Blairstown Police

Officer Christian Hart at the Food Collection Shed

The speed limit on Route 94 will be lowered to 45 mph from 50 between Eldan Place and just west of Blairstown Village.

A Blairstown man is facing animal abuse charges after an investigation by the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office and the township police department revealed dead...

Blairstown residents have been showing their love for Caster, the police K-9 officer, who passed away Jan. 8. Photo by Joe Phalon

The BPD recently beefed up its public-safety toolbox, with a little help from some friends at the Fire Department. The BPD has acquired four Halligan bars, forcible-entry tools that have become indispensable equipment in firefighting, which its officers will use to breach doors in the event of an emergency. Seen here courtesy of Blairstown Police Department, Blairstown Fire Chief Mark Slater and Blairstown Police Chief Scott Johnsen display the two Halligan forcible-entry tools that the fire department recently donated to the police department.

A Sussex County man was killed Saturday (Nov. 12) in an accident on Route 94 in Blairstown. James "Jimmy" Martin Jr., 53, of Andover Township, died after his motorcycle was struck by a Honda making a left turn onto Route 94 from Vail Road.

A young Knowlton woman described as a “beacon of light” died after a motor-vehicle accident on Route 94 near Frelinghuysen that was caused by a deer.

The new database named Blairstown STARS will profile every person with cognitive disorders in the township and provide information that would allow for a speedy recovery. Profiles will include an annually updated photo taken by Blairstown police officers— creating an opportunity for special needs residents to meet and interact with officers.