Rahway Police Department & Rahway PBA Local 31 Host Holiday Food Drive

RAHWAY, NJ - The Rahway Police Department and Rahway PBA Local 31 are conducting a Holiday Food Drive from December 2nd to December 13th. Please consider donating canned goods or other non-perishable food items to help those less fortunate this holiday season. All donations will benefit the Rahway Food for Friends. Some of the most needed items include oatmeal, canned soup (broth based), peanut butter, jelly, canned vegetables, cereal, dry pasta, baby food, and diapers. Hygiene items such as shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, socks, and deodorant are also greatly appreciated.

Items can be dropped off at the Rahway Police Community Center, 52 E. Cherry Street, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or at the Rahway Police Department (main entrance) all other times. We will also accept new or gently used coats (at the E. Cherry Street location only) and NEW unwrapped toys. If you’re planning to attend the annual Rahway Tree Lighting Ceremony on November 29th, please consider donating an item at that time (a drop off bin will be located inside police headquarters lobby.) Please consider donating to this worthwhile cause, and helping those less fortunate during the holidays. If you need more information, please email us at neighborhoodwatch@rahwaypolice.com.

Rahway Police Department - PBA Local 31

Holiday Food Drive

December 2nd - December 13th

52 E. Cherry Street - Rahway Police Community Center

Monday through Friday 9 am to 4:30 pm

Weekend donations can be made at the Rahway Police Department

Please donate canned goods and other non-perishable food items to help those, less fortunate this holiday season.

All donations will benefit Rahway Food for Friends

We are collecting:

Know how to report suspicious activity

As the additional “eyes and ears” of law enforcement, citizens can help to reduce crime, improve safety and increase the quality of neighborhood life by knowing what to report and how to report it.

What exactly is a “suspicious activity”? 

Suspicious activities can refer to incidents, events, individuals or circumstances that seem unusual or out of place. Some common examples of suspicious activities include: A stranger loitering in your neighborhood or a vehicle cruising the streets repeatedly; someone peering into cars or windows; a high volume of traffic going to and coming from a home on a daily basis; someone loitering around schools, parks or secluded areas; strange odors coming from a house or building; open or broken doors and windows at a closed business or unoccupied residence; screaming or fighting; strangers removing license plates or loading valuables into vehicles from a residence even if the moving truck looks legitimate.

When reporting suspicious persons, provide as much detail as possible. Start with the basics and get more specific. One reliable method to consistently make good suspect descriptions is to begin at the head and work your way down. For example: “He was a white male with blonde hair and glasses. He was wearing a brown shirt, blue jeans and sneakers.”

Here is a list of items you can describe when providing a suspect description: Sex, race, approximate age, height, weight, hair color and style (long, short, etc.), glasses, skin tone, general appearance (well groomed, dirty), clothing description (color of pants, shirt, shoes, jewelry, glasses, hats, etc.), scars, tattoos, and if you spoke to the person – their speech (accent, slurred). If the person left the area take note of their direction of travel.

When reporting suspicious vehicles, provide as much information as possible about the vehicle such as the make, model, color, approximate year (older model, newer model), license plate (and state) its occupants, or any identifying marks or characteristics (dents, bumper stickers, lettering, etc.), and direction of travel.

When reporting locations of suspicious activities, provide as much information as possible. An exact location and specific address is always best if possible.  If not, is there an identifiable landmark nearby (store, restaurant, cross street, etc.)?

The phrase “If you see something, say something” is a good rule, regardless of the nature of the offense. You should never assume that the information you have is either trivial or insignificant, or that someone else has already reported it to the police. Many crimes are solved when information is gathered from multiple sources, and is evaluated collectively by the police department. They become parts of the puzzle that may lead to the successful conclusion of an investigation.

RAHWAY POLICE DEPARTMENT JOINS FACEBOOK & TWITTER

The Rahway Police Department has joined the popular social networking sites Facebook and Twitter to more effectively provide timely information to the community.

The Facebook and Twitter pages will have information on recent news releases, department events, road closures, emergency information, severe weather alerts, along with other programs and services offered by our department. Twitter users can follow us at https://twitter.com/RahwayPolice, and Facebook users can “like” us at https://www.facebook.com/RahwayPolice to receive updates as soon as they are posted.

“The Rahway Police Department understands the public’s desire to stay informed on events in their community, especially when emergency conditions exist. Utilizing social networking is just another way for the Rahway Police Department to help keep residents informed on what’s going on in their neighborhoods.” said Rahway Police Chief John Rodger.

We will also continue to use the Nixle notification system, which provides real time notifications through email and text messaging to the public free of charge. In order to receive Nixle alerts, users must register at www.nixle.com.

Rahway Mayor Samson Steinman whole-heartedly supports these efforts. “During the power outage resulting from Superstorm Sandy, communication with citizens proved difficult. These steps being undertaken by the Rahway Police Department are a continuing effort to be able to inform our citizens of events occurring in their community.

Additionally, the Rahway Police Department will be utilizing “door hanger” tags to notify residents of important incidents. The door hangers alert residents that the police are investigating an incident or suspicious activity in their neighborhood. Residents can call the police department “TIPS” Line at 732/ 388-1553 (confidential) with information about crimes and suspicious activities. They can also email us at neighborhoodwatch@rahwaypolice.com.