Intoxicated Long Valley Man Punched Door, Broke Glass: Cops

A Washington Township man was arrested in Hackettstown recently after punching through a glass door and being uncooperative with police, Sgt. Darren Tynan said.

At 2:11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, officers responded to a residence on Valentine Street for a report of a man who broke the glass on a victim’s front door, Tynan said.

When officers arrived they found Christian Semper, 23, sitting on a couch located on the front porch and “appeared to be intoxicated,” Tynan said.

Officers observed Semper was bleeding from the hand and determined the man thought he was at a friend’s house and began banging on the door to wake up the person, Tynan said.

Semper then accidentally broke the glass on the front door, Tynan said. During the investigation Semper was uncooperative with police, Tynan said, and was later treated by the Hackettstown Rescue Squad.

Semper was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal mischief.