Haddonfield Police: Parking Lot Road Rage

The weekend Crafts and Arts Festival seemed to produce positive vibes for just about everyone, except an allegedly irate motorist in the Acme Parking lot on Ellis Street.

Many locals famously say they leave town to avoid the crowds when the massive, annual, two-day crafts festival rolls in.  But the Acme, which is just a few paces off the Kings Highway main drag, was the scene of a few tense moments Saturday, July 9 over a parking space.

Witnesses reported two drivers screaming at one another in the Acme parking lot over a parking space just after 1 p.m.  Officers investigated but were unable to locate anyone involved. At 6:30 that evening, one of the parties involved in the incident contacted police to report that a man driving a silver Volvo had yelled at her because he believed she was parking at the supermarket to attend the crafts festival. She and her husband were actually shopping for groceries. The caller wanted to report the incident so that it would be on record but requested to retain her anonymity.

Other police reports include additional incidents on Saturday and one on Friday, July 8:

7/9/11 – Juvenile Complaint

7:35 p.m.

A complainant called the police to report that three juvenile males were seen loitering in front of her property on Lane of Acres. They were last seen heading in the direction of Washington Avenue. Officers were dispatched to investigate, but the search yielded no results.

7/9/11 – Theft

4:49 p.m.

Two girls’ bikes were taken from a home in the 300 block of Warwick Road between 11 p.m. on July 7 and 7 a.m. on July 8. A complainant reported that her daughter’s bike, a white mountain bike with a floral pattern, and her daughter’s friend’s bike, an orange Hampton cruiser, had both been parked at the back of their driveway near the rear of the house. Neither bike had been secured at the time of the incident.

7/9/11 – Suspicious Incident

9:45 a.m.

A resident in the unit block of Upland Way reported juveniles had been drinking on the easement along the PATCO rail line behind his home. They allegedly left a trash bag full of empty beer cans on his lawn.

7/8/11 – Theft

5:43 p.m.

A pink and brown BOB baby stroller containing hand weights and baby toys was taken from the front of a residence on the 100 block of West Park Avenue sometime between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. The total estimated value of the stolen property was $400.