Update: Lower Police Handle Busy Workload

ERMA — In the month of January, the Lower Township Police Department responded to 2,780 general complaints and service calls including:
• Fire alarm call outs, 40
• Assaults, 11
• Domestic violence, 28
• Domestic violence with assault, 4
• Motor vehicle accidents, 39
• Traffic warnings, 56
• Traffic summons, 145
• Motor vehicle stops, 462
• Local ordinance warnings, 8
• Local ordinance complaints, 6
• Residential and commercial alarm calls, 50
• Property checks, 965
• Death investigations, 4
• Burglaries, 6
• Thefts, 26
• Criminal mischief, 26
• Disorderly conduct, 67
• Animal control, 29
• Adult arrests, 55
• Juvenile arrests, 4
• DWI arrests, 6
• Drug possession arrests, 5
• Investigation reports completed, 92
• Supplemental investigation reports completed, 59
Some of the more serious incidents handled by the police department during the month of January included:
• On Jan. 11, a man was arrested on Croydon Drive in North Cape May after officers responded to a burglary in progress call. The man was charged with burglary and theft from a residence.
• On Jan. 24, officers responded to a major structure fire at the end of Heather Lane in Erma. All three of the township’s fire departments fought the blaze, which was ruled an arson.
• On Jan. 24, officers responded to the Villas 7-11 after the clerk there reported that he was assaulted and knocked unconscious. Following an investigation, officers arrested and charged a man for aggravated assault in this incident.
• On Jan. 31, officers responded to a two-car fatal motor vehicle accident in the area of Seashore and Jonathan Hoffman roads in which an 83-year-old Connecticut man was killed. Investigation on scene revealed that the deceased driver had failed to yield to oncoming traffic after going through a stop sign.