Tag: Princeton Police Department
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Teen allegedly steals car, causes fatal crash on Princeton-Kingston Road; flags lowered in South Brunswick to honor victim
An attempt to steal a car from a Clover Lane, Princeton, driveway led to the deaths of a 15-year-old Newark resident and a 61-year-old Kendall Park woman when the teenager, who was allegedly driving a stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee, slammed head-on into the woman’s Acura RDX sport utility vehicle on Route 27/Princeton-Kingston Road Nov. 7,…
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Princeton police blotter
A hit-and-run crash on Princeton-Kingston Road resulted in a charge of driving while intoxicated being leveled against a 31-year-old Princeton man in the Oct. 21 incident. He was taken to police headquarters, processed and released to a sober adult. A Stanworth Lane resident reported that someone made a fraudulent charge totaling $1,299 on her Apple…
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Princeton police blotter
The manager of a Palmer Square West store reported that someone passed off a counterfeit $20 bill in making a purchase Oct. 9. A Meadowbrook Drive resident reported Oct. 12 that someone had used their information to file a state unemployment benefits claim in a case of identity theft. A 40-year-old Philadelphia woman was charged…
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Princeton police blotter
A Russell Road woman was scammed out of $3,000 by an unknown woman who posed as a representative from PayPal, who convinced the victim to send $3,000 to her via Zelle, according to police. The incident was reported Sept. 29. A Western Way resident reported that someone had filed for unemployment benefits, using her Social…
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Princeton police blotter
A bicycle valued at $400 was reported stolen from the front porch of a Wiggins Street residence on Sept. 17. Someone obtained a checkbook belonging to an Allison Road resident and fraudulently cashed a check for $57,000, drawn on the victim’s checking account, according to police. The incident was reported Sept. 17. A thief fished…
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Princeton residents scammed out of money
Scam artists have been hard at work, convincing one resident to send him money and fooling another resident into thinking that the scammer was an investor, in a pair of incidents that were reported to the Princeton Police Department on Sept. 13. The first victim, who lives on Snowden Lane, said she was contacted by…
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Princeton police blotter
A victim reported that someone allegedly fished a check out of a U.S. Postal Service mailbox on Nassau Street, altered it and cashed it for $7,950. The incident was reported Sept.7. A caller reported seeing two people stealing bicycles in the area of North Stanworth Drive Sept. 9. The suspects had already left the area,…
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Princeton police blotter
A woman reported on Sept. 7 that she had mailed a personal check at the U.S. Postal Service mailbox on Palmer Square East, which was subsequently forged and cashed by a thief for $7,950. A 23-year-old Princeton man was charged with driving while intoxicated after he was stopped by police on Nassau Street Sept. 4…
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Car thefts reported in Princeton
A rash of car thefts that occurred throughout Princeton during the first week of September is under investigation by the Princeton Police Department. The first incident occurred on Sept. 3, when a thief broke into a locked 2020 Subaru Outback that was parked on Nassau Street and managed to drive off with it, according to…
