Upon arrival, Officers spoke with a witness who saw the suspect on the front porch of a residence holding a package.
When the witness confronted him, the suspect dropped the package and fled on a bicycle. Officers located the package in the yard ripped open. Officers were given a description of the suspect from a Ring video that captured the suspect leaving the scene and checked the surrounding area. The suspect was located at a bus stop on the block of South Broad Street. The suspect was placed under arrest and identified as Calvin Stevens, 39, from Trenton.
He was transported to the Mercer County Correctional Facility pending a detention hearing. Anyone with any information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Hamilton Police Criminal Investigation Section at or the Hamilton Police Crime Tip Hotline at Officers interviewed the victim who stated that while he was walking on campus, a car drove past him and fired an unknown weapon towards him.
The victim stated that he was struck by a projectile on is right temple causing minor pain and discomfort.
The suspect vehicle and occupants were located a short time later on campus. During the investigation, a plastic camouflage toy gun that fires water filled projectiles was recovered. Additionally, a BB gun and extendable baton were also recovered. A similar incident occurred in the Quakerbridge Mall parking lot near upper level Macys, on Friday June 23, at approximately pm. That incident is still under investigation. Anyone with information regarding the incident at Rider University or the Quakerbridge Mall is asked to contact Detective James Steimle at or jsteimle lawrencetwp.
