Tag: Hopewell Township Police Department

  • Hopewell Township police blotter

    Hopewell Township police blotter

    A Pennington woman was charged with driving under the influence June 24 after police responded to a call for a vehicle stuck off the road on Pennington-Rocky Hill Road. Police determined that she had allegedly been driving under the influence of alcohol. She was processed and released. A victim reported the theft of a bicycle…

  • Hopewell Township raises Pride flag

    Hopewell Township raises Pride flag

    Police Department selling special pride police patches to support nonprofit LifeTies When people drive to the Hopewell Township Municipal building a Pride flag now flies to show support for the township’s LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, intersex, asexual) community. Hopewell Township officials and members of the police department raised the Pride flag on June 1…

  • Hopewell Township Police blotter

    Hopewell Township Police blotter

    A Hopewell Borough woman was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Bucks County, Pa., following a motor vehicle stop on Route 31 near Pennington-Titusville Road May 12. She was taken to the Mercer County Correction Center in default of bail. Two women attempted to cash a check at the Santander Bank May 11, but were…

  • Hopewell Township police officer cited in statewide major discipline report for 2022

    Hopewell Township police officer cited in statewide major discipline report for 2022

    A Hopewell Township Police Department police officer was among approximately 350 law enforcement personnel statewide who faced major disciplinary action from their agencies in 2022, according to the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Hopewell Township Patrol Officer Joseph McNeil was suspended for three months – 45 working days – for violation of rules,…

  • Hopewell police: Possible meteorite crashes through roof of township home

    Hopewell police: Possible meteorite crashes through roof of township home

    Family was home, but no injuries were reported It’s a story that may not come again until 2061. That is when Halley’s Comet is expected to enter Earth’s solar system again after May 27. A possible meteorite from remnants of Halley’s Comet may have crashed through the roof of a house on Old Washington Crossing-Pennington…

  • Hopewell Township police investigating identity theft and fraud incidents

    Hopewell Township police investigating identity theft and fraud incidents

    The Hopewell Township Police Department is investigating a rash of identity thefts and fraudulently opened bank accounts at Bank of America. Three victims reported that scammers had opened fraudulent bank accounts using their personal information, police said. A Blake Drive resident told police that they had received a Bank of America debit card that they…

  • Hopewell Township accepting deer hunting permit applications for 2023-24 season

    Hopewell Township accepting deer hunting permit applications for 2023-24 season

    Deer hunters are able to apply for individual permits for the 2023-24 white-tailed deer hunting season. The Hopewell Township Deer Management program application period bean on March 6 and is open through 4 p.m. May 12. All applicants must be 14 years or older, have a valid New Jersey hunting license, and maintain $1 million…

  • Hopewell Township Police blotter

    Hopewell Township Police blotter

    A victim reported the theft of a wallet while hospitalized at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell between March 2 and March 3. The victim, who reported the theft March 5, suffered a total loss of $433. A Trenton man was arrested on an outstanding warrant for $1,000 from the Ewing Township Municipal Court following…

  • Hopewell police blotter

    Hopewell police blotter

    A Ewing Township man was charged with shoplifting and possession of drug paraphernalia after police responded to a call about a shoplifting in progress at Buy Rite Liquors in Pennington Feb. 20. The man allegedly had two bottles of tequila in his possession plus drug paraphernalia. He was processed and released. A Point Pleasant man…