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A vandal broke the padlock hasp latch on the exterior door to the women’s bathroom in Grover Park on North Harrison Street. The incident of criminal mischief was reported Feb. 3.

A 35-year-old Princeton man who was stopped for speeding on Lake Lane on Feb. 3 was arrested on active warrants totaling $4,750 from the Princeton, West Windsor and East Windsor municipal courts. He was issued summonses for being an unlicensed driver and driving while his license was suspended. He was processed and released.

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A 52-year-old Princeton man was arrested on an active warrant from the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office after he was stopped by police on Palmer Square West on Feb. 1. He was processed and taken to the Mercer County Correction Center.

A resident of the Avalon Princeton apartment building on Albert Way reported the theft of his son’s bicycle from a locked storage unit at the apartment building sometime between Dec. 26, 2024 and Feb. 1. It had been stored and secured with a lock in the storage unit, but the lock was cut off by an unknown person.

Someone stole two handbags, valued at $2,500 each, from the closet in the master bedroom of the victim’s apartment at the Avalon Princeton apartment building on Albert Way sometime between January 2022 and Jan. 22, 2025. The incident was reported Feb. 1.

A victim reported that someone made an online purchase of two iPhone 15 Pro Max 1 TB cellphones on his Verizon wireless account on July 9, 2024. The incident, which resulted in a monetary loss of $444.44, was reported Feb. 1.

A 31-year-old Newark man was arrested an active warrant for $750 from the Elizabeth Municipal Court after he was stopped for speeding on Cherry Hill Road Jan. 31. He was also issued a summons for speeding. He was processed and released.

A 28-year-old Camden man was arrested on active warrants totaling $6,525 from the Camden City and Gloucester City municipal courts following a motor vehicle stop on Oak Lane Jan. 28. He was charged with numerous motor vehicle violations, including failure to have his vehicle inspected, obstructed view, having an unregistered motor vehicle, driving while his license was suspended, being an unlicensed driver and having an uninsured motor vehicle. He was processed and released.

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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