Galloway Police Blotter March 18 - 24, 2018

Galloway Township Police responded to 961 calls for service during March 18, 2018 through March 24, 2018.

Additional statistics include: 3 Burglaries, 0 Vehicle Burglaries, 25 Motor Vehicle Accidents, 81 Tickets issued, 2 Driving While Intoxicated, 32 Arrests, 6 Domestic Violence, 28 Fire Calls, 98 EMS Calls and 0 Juvenile calls.

Burglaries: 

600 Block of S. New York Rd.

300 Block of E. Arbutus Ave.

500 Holly Brook Dr.                                                      

Vehicle Burglaries: None

Galloway Police Crack Down on Distracted Driving

Distracted Driving Enforcement and Education Campaign 

UDrive. UText. UPay. 

to be carried out locally from

April 1 – April 21, 2018

Galloway Twp.  -- Law enforcement officers from the Galloway Township Police Department will be cracking down on distracted drivers during April as part of New Jersey’s UDrive. UText. UPay. enforcement campaign.

Beginning April 1 and running through April 21, the high visibility law enforcement initiative will target motorists who engage in dangerous distracted driving behaviors such as talking on hand-held cell phones and sending text messages while driving. 

“Distracted driving is possibly the most serious safety issue on our roadways today,” said Gary Poedubicky, Acting Director of the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety.  "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in 2015 alone, 3,477 people were killed in distracted driving crashes and an estimated 391,000 people were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver.”  

In New Jersey, driver inattention was listed as a contributing circumstance in 52 percent of the state’s crashes in 2015. Driver inattention was in fact listed as a contributing factor in crashes at a rate nine times higher than that of the next highest contributing factor (speed).

The campaign is being carried out during the month of April, which the National Safety Council has designated as Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The New Jersey campaign is modeled after similar successful high visibility enforcement programs such as Click It or Ticket and Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.

Galloway Police Blotter March 11 - 17, 2018

Galloway Township Police responded to 1010 calls for service during March 11, 2018 through March 17, 2018.

Additional statistics include: 0 Burglaries, 0 Vehicle Burglaries, 21 Motor Vehicle Accidents, 111 Tickets issued, 3 Driving While Intoxicated, 21 Arrests, 11 Domestic Violence, 29 Fire Calls, 101 EMS Calls and 1 Juvenile calls.

Burglaries: None                                                      

Vehicle Burglaries: None

ARRESTS:

Luis Vasquez, 52 of Absecon, NJ was arrested by Ofc. Mateusz Ryba and charged with DWI on March 11.

Jalisa A. Boswell, 20 of Galloway was arrested by Ofc. Ronald A. Gorneau Jr. and charged with Hindering on March 13.

Galloway Police Catch Suspect Who Tried to Elude Police

On March 25, 2018 at 8:47 PM, Galloway Police Ofc. Steve Garrison initiated a motor vehicle stop on a minivan at U.S. Rt. 9 and Seaview Ridge Drive. As Ofc. Garrison approached the vehicle the driver left the scene at a high rate of speed.  

The vehicle crashed into a tree a short time later at Jimmie Leeds Road and New Leaf Court, and the unidentified driver fled into the woods.  A search with a Galloway Police K-9 and New Jersey State Police helicopter was undertaken but the suspect was not immediately apprehended.

Galloway Police Arrest Pleasantville Man After Car Stop; Drug Charges

On March 17, 2018 at 10:14 p.m., Galloway Township Police initiated a motor vehicle stop after observing several motor vehicle violations. 

K-9 Officer Brent Lopez initiated a stop on the involved vehicle which had pulled into the Wawa located at 241 E. White Horse Pike.  

The driver, identified as Omar Taylor, 36, of Pleasantville, was arrested for unrelated warrants.  Further investigation by Ofc. Lopez with the assistance of his partner, K-9 Colt, resulted in the seizure of over 230 grams of marijuana as well as packaging materials.