East Windsor Police: 3 Drug Offenses in 1 Week

The East Windsor Police Department has reported three drug offenses in the Township in the first week of January. There was one heroin possesion charge and two people arrested on marijuana possession.

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On Jan. 3, police arrested Andrew Gottfried of the Wynbrook West apartment complex for allegedly being in possession of heroin. Gottfried, 19, was charged with heroin possession and being in possession of drug paraphernalia. Officer Philip Melhorn were sent to the area to investigate a complaint about a suspicious person who may have been using drugs in the parking lot of the Wynbrook West complex, according to police.

Gottfried was found slumped against the driver's door of a motor vehicle when police arrived. Melhorn observed a hypodermic needle and several open packages of heroin in a small bundle. Gottfried was arrested and later released pending court action.

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Torrance Hurtault, 23, of Cliffwood was arrested about 4:05 p.m. on Jan. 6 and charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams, possession of drug paraphernalia, and two motor vehicle violations Officer Joseph Amejka observed Hurtault’s 2000 Infiniti traveling on One Mile Road with an expired inspection sticker.

When Amejka initiated a traffic stop he smelled an odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle. Upon investigation, Amejka found two marijuana cigarettes in Hurtault's possesion. Additionally, Hurtault had a suspended license. He was arrested and later released after posting bail on an outstanding warrant issued by East Windsor Municipal Court.   

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East Windsor resident Shane Albert Morris, 19, was arrested on Jan. 4 at 4:20 p.m. and charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams after Officer Joseph Carabelli observed  a 2005 Subaru, in which Morris was a passenger, traveling east on Route 33 with an expired inspection sticker.

The vehicle was stopped on Lake Drive. The officer detected an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Investigation revealed that one of the passengers, Morris, of Bennington Drive, was in possession of a bag of marijuana.  He was arrested and later released pending court action.

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Note: The preceding arrest information was supplied by the police department of East Windsor Township. It does not indicate a conviction.