Hopewell Township Police Department

A Ewing Township man was charged with driving under the influence, having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle and other motor vehicle violations after he crashed his Audi A4 into a tree in the area of Marshalls Corner and Mine Road at 2:58 a.m. June 15. A man who was identified as […]

An Easton, Pa., woman was charged with driving under the influence, having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle and following too closely after she was involved in a crash at Washington Crossing-Pennington Road and Bear Tavern Road at 3:43 p.m. May 29. She was processed and released. A New York State man […]

A Pennington man is facing multiple charges after his vehicle crashed into a pillar at the entrance to the Stop & Shop building on Denow Road, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. The 18-year-old man was charged with eluding, criminal mischief and unlawful taking of a means of conveyance in the incident, which was […]

One person was killed and two other people were injured when the Honda Civic in which they were riding veered across Route 31 and struck a tractor trailer head-on on May 27, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. The Honda Civic was traveling south on Route 31 when it left the southbound lane and […]

A Kenvil man was charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving and other motor vehicle violations at 12:20 a.m. on May 16. A police officer stopped to investigate a BMW X3 that was parked on the shoulder of Pennington Road with its hazard lights flashing, and found the driver asleep at the wheel. The […]

The sudden loss of Bordentown Township Police Officer Robert Sparano, who died in an off-duty motorcycle accident on May 12 in Hopewell Township, was felt in a statement released by Bordentown Township Mayor Eric Holliday. A 23-year-old motorcyclist, later identified as Sparano in published reports, was killed after he attempted to change lanes on Route […]

The Hopewell Township Police Department has a new sergeant with the promotion of officer Vincent Amabile. The Township Committee approved a resolution promoting Amabile from a patrol officer to sergeant at the governing body’s meeting on May 5. Mayor Courtney Peters-Manning swore Amabile into the new promotion as his family joined him by his side. […]

A 23-year-old motorcyclist was killed after he attempted to change lanes on Route 31/Pennington Road in the area of the Interstate Highway 295 North off-ramp and struck the rear of a pickup truck around 7 p.m. May 12, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. The man was thrown from his Kawasaki motorcycle. He suffered […]

The Hopewell Township Police Department (HTP) saw a 5% increase in traffic stops after 2023, according to a 2024 annual police department report. The township police department released their 2024 annual report in mid-April which includes an overview of the police force, the department’s statistics, incidents, programs, and achievements. HTP not only serves the township, […]

A vandal tossed a rock through the dining room window of a Sutton Court home in an incident of criminal mischief that was reported May 2. The incident is under investigation. Laptop computers, cell phones, wallets and cash were stolen from four vehicles that were entered overnight between May 1 and May 2 in the […]