Criminal Mischief Arrest
On August 23, 2015, at 6:45 PM police were dispatched to a residence on Readington Rd for a dispute. Ptl. Griffiths arrived on scene and found that a hot air balloon wanted to land of the property owned by a Francis Scanlon. Francis Scanlon Jr of Whitehouse Station did not want the balloon to land on the property and when the balloonist's chase vehicle entered the driveway, Scanlon drove his truck into the front of the chase vehicle causing damage. Francis Scanlon Jr was arrested for criminal mischief. He was later released without bail. The balloon was able to land safely on a nearby property.