Police blotter items from Allentown and Robbinsville
Allentown
Geoffrey Allen, 22, of Robbinsville, was charged with driving while suspended at 8:35 p.m. on Oct. 15, police said.
Patrolman Tim Purpuri made the arrest during a motor vehicle stop on Church Street. Mr. Allen was processed and released with a pending court date.
Sean Doyle, 44, of Henderson, North Carolina, was charged with driving while suspended at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 16, police said.
Patrolman Tim Purpuri made the arrest during a motor vehicle stop on North Main Street. Mr. Doyle was processed and released.
Robbinsville
An observant neighbor provided the tip that led police to two people suspected of burglarizing a Hibiscus Lane home at 11:53 a.m., Oct. 17, police said.
A 911 caller told police that a suspicious man carrying a white pillowcase had been seen walking out of a neighbor’s home in the Arbor Walk development. The man left in a gold Chevy Impala driven by a woman, the caller reported. Responding officers found that a burglar had broken into the home through a locked rear door and the master bedroom had been ransacked, according to Lt. Michael Polaski.
Using the information provided by the 911 caller, police tracked the vehicle to a residence on Bonnie Lane in Hamilton Township, where they arrested Nicole Gerber, 40, of Hamilton. A search warrant was obtained for the Chevy Impala and officers discovered jewelry stolen from the Hibiscus Lane home inside, police said.
Ms. Gerber was charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, criminal mischief and theft, police said. She was processed and released with a pending court date.
Police identified the male suspect in the burglary as William Whitecraft, 45, of Shamong. Mr. Whitecraft was already hospitalized prior to police contact and, once discharged, will be charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, criminal mischief and theft, police said last week. Mr. Whitecraft was being hospitalized for an undisclosed “medical condition,” police said.
Jerry Coleman, 51, of Stockport, Ohio, was charged with possession of marijuana and other offenses at 2:14 p.m., Oct. 20, police said.
Patrolman Thomas Egan pulled over a vehicle on Route 130 North for failure to keep right, police said. During the traffic stop, the officer detected evidence of narcotics and a search revealed a passenger, Mr. Coleman, had a small quantity of marijuana in his possession as well as drug paraphernalia, police said.
Mr. Coleman was additionally charged with possession of a drug paraphernalia and failure to wear a seat belt, police said. He was processed and released with a pending court date.
Michael Scrabonia, 23, of East Brunswick, was charged with marijuana possession and other offenses after a motor vehicle stop at 1:04 p.m., Oct. 19, police said.
Patrolman Scott Kivet saw a vehicle on Route 130 North without headlights on during a rainstorm. During the traffic stop, the officer detected evidence of narcotics and a subsequent search revealed a small quantity of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, police said.
Mr. Scrabonia was additionally charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, CDS in a motor vehicle, and failure to use headlights when windshield wipers are activated, police said. He was processed and released with a pending court date.
Someone used a brick to break a rear window of a home on the 100 block of Church Street and then stole ivory silverware valued at approximately $2,000 sometime during the overnight hours of Oct. 17, police said.
The victim told Patrolman William Swanhart the house was broken into sometime between 8 p.m. on Oct. 17 and 8 a.m. on Oct. 18. There are no suspects at this time, police said.
A thief broke the rear passenger window of a car parked at Work Out World on Route 130 on Oct. 20 and stole a red canvas bag containing books and approximately $100 in cash, police said.
The victim told Patrolman Colin Lockwood she parked her car in the lot about 6:30 p.m. and when she returned 35 minutes later saw that her car window had been smashed and her property stolen.
DNA evidence from a discarded cigarette and information from other law enforcement agencies led to Detective Bryan Boccanfuso signing arrest warrants on Oct. 15 for four Trenton men in connection with residential burglaries that occurred on Hankins and Voelbel roads over the summer, police said.
Alexander Lora, 32, was charged with burglary, theft, and criminal mischief. He was being held on at the Mercer County Correctional Facility on Tuesday on $10,000 full cash bail, police said.
Raymond Munn, 23, was charged burglary, theft and criminal mischief and is being held at the Burlington County Correctional Facility on $10,000 bail.
The other two suspects are Oliver Cabrera and Chris Rodriguez, both 21, who remained at large Tuesday, police said. Mr. Cabrera and Mr. Rodriguez also face charges of burglary, theft and criminal mischief.
Law enforcement officials say the men are suspects in a number of residential burglaries in various central New Jersey communities. State police previously charged Mr. Lora and Mr. Cabrera in connection with burglaries that occurred in August in rural Millstone Township and Roosevelt Borough, Monmouth County. The pair allegedly stole coins, jewelry, guns and a “wolf rug” in those break-ins.
Plumsted police did not respond to a request for blotter information.

