LAWRENCE: Police blotter

By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer
   Stephen M. Williams, 53, of Princeton Borough, was charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving and being an unlicensed driver at the McDonald’s restaurant on the Brunswick Circle at 9:07 a.m. Aug. 27.
   Pierce E. Vancleaf, 25, of Princeton Township, was charged with driving under the influence and reckless driving after his car struck the rear of another car on Brunswick Pike at Bakers Basin Road at 9:27 p.m. Aug. 25.
   Joseph E. Rawlings, 42, of Hamilton, was charged with shoplifting a comforter valued at $149.99 from Sears at the Quaker Bridge Mall at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 22. He was taken to the Mercer County Corrections Center on $500 bail.
   A 2005 Ford Econoline van, containing tools valued at $2,500, was reported stolen from in front of a Spruce Street residence on Aug. 22.
   Menatalla Elafify, 20, of Princeton Township, was charged with shoplifting clothing and jewelry valued at $1,195 from Lord & Taylor at the Quaker Bridge Mall on Aug. 21. She was released after posting $5,000 bail.
   Four tires and rims, valued at $2,400, were removed from a 2013 pickup truck at Superior Chevrolet on Renaissance Boulevard between Aug. 19 and Aug. 20. The thief propped up the truck on cinderblocks.
   A break-in at the Halo Farms store on Spruce Street netted the burglars $20 worth of food Aug. 19. The burglars smashed the glass in the sliding door, setting off an alarm.