Police Blotter-May 26, 2005

Lambertville

   Alison MacKnight, 66, of Solebury Township was charged with drunken driving Sunday.
   Police stopped Ms. MacKnight after receiving a call of a possible intoxicated driver at 6 p.m. Police said they saw Ms. MacKnight’s vehicle driving in the opposite lane on Church Street.
   She also was charged with reckless driving and released without bail.
   Robert Cragg Jr., 45, of Hamilton was arrested on two outstanding criminal warrants Saturday after police received a call of an intoxicated male creating a disturbance on North Union Street at noon.
   Police said they caught up to Mr. Cragg, who was trying to leave the scene near Coryell Street. Mr. Cragg was intoxicated and belligerent, police said.
   The warrants were issued for failure to appear on civil contempt charges from Mercer County. He was taken to Mercer County Jail in lieu of $28,000 cash bail.
   Richard Reffitt, 47, of Lambertville was charged with aggravated assault after an incident Sunday.
   Police arrested Mr. Reffitt after he allegedly assaulted a woman on South Main Street at around 6:30 p.m., police said.
   He was released after posting $750 bail.
New Hope

   May 13 at 11:33 p.m., Christopher Flynn Bye, 19, of Holicong, Pa., was charged with drunken driving, driving with alcohol in his system, underage drinking, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after police said they saw him operating his vehicle in an unlawful manner on Riverwoods Drive.
   May 14 at 8:58 a.m., a Lakeview Drive resident reported to police that, some time overnight, someone had stolen his vehicle from the driveway of his residence.
   May 17, the stolen vehicle was recovered by police in Hamilton Township.
   Anyone with information is asked to call police at (215) 862-3033.
   May 15 at 4:55 p.m., police charged Cynthia H. Bates, 24, of Franklin Park, N.J., for retail theft after the owner of a South Main Street establishment reported she tried to take merchandise valued at $45 from the store, police said.
   May 17 at 4:19 p.m. police responded to a South Main Street construction site to investigate a report of a possible stolen vehicle.
   Police charged David Dexter Beckles, 35, of Philadelphia with receiving stolen property — the vehicle registration plate — possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
   Mr. Beckles was released on bail.
   Friday, police charged Trevor Carb, 19, of Buckingham with theft by deception and receiving stolen property as a result of an investigation into the theft of Pennsylvania lottery tickets from a West Bridge Street business in early April.
   Friday, police charged Ronald Tillett III, 22 of Lambertville with simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, possessing instruments of crime, propulsion of missiles onto a roadway and disorderly conduct as a result of an investigation into an April 10 incident in which someone was struck by a projectile fired from an air gun from a passing vehicle.
Solebury

   Friday at 5:15 p.m., there was a one-vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 263 and Aquetong Road.
   The vehicle driven by Mary J. Sweetland, 17, of Marshall Corner, Hopewell, was going south on Route 263, and as she rounded a curve in the road, she crossed into the north lane, left the road and struck a utility pole.
   No injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed.
   Saturday at 1:20 p.m., police arrested Anthony S. Green, 57, of Reeder Road on domestic violence charges.
   Injuries were visible on the victim, police said.
   Mr. Green was charged with terroristic threats, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, harassment, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. Bail was set at $50,000.
   He was taken to the Bucks County Correctional Facility.
   Sunday at 2:54 a.m., there was a reported attempted burglary at a residence on Route 32 in Lumberville.
   Police responded to a report of a person attempting to kick in the front door of a residence and then a male subject leaving the area on foot.
   Police found a section of the door broken, but speculated no one got in.
   Police checked the area and asked that anyone who saw someone on foot at that time walking along Route 32 call them.
   Police will be conducting a motorcycle enforcement detail Sunday, May 29, from noon to 6 p.m. on Route 32 in the Lumberville area, weather permitting.
   Citations will be issued for any violations found.
   Monday, police investigated the theft of building material from a home under construction off Pidcock Creek Road.
   The theft happened sometime between Saturday and Monday morning when workers returned to the job site. Taken were floor tile and cement board.