Police: Homeless man threatens person with knife at store

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A 38-year-old homeless man is facing numerous charges, including making terroristic threats, after he allegedly threatened a victim with a knife on June 26, according to the Princeton Police Department.

Police were sent to a store on Nassau Street to investigate a report of a man who allegedly threatened the victim. The man allegedly damaged a window pane in front of the store.

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The man was charged with issuing terrorist threats, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon and criminal mischief, police said.

He was processed and taken to the Mercer County Correction Center.

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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