Mantua Township crime log, Jan. 10 –16

January 17, 2019

Jan. 10

Ptl. Riepen arrested a subject during a motor vehicle stop for outstanding warrants. They were placed in the Gloucester County Jail.
Units responded to a tractor-trailer that had passed under some low hanging wires and pulled them from a few buildings.
Officers took a report for shoplifting that had occurred at the Lowes store.
Officers located an unsecured door at the old Kmart building and checked the interior with the assistance of Ptl. Riepen and his K-9 partner, Bane.
Officers assisted a Wenonah resident with an escort to their property.
Officers responded to a crash on Main Street, just south of Center Street in which one vehicle collided into the rear of another.
A resident called 911 because her dog got loose and would not come back to her when she called it.
Officers investigated a theft of a utility trailer from Heritage Road.
Units responded to a crash on Glassboro Road in the area of Tylers Mill Road in which there was one person with a reported head injury.

Jan. 11

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Ptl. Crispin conducted an MV stop and arrested the driver for DUI. The driver refused to take a breath test and was charged accordingly.
Units assisted a motorist at the Heritage store that had locked their keys in their car.
Officers took a harassment complaint in which the victim is being harassed by their ex’s new girlfriend.
Officers responded to a neighbor complaint in Wenonah in which one neighbor was blowing their leaves onto his property.

Jan. 12

Officers were dispatched to look for a “large flying object with no sound” that was heading towards Wenonah. We could not find anything.
Officers responded to a crash in the 600 Block of Bridgeton Pike.
Officers conducted their monthly car seat safety event at the Mantua Fire Department.
Officers took a criminal mischief report in which a window was broken from a BB gun in Wenonah.
Units responded to a crash on Berkley Road near Old Landing Road in which one vehicle needed to be towed.
Officers responded to a juvenile that was being threatened on social media.
Units responded to a noise complaint at midnight for a large party. The party was broken up and the noise was silenced.

Jan. 13

Patrols responded to a vehicle that had struck a pole on Heritage Road and needed to be towed.
Patrols responded to a crash on Glassboro Road near the Lowes store.
Officers assisted a victim with obtaining a restraining order against their spouse.
Patrols responded to a vehicle that had struck a pole on Center Street in the area of New Street.
Patrols responded to a crash on Route 55 until the state police could respond.
Units responded to a family dispute in which the child called to report their parents were arguing.
Officers took a criminal mischief report in which the victim’s vehicle was scratched.
Units responded to an overdose in which the patient was found unconscious in a bathroom.

Jan. 14

Officers were given a wallet that was found at Dunkin Donuts and were able to return it to the owner.
Units responded to a crash on Mt. Royal Road in the area of Bridgeton Pike.
Units assisted the Logan Township Police Department with a subject that had taken two females hostage in their jurisdiction.
Officers responded to a shoplifting at the Target store.
Officers responded to a hunting complaint in the area of Bridgeton Pike and Heritage Road.
Officers came across a dining room table on Lambs Road and removed it from the travel lanes.
Units conducted foot patrol in the Target and Lowes shopping centers.
Units responded to a crash in which a vehicle struck a deer on Lambs Road.
A female turned herself in because she had a warrant for her arrest. She posted bail and was released.
Ptl. Krieger conducted a stop of a pedestrian on Glassboro Road and found the subject to have an active warrant for his arrest. He was processed and released.

Jan. 15

Units responded to a domestic dispute between a couple. An argument started over a cell phone conversation and the phone was damaged and the male was charged with domestic assault.
Officers took a crash report in the parking lot of the Super Wawa.
Officers responded to a minor crash on Glassboro Road in the area of Tylers Mill Road
Officers followed up with the shoplifting from the Target store from Jan. 14 and were able to identify the accused.
Officers responded to a three-vehicle crash at Route 45 and Heritage Road. The fire department needed to extricate one driver and two people were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The parents of a juvenile found disturbing content on their daughter’s Instagram account and wanted to speak to officers regarding it.
Officers assisted with traffic while the fire department investigated a burning smell at the PetSmart store.

Jan. 16

Ptl. Schnarr conducted a follow up to a harassment complaint at the Planet Fitness gym.
Officers took a missing person report for a subject that is elderly and went to the wrong ShopRite and has not been seen for a few hours.
Officers took a report for a lost driver’s license and the victim found it 15 minutes later in their pocket.
Officers responded to a residence where the homeowner thought they heard someone walking upstairs. We checked the house and did not find anyone that did not belong there.
Officers took a crash report where a vehicle struck three deer on Heritage Road.