East Windsor
A woman from Hightstown was charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams on Route 33 at 8:45 a.m. on June 6.
Astrice Michael, 23, was stopped for not wearing a seat belt when the officer noticed a partially smoked marijuana cigarette in her vehicle, police said.
Ms. Michael was also charged with failure to wear a seatbelt and drugs in a motor vehicle, she was later released pending court action.
Police said they arrested and charged a 54-year-old man with shoplifting at Target on June 6 at 6 p.m.
Chandraka Patel, of The Orchard, was observed placing clothing and electronics, worth $145.44 into a shopping bag and then attempting to leave the store, according to police. He was later released pending court action.
Police said five unlocked vehicles were entered during the nights between June 6 and June 9.
Four GPS units were stolen along with $100 cash, a pair of prescription glasses worth approximately $200 and a cell phone charger worth approximately $20 from the vehicles located on Heathwood Drive, Pebble Road and Cherrybrook Lane.
Police said a 16-year-old boy was arrested for possession of marijuana at the Twin Rivers Mall at 8:21 p.m. on June 8.
An officer said he noticed two individuals conducting a hand-to-hand drug transaction, according to police.
He was turned over at the scene to a parent pending court action.
A man from Manville was charged with driving while intoxicated on Route 130 near Dutch Neck Road at 2:40 a.m. on June 9.
Daniel Brabec, 36, was stopped after an officer noticed him driving erratically. The officer noticed an odor of alcohol and administered a field sobriety test, said police.
Mr. Brabec was also charged with reckless driving, careless driving, speeding, failure to maintain lane, failure to keep right, unsafe lane change and failure to signal. He was later released pending court action.
Police said a utility truck was forcibly entered overnight while it was parked in the lot of the Days Inn between 10 p.m. June 9 and 6:20 a.m. June 10.
Tools worth approximately $614 were stolen and the incident is under investigation.
Police arrested a 22-year-old Ewing resident and charged him with possession of marijuana at 11:12 p.m. on June 9.
Martin Anim-Danso was parked outside the Mercer County Library when an officer noticed him rolling a marijuana cigarette, according to police.
He was later turned over to Willingboro Police on an outstanding warrant.
According to police, a group of young adults were charged with possession of drugs in a motor vehicle on Lake Drive at 3:34 p.m. June 10.
Matthew Jean-Louis, 20, Gregory Goldstein-Boehm, 18, and James Cannon, 20, were in the car when it was stopped for illegal tinting of the taillights and brake lights, as well as the windows when the officer detected the smell of marijuana.
Upon receiving the warrant, a search was conducted and officers located a partially smoked marijuana cigarette and several empty small zip lock baggies of a type frequently used to package marijuana, police said.
Each of the occupants was charged with possession of drugs in a motor vehicle, possession of marijuana under 50 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Police said they arrested and charged a man with resisting arrest on Monday at 8:17 p.m.
Thomas Cognato, 42, of Fairfield Road has been harassing the complainant and would not let his juvenile daughter leave the residence, according to police.
Mr. Cognato was intoxicated and violent and physically attempted to resist arrest, police said. He was also charged with disorderly conduct and harassment and later released pending court action.
Police said a resident of Dennison Drive reported that three separate packages, which were delivered to her front door during the day on June 12, had been stolen.
The packages were valued at $410.00. The incident is under investigation.
Hightstown
Police said they arrested a man from Rome, Ga., on a warrant issued by the Hightstown Borough Municipal Court on June 10 at 11:35 a.m.
Melvin Johnson, 42, failed to appear on a traffic warrant in 2007. He was transported to the Mercer County Adult Correction Center in lieu of bail.
Police said they arrested two men and charged after they received a report of people intoxicated in a vehicle.
David Anselmo-Ubaldo, 24, of South Main Street, Hightstown, and Juan Madera-Santos, 33, of Windsor Castle, East Windsor were intoxicated and uncooperative, according to police.
Mr. Anselmo-Ubaldo was charged with driving while intoxicated, driving while intoxicated in a school zone, refusing to submit to breath tests, driving while suspended, driving while suspended as a result of a prior DWI conviction, unlicensed driving, careless driving and failure to exhibit a driver’s license
Mr. Madera-Santos was charged with possession of a fraudulent driver’s license and breach of peace.
Both men were later released to their respective responsible parties.

