Tag: Hopewell Township Police Department
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Hopewell Township Police Chief: Traffic mitigation on East Welling Avenue not necessary at this time
The “majority of drivers” are driving within the 25 miles per hour speed limit on East Welling Avenue, according to results of a speed study conducted through the Hopewell Township Police Department. Police Chief James Rosso briefed the Hopewell Township Committee and public on Dec. 5 of the most recent study from the beginning of October, which…
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Teens charged in drug robbery, shooting death of Pennington School grad
Two teenaged boys, ages 16 and 17, have been charged with murder, felony murder, robbery and weapons offenses in connection with the death of Philip Urban, who was found shot to death in a nature preserve Dec.17, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri and Hopewell Township Police Chief James Rosso. The 16-year-old boy, who…
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Manalapan man found fatally shot in car at Hopewell Valley Nature Preserve
The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and Hopewell Township police are investigating the death of a 20-year-old Manalapan man whose body was found slumped over in the driver’s seat of a car in the Hopewell Valley Nature Preserve Dec. 17. Hopewell Township police officers responded to the scene at 7 p.m. and discovered a white…
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Early morning fire destroys Hopewell Township house
A Madison Avenue house was destroyed by an early morning fire, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. A neighbor reported smoke in the area and police were dispatched to investigate it at 1:33 a.m. Nov. 25. When police officers arrived, they found the house fully involved in flames. The house was unoccupied. When the…
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Hopewell Township man charged with murder after allegedly stabbing father to death
A 54-year-old Hopewell Township man has been charged with murder and weapons offenses after allegedly stabbing his father to death, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office and the Hopewell Township Police Department. The 82-year-old victim was found on the kitchen floor of his apartment on Denow Road by Hopewell Township police officers, who responded…
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Hopewell Township police blotter
A Dunwald Lane resident reported that someone had entered their property and stole construction equipment valued at about $2,000. The theft was reported Nov. 13. A burglar reportedly broke into a vehicle and stole about $100 worth of miscellaneous items while it was parked at the Twin Pines athletic fields complex on Pennington-Lawrenceville Road Nov.…
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Hopewell Township police blotter
A Hopewell-Wertsville Road resident reported the theft of camera equipment from his garage Oct. 30. The victim saw a man allegedly rummaging through items in the garage. The victim approached the man, who said he thought there was a sale at the house. When he was advised there was no sale, he left the property.…
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Hopewell Township opens ‘Do-not-solicit’ registry for property owners, residents wanting relief from solicitors
A do-not-solicit registry is up and running to help Hopewell Township residents and business owners seek relief from solicitors. Any residents or business owners can sign up to be placed on the Do-Not-Solicit registry by filling out an application and delivering it to the Township Clerk’s Office. The registry and applications available to the public…
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Hopewell Township police blotter
A Jefferson Place resident reported their car door was open when they returned home Oct. 14. Video surveillance revealed three men wearing masks had attempted to burglarize the car. Nothing was reported missing. Several packages valued at less than $200 were reported stolen from the front porch of a Manley Road home were reported stolen…
