Crime & Safety

Running Down an Officer Probably a Ticket to More Trouble

Other reports: Man arrested three times in one week for alleged car burglaries.

OK, no one likes getting a parking ticket. But some people take it a little more personally than others.

Montclair police are searching for a woman they say .

The parking enforcement officer told police she was issuing the summons for a black Nissan Sentra when she was confronted by a woman saying she would not pay the ticket.

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The enforcement officer placed the ticket on the windshield of the car, but the woman removed the ticket and threw it to the ground before entering her vehicle. The woman then exited the car, retrieved the summons, and returned to her car, police said.

Confrontation over, right? Nope.

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The enforcement officer was checking other meters when, she reported, the woman in the Sentra placed the car in reverse and accelerated toward the enforcement officer. The enforcement officer was able to run out of the way of the speeding vehicle, and there were no injuries reported. 

Well, at least the woman moved her car.

Each Monday, Patch takes a peek at some of the more surprising, shocking, stunning and occasionally silly police-related incidents reported throughout New Jersey for "OMGs from NJ PDs." Here are some of the other reports:

Family Bonding Not The Kind Needed For Bail: Brick police charged both a . A driver told police someone cut him off, then pointed a knife at him while their two vehicles were stopped at a red light. The driver who says he was threatened followed the other car into a parking lot—where he was confronted by the alleged knife-wielder's mother, who wanted to know what was going on. Police say the mother gave inconsistent stories about how she got there. And they say the alleged knife-wielder claimed he was the one who was cut off before being followed into the lot. But the mother and son pair were the ones who ultimately faced charges—the mother for allegedly obstructing justice, and the son for allegedly making terroristic threats and for possession of a weapon.

No Way to Light Up His Day: It seemed like residents of Jefferson Township in Morris County were waiting forever to get a new traffic light at the corner of Route 15 and Bowling Green Parkway. But one resident probably could have waited a little longer. .  It had been installed months earlier, and was flashing since late last week. About 10 minutes after the light was turned on, a white SUV drove right through the intersection, while the light was red. A cop was still around, monitoring for any problems—which meant the driver got a ticket. 

If At First You Don't Succeed: Police arrested a Toms River resident. The first time, police responded while the man was allegedly trying to break into cars in a K-Mart parking lot, and arrested him on the spot. But he allegedly kept breaking into or trying to break into cars around town. By the second and third time, they just recognized his description and showed up as his house to make the busts.

Well, Nice to See You Too: When East Windsor Police arrived to , they probably weren't expecting to show up and have a polite conversation about 18th-Century literature over tea and crumpets. But the man they found could have been a little more welcoming. Police say when they approached the car, they found the man inside covered in vomit and sticking up his middle finger at the officers. Once he finally opened his window, police say, they saw he had bloodshot, watery eyes and slurred speech. He was arrested after field sobriety tests.


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