Thursday, May 23, 2013
Checkpoints set up throughout Ocean County all weekend
Drivers getting stopped at DWI checkpoints this weekend will also be checked for being under the influence of drugs, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's office. With the start of the busy summer travel season looming, Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced the continuation of the annual countywide DWI checkpoint program. The program, which supplements local DWI enforcement, consists of staging numerous checkpoints throughout the county. "Most significant for the program this year, is the addition of two drug recognition experts at each checkpoint to detect those under the influence of narcotics," says a prepared statement from the prosecutor's office. Coronato, quoted in the statement, reminds drivers that "an extra measure…
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Drunken driving, minor drug possession among the charges
Five area people were arrested and charged with various offenses over the past weekend, police said. Joseph Maneria, 20, of Wall, was arrested and charged with minor marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia around 9:21 p.m. Saturday, Sgt. Heath Bono said. Thomas McFee, 32, of Toms River was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of narcotics following a traffic stop on Route 138 around 9:38 p.m. Saturday, Bono said. Thomas Hartman, 37, of Brick was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after a traffic stop on Route 138 around 12:24 a.m. Sunday, Bono said. Joah Grandstrom, 30, of Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged with a 2002 warrant out of Wildwood, Cape May County around 12:58 a.m. Sunday…
Monday, April 8, 2013
Several also arrested for drunken driving and other offenses
A report of a suspicious person resulted in the arrest of a Howell man while numerous drivers were charged with drunk driving during a checkpoint held in town Friday, police said. Michael Noodt, 41, was arrested and charged with an active warrant from the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Department for failure to pay child support following a report of a suspicious person at the New Bedford Road apartment complex at 2028 New Bedford Rd. around 11:52 p.m. Friday, Sgt. Chad Clark said. Noodt was turned over to the Sheriff’s Department in lieu of cash bail, Clark said. Melissa L. Thompson, 39, of Point Pleasant, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving following a traffic stop on Route 70 near Riverview Drive …
Friday, March 29, 2013
Woman stopped on Route 34 around 7:30 a.m. Thursday
A Seaside Heights woman was arrested and charged with drunken driving early Thursday morning, police said. Ruth E. Papaneri, 39, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop on Route 34 near Paynters Road around 7:32 a.m. Patrolman Dan Santoro was the arresting officer, Sgt. Steven Wolter said.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Drunken driving, a minor accident and active warrants among charges
An afternoon accident on Route 138 and Allenwood Road led to the arrest of a Howell man on drunken driving charges, police said. Nicholas B. Dzielak, 25, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after the vehicle he was driving struck the rear of another vehicle stopped at the intersection’s traffic light around 5:29 p.m., Sgt. Michael Tozer said. Wall Police arrested and charged four other people Sunday, Tozer said. Keri M. Johnson, 46, of Glen Rock, Bergen County, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop on Belmar Boulevard near New Bedford Road around 3:39 p.m., Tozer said. Catalina Londono, 28, of Bloomfield, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated around 4:23 p.m. …
Monday, February 25, 2013
Drunken driving, minor drug possession among charges over the weekend
A hit and run accident on Route 138 Sunday capped a busy weekend for Wall Police. Ernesto Segura Jaimez, 23, of Lakewood, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated around 9:45 p.m. Sunday after causing the minor accident on Route 138. No one was injured in the crash, Sgt. Steven Wolter said. Jaimez was found driving eastbound on 18th Avenue shortly after the accident, Wolter said. Patrick Ward, 46, of Lavallette, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop on Route 34 around 11:41 p.m. Friday. Patrolman Ian Hatch was the arresting officer,Wolter said. Neil Valentino, 21, of Howell, was arrested and charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at the …
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Man hit a fire hydrant on Route 34, police say
A Bloomfield man was arrested and charged with drunken driving after hitting a fire hydrant on Route 34 late Tuesday night, police said. Kevin Zehnder, 52, was stopped around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday after his car veered off the road and struck a fire hydrant, Sgt. Steven Wolter said. Zehnder also was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana. Patrolman Dough Borst was the arresting officer, Wolter said.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Woman drove off the road and struck a utility pole, police say
A Freehold woman was stopped by police on northbound Route 34 near the Allenwood Circle around 12:41 p.m. Tuesday while she was traveling on the shoulder with a badly damaged tire, police said. Cheryll Mueller, 39, drove off the road and scraped a utility pole at the circle, Sgt. Patrick Connor said. Mueller was stopped just north of the circle and arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated and possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, Connor said.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Man charged overnight following traffic stop
A 31-year-old Neptune man was arrested and charged with drunken driving overnight, police said. James Lavarin, 31, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated around 3:01 a.m. Friday following a traffic stop at Route 70 and Riverview Drive. Patrolwoman Amy Drackwicz was the arresting officer, Sgt. Steven Wolter said. Lavarin was charged and released with a court date, Wolter said.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
In separate incidents, two area men arrested early morning Thursday
Two area men were arrested and charged with drunken driving in separate incidents overnight Wednesday, police said. Mostafa H. Abou-Aref, 29, of Neptune, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop on Route 34 around 1:17 a.m., Sgt. Steven Wolter said. Thomas P. Tomori, 48, of Brick, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop on Route 35 around 2:56 a.m., Wolter said. Both men were cited and released with a court date, Wolter said.
Nora
12:22 am on Friday, May 24, 2013
I think my first attempt to reply to this was rejected, I apologize if I double post. Anyways, I see what you're saying, I know people like this. The problem though is that many with chronic pain or other ailments take their medication like they should but then drive even though they are in no good condition to do so. I would hope that the drug experts have ways to determine who might be … more ›