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**WWPD Police Blotter 5/1/2025 completed by Sgt. Brodowski and issued by Det. Lt. J. Jones**
WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT
Chief Robert Garofalo PhD(c)
20 Municipal Drive P.O. Box 38
West Windsor, New Jersey 08550
Main: 609-799-1222 Records: 609-799-9282
Fax: 609-799-6338 Admin Fax: 609-897-9010
* Note – All arrested subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law *
Chief Robert Garofalo PhD(c)
20 Municipal Drive P.O. Box 38
West Windsor, New Jersey 08550
Main: 609-799-1222 Records: 609-799-9282
Fax: 609-799-6338 Admin Fax: 609-897-9010
* Note – All arrested subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law *
West Windsor Police Department April 2025 Police Blotter
Incident #: 2025-7974 – DWI
Date/Time: April 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Location: 700 Alexander Road, West Windsor, NJ
Reporting Officer: Ptl. Jake Rankin #124
Arrested: Guadalupe Gomez Lopez – West Windsor, NJ
Details: Patrol responded to a report of a vehicle parked in the lane of travel with its flashers activated. Upon arrival, officers located a green Toyota Avalon with Guadalupe Gomez Lopez unconscious in the driver’s seat. After waking Lopez, officers observed signs of impairment. Through investigative means, Lopez was determined to be under the influence of alcohol. Field sobriety tests were conducted and he was ultimately placed under arrest for DWI.
Incident #: 2025-8302 – Theft
Date/Time: April 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Location: Trader Joe’s parking lot - 3528 US Route 1 West Windsor, NJ
Reporting Officer: Ptl. Corbin Connell #116
Details: Patrol responded to a report of an attempted theft from a vehicle. Witnesses observed a Hispanic male attempting to steal a purse from a parked car. The suspect handed the purse back after being confronted and fled through the parking lot. Surveillance footage captured the suspect fleeing the scene on foot, where he ultimately entered a black Dodge Durango bearing a California temporary plate.
Incident #: 2025-8580 – Burglary and Theft from a Motor Vehicle
Date/Time: April 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Location: Heritage Boulevard (Canal Pointe), West Windsor, NJ
Reporting Officer: Ptl. Ashley Ventura #118
Details: Patrol met with a Canal Pointe maintenance employee who reported the theft of work tools from an unlocked work van parked near a dumpster. The theft occurred while the employee was working inside a residence. DeWalt tools and batteries were reported stolen.
Incident #: 2025-8582 – Shoplifting
Date/Time: April 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Location: Target, 500 Nassau Park Blvd., West Windsor, NJ
Reporting Officer: Ptl. Jacqueline Schulte #113
Arrested: Christopher R. Randall – Trenton, NJ
Details: Patrol responded to Target for a shoplifting complaint. Loss prevention reported that Randall entered the store with a shopping cart full of merchandise from other stores, added Target items, and exited without payment. Randall was arrested for shoplifting. A search revealed additional stolen merchandise from other stores, which was returned where possible.
Incident #: 2025-8833 – Shoplifting
Date/Time: April 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Location: Best Buy, 251 Nassau Park Blvd. West Windsor, NJ
Reporting Officer: Ptl. Jake Rankin #124
Charged: Abdelilah Amarti – Ewing, NJ
Details: Patrol responded to Best Buy for a past-tense shoplifting. Through investigative means, Abdelilah Amarti was identified as the suspect who attempted to return a monitor without proof of purchase and then stole it by exiting the store without payment. Amarti was charged with third-degree shoplifting via complaint-summons.
Incident #: 2025-9662 – Shoplifting
Date/Time: April 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Location: Lowe’s, 3504 US Route 1, West Windsor, NJ
Reporting Officer: Ptl. Sean Van Ness #98
Details: Patrol responded to Lowe’s for a past-tense shoplifting report. Two suspects, a male and a female, were seen stealing roofing underlayment products and fleeing in a blue Toyota Highlander.
Incident #: 2025-9928 – Shoplifting
Date/Time: April 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Location: Dollar Tree, 501 Nassau Park Blvd. West Windsor, NJ
Reporting Officer: Sgt. Lee Brodowski #79
Details: Patrol responded to a past-tense shoplifting at Dollar Tree. An unknown male suspect stole numerous items and loaded them into a black Ford F150. The suspect fled the scene despite store counter-measures.
Incident #: 2025-10038 – Shoplifting
Date/Time: April 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Location: Ulta Beauty, 540 Nassau Park Blvd. West Windsor, NJ
Reporting Officer: Ptl. Jacqueline Schulte #113
Details: Patrol responded to Ulta for a past-tense shoplifting. A Hispanic female suspect was seen on surveillance stealing multiple cosmetic products and leaving without payment.
Officer Preparing Release: Sgt. Lee Brodowski #479
Date/Time: April 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Location: 700 Alexander Road, West Windsor, NJ
Reporting Officer: Ptl. Jake Rankin #124
Arrested: Guadalupe Gomez Lopez – West Windsor, NJ
Details: Patrol responded to a report of a vehicle parked in the lane of travel with its flashers activated. Upon arrival, officers located a green Toyota Avalon with Guadalupe Gomez Lopez unconscious in the driver’s seat. After waking Lopez, officers observed signs of impairment. Through investigative means, Lopez was determined to be under the influence of alcohol. Field sobriety tests were conducted and he was ultimately placed under arrest for DWI.
Incident #: 2025-8302 – Theft
Date/Time: April 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Location: Trader Joe’s parking lot - 3528 US Route 1 West Windsor, NJ
Reporting Officer: Ptl. Corbin Connell #116
Details: Patrol responded to a report of an attempted theft from a vehicle. Witnesses observed a Hispanic male attempting to steal a purse from a parked car. The suspect handed the purse back after being confronted and fled through the parking lot. Surveillance footage captured the suspect fleeing the scene on foot, where he ultimately entered a black Dodge Durango bearing a California temporary plate.
Incident #: 2025-8580 – Burglary and Theft from a Motor Vehicle
Date/Time: April 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Location: Heritage Boulevard (Canal Pointe), West Windsor, NJ
Reporting Officer: Ptl. Ashley Ventura #118
Details: Patrol met with a Canal Pointe maintenance employee who reported the theft of work tools from an unlocked work van parked near a dumpster. The theft occurred while the employee was working inside a residence. DeWalt tools and batteries were reported stolen.
Incident #: 2025-8582 – Shoplifting
Date/Time: April 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Location: Target, 500 Nassau Park Blvd., West Windsor, NJ
Reporting Officer: Ptl. Jacqueline Schulte #113
Arrested: Christopher R. Randall – Trenton, NJ
Details: Patrol responded to Target for a shoplifting complaint. Loss prevention reported that Randall entered the store with a shopping cart full of merchandise from other stores, added Target items, and exited without payment. Randall was arrested for shoplifting. A search revealed additional stolen merchandise from other stores, which was returned where possible.
Incident #: 2025-8833 – Shoplifting
Date/Time: April 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Location: Best Buy, 251 Nassau Park Blvd. West Windsor, NJ
Reporting Officer: Ptl. Jake Rankin #124
Charged: Abdelilah Amarti – Ewing, NJ
Details: Patrol responded to Best Buy for a past-tense shoplifting. Through investigative means, Abdelilah Amarti was identified as the suspect who attempted to return a monitor without proof of purchase and then stole it by exiting the store without payment. Amarti was charged with third-degree shoplifting via complaint-summons.
Incident #: 2025-9662 – Shoplifting
Date/Time: April 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Location: Lowe’s, 3504 US Route 1, West Windsor, NJ
Reporting Officer: Ptl. Sean Van Ness #98
Details: Patrol responded to Lowe’s for a past-tense shoplifting report. Two suspects, a male and a female, were seen stealing roofing underlayment products and fleeing in a blue Toyota Highlander.
Incident #: 2025-9928 – Shoplifting
Date/Time: April 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Location: Dollar Tree, 501 Nassau Park Blvd. West Windsor, NJ
Reporting Officer: Sgt. Lee Brodowski #79
Details: Patrol responded to a past-tense shoplifting at Dollar Tree. An unknown male suspect stole numerous items and loaded them into a black Ford F150. The suspect fled the scene despite store counter-measures.
Incident #: 2025-10038 – Shoplifting
Date/Time: April 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Location: Ulta Beauty, 540 Nassau Park Blvd. West Windsor, NJ
Reporting Officer: Ptl. Jacqueline Schulte #113
Details: Patrol responded to Ulta for a past-tense shoplifting. A Hispanic female suspect was seen on surveillance stealing multiple cosmetic products and leaving without payment.
Officer Preparing Release: Sgt. Lee Brodowski #479
Address/Location
West Windsor Police Department, NJ
271 Clarksville Rd
West Windsor Township, NJ 08550
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-799-1222
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