A Jericho, N.Y., man, who stopped to ask police if any of his relatives had been injured in a nearby motor vehicle accident, wound up being arrested and charged with drunken driving.
About 4 a.m. Saturday morning, a car flipped over on Route 29 just south of Lambertville. Police blocked the two southbound lanes and turned traffic around to bypass the accident scene.
Kenneth W. Hughes, 33, was one of the motorists stuck in traffic. When he got to police, he stopped in the center of the southbound lanes and didn’t make the U-turn as he was signaled to do.
Police called to Mr. Hughes several times, informing him of the accident and telling him to make the U-turn, police said. Mr. Hughes responded by asking if any of his relatives had been injured in the accident. He additionally told the officer he had no relatives in the area and didn’t know why he would think any of his relatives had been in the accident.
Mr. Hughes’s speech was slurred and, when police approached his car, Mr. Hughes said he’d been drinking, and he’d had "too many." He then started talking about different United States presidents, police said, and said President Bush had phoned him earlier in the day.
Mr. Hughes could not produce his driver’s license, registration or insurance card. He was charged with driving with a suspended driver’s license, having a suspended registration and drunken driving. He was released without bail.
A Lambertville woman was arrested Aug. 6 on an outstanding warrant for possession of CDS issued by Lambertville Municipal Court.
Lisa Marie Hendricks, 19, of 170 S. Main St. was arrested on Bridge Street near the Lambertville Station Restaurant at 11:20 p.m. She was taken to Hunterdon County Jail in lieu of $200 bail.
A Yardley, Pa., woman was charged with drunken driving Aug. 5.
When Susan H. Dengler, 44, of 494 Gayle Drive stopped at the Inn of the Hawke around 11 p.m., she reportedly appeared intoxicated, was not served a drink and had her car keys taken from her by one of the inn’s owners, Doreen Masset.
When police arrived, Ms. Dengler was sitting in her car in the inn’s rear parking lot. Ms. Dengler was bleeding from her head and right hand, the result of a fall in the parking lot, police said. Her car also was scratched and dented, the result of a recent accident, police said.
She refused treatment. She was arrested after trying to pull away from police several times. She also was charged with refusal to take a Breathalyzer test and resisting arrest. She was released to a friend who posted $2,500 10 percent bail.
A Trenton man was charged with drunken driving Aug. 4.
A motorist with a cell phone reported an erratic driver, traveling northbound on Route 29, shortly after 11:30 p.m. Police saw the car, driven by William K. Waldron, 50, of 170 Parkinson Ave., weaving on the road as it entered city limits. Police stopped the car near Swan Street.
Mr. Waldron also was charged with disorderly conduct, careless driving, refusal to submit to a Breathalyzer test, not wearing a seatbelt and having no insurance.
He was taken to Hunterdon County Jail in lieu of $750 bail.
Someone let the air out of some of the tires of several Havana Restaurant employees vehicles, which were parked on the north side of the restaurant Aug. 1.
Aug. 2, Shawn Zubler, 30, of the New Hope Mobile Service Station at Route 179 and Sugan Road, contacted police at 3:47 p.m. to report a theft of a motorcycle from the impound lot at the rear of the station sometime overnight.
A 2001 Suzuki GSXR 1000, valued at $10,000, was in the fenced lot July 27, and when owner Ester Jasper of Bensalem arrived to retrieve the bike, Mobile employees discovered it had been stolen from the lot. The thieves apparently cut a 4-foot-high hole in the fence and removed the bike sometime after the station had closed.
Aug. 3, Lori Mancini, owner of Victorian Grandeur at 102 S. Main St., called police at 4:36 p.m. to report a retail theft.
Ms. Mancini said five women came into her shop, and while one of them made a purchase, one of the other four in the group removed two rings from a display case. The rings were valued at $68.
After reviewing a hidden video in the store, Ms. Mancini saw who had taken the rings, however, she could not identify her.
Friday, two 20-year-old Lambertville women called police at 3:20 a.m. to report being assaulted by a man in front of the Ringside Pub at 90 S. Main St. minutes earlier.
According to the women, they were walking south on Main Street when three males described as Hispanic approached them, and one of the men became verbally aggressive toward the women.
When the women asked to be left alone, one of the men slapped them. He was described as short with dark hair in his 20s and last seen wearing a navy blue shirt. One of the men in the group unsuccessfully attempted to stop his companion from striking the women.
All three were seen last walking west on West Mechanic Street.
Police announce the promotion of three officers.
Stephen Meredith, who started with the department March 1978, was promoted to the rank of sergeant.
Sgt. Meredith was promoted from the rank of corporal. He is second in command.
John Kenderdine, who started January 1973, was promoted to corporal.
As corporal, he will be a road supervisors and will be in charge of setting up all special traffic details.
Roy Ferrari, who joined October 1982, was promoted to detective.
As detective, he will be responsible for all follow-ups to criminal investigation, working with other departments on investigations, developing and dissemination of information.
The promotions were announced by Thomas Caracio, supervisor, and Chief Richard J. Mangan at the Board of Supervisors meeting Aug. 5.
The promotions went into effect July 1.
Sugan Road between Paxson and Laurel road was flooded Aug. 5.
The road had one passable lane for traffic and was that way for several days.
Creamery Road between Route 263 and Mechanicsville Road was flooded for a time during the storm, but the water cleared the roadway shortly after the storm passed.
Police are investigating a two-vehicle accident on Route 202 just south of Route 179 Friday at 12:40 a.m.
A vehicle driven by Glenn R. Geary, 39, of Darin, New Hope, who was exiting a parking lot, struck a vehicle driven by Jason Kurtz, 18, of Tahoe, New Hope, who was going north on Route 202, police said.
Mr. Kurtz was taken to Doylestown Hospital by private vehicle for injuries received in the accident. Mr. Geary was taken for a blood test.
Saturday at 5:20 p.m., there was a two-vehicle accident at Route 232 and Aquetong Road.
A vehicle driven by Richard B. Bumm, 51, of Lawrence Ave., Holland, Pa., failed to yield at the intersection and struck a vehicle driven by Jameson P. Murphy, 17, of Annawanda Road, Ottsville, Pa., police said.
Both vehicles had to be towed. No one was injured.