Shoplifting, DWI, Burglary, Drug Possession: Police Update From West Windsor

From the West Windsor Police Department:

Sunday, March 1

INCIDENTS: 2020-2883 & 2020-2884 - Shoplifting

DATE & TIME OCCURRED: 01/25/20 between 8:47 PM to 9:15 PM

LOCATION OCCURRED: Burlington, 200 Nassau Park Blvd.

OFFICERS: Ptl. B. Mahon #564
Det. J. Jones #575

WHO:
Accused: Sasha T. Howard, Black female, 28 years old
Resident of Ewing, NJ 08618

DETAILS: On January 27th, Ptl. Mahon was detailed to the Burlington store for reports of shoplifting that occurred on January 25th. Investigation revealed the following: Two Black females entered the store together. They filled a laundry basket (valued at $40) with $300 worth of baby clothes. Suspect #1 then took the laundry basket full of clothes and exited the store setting off the inventory control alarm system. At this same time, Suspect #2 headed to the shoe section of the store where she stuffed a mesh bag full of sneakers, carried the bag full of sneakers to the handbag section, put the bag down, and left the store. About 20 minutes later, Suspect #2 re-entered the store, walked back to the handbag section where she selected twelve (12) handbags (valued at $1,400), picked up the bag full of sneakers (valued at $300), and exited the store setting off the inventory alarm system.

Det. J. Jones followed up these two shoplifting cases, and with the assistance of Det. A. Lee from the Lawrence Twp. PDt, was able to identify Suspect #2 as Sasha Howard. Howard was in custody at the Mercer County Correction Center. Det. J. Jones charged Howard with two (2) counts of Shoplifting and she has future dates pending at Mercer County Superior Court.

OFFICER PREPARING RELEASE: DSgt. J. Lai #470

DATE OF RELEASE: 3/1/2020

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INCIDENT: 2020-3108 Shoplifting

DATE & TIME OCCURRED: 01/29/20 at 1:12 PM

LOCATION OCCURRED: Target, 500 Nassau Park Blvd.

OFFICER: Ptl. T. Hojnacki #590

WHO:
Arrested: Gladys J. Quezada, White female, 29 years old
Resident of Trenton, NJ 08611

DETAILS: Ptl. Hojnacki was detailed to the Target store for a shoplifter who was being detained by Assets Protection. Investigation revealed that Gladys Quezada was observed removing a universal remote control from its packaging and concealing it into her purse. She was next observed concealing make up products in her purse. Quezada then proceeded to the self-checkout where she failed to scan several items and instead put them directly into her purse. The value of the shoplifted merchandise was $356.40. Quezada was processed at WWPD Headquarters and released pending a future date at Mercer County Superior Court.

OFFICER PREPARING RELEASE: DSgt. J. Lai #470

DATE OF RELEASE: 3/1/2020

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INCIDENT: 2020-3373 DWI
Service of Warrant

DATE & TIME OCCURRED: 02/01/20 at 1:35 AM

LOCATION OCCURRED: U.S. Route 1 & Harrison St.

OFFICER: Ptl. K. LaForge #5104

WHO:
Arrested: Joey B. Thomas Jr., Black male, 31 years old
Resident of Trenton, NJ 08609

DETAILS: Ptl. LaForge initiated a stop on a silver Ford Mustang for failing to stop at a red light and for having a brake light out. During the stop, Joey B. Thomas Jr. was determined to have a suspended license and a warrant for his arrest from Trenton. Based upon Ptl. LaForge’s observations, it was apparent that Thomas Jr. was impaired, but he refused to submit to any roadside testing. When he was arrested for DWI, he became irate and uncooperative. This behavior continued throughout processing at WWPD Headquarters, and included threats and yelling at officers. After processing, Thomas Jr. was released pending future Court dates in West Windsor and Trenton.

OFFICER PREPARING RELEASE: DSgt. J. Lai #470

DATE OF RELEASE: 3/1/2020

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INCIDENT: 2020-3464 DWI

DATE & TIME OCCURRED: 02/02/20 at 2:25 AM

LOCATION OCCURRED: U.S. Route 1 and Meadow Rd.

OFFICER: Ptl. C. Crawford #5108

WHO:
Arrested: Arjun C. Shah, Asian male, 21 years old
Resident of West Windsor, NJ 08550

DETAILS: Ptl. Crawford initiated a stop on a white Audi sedan for driving too slowly (over 20 mph under the 55 mph speed limit on U.S. Route 1) and for failing to stay in its lane of travel. During the stop, Arjun Shah was determined to be DWI. After he was processed he was released pending future a future date at West Windsor Municipal Court.

OFFICER PREPARING RELEASE: DSgt. J. Lai #470

DATE OF RELEASE: 3/1/2020

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INCIDENT: 2020-3592 Burglary (Residential), Theft, & Criminal Mischief

DATE & TIME OCCURRED: 02/03/20 between 7:30 AM to 1:52 PM

LOCATION OCCURRED: Residence on South Mill Rd.

OFFICER: Ptl. T. Hoffman #5110
Det. J. Jones #575

DETAILS: Ptl. Hoffman responded to a burglary at a residence on South Mill Rd. where the victim returned home to find her front door wide open. Investigation determined that while the residents were away, unknown Actor(s) forced the front door open and stole items. Det. Jones is the Lead Detective.

OFFICER PREPARING RELEASE: DSgt. J. Lai #470

DATE OF RELEASE: 3/1/2020

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INCIDENT: 2020-3702 Poss. of a Controlled Dangerous Substance-Cocaine & Failure to Make Lawful Disposition

DATE & TIME OCCURRED: 02/04/20 at 8:17 PM

LOCATION OCCURRED: Clarksville Rd. & Quakerbridge Rd.

OFFICER: Ptl. P. Buchanan #5109
Sgt. S. Kivet & K9 Quori (Robbinsville PD)

WHO:
Arrested: Leon D. Redding, Black male, 38 years old
Resident of Pennington, NJ 08534

DETAILS: Ptl. Buchanan initiated a stop on a black Mazda sedan for driving at a high rate of speed in the rain. During the stop, and with the assistance of Robbinsville Police Sgt. Kivet and his drug detecting K9 Quori, the front seat passenger, Leon Redding, was found to be in possession of a small zip lock bag containing cocaine. Redding was processed at WWPD Headquarters and released pending a future date at Mercer County Superior Court.

OFFICER PREPARING RELEASE: DSgt. J. Lai #470

DATE OF RELEASE: 3/1/2020

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INCIDENT: 2020-3767 Shoplifting Eluding Hindering Apprehension

DATE & TIME OCCURRED: 02/05/20 at 1:18 PM

LOCATION OCCURRED: Target, 500 Nassau Park Blvd.

WHO:
Arrested: Marcus A. Adderly, Black male, 22 years old
Resident of Pleasantville, NJ 08232

OFFICER(S): Sgt. M. McMahon #480
Det. J. Jones #575

DETAILS: Patrol units were detailed to Target for a shoplifter who had removed a security device from a Vizio 4K Smart TV. Det. J. Jones was in the area and also responded to the store to assist. Investigation revealed that after removing the security device from the TV, the suspect put the TV back on the shelf behind another TV which still had a security device on it. The suspect then paid for a case of water, but did not pay for an additional case of water located at the bottom of the cart, nor did he pay for any of the items he had concealed in a Target shopping bag and on his person. The suspect would later go back to retrieve the TV that he had earlier removed the security device from and placed it into his shopping cart. He then walked around the store pushing the cart with the TV in it before taking it out of the cart and leaving it behind. When he walked past all points of sale to leave the store with the other shoplifted items in his possession, he was detained by Det. J. Jones. He provided a Driver License as identification, but it was not a match for him. After being challenged about presenting a false ID, the suspect ran to exit out through the “entrance” but the automatic doors did not open, and he ran into the closed doors. He then ran out through the exit doors being pursued by Det. Jones. The foot pursuit continued across the parking lot, to the other side of the shopping center where the suspect ran into the Five Below store. Sgt. McMahon went into the store with Det. Jones, located the suspect, and he was taken into custody. The suspect was identified as Marcus Adderly, he was processed at WWPD Headquarters and released pending a future date at Mercer County Superior Court.

OFFICER PREPARING RELEASE: DSgt. J. Lai #470

DATE OF RELEASE: 3/1/2020

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INCIDENT: 2020-3903 Shoplifting

DATE & TIME OCCURRED: 02/06/20 at 3:22 PM

LOCATION OCCURRED: Target, 500 Nassau Park Blvd.

WHO:
Arrested: Chloe M. Foga, White female, 18 years old
Resident of Highland Park, NJ 08904

OFFICERS: Ptl. A. Mangone #5112
Ptl. M. Erkoboni #5102

DETAILS: Ptl. Mangone and Ptl. Erkoboni were detailed to the Target store for a shoplifter being detained by Assets Protection. Investigation determined that Chloe Foga had selected various merchandise valued at $142.67 which she concealed into her backpack. She did not pay for any of the items and exited the store. Foga was processed at WWPD Headquarters and released pending a future date at West Windsor Municipal Court.

OFFICER PREPARING RELEASE: DSgt. J. Lai #470

DATE OF RELEASE: 3/1/2020

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INCIDENT: 2020-3952 Eluding

DATE & TIME OCCURRED: 02/07/20 at 2:36 AM

LOCATION OCCURRED: Alexander Rd. and Carnegie Center Dr.

OFFICER: Ptl. C. Crawford #5108

DETAILS: While on patrol, Ptl. Crawford observed a blue Hyundai sedan being driven erratically on Alexander Rd. The vehicle was being driven into and out of closed office/business complexes, went through a red light, was speeding, and was also going back and forth in between lanes. Ptl. Crawford activated his emergency lights to stop the vehicle. After initially slowing down, the vehicle sped away at a high rate of speed going through two red traffic lights. As the vehicle approached the ramp to U.S. Route 1 north, it slammed on its brakes before going onto the ramp. While on U.S. Route 1 north the vehicle again sped up to a high rate of speed. Due to the danger posed to the public by the fleeing vehicle, the pursuit was terminated.

OFFICER PREPARING RELEASE: DSgt. J. Lai #470

DATE OF RELEASE: 3/12020

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INCIDENT: 2020-4106 Shoplifting

DATE & TIME OCCURRED: 02/09/20 at 11:51 AM

LOCATION OCCURRED: Lowe’s, 3504 U.S. Route 1

WHO:
Arrested: Danilo J. Estrada, White male, 62 years old
Resident of Trenton, NJ 08611

OFFICER: Ptl. C. Knox #577

DETAILS: Ptl. Knox was detailed to the Lowe’s home improvement store for a shoplifter being detained by Loss Prevention. Investigation determined that Danilo Estrada had selected a Craftsman brand laser level, cut open the package, concealed it in his jacket, and walked past all points of sale. Estrada was processed at WWPD Headquarters and released pending a future date at West Windsor Municipal Court.

OFFICER PREPARING RELEASE: DSgt. J. Lai #470

DATE OF RELEASE: 3/1/2020

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*Please note that charges are merely accusations and that the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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