Point Pleasant Man Charged with Giving Barnegat Police False Information

A Point Pleasant man was charged with giving Barnegat police false information as well as a number of motor vehicle summonses, Barnegat police said on Thursday.

Garrett Tromsdorff, 29, of Point Pleasant, was arrested on several charges after giving false information to an officer during a traffic stop on Feb. 17.

Ptl. Edward Hayes stopped Tromsdorff on West Bay Avenue at 8:16 a.m., police said. During the stop, Tromsdorff, who had multiple suspended drivers' licenses in New Jersey and South Carolina, provided officers with a fictitious name, date of birth and social security number.

He was ultimately arrested for hindering apprehension, false incrimination of another, and obstructing the administration of law. 

Tromsdorff was released on $7,500 bail with the above charges, as well as motor vehicle summonses for driving while suspended, driving an uninsured vehicle and driving on private property to avoid a traffic control device.