East Windsor Police blotter

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A 32-year-old East Windsor Township man who nearly caused a crash was charged with driving under the influence, having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle and reckless driving after a police officer responded to the area of Abbington Drive and the Twin Rivers Mall to investigate a report of an erratic driver at 10:51 p.m. Oct. 9. The man was processed and released.

A 30-year-old Hamilton Township man was charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving, careless driving and failure to maintain lane following a one-car crash in the area of Route 130 and Route 571 at 7:42 p.m. Oct. 8. Police also found suspected marijuana in the vehicle. He was processed and released.

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A 43-year-old Trenton man was arrested on an active warrant from the Burlington County Sheriff’s Office following a traffic stop on Route 130 on Oct. 7. He was also charged with having a suspended driver’s license and being an unlicensed driver. He was processed and turned over to the Burlington County Sheriff’s Office.

A 27-year-old Hightstown resident was charged with driving under the influence after a police officer noticed the vehicle was being driven erratically and without its headlights turned on at 10:30 p.m. Oct. 7 on Route 33. The driver was also charged with having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, reckless driving, careless driving, failure to maintain lane and lamps required. The driver was processed and released.

A 41-year-old Hightstown man was charged with driving under the influence, failure to maintain lane and reckless driving after a police officer noticed that his vehicle was weaving on Route 33 at 2:06 a.m. Oct. 6. He was processed and released.

A 39-year-old Philadelphia resident was charged with driving under the influence, consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle, having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, refusal to submit to a breath test and reckless driving when he was stopped by a police officer on Woodside Avenue at 5:53 a.m. Oct. 5. He was processed and released.

A 35-year-old Salem woman was arrested on active warrants from several towns following a traffic stop on Route 130 on Oct. 3. She was also charged with use of a cellphone while driving, having a suspended driver’s license, having a suspended vehicle registration and having an expired vehicle registration. She was processed and turned over to the Pennsville Police Department.

LEA KAHN, Staff Writer
LEA KAHN, Staff Writer
Lea began working for the Packet publications in 1985, covering Lawrence Twp., and then expanding her coverage to Princeton in 2019. While history is her favorite topic, she has earned 13 awards from the New Jersey Press Association for coverage ranging from features to government and education. Lea continues to cover Lawrence Twp. and Princeton. She can be reached via email at lkahn@donnelly.media.

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