning, Roselle Park Police Department (RPPD) officers responded to a residence on the 300 block of West Clay Avenue for a landlord-tenant dispute. An...
View ArticleChestnut Street To Be Closed Saturday For Car Show
This coming Saturday, September 15th, the Roselle Park Police Department (RPPD) will have Chestnut Street closed from Grant Avenue to Webster Avenue from 8 a.m. until 6 in the evening. East Clay Avenue...
View ArticleShots Fired At Woodside Gardens Related To Reported Suicide Attempt
At approximately 6:10 this morning, the Roselle Park Police Department (RPPD) reported that a suicidal male residing at the Woodside Gardens apartment complex contacted the 911 emergency line stating...
View ArticleRPPD Detective John Deegan Promoted To Sergeant
Detective John Deegan was promoted to the position of Sergeant at Thursday night’s Mayor & Council meeting. Having come to the borough in 2006, Sgt. Deegan worked in the Detective Bureau: General...
View ArticleCouncil Appoints RPPD Patrolman Theodore Kot
The governing body appointed Theodore Kot as a Probationary Patrolman to the Roselle Park Police Department. After being sworn in, Officer Kot spoke to the audience, “I just want to thank Chief...
View ArticleCars Parked At Colfax Cut-Outs By RPHS Field Will Be Ticketed
The start of school for many means a serious change in schedules. Parents and guardians have to go back to their children’s routines, drivers have to adjust their travel time to consider school buses,...
View ArticleRPPD Officer Harms & RPFD Deputy Chief Thompson Honored For Rescue
Two Roselle Park first responders – Roselle Park Police Department (RPPD) Patrolman Robert Harms and Roselle Park Fire Department (RPFD) Deputy Fire Chief Steve Thompson – were recognized for risking...
View ArticleBike Path Closed Due To Safety Concerns
The Roselle Park Police Department (RPPD) this morning has closed the bike path next to the NJ TRANSIT Roselle Park train station tracks between Galloping Hill Road and Chestnut Street. Safety concerns...
View ArticleTwo Arrested With Over $3,000 In Counterfeit Money According To Police
Last Thursday, September 27th, at 11:31 p.m., Roselle Park Police Department (RPPD) Officer John Fitzgerald conducted a motor vehicle stop on a 2000 Toyota along East Westfield Avenue for a moving...
View ArticleBender Avenue Closed On Halloween For Trick-Or-Treating
The Roselle Park Police Department (RPPD), as its annual practice, will be on-hand tomorrow to provide for a safe and family-friendly environment for trick-or-treating along Bender Avenue. Vehicular...
View ArticlePolice Activity Report (Oct. 4 – Nov. 6, 2018)
October 4th, 2018 A Roselle Park resident reported her 2007 Ford that was parked along East Westfield Avenue was burglarized overnight and that some loose change, as well as a TomTom GPS, were taken....
View ArticleBeards Behind The Badge: RPPD Takes Part In ‘No-Shave November’
The Roselle Park Police Department (RPPD) took part in ‘No-Shave November’ to show support and help in raising funds for RPPD Lt. Manuel Jimenez who is currently undergoing treatment for pancreatic...
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