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| The Township of Clinton lies a little to the northeast of the center of Hunterdon County. It was formed from Lebanon Township in 1841. A portion of the Township was separated off in 1871 to form High Bridge. At the same time a portion of Tewksbury Township was annexed to Clinton Township. Rich limestone deposits assured good farmland throughout the Township. Clinton Township is a growing, rural-suburban community of approximately 4,200 homes and is located in Hunterdon County, 40 miles due west of Newark International Airport. Interstate highway 78 bisects the township and links New York City to Pennsylvania and points west. The township is being transformed from a farming community to a bedroom community for corporate professionals. Farms still share the countryside with lovely neighborhoods and corporate complexes. Community leaders have set a goal to plan for growth that balances preservation of rural character with commercial development. | |
FOR PRESS RELEASE
Date: July 24, 2009
From: Lieutenant Ryan Melsky
Agency: The Clinton Township Police Department
Woman Charged with Property Damage
Detective Paul Bate has recently charged Jennifer Palner, age 33, of Allentown, PA with 3rd degree Criminal Mischief. The charge stems from an incident at McDonalds on Center Street on Memorial Day.
On May 25, 2009, at approximately 11:05 am, Patrolman Umair Latif responded to McDonalds for a report of property damage. Upon arrival, the Manager advised Ptl. Latif that a group of people were playing video games on the touch-screen video game machine when he heard a loud noise and noticed the group running from the restaurant. The Manager noticed that the screen to the video game machine was cracked. He attempted to stop the group as they fled in a vehicle but was unsuccessful. He was, however, able to obtain the Pennsylvania license plate number to the vehicle and forward it to police.
After interviewing witnesses and viewing surveillance footage, Detective Bate filed the charge against Ms. Palner, who has not yet been arrested. The value of the damage was estimated to be $2.000.xx.
Burglary and Theft
Sometime between Monday, July 20, at approximately 5:05 pm and Tuesday, July 21, at approximately 6:00 am, unknown subject(s) cut a hole in the security fence at the Ridgewood Corporation at #1820 Route 31 North. The subject(s) then broke into a storage trailer and stole approximately $1,292.xx worth of materials, including copper piping, copper tubing, and an oil burner. The burglars did, however, leave their grey Stanley bolt cutters on a shelf inside of the trailer. The bolt cutters were secured as evidence. Patrolman David Formalarie and Detective Paul Bate are investigating.
The filing of criminal charges is merely one step in the process of determining a person's guilt. All persons mentioned in this press release are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
