Police Blotter

Jefferson

• Police on Saturday responded to South Parkway for a reported loud party. The officer saw numerous beer bottles on the patio deck and numerous empty beer bottles on the kitchen counter top. The officer saw five males and one female in the home who appeared to be underage. Michael Chapman, 18, who stated he lived at the home, was issued a summons for providing alcohol to underaged people. The parents were out of town at the time.

• A Yacht Club Drive resident on Saturday reported her pocketbook containing her tan Coach-brand purse was removed from her unlocked vehicle while at a friend's house on Briggs Road. She said some unidentified kids from Denville were at the party.

• A Ripplewood Drive resident reported Saturday that sometime during the night someone threw a rock at the resident's motor vehicle and caused damage to the left-rear-quarter panel.

• Township resident Patricia Ranta, 21, on Saturday turned herself in at headquarters for an outstanding $750 warrant from Seaside Heights. She posted bail and was released.

• Benjamin Steiner, 22, of Wharton, was arrested Friday on active warrants out of Rockaway Township. He was taken there in default of $1,000 bail.

• Police on Thursday responded to a residence at Beaver Point Trail. It was reported that the residents had recently moved out and miscellaneous tools and other items were left in an unsecured shed in the back yard along with a silver canoe. It was reported that a silver canoe was missing and the shed was in shambles. Residents in the area observed between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday an unknown bluish-green pickup truck backed onto the property. Three males were observed taking the canoe.

Madison

• Karen Stanton, 50, of Madison was charged with trespassing after police determined she allegedly trespassed on a Park Avenue property on Sept. 16 at 12:54 p.m. She was released pending a court appearance.

• Bryan Domanski, 20, of West Milford, was charged with underage possession of alcohol after he was pulled over on Beech Street on Sept. 16 at 11:30 p.m. He was released pending a court appearance, police said.

• Joshua Melcher, 18, of Madison was charged with driving while intoxicated and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after he was pulled over on Elm Street on Sept. 17 at 12:57 a.m. Melcher also was charged with speeding, careless driving and driving with an open container of alcohol. He was released on pending a court appearance.

• Erika Fahy, 20, of Wharton was charged with underage possession of alcohol after she was pulled over on Knollwood Road on Sept. 17 at 10:30 p.m., and was released pending a court appearance.

• Debra Seitz, 37, of Florham Park reportedly crashed her car into a utility pole at the corner of Greenwood Avenue and West End Avenue on Saturday at 7:55 p.m., allegedly while under the influence of alcohol. The Florham Park Police Department, the Madison Volunteer Ambulance Corp. and the Florham Park Ambulance Corp. also responded to the scene. Police smelled alcohol on Seitz's breath. Charges are pending toxicology results and the investigation is ongoing. Seitz was taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital for evaluation.

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