Highland Park Police Department

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🚨 Happy Labor Day, Highland Park.Today is a day off for a lot of people, and we hope you get to spend it with the ones y...
09/07/2026

🚨 Happy Labor Day, Highland Park.

Today is a day off for a lot of people, and we hope you get to spend it with the ones you love. It exists because working people fought for it, and that is worth remembering while the grill is going.

Our officers are working today, the same as every holiday. If you need us, we are here. 🚓

🚨 College football season is back.If you are traveling to or from Highland Park tonight, plan for extra traffic tied to ...
09/03/2026

🚨 College football season is back.

If you are traveling to or from Highland Park tonight, plan for extra traffic tied to the Rutgers home opener-especially on River Road.

If you hear loud booms later, there is no cause for alarm. Fireworks are scheduled after the game. 🎇

Proud to partner with Rutgers University Police Department - RUPDand best of luck to Rutgers Football this season.

Drive safe out there. 🚓 and go RU!
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📸 Sergeants Gaetano Palumbo and Derek Wenskoski

School starts Tuesday, and Highland Park mornings and afternoons are about to look very different.If you have a child he...
09/03/2026

School starts Tuesday, and Highland Park mornings and afternoons are about to look very different.

If you have a child heading back to class, you are probably somewhere between excited and not quite ready. We get it. Our officers have kids in schools too.

You will see us near the schools at drop off and dismissal, keeping traffic moving and getting students safely from the curb to the door. How many officers we can put out there will vary with staffing and calls for service. The standard does not vary. Every child in this borough gets home safe.

Here is how you can help:

Leave early. A few extra minutes at home beats a rushed drive.

Obey our crossing guards. They have earned your patience.

Stop for school buses with their reds on. Every time.

Expect backups around the schools. If you are not picking up or dropping off, take another route.

Thank you to our crossing guards, school staff, and bus drivers. They set the tone for every school day in our community.

We will see you out there. Be patient with each other and let's start the year off right. 🚓

Big stretch for Highland Park schools 🚨The Owls handled the Zebras 29-0 under Friday night lights this past Friday 🏈 and...
09/02/2026

Big stretch for Highland Park schools 🚨

The Owls handled the Zebras 29-0 under Friday night lights this past Friday 🏈 and Tuesday the 8th is the first day of school. In between, our Community Policing Team spent yesterday afternoon with the families who make our community what it is.

Officers Mark Re**er, Tyler Morris, Bryant Fitzgerald, and Sebastian Gonzalez were joined by Sgt. Gaetano Palumbo to hand out backpacks and school supplies, share refreshments, and work on crafts with the kids.

This is what community policing looks like here. It isn't a community we police, it's our community, and we show up for it before anyone has to call.

Thank you to Dunkin, Giddy's Pizza, and Papa John's for partnering with us and making the day happen.

See you around the borough, and have a great first day, Highland Park 🚓

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Thirty-one years. Every rank in the department.Today, James E. Ryan becomes the seventh Chief of Police in the 90-year h...
09/01/2026

Thirty-one years. Every rank in the department.

Today, James E. Ryan becomes the seventh Chief of Police in the 90-year history of the South Brunswick Police Department, and the first to have worn every rank on the way there. Patrol officer. Detective. Sergeant. Lieutenant. Captain. Deputy Chief. Now Chief.

He raised his four children there with his wife. He did not simply work in South Brunswick for 31 years. He made it his community. That is what community policing actually looks like.

Our departments share a county line and a mutual aid agreement. His officers may answer a call in Highland Park, and ours may answer one in South Brunswick. That only works when the leaders on both sides know and trust each other. Chief Ryan has spent three decades earning that standing across Middlesex County, and he brings the FBI National Academy and NJSACOP Command and Leadership Academy with him.

Congratulations, Chief. When one agency in this county gets stronger, every one of us does.

Join us in congratulating Chief Ryan and the men and women of the South Brunswick Police Department. Leave a note below and we will make sure it reaches them.

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🚨 POWER OUTAGE - NORTH SIDE OF THE BOROUGHIf your lights are out right now, you are not alone and you are not forgotten....
08/29/2026

🚨 POWER OUTAGE - NORTH SIDE OF THE BOROUGH

If your lights are out right now, you are not alone and you are not forgotten. A large portion of the north side of the borough lost power this evening, and we know that means a dark house, no air conditioning, and a lot of questions about when it comes back.

Here is what we know. PSE&G is aware, their crews are already on scene, and they are working to restore service as quickly as they safely can.

Our officers are patrolling the affected neighborhoods for as long as the power stays out. If you are driving through the area, slow down and stay alert for pedestrians. With streetlights and porch lights down, people walking are much harder to see tonight.

Thank you to our officers who went straight to the north side, and thank you to the Edison Police Department, the Edison Division of Fire, and the Highland Park Fire Department for stepping up alongside us. Thank you also to the PSE&G crews working the problem right now, and to our community members for the patience you always show us when things go sideways.

If you need us, call our non emergency number at 732-572-3800. For any emergency, dial 9-1-1.
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🚨 Some of the best things happening in Highland Park happen in a room where a teenager feels welcome. That is what the Z...
08/25/2026

🚨 Some of the best things happening in Highland Park happen in a room where a teenager feels welcome. That is what the Zone 6 HP Teen Center has built here, and yesterday the state got to see it.

Zone 6 welcomed New Jersey Attorney General Davenport and her staff to Highland Park, and our officers were glad to be there in support.

Our partnership with Zone 6 works because it runs both directions. They give our officers a place to be known by young people outside of a call for service, and we bring resources, presence, and a phone number their staff can use anytime.

🚓 Thank you to Attorney General Davenport and her office for the visit. We look forward to working with her office to make Highland Park an even safer community. Thank you to Mayor Foster and Borough Council for joining us, and to CPO Mark Re**er, CPO Bryant Fitzgerald, and CPO Tyler Morris. Most of all, thank you to Zone 6 for hosting and for what you do every day for the young people of this borough.

Zone 6 always welcomes help. If you can give your time or donate food, reach out to them directly. And if you missed yesterday's giveaways, come see us Tuesday, September 1, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at the Highland Park Community Center for our Back to School Giveaway and Backpack Decorating event. The first 48 children receive a free backpack and school supplies.

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🚨 New backpack, sharpened pencils, everything inside it brand new and yours! Every kid deserves that feeling on the firs...
08/24/2026

🚨 New backpack, sharpened pencils, everything inside it brand new and yours! Every kid deserves that feeling on the first day.

The Highland Park Police Department is hosting our Back to School Giveaway and Backpack Decorating event on Tuesday, September 1, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at the Highland Park Community Center. The first 48 children get a free backpack and school supplies. Use your giveaway bag or bring one from home and decorate it with us. Light refreshments will be served.

This is how we do the job here. Our officers spend time with the kids of our community long before anyone needs to call us. A child who knows an officer by name in September knows where to turn in March.

🚓 Thank you to our Community Policing Team for putting this together, and to the Highland Park Community Center for hosting us.

Come see us on September 1. Supplies go to the first 48 children, so come early. Questions to CPO Fitzgerald at [email protected].

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🚨 The first time you get pulled over, your heart pounds. You are not sure where to put your hands, what to reach for, or...
08/19/2026

🚨 The first time you get pulled over, your heart pounds. You are not sure where to put your hands, what to reach for, or what the officer is about to say.

We can fix that. Not with a lecture, but with a practice run.

🚓 Our New Driver Program starts in the classroom at the Highland Park Community Center, 220 S. 6th Avenue. Vehicle safety and the road tips that keep a routine drive routine.

Then we move to Donaldson Park for the part that matters most: a simulated motor vehicle stop with our officers. Where to pull over. What to have ready. What happens next. When it happens for real, it will not be their first time.

Sunday, August 30, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Free for new drivers 18 and younger. A parent or guardian stays for the full program, and drivers bring a valid license or permit, vehicle registration, and insurance card.

Thank you to our Community Policing Team. Programs like this take real work to run right, and they never hesitate.

Space is limited to the first 10 registrants. Scan the QR code on the attached flyer, or email CPO Bryant Fitzgerald at [email protected].

🚨 UPDATE - MR. GUTHA HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE 🚨Highland Park, we have wonderful news! Mr. Laxminara Gutha, the 84-year-old ma...
08/15/2026

🚨 UPDATE - MR. GUTHA HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE 🚨

Highland Park, we have wonderful news! Mr. Laxminara Gutha, the 84-year-old man we have been searching for since Friday, has been found and is safe. He is back with his family, and we could not be more relieved to share this update with you.

This outcome happened because our community and its partners refused to give up. From the moment we asked for help, you responded. You shared the post, you checked your cameras, and you kept Mr. Gutha's photo moving across Highland Park and beyond.

We want to thank everyone who made this possible:

🚓 The Highland Park officers and detectives who worked this search with everything they had, led by Detective Brian O'Mara. Their persistence and dedication were instrumental.

🚓 Everyone from our community who shared the post and called in with information. Your eyes and your effort made the difference.

🚓 The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office for their support and assistance throughout the search.

🚓 Our partner law enforcement agencies who stepped in to help without hesitation.

🚓 And especially the Rutgers University Police Department - RUPD Drone Unit, whose aerial search capabilities were instrumental in bringing Mr. Gutha home safely.

This is what Highland Park does. When one of our own is in trouble, this community and our partners show up. We are grateful beyond words.

Thank you, Highland Park. Mr. Gutha is home, and that is because of all of you.

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