Tag: Hopewell Township Police Department
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Couple charged with child endangerment
A Hopewell Borough man and a Lawrence Township woman have been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after the police found a child in the rear seat of a car that had been stopped in the middle of Center Street in Hopewell Borough with its engine running for an extended period of time,…
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Hopewell Township Committee presented with breakdown of new marijuana laws; must decide whether to opt-in or opt-out
As communities continue to make sense of the new recreational and decriminalization marijuana laws, the Hopewell Township Committee received presentations from township attorneys and the police director on how the laws directly impact the township. During the Township Committee meeting on March 15, attorney Scott Miccio, of law firm Parker McCay, informed the committee on…
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Hopewell Township police blotter
A 21-year-old Glenside, Pennsylvania, man has been charged with theft for allegedly taking some items from outside of a house on Todd Ridge Road in December 2020. The man was charged on Feb. 19. The case will be heard in the Hopewell Township Municipal Court. A Harbourton-Rocktown Road resident reported the theft of cash from…
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Hopewell Township police consider new marijuana laws ‘problematic’
Recently signed legislation by Gov. Phil Murphy legalizing and decriminalizing recreational marijuana has presented a specific hurdle for the Hopewell Township Police Department. In a message released to residents of Hopewell Valley, police administration said that one aspect not expected under the new laws signed on Feb. 22 had been the prohibiting of police departments…
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Hopewell Township police blotter
A River Road resident reported that someone allegedly gained access to their bank accounts and transferred numerous airline miles to another account. The incident was reported Feb. 10. Someone claiming to be a Verizon employee contacted a Nedsland Avenue resident and informed the victim of an overpayment on the account. The purported Verizon employee allegedly…
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Man who allegedly ‘Zoom bombed’ Hopewell Township Committee meeting charged
A 50-year-old Mesa, Arizona, man who allegedly interrupted an online Hopewell Township Committee meeting has been charged with one count each of cyber harassment, lewdness and disrupting a public meeting, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. The man, who was charged with the offenses on Feb. 17, was identified as the person responsible for…
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Hopewell Township police: White motorists accounted for 80% of traffic stops in 2020, police rarely use force
Hopewell Township Police Director Robert Karmazin recently presented a snapshot of 2020 data regarding traffic stops and use of force. The police department serves not only the Hopewell Township community, but also Hopewell Borough through a shared services agreement. The presentation was the first part of a two-part presentation, which spotlighted police department statistics, programs…
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Retired U.S. Army major general to lead Hopewell Township Police Department
Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert Karmazin has been appointed as the new police director of the Hopewell Township Police Department. He recently retired in October having served as deputy commander, mobilization and reserve affairs in the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. Karmazin was also the USSOCOM senior…
