01/05/2026 Police Blotter

Item 1
Date: 12/17/2025 Time: 06:07 PM Jurisdiction – Hopewell Township
Type of Incident: Fraud
Investigating Officer: P/O Blake
Details: On 12/17/2025 Officer Blake was dispatched to HTPD for a walk-in report of fraud. Victim reported receiving calls from a person claiming to be from American Express regarding a firearm purchase. The investigation revealed the victim did not suffer any monetary loss but someone did order a credit card using her identity. The investigation is ongoing.

Item 2
Date: 12/19/2025 Time: 02:29 PM Jurisdiction – Hopewell Township
Type of Incident: Fraud
Investigating Officer: P/O Juba
Details: On 12/19/2025 Officer Juba responded to HTPD for a walk-in report of fraud. The victim reported he got fraudulent charges on his Flanigan credit card. The total amount of fraudulent charges on the credit card was $3,312.22. Further information was provided to the officer for follow up. The incident remains under investigation.

Item 3
Date: 12/23/2025 Time: 01:30 PM Jurisdiction – Hopewell Township
Type of Incident: Lost Property/ Theft
Investigating Officer: P/O Brigham
Details: On 12/23/2025 Officer Brigham was dispatched to a residence in Pennington for a report of fraud. The victim reported that she found that some personal items were missing since Monday 12/15, including a chase debit card. On 12/23 the victim found an attempted fraudulent charge of $3,120.00 was declined. The victim was in contact with the bank and no financial loss was incurred.

Item 4
Date: 12/23/2025 Time: 11:43 AM Jurisdiction – Hopewell Township
Type of Incident: Fraud
Investigating Officer: P/O Blake
Details: On 12/23/2025 Officer Blake was dispatched to HTPD for a walk-in report of fraud. Victim reported he was scammed on Discord after a hacker impersonated a friend and demanded money to restore the account. Multiple payments were attempted totaling nearly $2,000. The only payment not recovered was $625.00. The incident remains under investigation.

Item 5
Date: 12/25/2025 Time: 10:30 PM Jurisdiction – Hopewell Township
Type of Incident: Attempted Burglary/ Criminal Mischief
Investigating Officer: P/O Enriquez
Details: On 12/25/2025 Officer Enriquez was dispatched to Pure Blossom Dispensary on a reported attempted burglary. Upon arrival, patrol located a damaged window and damaged electric meter box. It was later confirmed by the owners that nothing was tampered with or stolen. The incident remains under investigation.