Saturday, December 29, 2012
Here are the most-read stories that involved local police and crime in 2012.
Jan. 11, 2012 — Arrests Lead Schools to Reconsider Alcohol Policy The arrest of 47 juveniles during a New Year's Eve party for underage drinking has led school board members to consider reviving the district's drug-and-alcohol policy. At a Board of Education meeting Monday night, the New Year's Eve bust prompted board member Michael Caulfield to propose a motion to revive ADAPT, the Alcohol/Drug Assistance Program for Teens. The board is expected to vote on the issue during its Jan. 23 meeting. According to Cranford Police Lt. James Wozniak, at 10 p.m. on New Year's Eve, police were called to a home on Garden Street on a report of a fight taking place in that area. When police arrived, they discovered a "large number of juveniles on the …
Here's a list of the stories that resonated the most with Cranford Patch readers in 2012.
Mar 1, 2012 — Mason to Take On Township Administrator Job Officials announced Tuesday night that Chief Eric Mason will retire from his position as theCranford police chief in order to assume the full-time job of Township Administrator — a position he's held in an "acting" capacity since September of 2011. Mayor David Robinson made the annoucement near the end of the public Township Committee meeting on Feb. 28. March 2, 2012 — Release of Police Chief's Phone Call Raises Eyebrows One day after Cranford Police Chief Eric Mason announced his plans to retire from the Police Department to become the fulltime township administrator, a video has surfaced that includes audio from an eight-year-old phone call with his son in which Mason jokes …
Monday, December 17, 2012
An elderly Cranford man reportedly took a shot at a deer over the summer and was taken into custody for discharging a firearm.
Editor's Note: A new year is upon us and Cranford Patch is taking a look back at a few of the stories that kept you talking, made you cry or laugh, or just had you shaking your head, asking, "Why?" This story originally appeared July 25, 2012. Cranford Police took an 81-year-old man into custody on July 22 after he allegedly shot a deer outside his home on Madison Avenue. August Savoy, 81, was arrested at 1:44 p.m. and charged with a disorderly persons offense as well as violating a township ordinance prohibiting the discharge of firearms. He was released on his own recognizance. "The incident was called in by a neighbor who allegedly witnessed the incident," according to Lt. James Wozniak, who said this is his first recollection of a …
Steve
11:12 am on Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Some people create classic straw men, and allow the "perfect" to be the enemy of the "good." Few people -- none that I know -- argue that better gun control is the complete or perfect answer to the gun violence that now pervades our country (as opposed to most other developed countries in the world). Like a better mental-health delivery system, gun control is just one part of the "bigger picture… more ›