Nov. 9, 2007
Princeton Township
Joseph A. Bridgeforth was arrested at Redding Circle 7:40 p.m. Saturday on a warrant of $786 out of Trenton, police said. Mr. Bridgeforth was unable to post bail and was transported to Trenton and released to the custody to the Trenton Police Department.
Tynetta X. Howard was arrested 8:16 p.m. Friday on warrants totaling $2,013 out of North Hanover and Trenton, police said. Ms. Howard was arrested after officers initiated a random plate inquiry on a Plymouth Duster at South Harrison Street, which revealed that the driver, Ms. Howard, had a suspended driver’s license and two active warrants, according to the report. After she was transported to police headquarters, the North Hanover Police Department was contacted and bail was reduced to $500, which Ms. Howard posted. The Trenton Police Department was also contacted, but Ms. Howard was unable to post the full bail amount for that warrant. She was subsequently turned over to the Trenton Police Department.
Montgomery
Three buildings at Skillman Village were entered police reported Tuesday morning. The plywood securing several doors and windows had been removed. Nothing appeared to be disturbed in the buildings, police said. Repair costs were estimated at $150.
Remigjus Kersevicius, 33, of Morrisville, Pa., was charged with driving while intoxicated about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday after his van was stopped on Dead Tree Run Road after it was seen with commercial plates but not displaying any company name, police said. Police said Mr. Kersevicius had the odor of alcohol on his breath and numerous open alcoholic beverages were seen in his vehicle. He failed several field sobriety tests and was transported to headquarters and later released to a friend, police said. He also received summonses for not having a name on a commercial vehicle, operating a vehicle with open alcoholic beverage containers, and operating a vehicle without a rear view mirror.
An unlocked bathroom at the 14th tee of Cherry Valley Country Club was entered Monday night and toilet paper and the contents of waste receptacles were thrown about. The wastebaskets were also damaged, police said. Damage was estimated at $20.
William C. Osborne, 25, of Egg Harbor was charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia after his car was stopped on Princeton Avenue about 2:30 p.m. Monday after it was seen making an illegal left turn onto Princeton Avenue from southbound Route 206, police reported. Police said an odor of burned marijuana was detected and a search turned up roaches in the ashtray and raw marijuana in a glove box.
James F. Miller, 46, of Kingston was charged with driving while intoxicated about 6:15 p.m. Monday after he was seen discarding empty beer cans from his vehicle in the Montgomery Shopping Center parking lot, police said. Police said they detected the odor of alcohol on Mr. Miller’s breath and he failed several field sobriety tests. He was also charged with operating an unregistered vehicle and littering. He was released to a friend pending a court appearance.
Joseph F. Casazza, 45, of Staten Island, N.Y., was charged with operating a vehicle with a suspended driver’s license after police said they stopped his car on Route 206 about 12:30 a.m. Thursday after it was seen driving too slow. Police said there were also six active warrants issued for his arrest and he later posted bail in the amount of $1,153.
Two motorists on Route 206 reported 1 a.m. Thursday that their vehicles were struck with pumpkins in the area of Pike Run. Damage to one of the vehicles was estimated at $100.
West Windsor
Miguel Perez, 24, of Trenton was charged with driving while intoxicated, failure to maintain a lane and being an unlicensed driver following a traffic stop at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. Mr. Perez was stopped on southbound Route 1 at Quakerbidge Road for failing to maintain a lane, and upon investigation he was found to be intoxicated, police said.
Christine Jackson, 22, of Trenton was charged with shoplifting after she concealed $224 in children’s clothing and attempted to leave the Wal-Mart at Nassau Park shopping center 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, police reported.
Police said several vehicles parked at the Extended Stay America hotel off Route 1 were broken into between 11 p.m. Tuesday and 5 a.m. Wednesday.
A side window of a 2007 Mazda was broken and a $1,000 Garmin GPS was taken.
The door lock of a 2006 Chevy pickup was jimmied and a Sirius satellite radio receiver and a Motorola HP 250 two-way radio, with a total value of $1,600, were taken.
The door lock of a 2007 Nissan Armada was jimmied and computer printers valued at $410 were taken.
The side window of a 2007 Toyota pickup truck was broken and a TomTom GPS unit valued at $375 was taken.
In addition, $1,200 in tools were taken from the rear bed of a 2004 Ford pickup.
Plainsboro
An $1,800 IBM Thinkpad p40 laptop computer was stolen from a 2006 Chevrolet Impala parked at the Salt Creek Grille restaurant in Princeton Forrestal Village between 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23 and 8 a.m. Oct. 24, police reported. The victim did not immediately recognize the missing laptop due to the method of entry, police said. The driver’s side key lock was damaged but went unnoticed because the victim usually uses keyless entry, police said. Two other vehicles were burglarized in the same parking lot that evening. The laptop is the property of Bristol-Myers Squibb Corp., police said.
Plainsboro emergency personnel responded to a Tennyson Drive home for a structure fire at 5:19 p.m. Tuesday. The laundry room of the home was on fire and heavy smoke was pouring through the rest of the residence, police said. The occupants were evacuated safely and the fire was extinguished within minutes, police said. The fire was determined to have started in the clothes dryer. Damage was limited to the laundry room but the dwelling was left uninhabitable because of smoke contamination and a pending inspection of the gas and electric services.
Claudio Lubrano Lavadera, 22, of Hamilton was charged with driving while intoxicated, driving an unsafe vehicle, improper maintenance of lamps and reckless driving following a traffic stop on northbound Route 1 at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday.