Crime & Safety

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Police say man stole a newspaper delivery truck.

We're just glad Patch isn't delivered in trucks. It means we get to avoid this sort of stuff.

A Clementon Borough man was charged recently with .

When officers watched him pull away from his own home in the truck, police said, they pulled him over. Police said the man then attempted to run over a railroad embankment, nearly striking police officers and crashing into an unmarked Gloucester Township Police vehicle occupied by two detectives.

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The truck nearly rolled over onto its side, according to police.

One thing was clear: It was bad news all around.

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Each Monday, Patch takes a peek at some of the more surprising, shocking, stunning and occasionally silly police-related incidents reported throughout New Jersey for "OMGs from NJ PDs." Some of the other reports:

Not the Way to Get a Better Answer: In this corner, a man upset about the alleged illegal use of a Dumpster. In the opposite corner, police with pepper spray. ? Kinnelon police say when they responded to a report of an illegal dumping but couldn't satisfy the concerns of the person making the complaint, he got agitated. He tore off his shirt, police said. He threw a cell phone at a cop and challenged the officer to a fight, police said. He also found out why that's a bad idea.

Soft on the Cone, but Hard on Crime: Gloucester Township police have charged a Delaware man and two juveniles . Apparently, police say, bandits who prefer an ice cream truck over an armored one also prefer BB guns over the type with bullets. The group allegedly got away with $20; at least one of the accused was lodged in jail in lieu of $250,000. No word on whether they (we're really, really sorry for this one) entered their pleas with a cherry on top.

Hoping to Wrap This Case Up: Kinnelon police are investigating a suspicious activity report. They say . We don't have a quote from the homeowner, but if we did, we imagine it would be as follows: "Ew."

Maybe That's Where All the Bees are Going: Cedar Grove police charged a man they say stole beekeeping equipment on two different occasions. . That sort of thing really bugs us.

Everybody Out of the Pool: There's really not much funny about the ordeal a Wayne resident faced . Not only did the concoction begin to smell, officials said, but it began to smoke. A few people got stomachaches, possibly from the fumes, but no one was hospitalized. So like we said, there's nothing particularly funny about the incident. But that doesn't mean Deep Purple won't be in our heads all day.

As Gilda Says ... "Never Mind:" You know what's got to make you feel better after realizing your car's been stolen? . It happened to a Madison resident who reported the theft of a 1999 Subaru Legacy, only to later learn the car had been moved from one repair shop to another without the resident's knowledge. That's one day that ended better than it began.


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