On the Beat with Middletown Police

According to Middletown police, the weekend got off to a disorderly start.

On Feb. 18 at 1:49 a.m., police responded to a report of a fight at the Junction Bar and Liquors, on Main Street in the Belford section of the township.

Upon his arrival, Patrolman Jason Caruso was approached by two women involved in the altercation reported. While speaking with one of them, identified as Kathleen Brant, 41, of Shore Boulevard, Keansburg, it was discovered that Brant had an outstanding warrant out of Holmdel Municipal Court for contempt of court.

Officer Caruso arrested Brant on the warrant and placed her in his patrol car. Brant then began kicking the rear window of the car, which caused it to become dislodged from the door. In addition to the contempt charge for the warrant out of Holmdel, Brant was charged with criminal mischief for the damage to the patrol car window She was processed and released on a summons pending a court appearance.

Patrolmen Brian McGrogan and Michael Pintilie and Sgt. Paul Bailey continued to investigate the incident. They were advised by bar employees that Brant and Sheri Salas, 37, of Georgia Avenue in the Port Monmouth section of the township, had allegedly been arguing with two other customers when the dispute became physical. The altercation stopped when bar employees intervened.

The officers then attempted to have Salas call a cab; but, she refused and began to yell and scream. She refused to calm down despite several warnings by officers. Officer Pintilie then arrested Salas and charged her with disorderly conduct. She was released on a summons pending a court appearance.

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 On Feb. 18 at 1:37 a.m., police responded to a report of an intoxicated person at the WaWa convenience store, on Route 36 in the Leonardo section of the township. Upon arrival Patrolman Joseph Ahlemeyer spoke with store employees who advised him that the subject of the call, subsequently identified as Shawn Dyson, 18, of Second Street, Highlands, had approached the counter to order food but instead began yelling at employees. The manager of the store requested that Dyson leave the store, but he refused.

Patrolman Ahlemeyer located Dyson and asked him to exit the store. Once outside, Dyson began yelling profanities and flailing his arms. Officer Ahlemeyer asked Dyson to calm down, because there were other customers who were entering and exiting the store; but, again, he refused. Dyson was then arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. He was processed and released pending a court date.

The information concerning the above arrests was obtained directly from the Middletown Township Police Department's records. While all suspects have been arrested and charged with the named offenses, convictions depend on the outcome of court appearances. All are presumed innocent until proven guilty in that court of law.