bags of suspected heroin, pot found in school zones; teens accused of throwing bottles with urine at cars

Greenwich Township crimelog: bags of suspected heroin, pot found in school zones; teens accused of throwing bottles with urine at cars

An East Broad Street resident on March 1 told police someone stole three sets of hydraulic jacks, valued at $85, from property's garage.
The jacks may have been taken during a Feb. 28 incident, police said.
— Parents here should caution their kids not to touch bags of suspected illegal drugs they may find, and to report them right away to police, crossing guards or school officials.
That's the message township police are sending after crossing guards reportedly found such bags in local school zones March 1.
The crossing guards found two sealed bags of suspected heroin, one empty bag suspected to have had marijuana and two other empty bags suspected to have had more heroin that day.
All were found within school zones on Broad, North School and South School streets, as well as Memorial Avenue.
— Police on Feb. 27 arrested two 15-year-olds accused of throwing eggs and bottles, possibly containing urine, at passing cars in the area of East Broad Street and Swedesboro Road.
Police said three juveniles in all were throwing the objects from a building's second-floor window near 6 p.m. that day.
Officers charged each of the 15-year-olds with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. They were processed and released to their parents.
— Someone on Feb. 27 reportedly tried to break into two storage structures at the police firing range on North Market Street.
Graffiti was also sprayed on the storage structures, and someone shot at a stop sign on the property, police said.
— A Marshall Avenue resident on Feb. 26 told police two suspicious males wearing dark clothing were trying to break into a vehicle.
The suspects fled on foot when officers arrived, police said. Greenwich Township and Paulsboro police searched the area, the said, but didn't find the suspects.
— North Repaupo Avenue residents on Feb. 25 told police suspicious persons were looking into vehicles and trying to open the doors. No thefts were reported, police said.