Thursday, May 2, 2013
Cops: second suspect being sought; illegal entry attempted at three other local businesses
Brick police have arrested and charged a township man with burglary and theft after they say he illegally entered seven businesses, took items from them and attempted to gain entry to three more. A second suspect in the case is also being sought, Capt. Robert Mazza said. According to Mazza, James R. Donegan of Drum Point Road has been charged with the burglaries, which were reported to police at about 7:20 a.m. Sunday morning. The businesses affected were all located in Red Lion Plaza off Drum Point Road. As police continued their investigation, Mazza said, three more businesses at 143 Drum Point Road were found to have had a burglar attempt to gain access. With the exception of DeCaro’s Pizza, where entry was made through the side window…
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Two homes backed up to the woods, police say
Brick Police are investigating two daytime burglaries that occurred on Tuesday at two residential homes. The first burglary, which Capt. Robert Mazza said occurred at a home on Tiller Lane between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., involved a suspect smashing the rear door to unlock it for entry. "The master bedroom was ransacked and, at this time, it is unknown if anything was taken," said Mazza. Detective Michael Feeney is investigating. In a similar time frame, between 10:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., a home on Seaview Ave in the Seaview Village senior citizen community was burglarized, Mazza said. In this case, he said, the suspect smashed the rear window of the residence to gain entry. The bedroom dresser and television stand were ransacked, and a lock …
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Resident disrupted burglary, police say
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
A Tunes Brook Drive resident came home Wednesday afternoon to find a burglar in the rear of the house, police said. The resident, who was not identified, came home at about 3 p.m., entered through the front door and heard someone run from the rear of the home, Brick Police Capt. John Rein said. The homeowner then saw the suspect, a man, run out the back of the house onto the rear deck and jump into the lagoon behind the home. The man could be seen swimming across the lagoon and exiting the water onto Doe Court, which is where the homeowner lost sight of him, Rein said. Police, including a K9 unit, conducted an extensive search of the area but were not able to locate the suspect. An investigation determined the burglar entered the home by …
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Public's help requested in identifying suspect
Brick police are asking the public’s help in identifying the suspect of a day time burglary that occurred last week. The suspect, a young man whose sketch is attached to this article, is suspected of burglarizing a Roosevelt Drive resident's home. When a resident of the street came home at about 12:25 p.m. July 13, she noticed the man emerging from her backyard. At the time, the man said he was delivering a package as the resident noticed her rear door open and no package on the ground, according to Capt. John Rein. At that point, Rein said, the suspect jumped a fence and ran down Roosevelt Drive toward Route 70, where he was observed entering a beige colored mid-sized vehicle with a dark vinyl or cloth top. A check of the house revealed …
Friday, July 13, 2012
Safe stolen Thursday night from township church
A township church was burglarized late Thursday night, with the perpetrators taking a safe containing $2,000. Brick Police Capt. John Rein said Patrolmen Richard Crimi and Keith Prendeville were the first officers on scene after the department received an alert that an alarm at St. Rafael’s Church on Route 88 had been tripped. The alarm sounded at about 11:45 p.m., Rein said. The officers found a window on the side of the church had been smashed and a light had been turned on. As additional officers responded, Rein said, a white work style van was seen travelling on the street that parallels the rear of the church property, however it is unknown if the van was involved in the burglary. Prendeville and his K-9 partner conducted a search of …
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Resident loses 11-week old puppy along with possessions in burglary
Update, May 23: Puppy Now Found http://patch.com/A-t17j A Toms River residence was broken into on Friday morning, but the thieves walked off with more than just worldly goods — they took the homeowner’s pet dog, as well. Mary Frances Yurkel of Toms River described that her mother, who resides behind Shop Rite in the vicinity of Fischer Boulevard and Bay Avenue, was the victim of a burglary yesterday morning. “These people kicked in the front door, took all of her jewelry, a laptop, a firebox with all of the family's historical and pertinent information, and Fiona, an 11-week old Havanese mix (dog),” said Yurkel. Yurkel described Fiona as having a white body, black ears, one black eye, and a black nose. “My mother is losing faith as time …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Faces three counts in Superior Court stemming from Bradley Beach burglary
A Brick man was indicted this week on charges he broke into a Bradley Beach home and stole a leaf-blower late last year, documents show. Police also charged Michael Britton, 25, of Maple Avenue, with unlawful possession of a prescription drug -- alprazolam -- when he was arrested in the borough on Dec. 16, the indictment says. The leaf-blower was valued at $500, the indictment says. Alprazolam, which goes by the brand names of Xanax and Niravam, is used to treat anxiety disorders and panic disorder, according to the National Institutes of Health. Britton faces third-degree charges of burglary, theft of movable property, and possession of a controlled dangerous substance, according to the indictment signed by County Prosecutor Peter E. …
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Burglary happened last week in the Herbertsville section
A burglar broke into a township resident's garage but fled the scene without having stolen any property, police said. A neighbor spotted a man climbing through an open garage window on Revere Drive around 1:20 p.m. last Wednesday, according to Capt. John Rein. The man, described as a white male, 180 to 200 pounds, clean shaven with dark hair, fled the scene in a champagne-colored four door sedan. The neighbor later told the homeowner, who was not home at the time, about the incident, and the homeowner called police, Rein said. Nothing was stolen during the break-in, but the garage window was damaged. Police located a vehicle nearby whose vehicle matched the description and interviewed its operator, but no arrest was made. Officers spoke to…
Friday, November 18, 2011
Patrick Ireland suspected in multiple burglaries
A man suspected in multiple burglaries in his Herbertsville neighborhood is being lodged in the Ocean County Jail following his latest arrest. Patrick Ireland, 19, of Tanager Way, was being held on $100,000 bail with no option to post 10 percent, according to Brick Police Capt. John Rein. Ireland was arrested last week for a burglary that occurred on Merrimac Drive Nov. 9. He was charged with one count each of burglary, theft and criminal mischief and was released on his own recognizance, though police said at the time additional charges were pending. Ireland was arrested again Wednesday for "additional burglaries committed in the same neighborhood and time frame as last week," Rein said in an e-mail. Detective Thomas Cooney made the …
Monday, October 24, 2011
Toms River man faces charges of aggravated assault, burglary
An assault with a metal newspaper rack at a deli has lead to an indictment against a Toms River man. An Ocean County grand jury indicted a Garfield Avenue man on charges of assaulting a Seaside Heights resident while burglarizing his home this summer. John A. Ogrodowski is charged with breaking into a Sumner Avenue residence on July 15 and assaulting the resident while being in possession of weapons. Ogrodowski faces aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon (metal newspaper rack), burglary and unlawful possession of a weapon (knife) charges. The incident began when the victim — a 59-year-old male who lived in at the time at the same Sumner Avenue apartment complex — received …
Joe D
4:20 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
Do the crime, and you will pay the time if guilty. It's that simple, regardless of the mental issues or addictions. Keep these scum off our streets and behind bars where they belong. more ›