Tipsters help crack Freehold Township, Colts Neck burglary cases

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A Freehold Township woman noticed a car in her neighborhood that seemed suspicious, so she called police with a description of the vehicle Tuesday night.

Earlier that night, Colts Neck residents also saw a suspicious vehicle in their neighborhood, so they noted the license plate number of the car.

It was those tips from residents that led to the arrest of a Paterson man, charges in a Colts Neck burglary case, and the discovery of a break-in in Freehold Township -- before the residents even knew their homes had been burglarized, authorities said.

Demar Brown, 26, has been charged in Colts Neck with burglary, theft, and criminal mischief, and in Freehold Township with conspiracy to commit burglary and possession of stolen property.
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2 Lakewood residents arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary

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Police arrested two Lakewood residents who they say broke the front door of a pharmacy on Route 9 North, but could not get inside.

Around 2 a.m. Monday, Officer Chris McCormack was on patrol when he saw a suspicious vehicle pulling out of the Chadwick Square Shopping Center, police said.
He began to follow the car, and around the same time, police were notified about an activated burglar alarm at Tony's Family Pharmacy in the same shopping center, said Detective Sgt Jerry Kiwit.
So McCormack followed the vehicle to McDonald's on Route 9 South, while another officer - Ralph Donato -- went to the pharmacy and found the front door smashed, the sergeant said.
Police said they arrested the two occupants -- Joseph McSulla Jr., 30, and Lauren
Pierce, 25, -- of the vehicle and found a hammer inside.
Police believe the pair tried to break into the pharmacy, but were deterred by the
lock on the door.
McSulla and Pierce were both charged with conspiracy, burglary, possession of
burglary tools and criminal mischief.
McSulla was sent to the Monmouth County Jail, Freehold Township, with bail set at $44,000; Pierce was processed and released.
Sgt. Daniel Pasquinucci and Detective William Holohan assisted in the investigation.

Freehold man Arrested in Keansburg

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Police arrested a Freehold man on Friday for having 14 failure-to-appear warrants.

Brandon Simms, 27, has failed to appear in several municipal courtrooms in Monmouth and Ocean counties, police said. One of the warrants is for a burglary charge in Lakewood, they said.

Police stopped Simms shortly after 1 p.m. after they saw him walking down the middle of Highland Avenue, police said.

Simms was taken to the Monmouth County jail in Freehold Township where he was being held in lieu of $30,000 bail, police said.

Freehold Blotter Feb. 5 – 12

BROAD STREET: Borough man Juan C. Alvarez-Peralta, 37 was charged Jan. 12 with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose. The victim, a 28-year-old borough male, was treated at CentraState Medical Center for knife wounds. Alvarez-Peralta was transported to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution in lieu of $75,000 bail. Patrolman Diego Flores made the arrest.

Freehold Police Blotter Jan. 29 – Feb. 4

BROAD STREET: Borough man Brian Snyder, 37 was charged Jan. 27 by Patrolman Nick Iozzi with driving while intoxicated and motor vehicle violations.

Manalapan Wachovia Robber Nabbed

The Manalapan Bank Bandit that last week robbed the Wachovia on Route 9 has been arrested and implicated in nine robberies throughout Monmouth, Ocean, and Burlington Counties, according to the APP.

A surveillance photo shows the suspect passing a robbery note Wednesday afternoon at the Wachovia Bank in Manalapan.

According to a criminal complaint filed by FBI Special Agent Silvana Sotillo in U.S. District Court, 47-year-old Scott MacKay admitted to robbing nine banks since February 2009 when he was taken into custody on Saturday.
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Another Robbery in Area: Tony’s Appliance in Marlboro

Police are searching for an armed robber who made off with about $100 from Tony's Appliance and Repair Shop on Route 79 in Marlboro on Wednesday, according to the News Transcript.

The shop, which lies just outside the Freehold Township border, was held up around 9:45 AM, according to the report.

The suspect is a black male around 6'2  with a "muscular build." He was last seen wearing a navy blue sweatshirt and light blue jeans with paint stains.

He was said to be wearing a black ski mask at the time of the robbery.

Freehold Police Blotter Jan. 8 – Jan. 21

ROBERTSVILLE ROAD: Laura Vaccaro, 24, of Freehold Township was charged Jan. 10 by Patrolman Brian Ruegger with driving while intoxicated.

CENTER STREET: Peter Skelton, 23, of Colts Neck was charged Jan. 10 by Patrolman James Richmond with driving while intoxicated.
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Police: ATM Scam in Freehold Township

Police are warning residents about a device that was attached to a West Main Street bank's ATM to record account information.

An off-duty juvenile corrections officer found the device when he went to the Bank of America at 510 West Main St. on Saturday, police said.

As he tried to use the machine, he began having problems with his card, said Detective Sgt. Jerry Kiwit.

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Freehold businessman admits lying to Department of Defense

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A local defense contractor has pleaded guilty to lying to the Department of Defense in contract negotiations, bilking the government of more than $60,000 in weapons parts, authorities said Friday.

Demetrios Tsoutsas, 75, of Freehold, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano to one count of making false statements, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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Police Chase: Car Eludes Cops Through Borough

A borough man refused to pull over for police during a traffic stop, then led them on a pursuit that ended behind his Bowne Avenue home, authorities said.

Darian E. Crooms, 39, was arrested shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday and charged with eluding.
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Police warning residents of man impersonating DEA agent

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Police are warning residents about a suspicious man who knocked on a township resident's door and identified himself as a federal agent.

They have released a composite sketch of the man who they say went to the township home on Jan. 3, said he was a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, and told the resident there had been several ''alarms" in the area.

Police said the man also told the resident there was a Mexican drug cartel operating in the area.

Detectives believe the man was casing homes in the area, and planned to try to get inside the house to steal items, said Detective Lt. George Baumann.
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Freehold teacher indicted in sex contact with girl

- Charles Webster-

A Monmouth County grand jury has indicted a high school teacher on charges of criminal sexual contact with a 17-year-old female student, and endangering the welfare of a child.

Authorities have alleged that Daniel M. Flynn, 36, of Brick, a teacher at Freehold Borough High School, engaged in the improper conduct with the student in the classroom after school hours, from late November 2008 through mid-March 2009.
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Inmate Charged with Shank Attack at Monmouth County Jail

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- Charles Webster-

A Neptune man has been indicted on charges in connection with an August shank attack on three corrections officers inside the Monmouth County Jail and threatening a fourth officer.

In a six-count indictment handed up by a Monmouth County grand jury Monday, Anthony E. Montgomery, 38, is charged with first-degree attempted murder, two counts of second-degree aggravated assault, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and third-degree terroristic threats.

Montgomery has been in the jail since May 1, 2008. Authorities said he led a Tinton Falls police officer -- who attempted to pull him over for driving a vehicle that had failed inspection months earlier -- on a high-speed chase down Route 33 and attempted to carjack two different drivers during his ultimately unsuccessful flight.
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Police: Drunken driver caused 3-car crash, threatened to shoot cop

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Police arrested a driver from Freehold who they say tried to leave the scene of a car crash, then wrestled with a police officer guarding him at the hospital.

Shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday, police received a report about a three-car accident near the intersection of Route 34 and Belmar Boulevard in Wall.

When Sgt. Joseph Wilbert arrived, he saw a man - later identified as Steven W. Baxter, 44 - hitting the windshield of one of the vehicles that had been involved in the crash, police said.
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