Police Blotter: Senior's Purse Snatched by Two Lacey Men

Two Lacey men were arrested on a $75,000 warrant issued by the Toms River Police Department related to robbery.

Michael Visinski, 26, was arrested when the Lacey Township Police Department responded to a residence on Maple Road in Lanoka Harbor at 11:56 p.m. Nov. 3.

Toms River police arrested Visinski along with Michael Sandella, 24, of Oak Hill Court in Lanoka Harbor after an investigation into a robbery and theft that occurred at 3:30 p.m. that afternoon at in the Ocean County Mall. 

An 84-year-old Barnegat woman was in the parking lot when her purse was removed from her arm and the suspect ran across Hooper Avenue. A witness, who observed a male in Bed, Bath and Beyond with a gold purse, notified the police.

The victim’s cellular phone and garage door opener were located in the public restroom in the toilet and her pocketbook minus $50 in cash was located a short time later on Lowell Avenue in Toms River.

Both men were held at the on $75,000 bail with no 10 percent option.

Sears Loss Prevention officers also assisted.