LAWRENCE: Police blotter

By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer
Three dirt bikes — two Hondas and a Yamaha — were reported stolen from a locked shed on Drift Avenue between 11:30 p.m. Sept. 29 and 6:30 a.m. Sept. 30. The motorcycles were valued at a combined $2,200. The thief forced open the shed door.
Two Yamaha dirt bikes were stolen from the bed of a pickup truck that was parked on Eldridge Avenue between 11:30 p.m. Sept. 29 and 7 a.m. Sept. 30. One motorcycle was valued at $5,000 and the other one was valued at $2,000.
A 17-year-old Titusville boy and a 17-year-old Pennington boy were charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia (a pipe), and underage possession of an alcoholic beverage (beer). The Pennington boy was also charged with possession of a weapon on school grounds for having a pocketknife in his possession.
The car in which the two boys were riding was stopped by police at 7:44 p.m. Oct. 2, after they left an athletic event at Notre Dame High School on Lawrence Road. A spectator at the game reported smelling an odor of marijuana and alcohol on the boys and notified police.
A Carr Avenue resident reported the theft of a 2006 Acura TSX from her home between 9 p.m. Oct. 2 and 7 a.m. Oct. 3. The car, which was valued at $10,000, was locked. The victim woke up and found her car was missing.
A 17-year-old Hamilton Township girl was charged with shoplifting clothing worth $183 from the Garage store at the Quaker Bridge Mall at 1:24 p.m. Oct. 3.
Robert George, 36, of Trenton was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance (heroin) at 2:08 p.m. Oct. 3 after police received a call about a suspicious person sleeping on a bench at a bus stop at the Mercer Mall. When police checked on him, they discovered he was under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance. He was also found to be in possession of heroin.
An unknown shoplifter left J.C. Penney with $920 worth of jackets at 11:50 a.m. Oct. 3. A store employee notified store management that the woman picked up the coats from a display rack and left the store without paying for them.
Ian Krantz, 33, of Lambertville, Miguel Rodriguez, 37, of Trenton, and Holly Craven, 27, of Ewing Township, were charged with possession of prescription pills and possession of a controlled dangerous substance on Brunswick Pike near I-95 at 5:22 a.m. Oct. 4.
Mr. Krantz was also charged with hindering apprehension for giving a false name. Ms. Craven was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia (a glass pipe) and possession of hypodermic syringes. Mr. Krantz was released on a summons.
Mr. Rodriguez was taken to the Mercer County Corrections Center on $5,500 bail with a 10-percent option and Ms. Craven was taken to the Mercer County Corrections Center on $6,500 bail with a 10-percent option.
Karen Barba-Peralta, 28, of East Windsor, was charged with shoplifting cosmetics worth $149 from Sephora at 3:20 p.m. Oct. 4.