Middletown police made three arrests on April 25 based on criminal trespass and mischief and shoplifting ...

On April 25 at 5:58 a.m., police responded to a residence on Bray Avenue in reference to a report of an intruder inside a home. Upon arrival, Patrolman Nicholas Fenezia and Patrolman Charles Higgins were advised by the homeowners that they had located a subject sleeping in their basement.

The officers located the subject, Jerry Stanzione, 32, of Briarwood Avenue, Keansburg, in the basement.  The officers determined that Stanzione was extremely intoxicated and had entered the basement through a window and went to sleep on a mattress.

Stanzione was arrested and charged with criminal trespass and criminal mischief. He was processed and released.

On April 25, Detective Daniel Sullivan charged Kimberly Macrina, 46,of Linden Avenue, Middletown, and Paul Hughes, 28, of Cavan Lane, Hazlet, with shoplifting and conspiracy to commit shoplifting from the Stop and Shop grocery store.

Both subjects were identified by store security after an investigation into a theft from the store on February 24, 2011. Detective Sullivan conducted a follow-up investigation which resulted in their arrests.

Macrina was processed and held on $20,000 bail with no 10 percent option set by Judge Michael Pugliese. Hughes was charged on a summons and a court date is pending.

The information concerning the above arrests was obtained directly from the Middletown Township Police Department's records. While all suspects have been arrested and charged with the named offenses, convictions depend on the outcome of court appearances. All are presumed innocent until proven guilty in that court of law.