Mantua Township patrol summary, April 18 – 23

April 18^th

• Officers were notified of a traffic light that was crooked on Route 45 by the Home Depot. Units stood by until state highway DOT could fix it.
• Officers attempted to stop a motorcycle, however, the motorcycle fled. Officers followed for a short distance and quickly terminated the pursuit.
• Patrols responded to a minor crash at the intersection of Bridgeton Pike and Washington Avenue.
• Officers took a report for a possible attempted burglary in the Villages of Berkley where it appears that someone attempted to gain entry into the residence through a ground floor window.
• Sgt. Herner conducted a motor vehicle stop and arrested an occupant for possession of drugs.
• Units took a report for a road rage incident that had occurred in the Centre City development.
• Ptl. Hasselman conducted a motor vehicle stop and arrested the driver for outstanding warrants. He was processed, posted bail and was released.
• Ptl. Mroz conducted a motor vehicle stop and arrested two occupants, both for outstanding warrants. Both were processed and released.

April 19^th

• Ptl. Mroz and his K-9 partner, Zuke, assisted Brooklawn Police with a track of a suspect.
• Units responded to a teenage female who was threatening to harm herself.
• Patrols responded to a domestic assault between a daughter and mother in which the mother was arrested for assault. She was taken to the hospital for an evaluation.
• Officers responded to a parking complaint at the Wells Fargo bank in Wenonah.
• Units took a theft report for a stolen Xbox.
• Officers responded to a large tree that fell onto Mantua Avenue in Wenonah with wires in it. Traffic had to be detoured for several hours until it could be cleared.
• Officers responded to a domestic argument between a wife and her intoxicated husband.

April 20^th

• Officers supervised community service workers who cleaned up litter on Glassboro Road in the area of Lambs Road.
• Officers assisted Pitman Police with a DUI arrest on Lambs Road.
• Patrols responded to take a missing person report for an adult male who has not been in contact with his family for a while. He returned home a few days later.
• Officers assisted a motorist who had locked their keys in their vehicle along with two babies and a dog. Everyone was fine and entry was gained.
• Officers responded to a solicitation complaint in the Rosewood Development.
• Units responded to a domestic disturbance over a beer that was thrown at the subject’s mother-in-law while she was helping to get ready for Easter the next day.
• Units responded to an overdose in the parking lot of the Chick-fil-A. The fire department broke his window and Narcan was administered.
• Ptl. Oldrati conducted a motor vehicle stop and arrested a juvenile for possession of drugs. She was turned over to her father.
• Ptl. Layton conducted a motor vehicle stop and arrested an occupant for active warrants and possession of drugs. He was processed and released.

April 21

• Officers took a report for a stolen vehicle that was stolen sometime overnight.
• Ptl. Layton arrested a subject for outstanding warrants and was turned over to the county jail.
• Patrols responded to a person who found his neighbor’s belongings in his yard. It was learned that a subject has stolen them over night.
• Officers found a vehicle in the woods by the railroad tracks on Tylers Mill Road. Officers had the vehicle towed as it was unoccupied.
• Officers responded to a fire in a unit in the Villages of Berkley. The fire department was able to hold the fire to one apartment in the building.
• Officers responded to a family dispute in which the parents found the son’s drugs and now the son is acting out.
• Ptl. Donovan arrested a subject for urinating in public at a bus stop.

April 22

• Officers took a report of ATVs damaging his property.
• Patrols responded to a crash that occurred on Route 55, but they stopped at the Chick-Fil-A. The crash was turned over to the state police.
• Units responded to a crash on Harrison Avenue at Berkley Road.
• Officers responded to the Route 45 Car Wash for a report of a couple yelling, however, officers did not locate anyone when they arrived.
• Ptl. Krieger charged a subject for driving while suspended because of a second or greater DUI conviction.

April 23

• Officers responded to a crash on Blackwood-Barnsboro Road, however, it actually occurred in Deptford Township and was turned over to that agency.
• Units responded to a minor crash in the parking lot of the Home Depot store.
• Units took a theft report for a piece of construction equipment that was missing from a job site.
• Officers assisted a subject with an on-going domestic issue with his ex-wife.
• Patrols responded to a crash on Main Street in the area of Hollybrook Drive.
• Ptl. Riepen and his K-9 partner, Bane, assisted West Deptford on a car stop with a vehicle sniff. There was a positive indication and subjects were arrested for possession of drugs.
• Officers responded to a crash on Mantua Boulevard in the area of Delaware Valley Florist where two vehicles needed to be towed from the scene.
• Patrols responded to a minor crash on Main Street in the area of Mt. Royal Road.
• Ptl. Mroz conducted a motor vehicle stop and arrested three subjects for possession of drugs and active warrants. He also utilized his K-9 partner, Zuke, in detecting the drugs in the vehicle.
• Officers assisted a motorist who had locked their keys in their vehicle at their house in Wenonah.
• Officers took a report for identity theft.