Crime & Safety
On the Beat with Middletown Police: Arresting Update, April 5-7
Three outstanding warrant charges and one marijuana possession charge
In three days’ time, Middletown police arrested three people on outstanding warrant charges and one juvenile on a marijuana possession charge …
On April 7 at 9:15 p.m., police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area of Knollwood Drive.
Upon arrival, Patrolman Brian McGrogan located the vehicle and approached the occupants. While speaking with them, Officer McGrogan detected what he identified as a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the car.
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The investigation resulted in the arrest of a 17-year-old male juvenile,from the Belford section of the township, who was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, a disorderly persons offense.
He was released to his mother.
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Warrant arrests ...
On April 5, Nicholas Ballard, 21, of Birchwood Lane, Middletown, was arrested by Officer Lisa Vreeland on a contempt of court warrant. Ballard was released after posting $1500 bail.
On April 6, Johnny Cooke, 44, of Broadway Avenue, Bayonne, was arrested by Patrolman James Beirne on a contempt of court warrant issued by the Jersey City Municipal Court. Cooke was released after posting $280 bail.
On April 5, Patrick McGee, 24, of Shore Drive, Highlands, was arrested by Officer Lisa Vreeland on a contempt of court warrant. McGee was released after posting $500 bail.
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