By Mike Morsch, Regional Editor
The East Windsor Township Police Department initiated the following police reports through Wednesday, April 26, 2017., A 49-year-old East Windsor man was charged with shoplifting and a different 49-year old East Windsor man was charged with obstructing justice, hindering apprehension and shoplifting after an incident at 3 p.m. April 21 at the Shop Rite on Route 130., An officer was dispatched to the Shop Rite Store on a report of a shoplifting in progress. Upon arrival the investigation revealed that the defendants had concealed items and left the store without paying for them. It was also discovered that one of the defendants provided false information as to his identity during the investigation. Both defendants were arrested and later released pending court action., A 71-year-old Philadelphia man was charged with DUI, reckless driving, careless driving, obstructing justice, failure to maintain lane, having an obstructed view, failure to exhibit registration, consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle and having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle after being stopped at 9:43 p.m. April 21 on Route 130 North., An officer was dispatched to a report of an erratic driver and located the vehicle stopped in the right lane of travel on Route 130 and a motor vehicle stop was conducted. The investigation revealed that the driver was suspected of being intoxicated, given field sobriety tests, arrested and later released pending court action., A 59-year-old East Windsor man was charged with DUI, refusal to submit to a breath test, reckless driving, careless driving, failure to exhibit license, failure to exhibit registration and failure to exhibit insurance card after being stopped at 12:44 a.m. April 22 on Route 130 North., An officer was dispatched to a report from the Cranbury Township Police Department of a suspicious motor vehicle on Route 130 North in the area of Route 133. The investigation revealed that the driver was suspected of being intoxicated, given field sobriety tests, arrested and later released pending court action., A 42-year-old Hightstown woman was charged with shoplifting after an incident at 2:55 p.m. April 23 at the Shop Rite on Route 130., An officer was dispatched to the Shop Rite Store on a report of a shoplifting in progress. Upon arrival the investigation revealed that the defendant had concealed items and left the store without paying for them. The defendant was arrested and later released pending court action., A 28-year-old East Windsor man was charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams, possession of drug paraphernalia, CDS in a motor vehicle, headlights required, failure to exhibit insurance card and failure to notify motor vehicle department of change of address after being stopped at 9:05 p.m. April 23 at Probasco Road and Avon Drive., While on patrol an officer observed a vehicle being operated without headlights illuminated as required and a motor vehicle stop was conducted. The investigation revealed that the driver had outstanding arrest warrants and was in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The driver was arrested and later released pending court action., The Hightstown Police Department initiated the following police reports From April 20 through April 30, 2017., An 18-year-old East Windsor man was arrested April 20 for possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, during the course of a field inquiry, in the Main Street Lot. He was transported to police headquarters, booked, processed, and released on a summons complain with a pending court date., A 61-year-old Yardville man turned himself April 22 in on an active warrant out of Hightstown Municipal Court. He posted bail and was subsequently released with a new court date., A 23-year-old man from the Townhouse Garden Apartments was arrested April 23 on 10 active warrants from 10 different municipal courts, during a pedestrian stop on Monmouth Street. Prior to the pedestrian stop, the officer recognized the man and confirmed that he had active warrants for his arrest. During the pedestrian stop, the man provided the officer with false information and he was subsequently taken in custody for his active warrants and for hindering his own apprehension. He was transported to police headquarters, booked, processed, and later turned over to the custody of the Woodbridge Police Department., A 28-year-old East Windsor woman was arrested April 30 by the Robbinsville Police Department for an active warrant out of Hightstown Municipal Court. She was turned over to the custody of the Hightstown Police Department and subsequently transported to Mercer County Adult Correctional Facility, in lieu of bail.
