HIGHTSTOWN: Police Beat

   Timothy Eldridge, 49, of Etra Road, was charged March 18 with simple assault and harassment.
   Police said they responded to a 9-1-1 call at 10:11 a.m. on the 100 block of Etra Road. Police said a female victim said Mr. Eldridge pushed her into a wall and ripped a phone from the wall and smashed it.
   Mr. Eldridge also was found to have a $3,233 warrant from Hightstown, a $2,500 warrant from Tinton Falls and a $383 warrant from the Howell Municipal Court.

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   Joel Ortiz, 24, of Plainsboro, was charged March 18 with possession of drug paraphernalia.
   Police said officers stopped Mr. Ortiz at 7:09 p.m. on Ward Street for failing to inspect his vehicle. Police said that during the stop a search by the borough’s K-9 revealed a tin foil bowl with marijuana residue in it inside a sweatshirt pocket.

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   Andrew Alorza, 24, of East Windsor, was charged Tuesday with driving while intoxicated.
   Police said officers pulled Mr. Alorza over at 3 a.m. on Summit Street after seeing him driving on Mercer Street at 58 mph in a 45-mph zone. He was found to have a warrant from Hightstown for $310.
   He also was charged with refusal to submit breath samples, speeding, careless driving, reckless driving and contempt of court.

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   Borough police took custody of Milton Panama, 22, of Deerfield Apartments, from East Windsor Police at 2:21 a.m. March 18. Mr. Panama had an active criminal warrant from Hightstown Municipal Court $500, and an active warrant from Robbinsville for $114, police said.

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   Borough police took custody of Jesus Martinez-Garcia, 31, of East Windsor, at 6:55 a.m. March 19. Mr. Martinez-Garcia had an active warrant from Hightstown for $250, police said.

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   Borough police took custody of Joel Davon Flowers, 19, of Trenton, from Plainsboro police at 9:16 a.m. Sunday. Mr. Flowers had an active traffic warrant from Hightstown for $195, police said.