HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Homicide under investigation by county, township detectives

By Andrew Martins, Managing Editor
Circumstances surrounding an alleged murder in a Washington Crossing-Pennington Road residence are currently being investigated by detectives from the Hopewell Township Police Department and the Mercer County Homicide Task Force., According to officials, the Hopewell police responded to a call from the home at approximately 8:30 p.m. yesterday, April 25, after receiving a call from the homeowner. The woman’s body was found by police a short time after arriving at the scene., An investigation of the immediate area showed that there was no forced entry into the home, leading investigators to believe that the death as an isolated incident., Hopewell Township Chief Lance Maloney declined to comment on the incident., Authorities said on Wednesday morning that they are currently working to positively identify the woman and won’t release that information until the next of kin has been notified. An autopsy is scheduled for this afternoon., Anyone with information is asked to call the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at 609-989-6406 or the Trenton Crime Stoppers tip line at 609-278-8477. Those wishing to text a tip can send a message labeled TCSTIPS to Trenton CrimeStoppers at 274637.