Somebody's in for a suprise. I sleep with a gun under my pillow.

Serious crime burglary situation in Toms River . Police chief doesn't think alarms are effective. Chief , Don't you think an alarm would have been helpful here when the window was pried open in the middle of the night ?

I agree with you that if an alarm would have gone off, it must likely would have scared the thieves away. I also think some motion detector lights outside are also a good deterrent against something like this happenind at night. Sometimes just seeing that sign for the alarm company in front of a house, makes them think twice about bothering.

That has nothing to do with the chief, that's the home owners decision.

Motion sensors on the darkest sides help a lot! a 160 lb. Great Dane who sleeps in the sun room on first floor is also a deterent but the armed resident on the second floor is the one to fear!!!

sounds fishy

too many breakins lately, this is a serious problem.

Over the past year of following Toms River Patch the amount of burglaries has increased tremendously. Can this have anything to do with the epidemic use of prescription drug abuse among teens and young adults in our area? Has anyone noticed the increase in Cash for Gold shops in Toms River. My understanding is that the town went from 7 or 8 shops to about 30. Easy source of revenue for addicts and entrepeneurs that get $20-$30 per pill on the street. How about the ER & Dr.'s that overprescribe or the pharmacies that fill multiple prescriptions of pain killers for the same person in a week. The police department is making arrests but the prosecutors office claims their hands are tied. So what is the answer? Pressure the prosecutors office, the attornehy general and the governors office to do something about this. Will NJ be the nex FL when it comes to the ease of getting prescription pain killers. Will politicians help or do the prescription drug companies hold the purse strings?

much like ray , they break in my home Mr Baretta will be greeting them.New Jersey is a threshold state. once you cross my threshold you're getting 15 in your chest!!

The intruder or intruders must known the this people own a lot of jewelry .does sounds fishy.to me sound like some one they know.

The drug use is the main issue.
They make it too easy to sell the jewelry or trade it for pills or heroin.
Its scary and terribly sad.

Jason be careful , New Jersey is also the lawsuit state. It's a shame when you have to worry about being sued to protect your family. THANK A LAWYER !!!!!!!!

I was told that pawn stores in NJ only have to wait a week to hold merchandise until they can sell it. Other states like Nevada wait 60-90 days, which give police a chance to investigate and find the stolen merchandise. Again, not sure if the 1 week law in NJ is 100% accurate, but if it is we should mandate pawn shops wait at least 30 days.

I agree with Tracy I have noticed the same thing. It's all connected.

TR Police can't handle whats taking place in this town. These cops are only useful for handing out petty moving violations and breaking up high school parties. Way in over their heads

Unfair attack on local police is not a way to make them stronger! They need the support of the people to be able to do anything. With the knowledge that we are behind them it will and sometimes is a mass firedrill to get away from blame. I for one hope they stay strong and enforce the laws and take the chance that will save my life or any member of my family that needs them. Let one cop fall to uncertainty about his actions because he fears the rath of the public and we all lose the protection we complain about!

Toms River Police have a better handle on this then you realize. It has been NON STOP lately...give them a break. Put your anger where it belongs with the SCUM BAGS breaking into peoples HOMES!