ENGLISHTOWN – Two officers who serve in the Englishtown Police Department have received praise from residents for their handling of an alleged trespassing incident.
A letter commending Patrolman Ryan Carideo and Detective Cpl. Alexander Dinicola was sent to Mayor Thomas Reynolds from a family in the borough. The letter was read to the public by Lt. Peter Cooke at the July 26 meeting of the Borough Council.
According to the letter, Carideo and Dinicola responded to a report of trespassing on the family’s property on June 22. Working together, the officers identified and issued summonses to the two suspected trespassers within 12 hours.
“[The officers] quickly gave my family and I much needed peace of mind, knowing that we were once safe in our home,” the resident wrote. “Please join me in recognizing and acknowledging the extraordinary professionalism that both Patrolman Carideo and Detective Cpl. Dinicola displayed and that we have come to expect from our local law enforcement agency, but has gone overlooked for far too long in today’s society.”
Cooke said both officers received commendations.
In a related matter, police activity reports for May and June were read by Councilman Dan Marter during the meeting.
According to the May report, there were 836 incidents during the month; 663 that did not require a police report to be generated and 173 that did require a report. There were 23 arrests made; 15 warrants, summonses and ordinance violations issued; 12 criminal and offense summonses issued; two criminal warrants issued; and one borough ordinance summons issued.
In May, 395 motor vehicle stops occurred, according to the police report. Issued were 327 motor vehicle summonses (321 non-parking summonses and six parking summonses). Police said 17 motor vehicles were impounded and there were eight motor vehicle collision reports.
According to the June report, there were 824 incidents during the month; 620 that did not require a police report to be generated and 204 that did require a report. There were 44 arrests made; 24 warrants, summonses and ordinance violations issued; 16 criminal and offense summonses issued; five criminal warrants issued; and three borough ordinance summonses issued.
In June, 355 motor vehicle stops occurred, according to the police report. Issued were 353 motor vehicle summonses (353 non-parking summonses and no parking summonses). Police said 19 motor vehicles were impounded and there were 12 motor vehicle collision reports.
