Crime & Safety

Middletown Police Arrest Man on Charges of Jewel Theft Valued at $.5M

Several burglaries on Navesink River Road culminated in the alarm-triggered arrest

Middletown police have arrested a Beachwood man on charges stemming from the alleged theft of $500,000 of jewelry out of four Navesink River Road homes.

Nicholas Tracy, 21, of Clubhouse Drive, Beachwood, was arrested on April 13 when police responded to a residence on Navesink River, after being alerted by the home’s alarm system activation. Upon arrival, patrolmen Ryan Riffert and Carl Roth located Tracy hiding in a third floor bathroom and took him into custody.

Detective William Strohkirch, the lead investigator in the case, and Detective Peter White, conducted the follow up investigation which resulted in Tracy being charged with: four counts of third degree burglary, three counts of second degree theft and the recovery of many of the alleged stolen items. Tracy was processed and was being held on $100,000 bail with no 10 percent option, set by Judge Richard Thompson.

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According to police, the burglaries occurred over a two-month period beginning in March of 2011.

Police credit officers Riffert and Roth with performing outstanding police work that resulted in catching Tracy inside the residence.

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Detectives Strohkirch and White were also recognized by the department with conducting a thorough follow-up investigation that connected them to the other three burglaries and the recovery of the stolen property.

 


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