Drug Possession, Break Ins, Disorderly Conduct: Recent Police Activity in Hackettstown

Hackettstown Police reported the following recent incidents:

Oct. 25

Police received reports of car break ins. The incidents occurred on Hurley Drive, Seymour Road and Seymour Terrace.

The department urges residents to lock their car doors and not to leave valuables inside their vehicles.

Anyone with information regarding the break ins is asked to call HPD at (908) 852-3302.

Oct. 22

Disorderly conduct arrest

A 32-year-old Mt. Olive man was arrested outside Bea McNally's (109 Grand Ave.) and charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.

Scott Morrison had been kicked out of the establishment two weeks prior. He returned on Oct. 22 and was rude to customers and staff. He was believed to be intoxicated.

Drug arrest

A 23-year-old Great Meadows man was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and paraphernalia after police retrieved a grinder, a metal, one-hitter pipe, and two bags of weed in his possession.

Oct. 21
Around 2 a.m., police responded to Bea McNally's on the report of a fight between two men, later identified as Michael Dill of Independence Twp. and Jake Tufano of Pompano Beach, Fla.

Tufano and his friends were being picked up by Kevin McKenna, 27, of Hackettstown when Dill approached the vehicle and made comments to the female occupants.

Tufano punched Dill in the face as a result.

While providing the responding officer with his identification, a small bag containing cocaine fell out of Dill's wallet. He was charged with possession and disorderly conduct.

McKenna had a $600 warrant out of Paterson.

Tufano was also charged with disorderly conduct.

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