Police Blotter: Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest

Drug Offense

Nicco Baumann, 18, of Totowa was charged with possession of prescription medication without a prescription, possession of drug paraphernalia and underage possession of alcohol, and his passenger, Robert Gilrain, 18, of Wayne was charged with underage possession of alcohol after the vehicle being driven by Baumann was stopped by police about 9:45 p.m. on Friday, March 8, according to Lawrence Township police spokesman Lt. Mark Ubry.

Officer Ryan Dunn initiated the traffic stop after observing Baumann drive through the painted median along Lawrence Road (Route 206) prior to turning into the south entrance of Rider University, Ubry said. During the stop, he said, Dunn observed a 30-pack of beer in the back of the vehicle.

With both the driver and passenger below the legal drinking age, Dunn investigated further and discovered two loose prescription pills for which Baumann could not produce a prescription, as well as a grinder and other drug paraphernalia, Ubry said.    

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Receiving Stolen Property

Victoria Lampley, a 28-year-old resident of Euclid Avenue, Trenton, was arrested at 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12, and charged with receiving stolen property after she was found to be in possession of a 1999 Chevrolet Lumina that had been reported stolen from Trenton on March 10, Ubry said.

He said Officer Steve Simon took Lampley into custody after locating the stolen auto at the Mounts Motel in the 2900 block of Brunswick Pike (Route 1).

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Drug Offense

Michael Procaccini, 19, of Kendall Park, and William Williams III, 18, of Woodstown, were arrested about 10:10 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, and each charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia after they were found with a small quantity of the drug and a pipe inside a parked vehicle on Rossa Avenue, Ubry said, noting that police responded to Rossa Avenue after receiving a complaint about a “suspicious” vehicle in the area.

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Theft

Detective William Chester is investigating the theft of a $300 piece of jewelry from a home on Federal Point Boulevard, Ubry said. He said the owner told police she believes the jewelry was stolen between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Monday, March 11, while she was having work done at the residence.

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Theft

An Apple iPad used for store inventory purposes was stolen from a shelf near the cash register of Pacific Sunwear at Quaker Bridge Mall on Route 1 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Monday, March 11, Ubry said. The iPad was valued at $500. Officer Robert Wagner was assigned the investigation.

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Criminal Mischief

Officer Shaun Sexton is investigating who was responsible for breaking the rear window and smashing the passenger’s side mirror of a Kia sport utility vehicle while it was parked on East Run Drive between Monday, March 4, and Wednesday, March 6, Ubry said. Nothing was missing from the interior, and damaged was estimated at $250, he said.

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Criminal Mischief

Sometime between 3 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Monday, March 11, someone broke one of the windows of the old barn in the Pole Farm section of Mercer Meadows Park, at the corner of Keefe Road and Cold Soil Road, Ubry said, noting that damage was estimated at $150. Officer Chris DiMeglio is conducting the investigation.

Police ask anyone with information about any of the above crimes to call them at (609) 896-1111.