Crime & Safety
Police: Woman Avoided Arrest by Hiding Under Clothing in Closet
A 30-year-old Barnegat woman wanted on multiple warrants ultimately charged with resisting arrest
Police arrested a township woman on multiple outstanding warrants this week after finding her hiding from officers in a closet.
Joann Landi, 30, was wanted on $1,250 in outstanding warrants out of Barnegat, Stafford and Little Egg Harbor townships, said Lt. Keith Germain of the Barnegat Township Police Department in a press release.
On Tuesday, police found Landi in her home on Deck Street off Georgetown Boulevard, where she was attempting to hide from arresting officers under a pile of clothing in a bedroom closet, said Germain. After she was caught, Landi struggled with police and was charged with resisting arrest, Germain said.
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Landi was lodged in the Ocean County Jail in lieu of $3,750 bail.
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