Slew of Items Recovered As Teen Arrested in Car-Entry Thefts
More than a dozen unlocked cars in the North Beach section were entered in the last week
Police are looking to return a number of GPS units, iPods and more items seized in the wake of the arrest of a 17-year-old from Sussex County in connection with a string of thefts from unlocked cars in the North Beach section of Toms River, police said.
Officers Dan Ruiz and Anthony Scali, working an off-duty assignment at the Wawa in Chadwick Beach at 1:30 a.m. Friday, recognized the juvenile, from Burnsville in Andover Township, as a possible suspect in the thefts, Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy said.
Police had been looking for a suspect after a resident provided video of the suspect attempting to enter a vehicle on Harbor Court during the night earlier in the week.
An investigation conducted by Ruiz, Scali and Officer Joe Mastronardy turned up 10 GPS units, two Apple iPods, a Canon camera, three knives, four flashlights, a box of Mrs. Palmer's surf wax, and a sector Long Board skate board, which they seized, the chief said.
Detective Randy Petrick, who is leading the investigation, is following up the investigation of and returning seized property to victims of the thefts that have occurred in the last week. Anyone with information can contact Petrick at 732-349-0150 ext. 1235.
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10:01 pm on Friday, August 10, 2012
Think someone will claim the knives? LOL
MICHAEL
7:45 am on Saturday, August 11, 2012
Good work>>>>>
Martin
7:51 am on Saturday, August 11, 2012
Unlike the local drug addicts who burglarize to support their habits, he didn't immediately sell the loot at a pawn shop.
barbara
9:16 am on Saturday, August 11, 2012
Great work officers for apprehending this little punk!
Steve Domanski
10:00 am on Saturday, August 11, 2012
I lost my "Virginity" in my unlocked car......wonder if the PD recovered it ?
Martin
6:34 pm on Saturday, August 11, 2012
Not enough value to even call it petty larcency, Steve.
Common Sense in Silverton
9:15 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
If Madonna found hers again, you can too!
Steve Domanski
9:44 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
...and if the Sheep starts to talk..."it's a lie"
So Much to Say
10:30 pm on Saturday, August 11, 2012
Great jobs TRPD. I wish we know this hoodlums name. I'm wondering if it's any of the pukes on my street that are annoying my neighborhood.
DMG
9:06 am on Sunday, August 12, 2012
Hope they continue to catch more thieves, especially the ones who pushed my large window AC in and stole all my jewelry in TR Dayton Av.
Rachel Tomasi
10:57 pm on Monday, August 13, 2012
The alarm co I use offers hookup for all windows incl those with AC units in them. It's a slightly different way it's hooked up but I feel better knowing if anyone pushed in my kids or my window units, normally an easy point of entry for crooks that my alarm will go off just like any other window. It's $100 a window or door or motion detector near important points however I've already earned 8 free ones added to the basic system TWICE in the years since getting the basic service si only had to pay a few out of pocket when all these break ins started being reported. Even if u can't afford every pt of entry start a basic $25 a month system for front n back door and garage and 2 or 3 motion detectors and within a few yrs you too will have the entire house covered from the second it's breached. Even if they get in a window the motion detectors are placed in key areas where they'd alert pd within seconds. Bottom line is they want you to sign up on contract for a couple yrs and every time it lapses n you go month to month they vend over backwards to get you to re commit to x months. Bit even basic service comes with window stickers, yard stick for the front yard and let's the burglars know they may wanna move on. I don't have any valuables but I'm not waiting for them to be inside to find that out lol
Rachel Tomasi
11:00 pm on Monday, August 13, 2012
Oh and I have a very quiet Akita so that doesn't help bc they don't know that till they get inside either. Lol then if my dog does what he should id be stuck with an intruder cornered in my house or worse blood all over!