A 30-year-old man, Marc Jens Anderson, of 52 Ferry Road was found dead at his residence May 2.
Mr. Anderson was found unresponsive by his landlord in the driveway of his residence. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A preliminary investigation revealed Mr. Anderson’s death may be due to a drug overdose; no foul play is suspected, according to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office.
A 10-year-old boy was charged with terroristic threats and harassment by the use of "offensively coarse language" May 9 at about 2:30 p.m.
Police said the juvenile became upset when he was moved from his assigned seat to another one in a school bus. He allegedly kicked the back of the seats and threatened to kill the bus driver by getting a shotgun and shooting her, police said. He repeatedly said he was going to kill her, police said.
The juvenile was released to his parents.
Michael Riegel of Route 12 reported someone had gone to his bank, Unity Bank of Whitehouse, May 8, and tried to cash one of his checks.
But when he was asked for identification, it didn’t match, and the bank refused to cash the check.
Mr. Riegel reported three checks were missing. One had been cashed for $756. Mr. Riegel put a stop payment on the other.
The investigation is continuing.
A brush fire was reported at the home of Maria Silva of 119 Federal Twist Road May 7 at about noon.
Police said ashes from an outside wood stove landed on a woodpile by the stove and started the fire.
The Stockton and Kingwood fire companies extinguished the fire.
A Trenton man stopped for speeding ended up being charged with possession of crack cocaine May 15 at about 3:45 p.m.
Police said Jahad A. Evans, 22, was clocked doing 56 mph in a 40-mph section of Route 29.
Mr. Evans was stopped at the flea market and allegedly told police he never had a driver’s license. He also reportedly could not provide a valid address.
He identified himself as James Brooks, but a passenger and owner of the car, Shauntee Perry, also of Trenton, kept referring to him as Keith rather than James, police said.
Ms. Perry was given a summons for allowing an unlicensed driver operate her vehicle.
Mr. Evans was charged with being an unlicensed driver and taken to the police station. He was identified as Jahad Aziz Evans from his fingerprints and was found to have a suspended New Jersey license, police said.
He also was charged with providing false information to police and was taken to Hunterdon County Jail in lieu of $2,500 cash bail.
While at the jail, Mr. Evans was searched and a plastic-wrapped packet fell out when his left boot and sock were removed, police said. The substance was identified as two rocks of crack cocaine with a street value of $300.
He then was charged with possession of the cocaine, and bail was raised to $5,000.
Police said there also were four warrants for Mr. Evans’ arrest from Trenton and Hopewell municipal courts. Total bail on those was $9,505.
William Wiley Renshaw III, 22, of Yardley, Pa., was charged with drunken driving Saturday at about 1:30 a.m.
Mr. Renshaw was stopped on Route 518 for driving erratically, police said.
He also was charged with refusal to take a breathalyzer test, disregarding market traffic lanes and failure to produce a registration.
He was released without bail.
Henry John Clancy, 32, of Los Angeles was charged with drunken driving Sunday at about 2 a.m.
Mr. Henry was stopped on Route 518. He was released with bail after being charged also with disregard of marked traffic lanes.
Eric L. Bozilesky, 25, of Wescoesville, Pa., was charged with burglary and criminal trespass May 11.
Police said he was found in a realty office on Route 179 when employees reported for work at about 8:30 a.m.
Police said he got in the office by breaking a window. Nothing was reported missing.
Mr. Bozilesky was taken to the Bucks County Corrections facility in lieu of $25,000 bail.
Pamela A. Copeland, 47, of Crofton Court, Lambertville was charged with passing a forged or altered prescription at a pharmacy on Route 202 May 9 at about 7:45 p.m.
Ms. Copeland was released without bail.
Police received a report of a large black bear on Route 32 in Lumberville, Pa.
The bear crossed into a wooded hillside above the town, police said.
They warned that black bears will eat garbage, bird seed, grains or any type of food left outside. Parents also are warned to keep an eye on children playing outside.
Anyone spotting the bear is asked to call police at (215) 348-7400 or the Pennsylvania Game Commission at (877) 877-9470.