MANALAPAN – Two residents of Manalapan were arrested and charged with drug violations following a motor vehicle accident on the afternoon of April 22.
Police said that shortly after 4 p.m., officers were dispatched to a reported motor vehicle accident at a home on Chestnut Way. The officers observed that a 2015 Ford Focus had crashed into and through the garage door of the home and struck a vehicle that was parked in the garage.
The driver, a 27-year-old male resident of Manalapan, was found unconscious in the car. Responders from the Englishtown-Manalapan First Aid Squad arrived and safely removed the man from the vehicle. First aid was administered and the driver regained consciousness, according to police.
A passenger who was in the vehicle at the time of the crash fled the area on foot prior to the officers’ arrival. That person later returned to the scene and was identified as a 26-year-old male resident of Manalapan.
As the result of an investigation, narcotics and drug paraphernalia were located in the vehicle. Both men were arrested and charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The driver was also issued summonses for possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle, reckless driving and careless driving.
At the time of the crash, a resident was inside the home, but was not injured. Other than the damage to the garage door, there were no other structural damages to the residence. Neither man who was in the vehicle was injured. Patrolman Christopher Oleksy handled the investigation.
In other incidents reported by police:
• On April 23 at 4:30 p.m., a 61-year-old female resident of Totowa reported that her unlocked vehicle was burglarized while it was parked at the Englishtown Auction Sales, Wilson Avenue. The woman entered her vehicle that had been parked in the same location for a few hours and observed that a bag containing personal and business items along with $100 in cash had been removed. There was no damage to the vehicle.
• On April 22 at 5 p.m., Patrolman Matthew Meyler responded to the area of Tennent and Taylors Mills roads to investigate a report that several vehicles had been struck by one vehicle. The driver who struck the other vehicles fled the scene toward Route 9 and was immediately located. Police said the driver, a 36-year-old male resident of Freehold Township, was charged with driving while intoxicated. He was arrested, processed and released to a responsible party.
• On April 18, a 76-year-old Manalapan resident reported an incident of computer fraud and theft. The resident said he was defrauded out of $7,950 through a complex computer scam in which he was asked to send checks to cover the difference in a larger online refund, said to be sent in error. The incident is pending further investigation.
