Bayonne Police Chief Robert Geisler announced that the Police Department’s Traffic Unit will begin a daily dissemination of a Google map that will show the location of scheduled road work sites occurring in Bayonne that day.

The Google map program for Bayonne will operate Mondays through Fridays, beginning on Monday, July 28.  The map will display a worksite’s location and the scheduled work times.  The program will also indicate whether a road closure is planned. The goal is to have the information disseminated no later than 7:00 a.m. each weekday.  Chief Geisler said, “The Bayonne Police Department is presenting this Google map program, so that Bayonne residents and visitors will have useful information before they drive around the community.”  He continued, “This new program reflects the service-oriented mission of the Bayonne Police Department.  We hope the Google map will help people to limit any inconvenience as they plan each day.”  

The following link will lead to the Google worksite map and related information:

An advisory from the Police Traffic Division states, “This notification contains an interactive map that shows areas that will be affected by work zones.  Driving through these areas may affect your commute in the City of Bayonne on this date. Please note that certain work zones may move throughout the day and that all work zones are subject to last-minute changes. These moves and changes may not be reflected on the map.  Any issues or concerns regarding a work site should be addressed to the Bayonne Police Department Traffic Unit @ 201.858.6969 or emailed to traffic@bayonnepd.org.”

The link to the worksite map will be available on the Facebook pages of the Bayonne Police Department and the Bayonne Office of Emergency Management (OEM), on the City of Bayonne’s website, and other locations on the web.

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            This auction was scheduled originally for March 14, but was postponed, due to inclement winter weather on that date.

            The Police Department advises prospective buyers that all of the vehicles are in used condition.  They may be inoperable, may be missing parts, may require repairs, or may have defects that re not readily apparent.  Each item is being offered as is.  The minimum bid price shall be $200 per vehicle unless otherwise specified.  One vehicle listed for the auction has a minimum bid price of $6,000. An additional fee of $2 for a junk title certificate shall be charged for each vehicle being auctioned.

            Buyers must pay in full, either in cash or by certified check, at the time of sale.  Buyers must remove the purchased vehicles from the pound no later than three days after the date of sale.  The purchase of any vehicle not removed from the pound after three days following the sale may be declared void, and the monies paid by the successful bidder would be forfeited. 

            The Police Department expects thirty-five vehicles to be available at the auction. The Bayonne Police Department reserves the right to withdraw any of the vehicles from the sale.  This sale of motor vehicles bars all claims of interest in said motor vehicles except for the purchasers.  The Police Department reserves the right to reject any and all bids for the vehicles.  In the event of the last-minute addition of new items to the auction, any terms or conditions applying to their sale at auction would be announced. 

            The auction scheduled by the Police Department for March 21 is the third such event planned for 2017.  The Bayonne Police Department holds such auctions from time to time.  Other police auctions that may take place in 2017 would be announced as events may warrant.  

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Mayor Mark A. Smith and Police Chief Robert Kubert announced that the Bayonne Police Department arrested two men on marijuana charges on January 26 after discovering them at 65 New Hook Road. The men arrested were Gordon T. Peters, 42, of Miramar, Florida, and Jason L. Peters, 21, of Miami, Florida. They were charged with possession of over 25 pounds of marijuana, and possession of marijuana within 500 feet of a public walkway. The approximate weight of the marijuana seized by the police was 595 pounds, which has an estimated street value of $2 million. According to Chief Kubert and Mayor Smith, as measured by pounds, this is apparently the largest seizure of marijuana in the history of the Bayonne Police Department.

Police Officers Samuel Garcia and Domenico Colabraro were on a routine patrol on the East Side of Bayonne at around 10:30 p.m. From working the area regularly, the officers noticed that the gate at 65 New Hook Road which is normally closed, was open. They entered the lot at that location to conduct a check of the area, where there have been some recent burglaries involving tractor-trailers. As they searched, the officers came across a white tractor-trailer with South Carolina plates. They noticed a gray minivan backed up to the trailer, and that the minivan’s hatchback was open. They observed a beam of light on the ground towards the rear of the trailer.

Believing that a burglary was taking place, Officers Garcia and Colabraro requested additional police units to respond to the scene. As they approached the rear of the trailer, the officers heard a drilling noise coming from inside the trailer. When they got to the back of the trailer, they observed a male, later identified as Gordon Peters, standing up inside the trailer. The officers reported seeing him holding a large, cube-shaped object in his hand while wearing a miner’s light on his head. The police ordered Gordon Peters out of the trailer, but he did not comply. According to the incident report, Gordon Peters threw the cube to the ground and tried to move towards the rear of the trailer. At the same time, Officers Frank Calabrese and Kyle Davis arrived on the scene as back-up. Calabrese and Davis observed another male, later identified as Jason Peters, trying to duck down in the cab of the tractor. Officer Davis ordered Jason Peters to move out of the truck.

Then Officers Garcia, Colabraro, and Calbrese entered the trailer portion of the truck and detained Gordon Peters. Upon entering the trailer, the officers smelled raw marijuana emanating from the inside. Officer Colabraro noticed that the cube that Gordon Peters had dropped to the ground was cut open on one side. When the officers examined the cut cube more closely, they saw green vegetation, suspected marijuana, coming out of the cube’s opening. At this time, the officers arrested both Gordon and Jason Peters.

While Gordon Peters was being escorted out of the trailer, Officer Calabrese noticed a large wooden crate that had numerous identical cubes and bundles inside of it. Lieutenants Eric Deitrich and Jeremy Sullivan, and Sergeants Joseph Spiers and William Nide arrived on the scene, and authorized the impounds of the tractor, trailer, and minivan, pending the application of search warrants. Both vehicles were removed by Dente Towing to the police central garage. The light Gordon Peters was wearing, a knife with marijuana residue, which was in his pocket, and a cordless drill were all placed into evidence, along with the initial cube of marijuana. The police confiscated $581 from Gordon Peters and $519 from Jason Peters as suspected drug proceeds.

Municipal Judge Cheryl Scott Cashman issued search warrants to Sgt. Spiers for both vehicles. Lt. Sullivan and Sgt. Spiers responded to the central garage, where Officers Garcia and Colabraro assisted them in the search of both vehicles. From the rear trailer, they recovered 31 bundles of marijuana. The bundles were marked with different weights on each of them. From inside the tractor, Sgt. Spiers recovered $3,000, which was confiscated as suspected drug proceeds. A search of the minivan turned up no additional contraband.

On January 27, Judge Cashman set bail at $250,000 for each Mr. Peters, with no 10% option.

Mayor Mark A. Smith said, “This case proves the importance of police patrols in fighting crime. I would like to thank Officers Colabraro and Garcia for their smart and careful police work. I would like to commend all of the officers who came to their aid in arresting the two men and uncovering the evidence.”

Chief Kubert said, “I would like to thank all of the officers who responded to the scene. I would like especially to commend Officers Garcia and Colabraro for their attention to detail while on patrol. It was their observation of the open gate at 65 New Hook Road that led to the discovery of the two men and their contraband.”

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Our River View Observer’s roaming photographer caught this unusual mishap at the 14 A exit of the New Jersey Turnpike  on Sunday October 18th.

The Bayonne  and State Police along with the Bayonne Fire Department were there to lend a hand. No one got hurt from what we hear.

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