Police Log: Recent Arrests in Hackettstown

The following actions were reported by the Hackettstown Police Department:

On July 30 at around 8:30 p.m., Hackettstown Police arrested three young males from Hackettstown for criminal trespass. The males were identified as 15 years old, 14 years old, and 14 years old. The victim saw the three males try to open his car door, which was parked on Valentine Street, police said. The males ran from the car when they saw the victim coming, police said. The victim then ran after them and caught up to one of them at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Jefferson Street, police said. The males were charged on Aug. 12 and have a pending court appearance.

On Aug. 13, Hackettstown Police received a call about a noise complaint and possible physical dispute on the 100 block of Route 46. Officers went to the apartment and were let in the apartment by Nelson Granados-Oviedo, 23, of Hackettstown, police said. The officers discovered Granados-Oviedo appeared to be intoxicated. According to police, through their investigation they discovered Granados-Oviedo came home intoxicated and flipped the living room coffee table, which caused glass items to break. Granados-Oviedo was charged with disorderly conduct, police said, and was released pending a court appearance.

On Aug. 14, Hackettstown Police responded to a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 46 and Valentine Street around 5 p.m. The officers detected the odor of raw marijuana coming from one of the drivers, Daniel Ardito, 23, of Independence Township, police said. Officers determined that Ardito was driving on Route 46 in his 1999 Chevy when he dropped his phone while driving, police said. Ardito looked down to get his phone and rear-ended a 2013 Dodge. Officers found a bag containing suspected marijuana on Ardito, police said. According to police, Ardito also had a $6,744 Hackettstown municipal court criminal warrant. The police charged Ardito with possession of under 50 grams of marijuana, possession of CDS in a motor vehicle, driving while suspended, careless driving, failure to provide insurance card, driving without insurance, and failure to provide registration card. Ardito couldn't post the bail on the warrant and is now lodged in the Warren County Correctional Facility, police said.

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