Lower Police Release Summer Activity Report

ERMA — Lower Township Police Chief Edward P. Donohue reports that the Lower Township Police Department responded to and/or investigated 14,585 Calls for Service during the Summer Seasonal Period from May through September 2010.
During that time officers investigated 176 domestic violence complaints, 27 of which involved assaults while handling criminal complaints which included the following offenses:
• Robberies: 4
• Aggravated Assault: 5
• Simple Assaults: 42
• Burglaries: 43
• Thefts: 208
• Stolen Motor Vehicles: 5
• Aggravated Sexual Assault: 2
• Other Sexual Offenses: 4
• Aggravated Assaults on Police Officers: 2
Lower Townships officers responded to and/or investigated 270 motor vehicle accidents on Lower Township roadways while conducting a total of 2,466 motor vehicle stops which resulted in 872 traffic summons being issued along with 218 traffic warnings issued.
Officers also issued 12 local ordinance Complaints along with 33 warnings for local ordinance violations.
Total arrests made during the summer period include 214 adult arrests with 17 juvenile arrests in addition Lower Township police officers arrested 32 drivers for operating a motor vehicle while Intoxicated over the course of the summer season.
Officers assisted Lower Township Rescue Squad with over 650 emergency medical calls and responded to 247 fire alarm call outs with the township’s three fire departments.
Patrol officers responded to 307 commercial and residential alarms, 431 disorderly conduct complaints and along with animal control officers 827 animal complaints.
Officers responded to 79 9-1-1 Hang-up calls that had to be investigated while taking Juvenile Curfew Enforcement action 16 times. Officers responded to 51 trespassing complaints while completing 27 ABC Liquor Law Inspections.
Officers responded to 520 calls of Suspicious Persons or Vehicles and arrested 97 people on Active Warrants along with 12 subjects for Resisting Arrest Violations.
Officers responded to 5 Attempted Suicide Calls while conducting a total of 13 Sudden Death Investigations, 2 of which were ruled Suicide, one by a Self-Inflicting Gun Shot, and one with a Cutting Instrument.
One Sudden Death Investigation was ruled an Accidental Drowning while the remaining 10 death investigations were ruled non suspicious in nature.
The Detective and Patrol Divisions conducted numerous Drug / Narcotic Investigations which resulted in the arrests of 22 subjects for Possession of Narcotics.
Officers completed 500 investigations reports while conducting 4,291 residential property checks throughout Lower Township during the summer reporting period.