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CHATHAM TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT

CHIEF

John Paton

 

 local neighborhood public safety and community alerts and advisories by text, email, web

 

 

This page was last updated

Tuesday August 18, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALERTS & INFO

 

Vehicle Burglaries

We have experienced a number of burglaries to vehicles around town. We recently arrested one subject however the thefts continued in the following days. All victims left their vehicles unlocked and had items such as MP3 Players, GPS's, briefcases, and loose change taken. Please remove valuables from your vehicles and keep them locked. Please report any suspicious activity.

 

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local neighborhood public safety and community alerts and advisories by text, email, web

 

POWER OUTAGES

The police communications desk receives numerous calls from residents about power loss. The police department is not always aware of the cause or how long until it will be restored.  Calling police headquarters to ask about the power loss may cause unnecessary delay for dispatchers to handle urgent matters. If you lose power you are urged to call 1-800-544-4877 (1-800-LIGHTSS) and report the outage to JCP&L.  We  also recommend you select the option to be notified via telephone callback when your power is restored.  Reporting your power outage to JCP&L is the fastest way to document your outage.  JCP&L states that when homeowners report their outages directly to them it allows them to pinpoint the problem in a more expeditious manner.

If you see wires down, or other hazards please call 9-1-1.

IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH POWER FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT DURING AN OUTAGE, PLEASE CALL 973-377-0100.

For More Information go to the JCP&L Website

 

Grandma Scam

We have had reports of the "Grandma Scam" recently in town. The suspect will call the victim, usually a widowed or single senior citizen, and pretend to be their grandson or daughter. They will tell the victim they have been arrested and need money for bail. They also indicate they are in California or a western U.S. state. Usually the suspect will tell the victim that they do not want their parents to know and to send the money via Western Union. Once they receive the money they will sometimes try to scam the victim again saying the bail was raised. Many times the victim is out thousands of dollars.

 

Please note that sending an e-mail to the general e-mail address will not generate an official police report or an immediate response. It is not monitored 24/7. This also applies to individual e-mail addresses of the staff of this department. If you have a matter of importance that you would like to report to us, please contact us in person or telephone to arrange to have an officer take a report.  Emergencies should be reported via 911. As always, anonymous information about criminal activity is accepted by e-mail.    

 

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