5 Brick Residents Arrested in Sheriff's Sweeps

Records fell last week when, for the first time ever, Ocean County Sheriffs Officers fanned out looking for 64 parents who owed their children more than $1.14 million child support.

“We’ve never broken a million before,’’ said Capt. Matthew Armstrong of the sheriff’s warrant unit. The number of arrests was also a record for one of the coordinated statewide raids that takes place twice a year, he explained.

Those arrested typically make partial payments on the amount they owe, some after a stay in the county jail, others after they make payments acceptable to the Probation Department.

Jack F. Colmyer, 38, of Twin Lakes Boulevard, Little Egg Harbor, owed the most, $134,132, followed by Tyrone A. Hester, 40, of Illinois Avenue, Jackson, at $132,038, officers said.

Arrested in Brick were:

• David Hoopengarner, 56, of Mantoloking Road, $22,333.
• Tracy P. Bigler, 30, of Monterey Drive, $7,805.
• James Jacob, 40, of Driscoll Drive, $8,386.
• Patrick Mays, 45, of  Oak Court, $4,150.
• Christopher Goncalves, 31, of Kristi Shay Lane, $4,863.

Officers taking part in the sweep were Timothy Duffy, Robert Trainor, Robert Johnson, Christopher Watkins, Juan Mercado, Sabino Metta, Kevin Allmann, Claudette Vazquez, Harry Foltz, Michael Pettrucelli, Philip Sickinger, Robert Stark, John Adams, Kevin Cooney, Michael Groesch, Christopher Gentile, David Dering, John Strodel, Paul DeMarco, Kevin Fennessy, and Jeffrey Schevlin.