Holiday City Silverton Sees Burglary, Attempted Break In

Toms River Police are investigating a burglary and an attempted burglary in the Holiday City Silverton section of town.

In one case on Newport Place, police believe the burglary occurred between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday. But in the second, an attempted burglary, police found a home was vacant and had an attempted break-in, on Mount Hood Lane. Both residences are in Holiday City Silverton.

Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy said the Newport Place culdesac had a home burglarized Saturday before 5 p.m. The suspect, or suspects, forced open the side door of the one-story home and stuffed a pillow case from the home with $500 of jewelry, and left.

Toms River Police Officer Christian Kant is investigating the burglary on Newport Place. The short culdesac had several police vehicles responding to the incident before 6 p.m. Saturday, one resident reported.

The second incident involved an apparently vacant home, on Mount Hood Lane, Mastronardy said. The residence had an attempted burglary, sometime in the last two weeks.  Corporal Ronald Rader is investigating.

Previously in Holiday City Silverton, police reported suspicious activity in an incident Aug. 27.

Mastronardy said previously a man rang a doorbell of a Holiday City Silverton home numerous times, attempted to enter the rear of the home and then fled after realizing the house was occupied.

Officer Dan Ruiz is investigating an attempted burglary to a home on Mount Juliano Lane just before midnight on Monday Aug. 27. 

The incidents are open investigations.

Anyone with information on the incidents can call police headquarters at 732-349-0150.