Weekly Police Reports
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The following information was provided by the Medford Township Police Department.

On Friday, Nov. 4 at 12:25 a.m. the Medford Township Police were dispatched to the 100 block of Eaves Mill Road for a fight in progress. Upon arrival police located all parties in one of the units and began investigating the fight. During the investigation the male owner of the apartment was arrested for possession of marijuana under 50 grams and possession of several glass marijuana smoking pipes. He was charged on a summons and released pending court. At this point all of the individuals involved in the fight did not request criminal charges and no injuries were reported.

On Thursday, Nov. 3 at 5:56 p.m. Medford Township Police, Fire and EMS units responded to Jackson Road in the area of Crowfoot Road for a motorcycle crash. Responding units located a 17-year-old mal, from Lindenwold lying on the roadway, unconscious and unresponsive. The patient was treated by EMS personnel on scene and was subsequently transported to Cooper Trauma by Penn Star helicopter. The on scene investigation determined the male was operating a Yamaha YZ250 motorcycle north on the dirt portion of Jackson Road when he lost control and struck a tree on the northbound shoulder of the roadway. The male was not wearing a helmet and sustained severe head trauma as a result of the crash. Virtua Hospital Paramedics and Waterford Township Police and Fire Departments assisted Medford units at the scene.

On Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 9:15 a.m., the Medford Township Police conducted a motor vehicle stop on Route 70 at Hartford Road on a 2002 Nissan Maxima for the passenger not wearing a seatbelt. During the course of the stop, the odor of raw marijuana was detected emanating from within the vehicle. A subsequent investigation revealed that the male driver was in possession of marijuana less than 50 grams. He was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams, possession of CDS paraphernalia, driving with a suspended driver’s license, unlicensed driver and operating a motor vehicle while in possession of a controlled dangerous substance. He was released pending an appearance in the Medford Township Municipal Court.

On October 31 at approximately 10:20 a.m. patrols stopped a gold Saturn sedan in the parking lot of Wawa (257 Rt. 70) because the driver, a male, was not wearing his seatbelt. As the male came to a stop he exited his vehicle and a foot pursuit was initiated as he attempted to elude police in a nearby field. The male was subsequently taken into custody without incident and found to have multiple outstanding warrants out of jurisdictions in Burlington and Gloucester Counties. Patrols also uncovered marijuana inside his vehicle. He was transported to the Medford Township Police Headquarters where he was processed and charged with resisting arrest, obstruction of justice, possession of marijuana under 50 grams, contempt of court, possession of CDS in a motor vehicle, driving while suspended, unlicensed driver and failing to wear his seatbelt. He was then transported and committed to the Burlington County Jail on a combined bail of over $12,900.00.

On Sunday, Oct. 30 at 10:19 p.m., the Medford Township Police conducted a motor vehicle stop at the intersection of Taunton Road and Hartford Road for a non-working brake light. While speaking with the vehicle’s occupants, the odor of raw marijuana was detected from the interior of the vehicle. Investigation led to the arrest of a male for the possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana. He was charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams and released on a summons pending court.

On Saturday, Oct. 29 at 12:53 p.m., Medford Police were dispatched to the parking lot of 185 Tuckerton Road at the Medford Care Center, for a report of a past tense motor vehicle burglary. Further investigation revealed between approximately 6 a.m. and 12:53 p.m., unknown suspect(s) forced entry through a previously damaged rear passenger window of the victims vehicle, a 1998 Nissan Altima. Once inside the vehicle, the suspect(s) removed the victim’s purse containing $900 cash and miscellaneous identification cards. A police investigation into this incident is continuing.

On Friday, Oct. 28 at 11:52 p.m., while conducting a property check of Tamarac Beach, patrols discovered a vehicle parked in the parking area after hours on Knotty Oak Drive. As patrols approached the vehicle, the odor of burnt marijuana was detected emanating from the vehicle. On scene police investigation resulted in marijuana less than 50 grams and drug paraphernalia being recovered. A male was charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released on a summons pending his appearance in Medford Township Municipal Court, and also received a traffic summons for possession of CDS in a motor vehicle, pending his court appearance.