Police Beat

From the week of April 13
FLORENCE
   Police charged a 29-year-old Trenton man with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and driving in the wrong direction in a one-way zone after an accident near Illusions bar on Route 130 Tuesday.
   According to police, Dublas Hernandez left the bar around midnight, made a left onto Route 130 and started driving north in the southbound lane of the highway. Police said Mr. Hernandez crested a hill and collided with car heading south.
   According to police, the southbound driver swerved to avoid a head-on collision, but the accident left Mr. Hernandez with a leg injury. An unidentified passenger in Mr. Hernandez’s car suffered leg and head injuries and both were taken to Capital Health Systems Helene Fuld Campus in Trenton where they remained hospitalized Tuesday.
   William Peterson, 23, of Willingboro, who was traveling south when he collided with Mr. Hernandez, was taken to Lourdes Medical Center in Willingboro for treatment of minor head injuries and released.

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   Police charged a Roebling woman with driving while intoxicated after a speeding stop along Front Street on April 9.
   According to police, officers stopped Jennifer Mecario, 24, at Front and Broad streets around 10:40 p.m. for speeding and smelled alcohol on her breath. After failing sobriety tests, Ms. Mecario was charged with DWI, speeding and failure to maintain a lane. She was released to the custody of a friend.
NORTH HANOVER
   Police charged 44-year-old Carol Miroschitshenko, who has no known address, with public intoxication and criminal trespassing at the Royal Motel on April 7.
   According to police, officers were sent to the hotel around 6 p.m. regarding a woman reportedly walking around drunk. She was later found to be intoxicated, police said, was charged and taken to the Burlington County Jail in lieu of $2,500. The arrest took place two days after police said officers found Ms. Miroschitshenko banging on a door at the motel, also intoxicated and screaming obscenities. That night, at 9:30, police charged Ms. Miroschitshenko with public intoxication and took her to Lourdes Medical Center in Willingboro for treatment.

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   Police are investigating a break-in to a residence on the 300 block of Croshaw Road on April 6. According to police, the burglar smashed open the rear door of the residence with a brick, entered and stole two cell phones and a watch. They did not have an estimated value of the goods, but asked anyone with information to call them at (609) 758-3351.

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   Police charged a McGuire Air Force Base woman with driving while intoxicated after a routine traffic stop along Sykesville Road on April 2.
   According to police, officers spotted Sarah Ellis, 22, swerving along the road and stopped her. Smelling alcohol on her breath, officers gave her sobriety tests, which she failed, police said. She was charged at 4:15 a.m. and released on her own recognizance.