HIGHTSTOWN: Police Beat

   A resident of the Holy House on Dey Road reported that someone had stolen $85 in cash from a dresser in his room between Jan. 1 and Jan. 15.

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   Segundo Cedillo-Tigre, 46, of New Brunswick, was charged Feb. 16 with driving while intoxicated.
   Police said officers approached a suspicious-looking vehicle that was parked in the lot of the Riggins Market on Mercer Street at about 1:52 a.m. Police said as they approached the vehicle, Mr. Cedillo-Tigre pulled away, flashing his headlights on and off. He did not stop, despite officers attempts to pull him over, until he struck two curbs in the Westerlea Arms apartment complex, according to police.
   Police said he had a blood alcohol level of .19 percent.
   He also was charged with failing to stop to an emergency vehicle, failure to use a turn signal, careless driving, reckless driving and DWI in a school zone.

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   Philip Hutar, 41, of Dey Street, was arrested at 10:14 a.m. Feb. 22 at the Riggins Market on Mercer Street on a $150 warrant from the Newark Municipal Court. Police said they responded to a report of a suspicious man asking for money outside the market, and discovered that Mr. Hutar had an outstanding warrant.

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   Police responded to the report of an Internet scam at a home on North Main Street at 9:36 a.m. Monday. Police said the resident received an e-mail offering a job in the United States from a company based in the United Kingdom, involving cashing checks sent to her in her name, and sending the money via Western Union to an address in Africa.
   Police are asking anyone with similar e-mails to contact the Hightstown Police Department at 448-1234 or the Secret Service.