Fog/Mist 48°
Tag:

Ewing Police

Police & Fire
Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Weekend Crash In Mercer County Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Weekend Crash In Mercer County
Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Weekend Crash In Mercer County Police have identified the motorcyclist killed in a collision in Ewing Township. Theodore Condo, 57, of Ewing died in the crash on Saturday, Nov. 25, authorities said. At 4:54 p.m., Ewing police responded to a serious crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle at Parkway Avenue and Walter Street in Ewing. The motorcycle rider was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. No names had been released by police. The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office's serious collision response team was called to the scene and was assisting Ewing police with the investigation. Anyone with information about …

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Ex-Teacher, 76, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Student In Mercer County Decades Ago Ex-Teacher, 76, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Student In Mercer County Decades Ago
Ex-Teacher, 76, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Student In Mercer County Decades Ago A 76-year-old former Mercer County high school teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting a student in the 1990s, authorities said. Joseph DePuglio, of Ewing, had a sexual relationship with the girl when he taught at Steinert High School in Hamilton, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. The victim, now an adult, reported the allegations to Ewing police at the end of 2022, Onofri said. DePuglio was arrested on Monday, March 27 and charged with endangering the welfare of a child. He's accused of having supervisory or disciplinary power over the girl, Onofri said. The pair…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Elderly Man Struck Dead Near Ewing Intersection Elderly Man Struck Dead Near Ewing Intersection
Elderly Man Struck Dead Near Ewing Intersection An elderly man died after being struck by a vehicle near an intersection in Ewing Wednesday evening, authorities confirmed. The man was struck near the intersection of Pennington Road and Somerset Street shortly before 5:50 p.m., Ewing Police said in a press release. He was rushed to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries. His identity was not released. The driver stopped at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, which remained ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Justin Quinlan at (609) 882-1313 ext. 7512, send an ema…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Man Shot Near Ewing Waste Management Plant, Police Say Man Shot Near Ewing Waste Management Plant, Police Say
Man Shot Near Ewing Waste Management Plant, Police Say A man was rushed to the hospital after being shot near a waste management plant in Ewing early on Monday, Sept. 26, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a shooting near 432 Stokes Ave. found the victim with a gunshot wound to the leg just after 6:05 a.m., Ewing Police said in a press release. The address appears on Google Maps as the location of Central Jersey Waste. The man was taken to a nearby hospital and was said to be in stable condition, according to police. His identity was not released. The shooting remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to …

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Accused Catalytic Converter Thief Busted With Burglar’s Tools, Crack Cocaine In Ewing: Police Accused Catalytic Converter Thief Busted With Burglar’s Tools, Crack Cocaine In Ewing: Police
Accused Catalytic Converter Thief Busted With Burglar’s Tools, Crack Cocaine In Ewing: Police A Trenton man previously accused of stealing catalytic converters was busted with a variety of burglar’s tools and crack cocaine by officers investigating even more catalytic converter thefts around Ewing, police said. Ewing Police Officer David Massi saw Anthony Riggins, 49, crouching behind a vehicle while patroling Troy Avenue around 3:55 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, authorities said in a release. Riggins subsequently ran from officers who tried to conduct an investigative stop and was later found hiding in tall grass on the lot of 320 Robbins Ave., police said. Riggins was arrested after …

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
SEEN HER? 12-Year-Old Mercer County Girl Reported Missing SEEN HER? 12-Year-Old Mercer County Girl Reported Missing
Seen HER? 12-Year-Old Mercer County Girl Reported Missing Seen her? Police are seeking the public’s help locating a missing 12-year-old girl from Mercer County. Dakota Mims was last seen near Allison Avenue on Wednesday, July 20 around 10:30 a.m., Ewing Police said. Mims stands 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs about 115 pounds. She was last seen wearing an olive green hooded sweatshirt and black shorts, police said. Mims has black hair with a brown stripe in a ponytail, according to police. Anyone with information about Mims’ whereabouts is urged to contact Ewing Police at (609) 882-1313 or call 911 immediately.

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? Unidentified Shoplifter Pulls Knife On Family Dollar Manager: Ewing Police KNOW HIM? Unidentified Shoplifter Pulls Knife On Family Dollar Manager: Ewing Police
Know HIM? Unidentified Shoplifter Pulls Knife On Family Dollar Manager: Ewing Police Recognize him? Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man they say pulled a knife on a manager who confronted him for shoplifting from a Family Dollar store in Ewing. The man — pictured above — attempted to shoplift various items from the Princeton Avenue store around 5:20 p.m. on Monday, May 30, Ewing Police said in a release on Wednesday, June 8. When the manager of the store confronted the man, he brandished a black knife and fled, police said. Anyone with information about the man’s identity is asked to call Detective Matthew Wherley at 609-882-1313 ext. 5566 or send an ema…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Fiery Mercer County Crash, Police Say Driver Killed In Fiery Mercer County Crash, Police Say
Driver Killed In Fiery Mercer County Crash, Police Say A driver was killed in a fiery crash in Mercer County, authorities confirmed. Officers responding to a report of a car fire in the woods near the Marie Katzenbach School for the Deaf on Lower Ferry Road in Ewing found the vehicle fully engulfed just before 2 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1, Ewing Police said. The fire department rushed to douse the blaze but were unable to save the driver due to the intensity of the fire, police said. A follow-up investigation found that the driver ran a stop sign at Lower Ferry Road while driving on Stuyvesant Avenue before crashing through a fence at the Katze…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Triple-Shooting Injures Teen, 2 Adults In South Jersey: Police Triple-Shooting Injures Teen, 2 Adults In South Jersey: Police
Triple-Shooting Injures Teen, 2 Adults In South Jersey: Police A teen and two adults were shot in South Jersey Sunday night, authorities said. Officers responding to gunshots on Parkway Avenue near Pennington Road in Ewing did not initially locate a scene but were then approached by a vehicle containing one of the shooting victims around 10:15 p.m., Ewing Police said in a Monday afternoon release. Police assisted the victim and learned that two other gunshot victims had been taken to Capital Health Hospital in Hopewell with a private vehicle. The victims were identified as three males from Trenton, two 18-year-olds and one 17-year-old. Each suffered …

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Missing Mercer County Girl, 14 Alert Issued For Missing Mercer County Girl, 14
Alert Issued For Missing Mercer County Girl, 14 Police in Mercer County have issued an alert for a missing 14-year-old girl. Zahira Navedo was last seen near Country Lane in Ewing on Thursday, Ewing Police said. She was wearing a black and red tie-dye sweatsuit with black and multicolored shoes, according to police. Navedo is known to make frequent trips to Caldwalder Park in Trenton, as well as Berwyn Avenue, Groveland, Keswick and Ardsley Avenues in Ewing, police said. Anyone with information about Navedo’s whereabouts is urged to call 911.

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Body Identified In Suspicious Mercer County Death Body Identified In Suspicious Mercer County Death
Body Identified In Suspicious Mercer County Death UPDATED: Authorities have identified the man found dead on a sidewalk on Wednesday in Mercer County. The victim has been identified as James McQuillar, 86, of Trenton, according to The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. An iInvestigation into his cause of death is ongoing. At about 8 a.m., Ewing police responded to the parking lot of Capitol Plaza, 1500 N. Olden Ave., on a report of an unresponsive man.  The victim was found on the sidewalk in front of 1531 N. Olden Ave. in Ewing. No identification was found on his person and there were no injuries observed …

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Teen Pedestrian Injured By Hit-Run Driver In Mercer County Teen Pedestrian Injured By Hit-Run Driver In Mercer County
Teen Pedestrian Injured By Hit-Run Driver In Mercer County Ewing Township police are looking for the driver of a black sedan that struck a teenager on Wednesday evening, authorities said. The 19-year-old pedestrian suffered head trauma when he was hit at the intersection of North Olden Avenue and Prospect Street at 7:27 p.m., according to initial reports.  The driver of the sedan left the scene of the crash, police said. Ewing EMS transported the victim to Capital Heath Regional Medical Center in Trenton. Anyone with information is urged to call Ewing Police Officer David Danley at 609-882-1313 or the township police department’s confidentia…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
News
Retired Police Captain From Mercer County Promotes 'Light On COVID19' Retired Police Captain From Mercer County Promotes 'Light On COVID19'
Retired Police Captain From Mercer County Promotes 'Light On COVID19' A retired police officer and his grandson from Mercer County came up with an idea for thanking first responders, health-care workers and other essential employees during the coronavirus crisis. Leave your porch light on 24/7 until the COVID-19 outbreak ends, said former Ewing Police Captain David Morgan. Morgan and his grandson, in this Facebook post,  also suggested sharing photos of people next to their porch lights on social media with the hashtag #LightOnCOVID19. "Doctors, Nurses, Hospital Staff, First Responders, Police, Fire, EMS, Utility Personnel, the Food Service Industry and…

SHARE

by Jon Craig