Hillsborough's Top Police, Crime and Fire Stories of 2011

Hillsborough's not a town known for its crime.

As one of the , it's something officials and residents find as a source of pride. However, it doesn't mean the town's without crime or emergency incidents.

Here's a look at the top crime and emergency calls of 2011:

January

Jan. 7: A had police charging a Bound Brook resident and a Bridgewater resident, and seizing almost $2,600 in narcotics.

Jan. 11: A resident and her daughter were While the classroom was declared unsafe for use, and classes were shifted to other parts of the building, no YMCA personnel sustained injuries during the incident. Insurance covered the cost of repairs, according to a YMCA spokesman.

February:

Feb. 9: A Staten Island woman was . The investigation was a result of tips from township residents.

Feb. 10: A Fox Chase Run man . He faces 10 years in prison if convicted of the 2009 fire—which was set at the wrong home and was extinguished by neighbors before it spread.

March:

March 3: Two Hillsborough brothers were . The search revealed marijuana, Oxycodone and Alprazolam pills.

March 9: A Hillsborough man faced an . A blood analysis on the driver revealed an alleged blood alcohol content of .14 percent.

April:

April 7: Hillsborough Township Fire companies and the water rescue division of the Hillsborough Rescue Squad .

May:

May 4: A Hillsborough . He faces up to 10 years in state prison.

May 8: A Monmouth Junction man was over prescription medications.

May 17: Plainfield and Manville residents were charged with after a complaint about drug use at the . Authorities also reported seizing $2,500 in cocaine, crack cocaine, and oxycodone, as well as drug paraphernalia.

May 23: Two Hillsborough High School students were charged with . The students allegedly brought imitation guns that looked real to the school, necessitating a lockdown.

June:

June 5: A Pennsylvania man led police on a , after police realized he had several outstanding warrants. He was apprehended and transported to Somerset County Jail.

August:

Aug. 2: The driver of a Dodge pickup truck was charged with . The driver and her two passengers had to be airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in New Brunswick.

Aug. 12: A Richmond Court fire claimed .

September:

Sept. 8: A driver who allegedly disregarded barricades on Millstone River Road .

Sept. 9: Police had to and spilled dirt across the road.

Sept. 14: A 74-year-old Hillsborough resident and two Lawrenceville residents were transported to Princeton University Medical Center after the Hillsborough resident .

October:

Oct. 21: Police reported charging a township man The man also allegedly drove his vehicle into the front of Joey G’s Bar, police said.

November:

Nov. 17: A Fox Chase Run man was sentenced after pleading guilty to supplying the heroin that led another person to overdose in 2010.

December:

Dec. 1: Police are still linking stolen items with item owners after . The items include laptop computers, iPods, GPS units, video cameras and satellite radion receivers.

Dec. 20: A Bloomingdale Drive man reported being robbed at gunpoint outside his residence.

Dec. 21: Two Hillsborough residents and a Bridgewater resident were . Detectives are still trying to link the recovered property, which includes jewelry, laptop computers and other items, with the owners.