Fraud, Warrant Arrests Highlight Princeton Police Report

PRINCETON, NJ — The following information was provided by the Princeton Police Department. Incidents are merely accusations. Those accused are considered innocent until proven guilty.

A victim reported that sometime during the first week of July, he was hired as a laborer to install fencing by a man he could only identify as “David.” The victim said “David” was supposed to pay $150 for services rendered, but had not yet paid the victim as of Aug. 12.

A victim reported selling a MacBook Pro worth $720 via Facebook Marketplace. Upon being notified of payment by Paypal, the victim shipped the computer. Shortly thereafter, the victim discovered the message from Paypal was fraudulently generated and the buyer could no longer be located.

Otto Cifuentes-Ochoa, 48, of Trenton, was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of the Trenton Municipal Court in the amount of $520 after being stopped for speeding on the 100 block of South Harrison Street on Aug. 12 at 11:37 p.m. He was taken to police headquarters, where he was processed, issued a motor vehicle summons with a pending court date and released upon posting bail.

Christopher Douglass, 21, of Ewing, was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of Hamilton Township Municipal Court in Atlantic County in the amount $275 following a traffic stop for failure to keep right on the 100 block of Mercer Street on Aug. 12 at 2:11 a.m. He was taken to police headquarters, where he was processed, issued a motor vehicle summons with a pending court date and released upon posting bail.

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