Toms River Police Blotter: Crash on Route 37

A one-car crash near Deer Chase Medical Offices was the result of the driver briefly turning the wrong way on Route 37, a witness said.

A white SUV had crashed into a tree after making a left turn out of the medical suite's parking lot, the witness said.

The crash took place around 1:45 p.m. and Toms River Police and Toms River EMS responded. The vehicle crashed into a tree just east of the Deer Chase parking lot and faced front end damage, with unknown injuries to the driver.

Unregistered Soliciters Charged in Lakehurst Incident

Three door-to-door solicitors were charged Tuesday afternoon after allege that they failed to register with the borough. 

Patrolman Iain James was dispatched to the 500 block of Willow Street at about 3:30 p.m. on a report of unregistered solicitation, said Sgt. Ronald Heinzman in a statement. 

"Two of the men were selling meat products and a third male was selling alternative energy resources," the sergeant said. 

Police issued summonses to Gary R. Sunkett Jr., 34, of Pennsauken, Charles M. Polidori, 26, of Warminster, Pa., and Dustin E. Gibb, 22, of Coatesville, Pa. for failing to register. Another person with the group, Tiffani M. Maxson, was arrested on municipal court warrants — one from Woodbury and one from West Deptford, Heinzman said.

The sergeant said that unregistered solicitors is an issue that the borough is trying to combat. 

Municipalities often require solicitors to register before they are able to peddle their products to ensure resident safety; a Toms River woman was killed a few years ago by a door-to-door salesman.

In February, Manchester's Township Council . 

Toms River has its own no-knock registry, and last year saw a dramatic increase in the number of participants in the program.