Crime & Safety
Police: Intoxicated Pair Caused Disturbance in Lakehurst Store
The borough's police blotter for early March
A disturbance at a Lakehurst convenience store led to the arrest of two Toms River residents last week.
Borough police were dispatched to the on Route 70 at about 6 p.m. on March 2 after receiving a call for a disturbance inside the store, said Chief of Police Eric Higgins.
Police arrived at the store to find that Toms River residents Andrew T. Welch, 39, and Holly S. Hoffman, 41, were intoxicated and would not cooperative with the responding officers. Patrolmen Iain James and Stephen Gallo then arrested the two for disorderly conduct, Higgins said.
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The pair was processed at headquarters and was released on summonses pending a municipal court date, according to Higgins.
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