Man Indicted for String of Burglaries in Toms River, Berkeley

A 29-year-old Bayville man is accused of a string of burglaries in Toms River and Berkeley Township, while his 54-year-old co-defendant is charged with receiving stolen property and hindering his apprehension.

The charges are included in a 10-count indictment returned by an Ocean County grand jury against Patrick M Mills of Front Street, Bayville, and Douglas Thomas of Oxford Road, Lanoka Harbor.

Mills is accused of breaking into a house on Dorsey Lane in Berkeley on Aug. 11 and stealing jewelry and electronics. The next day Mills is charged with breaking into a house on North Bunnell Avenue and one on Stollman Street in Berkeley and taking jewelry and a laptop computer.

Mills is accused of breaking into a house on Goose Creek Road in Toms River on Aug. 13 and stealing jewelry.

Thomas gave Berkeley Det. John Legg false information on Aug. 16 in an attempt to hinder his apprehension, according to the indictment. On Aug.11 in Berkeley he is accused of  receiving an Apple I-Pad allegedly stolen by Mills during one of the Berkeley breakins.

Mills is free on $35,000 bail. Thomas was served with a summons.