Hopewell Township Police blotter

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A Titusville woman was charged with driving under the influence, assault by auto, reckless driving, traffic on marked lanes, failure to possess a driver’s license/registration/insurance and failure to have the vehicle inspected following a crash in the area of Trenton-Harbourton Road and Woosamonsa Road at 6:51 a.m. Oct. 20. She was processed and released.

A Pennington man was charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident on Denow Road at 7:34 p.m. Oct. 20. A police officer was dispatched to investigate a reported crash in which the offending vehicle was said to be fleeing the scene. The officer saw the vehicle while he was enroute to the crash and initiated a motor vehicle stop. The driver was processed and released.

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A Trenton woman was arrested on an active warrant from the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office following a motor vehicle stop on Route 579 on Oct. 14. She was processed and taken to the Mercer County Correction Center in default of bail.

A Ewing Township man was charged with driving under the influence after a police officer was sent to the intersection of Hedgecroft Drive and Chickory Lane to investigate a suspicious vehicle at 1:50 p.m. Oct. 13. The man was also found to be wanted on active warrants from Pennington Borough, West Windsor Township and the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office. He was processed and turned over to the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office.

A Trenton man was arrested on an active warrant from the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office following a motor vehicle stop on Oct. 12. He was processed and taken to the Mercer County Correction Center in default of bail.

A Clementon woman was arrested on an active warrant from Pennsauken Township for $1,500 after she was stopped for speeding on Ingleside Avenue Oct. 9. She was processed and released.

A victim reported that his credit card was used to make fraudulent and unauthorized purchases between Sept. 14 and Sept. 27. The thief racked up about $1,200 in purchases of gasoline in northern New Jersey. The incident was reported Oct. 8.

A vandal stuck a piece of metal in a vehicle tire while the vehicle was parked at the Union Boil Co. in Pennington on Oct. 3. The victim received notification on her cell phone that the vehicle’s tire pressure was low. When she went out to check on it, she discovered a piece of metal sticking out of the side of the tire. The incident was reported Oct. 8.

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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