Port Jervis Police Department

Great day yesterday helping our community assisting at the Pop up food Pantry event sponsored by PJ Pride and Catholic Charities at Riverside Park.

Meet Nereus Mogaria, who serves as an assistant pastor at The Salvation Army Port Jervis Corps. If you're in the Port Jervis area and in need of a meal, want to... get involved with our music program, or needing social service resources visit Nereus at 99 Ball St. Our pastors are ready to help anyone who walks through our doors, no matter what. #CommunityLeaders See more

2021 Click It or Ticket: Border to Border Fact Sheet From May 24-June 6, 2021, the Port Jervis Police Department is joining state and local law enforcement agencies across the nation increasing their enforcement efforts for motorists who aren’t wearing their seat belts. For this year’s Click It or Ticket seat belt mobilization effort, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is asking all states to participate in the Border to Border (B2B) initiative on May ...Continue reading

Great evening last night playing hockey with the Salvation Army Wednesday night youth hockey program.

Salvation Army Family Fun Day 2021!!

Orange County Police Memorial Services sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Police- 2021: PJPD Officer Christopher Mehedin and Officer Mackenzie Decker present roses at the Orange County Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. #policeweek2021 Photos courtesy of Ferrigno Photos

The members of the Port Jervis Police Department send our deepest sympathy and prayers to the family of Sgt Barry Weisssman and the Town of Wallkill Police Department for the passing of Sgt. Weissman. May you rest in peace Sgt. Weissman- thank you for your dedication and service.

Starting a resolution in the new year? Think of your driving. Resolution #2: Get more and better sleep. Getting enough sleep is critical to driver safety. www.stopdrowsydriving.org #NewYearsResolution

2021 Law Enforcement Officers Appreciation Day Thank you to the men and women of the Port Jervis City Police Department, active and retired, for protecting and serving our community and to all law enforcement officers across our Nation for your service and sacrifice. May God bless and grant you protection as you protect and serve others.

Port Jervis Police PBA Children's Christmas Fund annual support for the Salvation Army's Christmas Angel Program. PJPD PBA thanks our community supporters who helped us with this program- family and friends of the PJPD PBA, PJ City Officials, Mayors Office and Common Council, Corp. Counsel, City Clerk's Office, PJ CDA and teachers and staff at ASK School! Thank you Salvation Army Captain Kelly, Captain John, Lt. Nereus and all the wonderful staff who serve our community and help our neighbors in need throughout the year!#communitypolicing

Honoring and paying tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Shop and dine local this holiday season! Take a drive throughout Port Jervis and venture into one of our many shops and restaurants. When we buy local, we support local! #SupportLocal #OrangeCountyNY

With longer nights and unpredictable winter weather on the horizon, it is important to make sure county outdoor lighting is operating properly. To report a streetlight or area light problem, click here: https://apps.coned.com/slrRequests/streetlightrepair.aspx @ORUConnect

Wishing everyone a safe and healthy New Year full of grace and countless blessings. Stay Well Everyone!

**WINTER STORM WARNING** A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect throughout the entire region Tri-State Region. Much of the region will see 8-12 inches of... snowfall with areas in northern and higher elevations seeing up to possibly 18, with some areas seeing up to 1-3" per hour snowfall rate. Liquid/snow ratios are expected to be 10/1 which will give us on average a lighter average snow (not heart attack snow) Winds are anticipated to remain at 20-35mph with gusts up to 50mph possible. Timing of this storm is anticipated to begin around 3:00-5:00 p.m. and is expected to remain until approximately 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. At this time OCEM would like to remind area residents to consider taking the following preparedness activities * Fill up all gas tanks, generators and firewood cribs * Charge all electronics in the event of potential power outages * Don't forget the bread and milk * Bring in all pets * Ensure snow brushes and ice scrapers are in the vehicle * Keep an extra blanket in the car for emergencies Our next NWS briefing will be at appx 6:00 p.m. this evening. We will post updates as they become available.

Public Advisory: The City of Port Jervis Overnight Parking Restrictions on City Streets has resumed. As per the City Code, no vehicles shall park on any City Streets between the hours of 1:00am - 6:00am. Heavy snow is expected to fall this afternoon into the morning. Please stay safe!

New Year’s looks a lot different this year, but staying safe on the roads should still be a priority. If you’ve been drinking, don’t drive. #BuzzedDriving is drunk driving.

**WINTER STORM WATCH** A Winter Storm Watch has been issued and is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon. * Heavy snow possible. Total ...snow accumulations of 12 to 17 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph, especially along the coast. * Portions of northeast New Jersey, southern Connecticut and southeast New York. * Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon. *Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday evening and Thursday morning commute. More information as it develops...

Watch for motorcycles and maintain at least a two-car-length distance between vehicles. Let’s share the road!

Det. Peter Washalski and Officer Thomas Kimiecik have been busy visiting our local pre-schools and ASK Elementary School teaching Halloween Safety and providing high visibility Halloween Bags and other safety materials to our young citizens.

Ten days ‘til Christmas! We hope everyone is ready for the quickly approaching holiday! We would love to see some of your Christmas cookie recipes. Share here!

Public Advisory: The City of Port Jervis Overnight Parking Restrictions on City Streets resumes tonight. As per the City Code, no vehicles shall park on any City Streets between the hours of 1:00am - 6:00am.

We love seeing all the fun and festive fall decorations around town. Port residents know how to enjoy the seasons!

2020 Dec 14 - Unfortuantely we cannot extend the waiver to the On Street parking regulations any longer as an impending major winter storm is knocking at our door. Winter On Street Parking regulations in the city resumes at 11:59pm tomorrow Tuesday, December 15, 2020.

Stay vigilant! COVID-19 updates for New York State can be found here: https://www.governor.ny.gov//governor-cuomo-updates-new-yo

A friendly reminder that as winter approaches, so does on-street parking regulations within the City. By local law, the overnight on-street parking ban is in effect until April 1, 2021.

Join us for our 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat event with PJCSD for a fun, safe & socially distant event! If you are interested in having a trunk, please fill out ...our registration form and send it back to our page or email [email protected]! Prizes will be awarded to the most creative trunks! See more

Overnight Parking Update: The city will continue to delay winter on-street parking regulations until Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 11:59pm.

Press Release Port Jervis Police Department On October 15, 2020, Detectives arrested Jeremy M. Hughes, age 39, of Port Jervis, and charged him with Rape in the 1st Degree and Criminal Sexual act in the 1st Degree, both class B felonies. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Port Jervis City Police Department with the assistance of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office into a sexual assault that was reported to have occurred in the City of Po...rt Jervis during the month of October 2020. The defendant was arraigned and remanded to Orange County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bail pending further court appearances. Notice: A criminal charge is merely an allegation by the police that a defendant has committed a violation of the criminal law, and it is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the State of New York's burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Join us next Wednesday night for a virtual presentation on drug trends and what to do about them! We will have a special presentation by our very own PJ Chief W...orden and Officer Kievit who is a Drug Recognition Expert. Followed by a presentation by Kayla Cabadungan and Jennifer Ocasio. The link to register is on the flyer! We hope to see you there See more

As tonight is the first night of Hanukkah, we wish a blessed and joyous holiday season to all who celebrate. #Hanukkah2020

UPDATE October 15, 2020 5:30 AM Angelica has been located and is safe. We request that anyone who has shared posts about her being missing to please update them to reflect that she is no longer missing. Thank you.

We are ready for this Friday’s Food Pantry. Proper social distancing practices are still in effect. The pantry will be open from 10am to Noon.

Keep your home safe this holiday; have lights on timers, leave music or the TV on while out, and if you’re going away for a few days, ask a friend to pick up your mail. Learn about our Neighborhood Watch program: https://portjervispolice.com/departments/neighborhood-watch #NeighborhoodWatch #HolidaySafetyTips

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