NEWS

Vineland police for Nov. 26

Staff reports
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  • Two bikes were reported stolen Tuesday from a garage in the 1100 block of East Oak Road.  Two bikes were later found in the area of Myrtle and New Pear streets and stored at the police station until the owner could collect them.

  • A resident of the 1900 block of South Main Road reported an intruder entered her residence Wednesday while she was upstairs. The intruder rummaged through a closet and left without taking anything, police said.
  • A black 29-inch bike, customized with a 66cc gasoline engine, was reported stolen Tuesday from the 500 block of Crystal Avenue.
  • Charles A. Hines Jr., 25, of the 1200 block of Kathy Lane, was arrested Nov. 2 and charged with simple assault, terroristic threats and child endangerment. He was held on $110,000 bail in the county jail.
  • A handbag and wallet were reported stolen Wednesday from a vehicle in the 1300 block of Elm Road.
  • Holly M. Hageman, 30, of Atco, was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with shoplifting $495.97 worth of store merchandise from Boscov’s. She was wanted on warrants issued by Barrington and Winslow Township municipal courts. Hageman was turned over to Winslow Township Police Department.
  • Jose L. Cruz, 36, of the 600 block of Pine Street, was held in Cumberland County Jail after his arrest Nov. 17. Cruz, who was wanted on two warrants, was charged with shoplifting $13.25 worth of merchandise from the Wheat Road Wawa.
  • David S. Figueroa, 24, of Hammonton, was charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams on Nov. 20.
  • Two sheds were reported burglarized on Woodlawn Avenue on Sunday. A Stihl backpack leaf blower and toolbox, containing various hand tools, were reported stolen.
  • Loose change, a debit card and a WIC voucher were reported stolen from a vehicle parked in the 800 block of East Sherman Avenue on Sunday.
  • Wilfredo Alvarado III, 23, of the 800 block of North Main Road, was arrested Sunday and charged with the theft of a cellphone and simple assault. He was also wanted on a Vineland Municipal Court warrant and held in Cumberland County Jail on $1,550 bail.
  • Mary A. Bowen, 34, of the 500 block of Newport Road in Millville, was arrested after Walmart store security reported she pushed a shopping cart full of groceries, valued at more than $385, out of the West Landis Avenue store on Sunday. At first, Bowen gave police a false name. She was held on bail on Cumberland County Superior Court warrants.  While reviewing the surveillance tape, security saw Bowen in Walmart on Nov. 20 and she didn’t scan all her merchandise before leaving the store. She was charged additionally with shoplifting an Oster blender and ground beef, with a total value of $145.18.
  • A purse was reported stolen Friday from a vehicle parked in the Bennigan’s parking lot in the 2100 block of West Landis Avenue.
  • Andrez Hernandez Lopez, 29, of the 100 block of Axtell Avenue, was arrested Nov. 12 and charged with simple assault. He was held in jail on $1,000 bail.
  •  Shaheed Black, 20, of the 1000 block of East Chestnut Avenue, was arrested Nov. 12 on two Cumberland County Superior Court no-bail warrants. He was also wanted on a Buena Vista Township Municipal Court warrant. He was held in the county jail.
  • Steven Castro, 34, of the 3000 block of South Delsea Drive, and Robin Garrison, 37, of Elmer, were arrested Nov. 11 and charged with shoplifting more than $270 worth of clothing from Boscov’s. Store security reported Castro was also wanted on three previous shopliftings at the store and he was also wanted on a Deptford Township warrant.
  • Juan Rivera, 44, of the 600 block of East Elmer Street, was arrested on Nov. 19 and charged with shoplifting four packs of batteries, valued at $41.28, from Walmart.
  • Marcus W. Stratton, 24, of the 400 block of Sassafras Street in Millville, was charged on Nov. 19 with receiving stolen property, specifically a N.J. license plate reported stolen out of Millville. Stratton was held in the county jail  on two Pennsville Township warrants.
  • Drew Barr, 27, of the 600 block of East Main Street in Millville, was arrested Nov. 18 and charged with shoplifting two watches, valued at $69.98, from Sears.
  • Maxine Gee, 58, of Millville, was arrested Nov. 15 at Main Road and Sheridan Drive and charged with driving while intoxicated. She was issued summonses for failure to maintain lane, reckless driving and refusal to submit to breathe samples. 
  • A TV was reported stolen after a burglary in the 1400 block of South Main Road on Thursday. Police noted it was second reported burglary at the apartment within two days.
  • A Vineland woman reported she was scammed while trying to sell her i-Phone 5s on Ebay for $325. She was told the “buyer” had paid her PayPal account and received an email that she believed was a confirmation but it was not. She didn’t know the email was fake until after she shipped the phone.
  • Vandals entered seven vehicles parked along the 600 block of Becker Drive Nov. 20 and stole loose change.
  • David S. Figueroa, 24, of Hammonton, was arrested on a Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office detainer at Villa Avenue and the Boulevard on Nov. 20. He was also wanted on an Egg Harbor Township Municipal Court warrant. He was held in the county jail.
  • Philip Costin, 50, of Shoemaker Lane in Bridgeton, was arrested Thursday at Delsea Drive and Sherman Avenue on three warrants and held in Cumberland County Jail.
  • About $3,000 worth of wire was reported stolen Saturday from a storage area in the 1000 block of West Oak Road.
  • Santiago Mendez, 38, of the 400 block of South Mill Road, was arrested following a traffic stop Nov. 14 at Delsea Drive and Chestnut Avenue. He was charged with driving while intoxicated and ticketed for reckless driving, failure to maintain lane. A breath test measure his blood alcohol content at .23 percent, according to police.
  • Hector Rodriguez, 35, of the 700 block of South State Street, was charged with simple assault and aggravated assault on a police officer Thursday. While he was being arrested, Rodriguez reportedly assaulted an officer by kicking him in the shins and grabbing his groin area. Rodriguez was held on $12,500 in the county jail.
  • A South Sixth Street man told police he was walking along South Delsea Drive Sunday morning when three men pulled up in a gray convertible and asked him for money. When he didn’t comply, the man said the men forcibly went through his pockets and one punched him in the face.
  • Change and gray sweater were reported stolen Sunday from an unlocked vehicle in the 700 block of South Eighth Street.
  • The owner of a 1990 Ford Bronco told police he was able to scare off a guy who was trying to cut the catalytic converter from his vehicle on Sunday.
  • Michael J. Fox, 30, of the 400 block of East Oak Road in Millville, was arrested Saturday and charged with attempting to shoplift numerous electronics items, valued at $204.44, from Walmart.
  • Steven T. Holub, 21, of Egg Harbor City, was arrested Nov. 20 and charged shoplifting a phone charger and men’s boxer shorts from Sears.
  • Michael C. Davis, 35, of Atlantic City, was arrested Monday and charged with shoplifting more than $100 worth of cell phone cases from Walmart and possession of drug paraphernalia.
  • A 71-year-old Vineland man told police his mistakenly left his Samsung Galaxy S4 on top of his car and drove away from the N.J. Transit Bus Terminal on West Landis Avenue on Nov. 9. He returned to the area but couldn’t find the phone or its case that contained his personal ID and Visa card.
  • Kyle Glenn, 25, of the 300 block of South 4th Street in Millville, was arrested Friday in the 300 block of Axtell Avenue and charged with possession of crack cocaine.
  • Tools were reported stolen from a work truck parked in the Regal Cinema parking lot at the Cumberland Mall on Friday.
  • Suquan Vega, 23, of the 500 block of North West Avenue, was issued summonses for an unregistered vehicle; driving on a revoked license, no insurance and fictitious plates after a single-vehicle crash Nov.18 at the Boulevard and Elmer Road. The registration plates were seized by the police and the vehicle was impounded. Vega told police he was swerving to miss someone pulling out of a driveway and lost control of his vehicle.
  • Donna Gonzalez, 58, of the 1900 block of North East Avenue, was cited for careless driving, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to report an accident after a collision about 8 a.m. Saturday at East and Oak roads.
  • Andrea Wilson, 35, of the 400 block of Forbes Drive, was ticketed for an improper U-turn after a collision 1:47 p.m. Saturday at Wheat Road and East Avenue.
  • Terry Mayes, 39, of the 200 block of West Laurel Street, was ticketed for driving on a suspended license and improper backing after a crash in the drive-thru lane at the South Delsea Drive McDonalds at 5:53 p.m. Saturday. Mayes was in line and then changed his mind, according to police. He then back up to leave and his vehicle’s hitch struck the vehicle behind him.
  • A 17-year-old Buena driver told police a deer ran out in front his vehicle Saturday evening as he was driving east on Vine Road.  The driver wasn’t injured but his car bumper and car frame sustained serious damage, estimated at about $6,000.
  • A hit-and-run crash was reported 10:42 a.m. Sunday along Main Road, near Grant Avenue. The driver initially stopped and told the struck driver to call police and then said she was going to get her cell phone in her vehicle. But when the woman went back to her car and took off, police said.
  • Giselle Chrisanthis, 51, of the 1000 block of Alpha Place, was ticketed for tailgating after a collision at 1:25 p.m. Sunday at Delsea and Park Avenue.
  • Theodore Harris, 57, of Pittsgrove, was cited for failure to maintain lane after a collision 6:04 p.m. Sunday at Landis Avenue and Orchard Road.  Harris told police the steering wheel on his vehicle locked up. After collided with a vehicle, Harris’ vehicle ran up a curb and struck a utility pole.
  • Police are trying to determine who struck a fire hydrant at Axtell Avenue and White Street. The damaged hydrant was discovered by police Sunday evening during routine patrol.
  • Dianne Johnson, 47, of Bridgeton, was issued a careless driving summons after a rear-end collision 11:22 a.m. Monday at Chestnut and Allen avenues.
  • Jeffrey Warrington, 40, of the 100 block of Doren Terrace, was cited for failure to stop/yield after a collision 5:57 a.m. Tuesday at the Boulevard and Oak Road.
  • Adrian Mcgriff, 26, of the 900 block of Florence Avenue, was cited for driving on suspended license, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to maintain lane and failure to report an accident after a single-vehicle crash Nov. 12 at Lincoln and Landis avenues.
  • Michael Doran, 34, of the 400 block of West Walnut Road, was issued a summons for failure to maintain lane after a single-vehicle crash Saturday at Walnut Road and Lilac Drive. Doran told police when he reached down to retrieve an item his vehicle ran off the road and struck a tree. He was taken to to Inspira Medical Center Vineland to be treated for an arm injury.
  • Domingo Montejo, 38, of Bridgeton, was ticketed for being an unlicensed driver, failure to exhibit insurance documents and registration after a collision Wednesday evening in the Forman Mills parking lot on West Park Avenue.