Crime & Safety
Point Pleasant man arrested for Toms River burglary
Police say suspect was in act of burglarizing Georgetown section home when officers arrived.
TOMS RIVER – Police arrested a Point Pleasant man apparently in the act of burglarizing a Georgetown vacant home Wednesday morning.
An alert citizen called to report a white van driving suspiciously through the neighborhood, said Toms River Police Chief Mike Mastronardy.
He said police located the vehicle outside a Barcelona Drive home, the front door to the house forced open.
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Police cars surrounded the home, and officers arrested Daniel Bean, 41, of Point Pleasant, as he exited with jewelry and burglary tools, according to Mastronardy.
Sergeant Scott Kenny and Officer Ted Maloney ordered Bean to the ground and placed him under arrest. Mastronardy said Bean is currently being held in Ocean County jail on $60,000 bail, and also a $633 warrant out of Avon municipal court.
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Mastronardy said Toms River Detectives Brian Lomer, Randy Petrick and James Magovern are continuing the investigation into this and other burglaries reported in the Georgetown section of town.
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