Three more criminals are off the streets of Lakewood today, thanks to vigilence of a resident, and the quick response of the LPD. At approximately 3:00 a.m., a Brookhill Estates resident called Police for suspicious activity outside his home, Detective Sergeant William Rodriguez tells TLS. Police responded and witnessed three thieves breaking in to a vehicle. The three, 1 adult and two juveniles, were immediately arrested and taken in to custody.
Police recovered stolen ipods and other electronic items the thieves had on them, after breaking in to several vehicles.
The adult has been charged and is being held in Ocean County Jail on $15,000 bail, and the juveniles have been released to their parents.
Arresting Officers were W. Hunter, J. Gregg and J. Cradle.
Detective Thomas D’Elia from the Detective Bureau, has been assigned to the case.
Sergeant Rodriguez tells TLS, that most of the vehicles burglarized, were unlocked. “Please urge residents to lock their vehicles, and take valuable items with them”, he said.
Lakewood Police are the best
The PD did a great job on this one. However, their advice on locking doors isn’t always right. If they c s/thing valuable they can break the window & get in. Better advice: leave the doors unlocked but take out ur valuables.
LPD are the best, and you know it.
Lakewood PD, thank you for the job well done and for going into a potential dangerous situation the way you did.
#2 , sorry to say you are wrong. If they see the doors are locked and see valuable items they will 99% of the time move to the next unlocked vehicle. They tend to look for easier targets and to not alert anyone of their prescence. Please lock your doors and still take everything out of the vehicle that may be of value. Also at no tine ever leave your keys in the car.
i so guilty of forgetting to lock my doors.
Police said “MOST of the vehicles were UNLOCKED” happens to be that most were unlocked, but they broke into the vehicles that were LOCKED TOO!!
Doubt it