Neighborhood Crime Alerts

Criminal Mischief - A resident of Spruce Road in Lanoka Harbor reported that sometime between the hours of Midnite and 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2013, unknown person(s) damaged both his residence and his vehicle. The criminal mischief also included throwing eggs. As a result, the vehicle sustained approximately $300.00 in damage.

Suspicious Incident/Criminal Trespass - At 2:30 a.m. on Friday, March 8, 2013, officers responded to Caldwell Avenue in Forked River with a report of a suspicious incident/criminal trespass. The resident was awakened by his dog growling at the window. The resident stated that when he opened the shades, he observed a white male, approximately 5'7" tall, with medium build, dark pants, wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt with his mouth concealed, peering in his window. The resident stated that the subject ran west on Pine Street. [...]

Theft and Criminal Mischief - On Monday, March 4, 2013, a resident of the 700 block of Clairmore Avenue in Lanoka Harbor reported that after returning home from being away for a week, he discovered unknown person(s) had removed all of the copper water piping from under his residence. The criminal mischief and theft occurred between Monday, February 25, 2013, and Saturday, March 2, 2013. Access to the crawl space was gained from the exterior of the residence. The combined theft and damage is [...]

Burglary and Criminal Mischief - A resident of Island View Drive, Forked River Beach area, reported that, within the past three weeks, unknown person(s) forced entry into the unoccupied residence by cutting a hole through the sheetrock in an exterior furnace room. The unknown subject(s) entered the furnace room, accessible only from the exterior of the residence, then cut a hole in the wall to gain entry into the main part of the residence. The residence was ransacked. The residence had been vacant (awaiting repairs) since Hurricane Sandy. [...]

Trespass/Suspicious Incident - On Friday, March 1, 2013, at 8:50 p.m., a resident of Bunnell Street in Lanoka Harbor reported that he observed two male subjects in the fenced in backyard of his residence. When he exited his house to confront them, they jumped over the fence and fled on foot in an unknown direction. There appeared to be nothing missing from his residence at the time of the report. The complainant and his brother [...]

Theft - On Friday, March 1, 2013, a resident of Conifer Drive in Forked River reported that between February 22, 2013 and March 1, 2013, someone stole his 130 pound, four-foot, iron anchor, valued at $300.00, from the front-yard of his residence.

Telephone Fraud - A resident of Tappan Street, Forked River, reported receiving a phone call from a male subject who identified himself as an employee of Chase Bank. The caller told him he had was fraudulent activity on his credit card. The caller was asking him for personal account information related to his Chase Bank Credit Card. The suspect caller had a foreign accent. No information was provided. The complainant called Chase Bank and learned that there [...]

Criminal Mischief - The owner of a plumbing company reported that during the overnight hours into Monday, February 25, 2013, one of his work vehicles was vandalized while it was parked in the Sea Breeze development. The following glass was smashed in the vehicle: windshield, passenger side window, and passenger side mirror. Spray paint was also noted on the passenger side of the van. It appears the mischief was done by a group of juveniles. The van was parked in [...]

Suspicious Incident -  A resident reported that around 9:00 p.m. on Monday, February 25, 2013, she heard what sounded like someone trying to open the front door of her Williams Avenue residence. When she got up and looked outside the front window she observed a subject wearing a dark colored hoodie running from the house. No other description provided.