Two Teens Charged With Entering Unlocked Vehicles

Two Toms River teens were charged with multiple counts of entering unlocked vehicles after police responded to a suspicious persons report.

Officer Chris Mcdowell arrested a 17-year-old and Jeffrey Madera, 19, of Chatham Drive, charging the two with entering unlocked vehicles, said Chief Michael Mastronardy.

Officer Mcdowell and Officer Vincent Pedalino responded at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday to Fairview Drive in reference to suspicious males. The officers recovered 25 gift cards, a cell phone, a necklace and AMC movie tickets, Mastronardy said. 

Madera was held on $10,000 bail and the juvenile was placed in the Ocean County Juvenile Detention Center in Toms River. Detective Chris Fluck is investigating other charges against the juvenile including a residential burglary to a residence on where a safe was removed and later recovered by police.