Crime & Safety
Pair Indicted for String of Local Thefts, Car Burglaries
Incidents spanned between Toms River, Brick and other towns
Francisco J. Chadwick, 23, of Allen Terrace, New Egypt, and Courtney M. Murphy, 19, of Bartley Road, Jackson, are charged with a string of auto burglaries, thefts, and the fraudulent use of credit cards in Brick, Lakewood and Toms River.
On Nov. 30 in Brick they are accused of breaking into a Volkswagon Passat and using a credit card stolen from its owner at a Shell station in Brick, an Exxon station in Lakewood, a 7-11 and a Hess station in Toms River.
Also on Nov. 30 in Brick they are charged with breaking into a Buick Enclave, a Ford Windstar, and a Mitsubishi Galant, and with stealing a cell phone charger, two portable DVD players, DVDs, and an A/C adaptor from the Mitsubishi’s owner.
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Between Nov. 29 and Dec. 2 in Brick They are accused of breaking into a Nissan Pathfinder and stealing an Apple I-Pod, clothing and body spray.
During the same time they are accused of breaking into a Mercedes Benz 300, a Toyota 4 Runner, Toyota Corolla, Chrysler P. T. Cruiser and using a credit card stolen from the PT Cruiser’s owner at an Exxon station in Lakewood, Exxon and Shell stations in Toms River and a Sunoco station in Jackson on Dec. 3.
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After seeing her photograph in the media, Murphy Jackson turned herself into Brick detectives Dec. 14, according to Capt. John Rein. Chadwickwas nabbed by police after being found hiding in a crawl space in the home of a 16 year old juvenile from Brick who has also been charged in the case, Rein said after the arrests.
Chadwick is in the Ocean County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail. Murphy was served with a summons.
