Tag: Princeton Police Department

  • Princeton police blotter

    Princeton police blotter

    Someone smashed the driver’s side window of a Walker Drive resident’s car and reportedly rummaged through the glove box, but nothing was reported missing. The incident was reported Jan. 17. A Stockton Street resident told police that someone shattered the driver’s-side window on one car and attempted to break the driver’s-side window on a second…

  • Princeton police blotter

    Princeton police blotter

    A 38-year-old Hamilton Township man was charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose following a road rage incident on Paul Robeson Place Dec. 29. The victim told police that the man displayed what she thought was a gun. The investigation revealed that it was a stun gun, which he was not legally…

  • Princeton police blotter

    Princeton police blotter

    A 46-year-old Trenton man was charged with driving while intoxicated following a car crash on Bayard Lane Dec. 25. During the investigation, police discovered that he had three outstanding warrants from different towns. He was taken to the police department headquarters for processing and then released to the custody of a sober adult, police said.…

  • Princeton police blotter

    Princeton police blotter

    Vandals damaged the baseball dugouts, snack stand and shed at Grover Park. The incident of criminal mischief was reported to Princeton police on Dec. 8. Various forms of graffiti were discovered on the roof of a building at 134-136 Nassau St. by the building’s property manager on Dec. 8, according to police. A burglar broke…

  • Princeton police blotter

    Princeton police blotter

    A 31-year-old Princeton man was charged with driving while intoxicated after he was stopped for speeding on Nassau Street Nov. 24. He was taken to the Princeton Police Department headquarters and released to a sober adult. A Butternut Row resident told police she had sent $7,227.60 worth of bitcoin to what she thought was a…

  • Man arrested on McCosh Circle with gun, burglary tools

    Man arrested on McCosh Circle with gun, burglary tools

    A Philadelphia man has been charged with multiple offenses, including weapons offenses, after he was stopped by police on McCosh Circle, according to the Princeton Police Department. The 43-year-old was charged with possession of burglar tools (bolt cutters), possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon and certain persons not…

  • Man reportedly grabs woman’s buttocks, runs off

    Man reportedly grabs woman’s buttocks, runs off

    The Princeton Police Department was dispatched to the area of Moore Street and Park Place for a report of a criminal sexual contact around 6:14 p.m. Nov. 23. The victim stated she was walking south on Moore Street and crossed Park Place. While she was on the sidewalk on the southwest corner of the intersection…

  • Princeton Police Department reports more car break-ins

    Princeton Police Department reports more car break-ins

    A spate of car break-ins and thefts has continued to plague neighborhoods across Princeton. The Princeton Police Department set up electronic messaging boards on Mercer Road and Rosedale Road to remind residents to lock their cars. Nixle alerts with the same message have gone out to people who have signed up for the service. Nevertheless,…

  • Princeton police issue warnings on car thefts and car burglaries

    Princeton police issue warnings on car thefts and car burglaries

    The message on the electronic billboard parked on the side of the road at Princeton Battlefield State Park is simple and direct: “Cars have locks. Use them.” That’s what the Princeton Police Department is urging residents to do, following a head-on crash that killed the driver of a stolen car and another driver Nov. 7…