Frenchtown Borough Police Department
• Integrity • Commitment • Community
“The police are the public and the public are the police…” ~ Sir Robert Peel
Our Mission is to prevent crime, protect life and property, resolve conflict, and maintain civil order while ensuring that all people are treated with equal protection under the law.
Our Vision is to maintain a safe, secure, and welcoming community through a collaborative and inclusive relationship with our residents, businesses, and other community partners.
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Frenchtown Police Department
27 Second Street,
Frenchtown, New Jersey 08825
A message from Frenchtown Police Dept and JCP&L/First Energy
The holiday season is the most popular time for home decoration. JCP&L/First Energy offers the following safety tips to ensure holiday lighting displays remain safe throughout the season.
OUTDOOR LIGHTING SAFETY
-Check all lights for frayed wires or areas where insulation has pulled away from plugs or sockets. Discard and replace any damaged light strings.
-Take extra care using a ladder to install lights – avoid contact with overhead wires and make sure the ladder is placed on solid, level ground that isn’t slippery.
-Ensure that tacks or nails used to hold light strings do not pierce any insulation on wires or light sockets.
-Use only extension cords that are approved for outdoor use. Those cords must meet rigorous safety standards that indoor cords may not meet.
-Outdoor lights, inflatables and other decorations should be plugged into outlets protected by ground fault interrupters.
-Place outdoor lights on a timer or turn them off before you go to bed.
INDOOR LIGHTING SAFETY
-Inspect all light strings and cords for any damage, including frayed wires or insulation that has pulled away from light sockets or plugs. Also check for chewing or scratching damage if you have pets in the house. Discard and replace any damaged light strings.
-Live trees should be kept well-watered.
-No more than three (3) strings of standard indoor lights should be connected to any extension cord.
-Make sure cords are placed where they wont be stepped on, kinked or pose a tripping hazard.
-Lights should not be permitted to touch drapes, furniture or carpeting.
-Lights should be turned off overnight and when no one is home.
A message from Chief Kurylka
Dear Residents,
I have seen some emails, messages being sent via social media.
I would like to share the following information about Ebola with you.
The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa has increased the possibility of patients with Ebola traveling from the affected countries to the United States. The likelihood of contracting Ebola is extremely low unless a person has direct unprotected contact with the body fluids of a person (like urine, saliva, feces, vomit, sweat, and semen) who is sick with Ebola or direct handling of bats or nonhuman primates from areas with Ebola outbreaks. Initial signs and symptoms of Ebola include sudden fever, chills, and muscle aches with diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain occurring after about 5 days. Other symptoms such as chest pains, shortness of breath, headache, or confusion, may also develop. Symptoms may become increasingly severe and may include jaundice (yellow skin), severe weight loss, mental confusion, bleeding inside and outside the body, shock, and multi-organ failure.
The incubation period for Ebola, from exposure or when signs or symptoms appear, ranges from 2-21 days (most commonly 8-10 days). Any Ebola patient with sign or symptoms should be considered infectious. Ebola patients without symptoms are not contagious. The prevention of Ebola includes actions to avoid exposure to blood or body fluids of infected patients through contact with skin, mucous membranes of the eyes, nose, or mouth, or injuries with contaminated needles or other sharp objects.
This information has been obtained via the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
If you should have any questions please contact Division of Public Health 908-788-1351
Lets all use good common sense.
If you wish to talk to me, my door is open, or call, 908-996-2341
Your Chief of Police
AWK