Monday, May 13, 2013
Jewelry was taken from the home Friday afternoon, according to police
A Friday morning burglary at a West Earl Court residence is under investigation by Toms River police. An unidentified amount of jewelry was taken from the home during the 11 a.m. incident last week, according to Chief of Police Michael Mastronardy. Police are looking for a white male in his 20s with a thin build wearing blue jeans and a blue flannel shirt, the chief said. A witness said the man entered the home's backyard and exited carrying a brown paper bag. Access to the home apparently was gained through a rear sliding door, according to Mastronardy. He then walked to nearby Batchlor Street and was picked up by a "small black compact car," Mastronardy said. Officers Ron Karkovice and Chris Leighton are investigating. Anyone with …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Authorities also responded to a Point O Woods Drive shed fire Wednesday night
An early morning burglary at a Hooper Avenue Subway sandwich shop is under investigation by authorities. Toms River police responded to the 1358 Hooper Ave. location after being advised at 4:30 a.m. Thursday that the front glass door was smashed out, said Chief of Police Michael Mastronardy. After shattering the front door to gain entry, the unknown suspects removed a cash register containing $200, according to Mastronardy. The incident is under investigation by Officers Brian O’Leary and Joseph Mastronardy, the chief said. *** Toms River Fire Companies No. 1 and 2 responded to a shed fire at 34 Point O Woods Drive Wednesday night. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze, which was reported at about 9:30 p.m., Mastronardy said…
Recent incidents on Toms River's police blotter
Toms River police are investigating a weekend burglary at a local church during which property valued at more than $6,000 was reportedly taken. An Apple MacBook computer, and two musical instruments — a 1988 Les Paul guitar and Yamaha bass — were reported stolen from the First Baptist Church on Main Street, according to Chief of Police Michael Mastronardy. Officer Chris Leighton is investigating the burglary, which Mastronardy said occurred some time last weekend. The unknown suspects apparently entered the church through a basement window, the chief said. *** Toms River Police are investigating a purse snatching that occurred 6:30 p.m. Friday by the ShopRite located on Routes 166 and 37. A 25-year-old Toms River woman, whose name was …
Monday, March 4, 2013
Bayville resident Willima Needham charged with burglarizing multiple homes
The apprehension of a Bayville man charged with burglarizing multiple area homes is being called "prime example of teamwork" between residents and police departments. Based off of information from a March 1 burglary, subsequent investigation and cooperation from neighboring officers, Toms River police charged William Needham, 26, of Bayville, with breaking into multiple homes, according to Chief of Police Michael Mastronardy. Officer Eric Divone responded to a residential burglary on Lester Road at 1 p.m. on March 1 after the homeowner received a call from a neighbor that a suspicious truck was parked in their driveway. When the victim "immediately" returned home from running some errands, it was discovered that a rear bedroom window was…
Thursday, February 28, 2013
20-year-old charged in Route 37 church burglary last week
With the help of Boris, a police dog assigned to K-9 Officer Stephen Eubanks, Toms River police last week were able to track down the man suspected of burglarizing a Route 37 church. Police responded to a burglary call at the Church of Nazarene on Wednesday, Feb. 20, when a witness said that a man fled on foot from the building toward the WaWa on Route 37 and Oak Ridge Parkway, said Chief of Police Michael Mastronardy. Boris and Eubanks were able to track the suspect, Christopher Camargo, 20, to his Oak Ridge Parkway home, the chief said. "Detectives Mark Bajada, Chris Fluck and Thomas Dimichele, then following up on the investigation, were able to sign complaints for the church burglary," Mastronardy said. Police recovered a computer …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Township man charged with five burglaries in the Gardens of Pleasant Plains
A township man is being held on $225,000 bail after police allege that he burglarized five homes in the Gardens of Pleasant Plains over a two-month span. After an investigation by police, Adam Decroce, 38, was charged with the offenses in addition to one attempted burglary, said Toms River Chief of Police Michael Mastronardy. Police zeroed in on Decroce after a Monday incident where a 63-year-old Fox Glove Run woman reported that a white male about 30 years old "was in her bedroom and removed her purse before exiting the home," Mastronardy said. A police investigation found that the suspect left on a bicycle; a short time later Officer Graham Borg stopped Decroce on Clayton Avenue while riding a bike, the chief said. Decroce initially …
Friday, December 28, 2012
Police find one woman with recyclable items, copper from home on Balsam Drive
Police have charged a Toms River woman with burglary and theft after they found her inside a Balsam Drive home taking items from the flood-damaged residence, Detective Sgt. James J. Smith. Patrolmen William Somers and Don Rowley, along with Detective Will Cullen, responded to the home at 1:30 p.m. today, after receiving a call from a neighbor that people were in the uninhabitable house removing items, Smith said. They charged Donna Yurko, 49, Lacombe Terrace, with burglary and theft. The other woman, Nicole Harmsen, 27, Hazelwood Drive, was charged with receiving stolen property and criminal trespass, he said. The women were removing "anything they thought might have some value," from the home that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy, Smith …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Toms River senior communities see incidents with forcible entry into homes
The Gardens of Pleasant Plains senior community was hit by two burglaries overnight into Thursday, police said. In the two incidents, neighboring homes were forcibly entered around 1 a.m. The first home was vacant, but the second home was burglarized while a 71 year-old woman was asleep inside, said Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy. "A 71 year-old woman awoke to a noise at 1 a.m. and discovered that a unknown suspect forcibly entered the rear of the home on Fox Glove Run," Mastronardy said in an email. The resident was not injured. She called police, who arrived to find the home next door was also burglarized, said the police chief. The vacant home was burglarized first. From the occupied home, the burglar took a beige purse, a …
Sunday, October 21, 2012
17-year-old males both arrested at Toms River Exxon station Thursday night
Toms River police arrested two juvenile males from Bayville recently for breaking into a fenced-off area at a gas station in Toms River, Chief Michael G. Mastronardy said. “Toms River Police were alerted by a citizen that he observed two males enter a fenced in area of the Exxon gas station at Route 37 and Route 166 at 10 p.m. Thursday evening,” said the chief. Mastronardy said that the first patrolman to arrive at the scene was Officer Shan Ruiz, who heard glass breaking in the area after exiting his patrol car. Ruiz saw two suspects taking turns throwing pieces of concrete at the front door of the business located on the property. “The suspects were observed breaking the door and entering the business," Mastronardy said. "Officer Michael…
Friday, October 19, 2012
Police chase man around Route 37 hotel and find him heading in resident's shed
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Friday, October 19, 2012
A Manchester man led police on a chase from a third-floor hotel room window onto a roof before fleeing over fences and hiding in a residential shed off Route 37 yesterday. Police apprehended the man, who was wanted for a Toms River burglary, police said. Toms River Police arrived at the Comfort Inn on Route 37 in Toms River on suspicion that a burglary suspect was staying in a room there. Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy said an Oct. 2 burglary of a California Avenue home had a man forcibly remove a section of fence and enter through a kitchen window to steal $1,000 in jewelry. Mastronardy said that from security footage from the home, police identified the man who allegedly burglarized the home, and Toms River Det. Marc Bajada …
Rich Wieland
8:19 am on Monday, May 13, 2013
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