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Brick Teens Arrested for Overnight Burglary of High School

Police: pair took athletic equipment from BMHS building

 

Two Brick men were arrested early Saturday morning, accused of burglarizing and taking items from Brick Memorial High School.

Police first went to the school after an alarm went off at 3:35 a.m., Capt. John Rein said. At that time, Patrolman Joseph Rossi responded and checked the exterior of the building, which was found to be secured and all doors locked. He did notice an unoccupied, silver Dodge Stratus parked in the school's lot, however.

About an hour later, at 4:47 a.m., Patrolman Ryan Talty returned to the school after another alarm went off. Talty also found the building to be secured and locked, and the silver Stratus still in the lot.

While Talty was still on scene, however, a third alarm was received while he was waiting for a school representative to check the building's interior. After the 5:16 a.m. alarm, Talty also noticed the Stratus pulling out of the parking lot, Rein said.

Talty pulled over the vehicle, which was being occupied by township residents Christopher Ribertone, 19, and Sean Morris, 18, said Rein. 

While questioning the pair, Talty saw several items in the vehicle that were determined to be school property, Rein said, including athletic equipment (a football, kickball and a pair of kettlebells) as well as a pair of awards/plaques and water jugs.

The two were placed under arrest and charged with one count each of burglary and theft. After being processed at Brick police headquarters, both were transported to the Ocean County Jail in lieu of $5,000 bail set by Municipal Court Judge Robert Lepore.

No damage was found to the building. Police believe the pair entered through a side auditorium door that was inadvertently left unlocked, then locked by the suspected burglars on their way out.

Detective James Burgess assisted in interviewing the suspects and is continuing the investigation, Rein said.

Related Topics: Christopher Ribertone, Sean Morris, and brick nj news

So Much to Say

12:29 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012

Rein said, including athletic equipment (a football, kickball and a pair of kettlebells) as well as a pair of awards/plaques and water jugs

WOW....You can't fix STUPID. LOL

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Jerry Belle

1:23 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012

These two rocket scientists probably didn't realize they aren't kids anymore; 18 is an adult and they'll be charged as adults, although I do see plea bargaining in their immediate future, depending on their criminal arrest records...they'll probably get community service or probation....

WMS826

12:46 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012

Two ruined lives for junk...real whiz kids.

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Jerry Belle

1:16 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012

The kettlebell or girya (Russian) is a cast-iron weight (resembling a cannonball with a handle) used to perform ballistic exercises that combine cardiovascular, strength and flexibility training.

RCL67

2:45 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012

Kettlebells are fantastic! And they can be expensive

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Comfortably Numb

3:51 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012

"football, kickball and kettlebells" Wow what a score. That was so worth it. Freaking idiots!

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Herb Dean

4:00 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012

Hahahahahahaha everything they stole they coulda got from sports authority idiots

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Jerry Belle

10:03 am on Sunday, August 19, 2012

That's the problem with thieves, they don't want to pay money they just want to take it for free.

mac

10:27 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012

Wow, people still play kickball?

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So Much to Say

8:13 pm on Sunday, August 19, 2012

Free?.....Let them read today what FREE is! $2K+ for an attorney, a few hundred for a bails bond man, A court fine, towing charges when they impounded their car, never getting a government job or any job that does background checks.

The only FREE these MORONS got was FREE publicity in the Patch.com, APP & NJ.com....LOL

Bricktown Lew

11:52 am on Sunday, August 19, 2012

Wait. Wasn't this an episode of Seinfeld? No, that was Kramer taking gloves from a hospital. Maybe it was from the Simpsons or Futurama? Nah. This story has to be strictly from one of the unique talents of today's youth, besides getting stoned. Idiots!

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Janet S.

12:27 pm on Sunday, August 19, 2012

Ok leave my car in the parking lot for all the cops to see? check, Go into the school and steal some water jugs and a football? Check Get in my car in front of the police with the stolen items in plain sight? check. Get in BIG trouble? CHECK

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brokeside

2:14 pm on Sunday, August 19, 2012

Ya see it pays to be a Dragon... We dont have anything worth stealing...

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HELP..

6:55 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012

Hey brokeside...All your stuff is rusted or just old..from leaky roof..But enjoy those new bleachers..

Anthony

2:54 pm on Sunday, August 19, 2012

All that time waiting to get out of school, and you get arrested for breaking INTO school. During the summer no less. I don't think I've even been on BTHS property since I graduated. Idiots

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Anthony

2:56 pm on Sunday, August 19, 2012

Not that BTHS students are any more intelligent. Remember a few years back the kids that broke into BTHS and stole some stuff, then put a goalpost through the windows, all in the SNOW! Police followed their tracks into the snow and arrested them. Genius!

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Sean Conneamhe

4:24 pm on Sunday, August 19, 2012

"You do not go to jail for being crooked.
"You go to jail for being stupid."

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Sal Petoia

6:08 pm on Sunday, August 19, 2012

Sean: As John Wayne said, "Life is tough.... it's even tougher if you're stupid!"

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type writer

9:10 pm on Sunday, August 19, 2012

@Sean....if that were true, Joe Biden would be behind bars for the rest of his life.

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Art Sholty

8:41 am on Monday, August 20, 2012

Hey Sal,
Does Sean mean that he's a smart crook?

Momma T

1:25 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012

A few months back my street was vandalized by a few "kids" as the police stated. They were seen leaving the neighborhood in a Dodge Stratus. Gotta wonder if it is the same kids. Good job. Escalating from vandalism to Breaking and Entering!

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Anonymous Xavier

12:40 am on Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Probably was. The Morris family is a bunch of hoodlums and washouts...Predicting them all be in jail by 2013

Watchman

1:47 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012

Question? If the school has an alarm system, doesn't it indicate an open external door when you try to set it ? And how did these two idiots know about an open door?

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