Crime & Safety
Cops: Silver Ridge Homes Targeted in Burglaries
Homes burglarized, UPS packages stolen, police say
Toms River police are investigating burglaries and thefts in the Silver Ridge neighborhood.
Two residential burglaries in the section occurred Dec. 13, according to Police Chief Michael Mastronardy.
Entry was made thru a rear sliding glass door on a home on Cory Drive Friday evening where suspects removed a strong box, two Apple MacBook laptops – one white and one silver – and some jewelry, according to the chief.
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A home on Kim lane was entered between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Friday after someone removed a rear window, Mastronardy said.
"After ransacking the bedroom, unknown suspects removed jewelry from the home," he said.
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Investigating the burglaries are officers William Hutton, Michael MacDonald, Wallace Polhemus and Michael Cassidy.
Township police are also looking into the thefts of several UPS packages left in the neighborhood.Unknown suspects removed a UPS package with $29 worth of vitamins from a home on Kim Court, said Mastronardy. Another package was removed from a porch on Cory Drive, and officers recovered a $36 toy nearby that was returned to the homeowner.
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