Tag: Hopewell Township Police Department
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Hopewell police blotter
A 22-year-old Hopewell Township man was charged with shoplifting after he reportedly hopped over the counter at the Burger King fast food restaurant on Route 31, grabbed some food and left the restaurant without paying for it Nov. 18. Police found the man near the restaurant, with the food in his possession, according to reports.…
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Basement of Hopewell Township home catches fire, no injuries reported
The Hopewell Township Police Department (HTPD), along with the Pennington Fire Department (PFD), responded to a Harbourton Ridge Road address in Hopewell Township for a residential structure fire. The residents were alerted to the odor of smoke coming from the basement of the residence, observed smoke and called 9-1-1 around 10:30 a.m. Nov. 24, according…
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Hopewell Township police blotter
A 31-year-old Ozone Park, New York, man was charged with possession of fraudulent documents after he was stopped for a motor vehicle violation on Bear Tavern Road Nov. 3. During the investigation, a police officer reportedly discovered that the temporary license plate and vehicle registration for the box truck he was driving were fake. The…
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Hopewell Township police blotter
A routine traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation led to a charge of possession of fraudulent government documents being filed against a 29-year-old New Hope, Pennsylvania, man after he was stopped by police on Oct. 17 on Route 518, just outside the Hopewell Borough border. An investigation revealed that the temporary license plate and…
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Hopewell Township police blotter
Someone fraudulently gained access to a Cherry Valley Road resident’s business bank account and transferred more than $10,000 over the past few months. The theft and fraud incident was reported Oct. 5. A 57-year-old Trenton man was charged with theft for allegedly stealing an Apple iPhone belonging to an employee at Capital Health Medical Center…
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Hopewell police blotter
An unlocked Audi 2019 Audi Q8 sport utility vehicle, valued at $80,000, was reported stolen from the driveway of a Donovan Road residence on Sept. 21 The Delta gas station and the Patriots Crossing restaurant, both on River Road, were vandalized Sept. 22. The vandal damaged property on the exterior of the gas station, including…
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Hopewell Township police blotter
A 42-year-old Lambertville man was charged with possession of fraudulent government documents after police determined that the temporary license plate and vehicle registration were fraudulent, following a motor vehicle stop outside of Hopewell Borough Sept. 9. A 20-year-old Pennington man was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, after his car was stopped…
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Tropical Storm Ida causes fatalities, road closures, flash flooding in Hopewell Valley
As Tropical Storm Ida impacted the northeast the remnants of the storm hit Hopewell Valley with flash flooding, road closures and rescues on Sept. 1. Hopewell Township, Pennington and Hopewell Borough were seriously affected by flash flooding that caused fatalities, road closures, stranded vehicles and water rescues. Tropical Storm Ida follows Tropical Storm Henri, which…
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Three officers responding during Tropical Storm Ida rescued from floodwaters; Hopewell Township reports two residential fatalities
Hopewell Township was hit hard by Tropical Storm Ida: major roadways and many secondary roads were impassable throughout Hopewell Valley on Sept. 1 and 2. There were many stranded motorists and residents in homes, requiring 50 overnight water rescues and resulting in two fatalities, according to information provided by the Hopewell Township Police Department. The…
