12/02/2024 Police Blotter

Date: 12/2/2024 
Prepared by: Lt. Joseph Maccaquano 

Item 1 

Date: 11/18/2024 Time: 4:00 PM Jurisdiction- Hopewell Township 
Type of Incident: Fraud 
Investigating Officer: Paul Alvaro 

Details: On November 18, 2024 Officer Alvaro met with the victim of fraud in the HTPD lobby. The victim reported that they found two unauthorized charges on their debit card statement. Both charges were made to Target and totaled $70.64. The charges were reported to the victim’s bank and a police report was made documenting the incident. The victim was reminded to monitor their accounts and credit report going forward. 

Item 2 

Date: 11/24/2024 Time: 2:21 PM Jurisdiction – Hopewell Township
Type of Incident: Warrant Arrest 

Accused Name: Dionne Joseph 
Accused Address: Eayvestown Rd Lumberton. NJ 08048 

Investigating / Arresting Officer: James Stanton 

Details: On November 24, 2024 Officer Stanton conducted a motor vehicle stop for a traffic violation on Route 31 near Mine Road on a Grey Honda Sedan. The driver, later identified as Dionne Joseph, was found to have an active warrant for his arrest out of Burlington Township. Joseph was arrested on scene and transported to HTPD for processing. He was later released from custody after he was waived by Burlington Township with a new court date. 

Item 3 

Date: 11/26/2024 Time: 3:41 PM Jurisdiction – Hopewell Township 
Type of Incident: Theft / Fraud 
Investigating Officer: Mark Panzano 

Details: On November 26, 2024 Sgt Panzano met with the victim of theft and fraud at their residence. The victim reported that they had $60,000 in crypto currency stolen from their binance account. The victim logged into their account on the previous day and found that the funds in his account were missing. It appeared as though the account was hacked and the funds were stolen. Sgt Panzano received the account details for further follow up and investigation. Nothing further at this time. 

Item 4 

Date: 11/30/2024 Time: 5:58 PM Jurisdiction – Hopewell Township 
Type of Incident: Shoplifting 
Investigating Officer: Eric Lei 

Details: On November 30 ,2024 Officer Lei responded to the Stop&Shop on Denow Rd for a reported shoplifting that occurred on November 27th. Loss prevention reported that two parties entered the store on 11/27 and stole approximately $421 worth of groceries and beauty products from the store. The suspects were identified as one male and one female. Both parties are seen exiting the store without payment. Surveillance was turned over to police for further investigation.