Tag: Princeton Police Department

A 52-year-old Princeton man who allegedly attempted to strike another man in the head with a metal expandable baton was charged with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, bias intimidation and criminal mischief. The incident grew out of an argument on Clay Street March 31. A…

Someone stole a Google Chromebook laptop computer and a personal debit card that had been left on a table in Hinds Plaza on Witherspoon Street March 22. The thief managed to withdraw $1,000 from the victim’s checking account, according to police reports. Several checks and bills were reported stolen from an open passenger’s-side window of…

A Winant Road resident reported that her unlocked car was burglarized between 7:50 a.m. and 2:50 p.m. March 16 while it was parked in her driveway, but nothing was reported missing. A thief riding a bicycle rode up behind a man who was walking on Bunn Drive and reportedly stole the man’s backpack, which he…

A Stonecliff Road resident reported that someone posing as a 48-year-old woman reportedly attempted to extort $200 from him after he sent her explicit videos and photos of himself. The incident was reported Feb. 28. A Cherry Valley Road woman lost $1,286.99 to a scammer who posed as a PSE&G representative, according to police reports.…

A bicycle valued at $8,000 was reported stolen from the stairwell of a Vandeventer Avenue apartment building Feb. 27. Several people reported Feb. 26 that they were struck by gel ball water beads in three separate incidents as they were walking on Washington Road. The water beads were fired from an unknown projectile weapon. A…

A Brickhouse Road resident told police that someone had tricked him into writing a personal check for $10,000, which was then cashed. The incident of identity theft and theft by deception was reported Feb. 18. A 37-year-old Jackson Township man who was wanted on an outstanding warrant for $1,500 from Princeton was turned over to…

Two shoplifters stole an assortment of medications, valued at $1,160.96, from a pharmacy on State Road Feb. 6. The men fled north on State Road into Montgomery Township in a GMC Envoy sport utility vehicle, according to police reports. A woman’s blouse valued at $590 was reported stolen from a store on Nassau Street Feb.…

A bicycle valued at $2,000 was reported stolen from a bicycle rack in the common area at the Lawrence Apartments on Lawrence Drive Feb. 6. Two people entered a store on State Road and stole an assortment of items in a shoplifting incident reported Feb. 6. A 26-year-old man was arrested on an outstanding warrant…