{"id":39,"date":"2026-01-05T11:45:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T16:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjls\/princeton-woman-arrested-after-alleged-robbery-altercation-with-elderly-resident\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T15:15:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:15:48","slug":"princeton-woman-arrested-after-alleged-robbery-altercation-with-elderly-resident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjls\/princeton-woman-arrested-after-alleged-robbery-altercation-with-elderly-resident\/","title":{"rendered":"Princeton Woman Arrested After Alleged Robbery, Altercation With Elderly Resident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Princeton woman is facing multiple charges following a reported robbery and altercation at a Mercer County residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to court documents, Thirty-five-year-old April Piersall was arrested December 27 after police were called to a home on Brown Street just after 1 p.m. for a reported robbery in progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities say an unknown woman was outside the residence demanding keys to a vehicle parked on the property, claiming it belonged to her. Investigators allege Piersall gained access to the vehicle, took a purse, and became involved in a physical altercation with the elderly homeowner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officers arriving on scene found the victim bleeding from the arm. Police noted the victim had difficulty controlling the bleeding due to medication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police say Piersall appeared impaired and resisted officers during the arrest. A search allegedly revealed a rolled marijuana joint in her pocket. Officers also report she initially gave a false name before fingerprint identification confirmed her identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigators say Piersall also unlawfully entered an outbuilding on the property and opened mail belonging to the resident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Piersall is charged with robbery or attempted robbery, obstructing an officer, unlawful entry, destruction of property, and simple possession of a controlled substance. She is being held at Southern Regional Jail on a 30-thousand-dollar cash-only bond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Princeton woman is facing multiple charges following a reported robbery and altercation at a Mercer County residence. According to court documents, Thirty-five-year-old April Piersall was arrested December 27 after police were called to a home on Brown Street just after 1 p.m. for a\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65,"href":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39\/revisions\/65"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}