Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release April 16th thru 22nd, 2013     . Ransacked Residence- At approximately 5:30 p.m., on Monday, April 22, 2013, Officer Julie Barcalow responded to a home located on Maui Drive, Forked River. The homeowner returned to check on their currently unoccupied Sandy damaged residence. Upon doing so, numerous components of the home were discovered missing. This burglary and theft occurred between April 2nd and April 22nd, 2013, when it was discovered and reported. The entire hot water baseboard copper piping system was removed from the home along with plumbing pipes, fixtures, and sinks. Portions of the home’s exterior gutters and leaders were also stolen. A value of the stolen items has not yet been calculated. Telephone Fraud – At approximately 3:20 p.m., on Saturday, April 20, 2013, a resident of Laurel Blvd., Lanoka Harbor, reported that he was contacted by telephone at approximately 1:00 p.m. from a male subject identifying himself as an employee from Microsoft. The caller’s phone number appeared as 315-625-1818. The caller informed the resident that there was a problem with his computer, and he needed to remotely access the resident’s computer to make the repair. The fraudulent representative began asking [...]

  Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release April 8th thru 15th, 2013   Shoplifter - At approximately 7:21 p.m., on Monday, April 15, 2013, Officer Kymberly Gudgeon responded to Walmart concerning a male shoplifter being detained.  Upon the officer’s arrival, Christopher Stoma, aged 18, of Barnegat was arrested for shoplifting.  He attempted to steal an Apple Dock Connector and other merchandise totaling $49.91.  Christopher Stoma was released on a summons after being processed.  Theft from a Residence - At approximately 11:00 p.m., on Sunday, April 14, 2013, the homeowners of a Cedar Lake Point residence reported jewelry and cash stolen from their home. There was no sign of a forced entry into the home. The theft reportedly occurred while the homeowners were on vacation and a family member had guests inside the residence.  The stolen items include:  a ladies Zigzag diamond gold ring ($500), a men's Citizen Ecodrive watch, gold with blue face ($600), and $160.00 in cash. Shoplifter - At approximately 1:41 p.m., on Saturday, April 13, 2013, Officers John Cernek and John Simonson responded to Kohls concerning a male shoplifter that fled the store with stolen merchandise. While utilizing the suspect’s description, the involved officers located the suspect, 19-year-old Dylan Avery of Bayville.  [...]

  Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release April 2nd - 8th, 2013  . Credit Card Fraud – On Monday, April 8, 2013, a resident of Bayville reported credit card fraud that was facilitated in Lacey Township. The report involved the apparent use of personal identifiers to access the victim’s store credit card account to purchase thousands of dollars in gift cards from that same store over the course of a month. The victim had a store credit account that was not commonly used by the victim. The person perpetrating the frauds was able to make multiple purchases of gift cards at the store over the course of a month.  Eluding/Endangering the Welfare of a Child – On April 6, 2013 at 10:30 p.m., Officer Dimitrios Tsarnas observed a vehicle with fictitious registration plates. Officer Tsarnas conducted a motor vehicle stop in the area of Route 9 and the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station at which time the vehicle fled from the scene. Officer Tsarnas pursued the vehicle to the parking lot of Longshots Bar, Rt. 9 Waretown, where the driver, David Donnamaria, age 45, of Waretown, NJ. was taken into custody. David Donnamaria’s wife and their four year old child [...]