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Middletown Police & Fire Files

Police Report Major Heroin, Marijuana Busts, Robbery & More

The following recent arrests were made and reported by Middletown police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.

• Rebecca Bartos, 26, of Bayside Drive in Atlantic Highlands, was arrested on Oct. 14 by Patrolman Christopher Menendez and charged with defiant trespass and disorderly conduct.

She was released pending a court date.

• Danielle Powell, 20, of Southview Terrace West in Middletown, was arrested on Oct. 14 by Corporal Thomas Meckier and charged with escape, possession of drug paraphernalia, obstructing the administration of law, hindering apprehension, resisting arrest and possession of under 50 grams of marijuana.

She was released after posting $2,500 bail with a 10 percent option.

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Middletown Police & Fire Files

Police Seek Witnesses to School Bus Accident

Middletown police are investigating an early Friday morning school bus accident and asking witnesses for assistance in gleaning facts.

So far, what they know is that at 6:39 a.m. they responded to a motor vehicle crash on Route 35, just south of New Monmouth Road, a release from the department said.

At the scene, a Helfrich bus, driven by Beverly Cerbone, 65, of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown had been traveling, without passengers, south on the highway when it struck a tractor trailer parked on the road shoulder, police said.

Cerbone was flown to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, for treatment of “non-life threatening injuries,” police added.

“The driver of the tractor trailer was not inside his vehicle at the time of the crash and left the scene on foot prior to police arrival,” the release said. “Video footage of the driver was obtained from a local store.”

Police identified the driver from the video footage and are in the process of working with the trucking company to find him.

In the meantime, they are asking that anyone who may have witnessed the accident contact the department’s Traffic Bureau at 732-615-2045.

The investigation is being led by Corporal Darrin Simon.

The New Jersey State Police, the Leonardo and Middletown First Aids squads, the Old Village and Middletown fire companies, and Monoc Paramedics assisted at the scene.

Middletown Police & Fire Files

Police: Hit & Run Results in Cocaine, Weapons Bust

What started out as a hit-and-run accident in Middletown on Sunday ended in the arrest of two area people on weapons and cocaine possession charges as well as the unlawful taking of a vehicle.

The incident unfolded as police responded to a motor vehicle crash on Route 36 shortly after 8  a.m. to find that one vehicle had fled from the scene, according to a press release from Middletown police.

After locating the vehicle and launching an investigation, officers Bernie Chenoweth and Robert McNair arrested the driver and passenger, the release said.

The driver, Stevie A. Rocha-Hughes, 30, of Portland Avenue in Highlands was charged with: taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, unlawful possession of a handgun and various motor vehicle charges related to the incident, police said.

Her bail was set $ 5,000 with no 10 percent allowed. She was transported to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution.

The passenger, Clifton J. Hughes, 38, of Portland Avenue in Highlands, was charged with possession of cocaine, police said.

His bail was set at $2,500 with no 10 percent option. He was also committed to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution.

Middletown Police & Fire Files

Police: Major Heroin Bust

A six-month investigation culminated in a major heroin bust at a Middletown home, dubbed by Police Chief Craig Webber “a very successful operation.”

On Oct. 16 the Middletown Police Department executed a search warrant at a Rutledge Drive residence. The search warrant was the result of a six-month investigation led by detectives Keith Hirschbein and Daniel Sullivan into the illegal sale of heroin from the home.

As a result of the warrant, police arrested:

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Police: Contempt Arrest; $100K Bail & More

The following recent contempt of court arrests were made and reported by Middletown police:

• Thomas Menendez, 51, of Geary Drive in Middletown, was arrested on Oct. 5 by Patrolman Greg Buhowski on a contempt of court warrant issued by the Perth Amboy Municipal Court.

He was held on $100,000 bail.

• Scott Horst, 36, of Ralph Street in Belleville, was arrested on Oct. 4 by Patrolman Thomas Hughes for violation of a court order.

He was held on $2,500 bail, set by Judge Bauman of the Monmouth County Superior Court.

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Police Nab Alleged Bank Robber, Stalker, Burglar

The following recent arrests were  made and reported by Middletown police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.

• William Baner, 32, of Main Street in the Belford section of Middletown, was arrested on Oct. 12 by Patrolman Adam Colfer and charged with possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a hypodermic syringe.

He was released after posting $12,500 bail, set by Judge Richard Thompson.

• Christopher Gaul, 31, of Main Street in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, was arrested on Oct. 12 by Patrolman Adam Colfer and charged with possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He was released after posting $12,500 bail, set by Judge Richard Thompson.

• Cameron Wood, 20, of Bay Avenue in Atlantic Highlands, was arrested on Oct. 13 by Patrolman Jesse Toma and charged with possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia, obstructing the administration of law and eluding arrest.

He was held on $27,500 bail, set by Judge Richard Thompson.

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