Monday, May 14, 2012
A woman was found with drug paraphernalia after threatening to harm herself at hospital.
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Monday, May 14
Gail Williams, 49, of Trenton, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia around 7:30 p.m. on May 12. Princeton Borough police said Williams walked into the University Medical Center at Princeton on Witherspoon Street, showed a utility knife and threatened to harm herself with it. Hospital security personnel were able to take the knife from her before police arrived, according to police. Police said Williams was in possession of several items commonly used to ingest crack cocaine. She was issued a summons with a May 21 court date and released to medical personnel.
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Also, someone made off with a whole lot of cooking oil. Slick.
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Sunday, May 13
Each week, Patch takes a peek at some of the more surprising, shocking, stunning and occasionally silly police-related incidents reported throughout New Jersey for "OMGs from NJ PDs." Big Wheels Keep on Turning: A runaway van veered into oncoming traffic on the White Horse Pike, crashed against a guard rail and nearly struck a small gathering of people at the edge of Newton Lake in Camden County (our title for this section would have worked better if it was a river onto which the van was almost rollin'). Amazingly, no one was hurt, but police say an intoxicated driver may have been asleep at the wheel. At Least it Wasn't a Cow: Scotch Plains Police say a horse escaped from Watchung Stables. After a brief chase, he was cornered by Scotch …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Fire department responded to a report of engine smoke.
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Friday, May 11
A Skillman woman was charged with careless driving and Route 206 in Princeton Township was closed for about an hour following a three-vehicle accident on Thursday. Kathryn Morris, 56, of Skillman, was charged with careless driving. According to police, the accident happened shortly before 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of State Road (Route 206) and Mountain Avenue. The Princeton Fire Deptartment and Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad also responded because police said there was smoke or fire in the engine compartment of the Land Rover Morris was driving. Morris was driving south on Route 206 when she rear-ended a vehicle driven by Daniel Rowe, 39, also of Skillman, police said. Rowe's vehicle then rear-ended a vehicle driven by …
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Cranbury woman charged with wallet theft at Wawa, Princeton man charged with drug possession.
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Thursday, May 10
Jonathan Brakel, 25, of Pennington, was charged with disorderly conduct at shortly after 2:30 a.m. on May 6. Princeton Borough police responded to a fight at the intersection of Nassau Street and Washington Road, where they said Brakel involved in an altercation with three other people. Police said Brakel began throwing rocks at them, nearly striking two officers. He was taken into custody, charged with disorderly conduct and given a May 14 court date. Robyn Skeete, 20, of Cranbury, was charged with theft and other charges and Zachary Gordon, 22, of William Livingston Court in Princeton was charged with a number of drug charges after police responded to a theft report at the Wawa food market on University Place shortly before 2 a.m. …
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Four people, including 5-year-old twins, were transported to a local hospital following the crash on Route 206 near Fackler Road in Lawrence Township. Route 206 was closed in both directions for 2½ hours because of the accident.
Update, 3:45 p.m. May 9: After being closed in both directions for 2½ hours as a result of a three-vehicle collision, Route 206 (Lawrence Road) in Lawrence Township was reopened to traffic at 2:45 p.m. today (Wednesday, May 9). Four people, including 5-year-old twins, were transported to a hospital in Trenton following the crash, which remains under investigation by township police and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. None of the injuries was believed to be life-threatening, according to township police spokesman Lt. Charles Edgar. The accident on Route 206, just north of Fackler Road, was reported to police at 12:15 p.m. Edgar said preliminary information gather by investigators indicates that a 2001 Mercedes Benz M320 being …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
The Sunshine Foundation sent Mercer County children to Disney World Tuesday.
Before more than 100 children embarked on a one-day journey from New Jersey to Orlando, Fla., children, parents, friends and relatives gathered for a celebration sendoff at the National Guard facility in Ewing. Police officers and firefighters from across Mercer County, including Princeton, Lawrenceville and Hightstown, as well as Disney characters, sports mascots and even the Ewing High School Band, welcomed the children before they boarded the much-anticipated flight to Orlando for Operation Dreamlift, a daylong trip to Disney World for chronically ill, physically challenged or abused children funded completely by donations. Each seat for a child costs $350, according to the Sunshine Foundation website. The Sunshine Foundation, a …
Police said men entered Clay Street house and hit resident with picture frames.
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Tuesday, May 8
Richard Broadway, 23, and Ricardo Broadway, 23, both of Birch Avenue, Princeton were charged with aggravated burglary, aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon around 9:15 p.m. on May 7. Princeton Borough Police had responded to a Clay Street residence on a report of a fight at 2 p.m. Upon arrival police found a victim bleeding heavily from a hand laceration. Police allege thats the two Broadways forced their way into the home and hit the victim repeatedly with glass picture frames. The Princeton Borough Municipal Court issued warrants for the arrests of both men, who were apprehended during a motor vehicle stop on Witherspoon Street later that day. They posted 10 percent of $50,000 bail and were released with a May 14 …
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Two women, one from Princeton, charged with drunken driving.
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Tuesday, May 8
Kathryn Curran, 54, of Ramsey, was charged with drunken driving around 6:30 p.m. on May 4. Police said Curran was charged after police responded to a motor vehicle accident in the parking lot of the Trinity Church on Mercer Street. She was released with a May 14 court date. Kristie Jasperse, 41, of Blue Jay Way in Princeton, was charged with drunken driving around 1:15 a.m. on May 5. Princeton Borough police said Jasperse was charged following a motor vehicle accident on Washington Road. She was released with a May 14 court date.
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Township Committee approved the promotion, without a pay raise, on Monday.
Lt. Christopher Morgan has been promoted to Acting Chief of the Princeton Township Police Department, following a unanimous vote by Township Committee on Monday. “While Lt. Christopher Morgan has served admirably as senior officer in charge of the Princeton Township Police Department since March 30, the title of senior officer in charge reflects neither the responsibility nor the authority of the job that he is performing,” Township Committee Member Bernie Miller said. “It is with this fact in mind, and recognizing the need to reestablish a command structure that can be readily understood within and outside of our Police Department, that I propose to Township Committee the appointment of Lt. Christopher Morgan to the rank of Acting Chief…
Monday, May 7, 2012
Lawrence Township police have confirmed that Aguedo Cruz, 59, of Trenton has died from injuries he suffered Monday morning when the bicycle he was riding was involved in a collision on Route 1 near Interstate 295.
Update, 4:20 p.m. May 7: The bicyclist who was struck by a car on Route 1 this morning (Monday, May 7) has died from his injuries, Lawrence Township police have confirmed. Aguedo Cruz, 59, of Trenton, suffered injuries to his head, arms and legs and was pronounced dead a short time after his arrival at the regional trauma unit at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, according to Lt. Charles Edgar, police department spokesman. The driver of the 2004 Pontiac Grand Am that struck Cruz’s bicycle was identified by Edgar as Frank Cochran, 59, of Lambertville. While Cochran was not physically injured in the collision, he was also transported by ambulance to the hospital as a precaution. The circumstances of the accident remain …
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7:53 pm on Thursday, May 10, 2012
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