Willow Grove Man Arrested In NJ; Stole Car In Cheltenham: Cops

WILLOW GROVE, NJ - Two people were arrested and a car stolen from Montgomery County was recovered following a traffic stop in New Jersey on Tuesday, police said.

The car was stolen out of Cheltenham a few days ago, Gloucester Township, New Jersey police said Tuesday evening. Police used an Automated License Plate reader (ALPR) to discover that the car was traveling on Blackwood-Clementon Road in Gloucester Township just before 11 a.m. on Tuesday, police said.

ALPR reads license plates and compares them to a list of violations and/or stolen vehicles, police said.

After learning the car was stolen, police made what they called a “high risk motor vehicle stop” as the car attempted to get on Route 42 north. The driver, later identified as 36-year-old Faraaj Houston of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, was arrested without incident, police said.

The passenger, later identified as 23-year-old Kristen Seaman of Chester, Pennsylvania, initially refused to get out of the car, police said. After Washington Township Police K-9 responded to the scene, Seaman got out of the car and was arrested, police said. Police said they found several pieces of drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle.

Houston was charged with third-degree receiving stolen property, fourth-degree obstruction, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a hypodermic syringe.

Seamen was charged with fourth-degree unlawful taking of means of conveyance, fourth-degree obstruction, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a hypodermic syringe.

They were both remanded to the Camden Correctional Facility in accordance with New Jersey Bail Reform. They were also both provided with services including speaking with a licensed clinical social worker and Gloucester Township’s Project SAVE (Substance Abuse Visionary Effort) advocate.

“The arrest of these individuals and provided services are another example Gloucester Township Police Department’s focused police efforts and practices in the three critical areas of law enforcement including suppression, prevention and intervention,” police said. “The Gloucester Township Police Department has implemented a number of initiatives and programs to combat the growing abuse of heroin which recently led to reported fatal overdoses.”

Anyone who knows someone who is suffering from addiction is encouraged to call the Gloucester Township SAVE Advocate at 856-302-7051, to get help.

With reporting from Patch correspondent Anthony Bellano

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