Crime & Safety
Waretown Man Charged in Cop Chase
Lacey Township Officer Dimitrios Tsarnas observed a vehicle with fictitious registration plates.
A Waretown man was in custody after a motor vehicle stop led to a police chase down Route 9.
Lacey Township Officer Dimitrios Tsarnas observed a vehicle with fictitious registration plates and conducted a motor vehicle stop in the area of Route 9 and the Oyster Creek Generating Station on April 6 at 10:30 p.m., Chief David Paprota said.
The vehicle, driven by David Donnamaria, 45, of Waretown, fed the scene, Paprota said.
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Officer Tsarnas pursued the car to the parking lot of Longshots Bar on Route 9 in Waretown where Donnamaria was arrested, Paprota said.
Donnamaria’s wife and their four-year-old child were also in the vehicle, Paprota said.
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Donnamaria was charged with eluding, endangering the welfare of a child and several motor vehicle charges.
He was transported to Ocean County Jail with bail set at $25,000.
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