Thursday, February 7, 2013
A grand jury voted Wednesday to indict the woman on charges of theft and fencing.
Melissa Maletto, 32, of Kimberly Court in Middletown was indicted Wednesday on charges of theft and pawning stolen goods, stemming out of an incident that allegedly occurred in Middletown and Keansburg between Nov. 7 and 15. A grand jury in Freehold decided that Maletto should stand trial for the alleged theft of a cache of jewelry valued over $500. Police say she later sold the stolen assorted jewelry. Theft and fencing are considered third degree crimes, and can potentially lead to a 3-5 year prison sentence if a defendant is convicted. An indictment is a formal charge by a jury, and not a conviction, and a defendant is assumed innocent until proven guilty.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Man who allegedly posed as an exterminator stands accused of a November theft.
A Highlands man has been indicted on charges stemming from an alleged Navesink jewel theft during which police said he gained entry to the burglarized home by pretending to be an exterminator. Ryan C. Jones, 36, of 330 Shore Drive, Highlands, was arrested by Middletown police in January and charged with theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property (jewelry) following a report by the victim that he stole $10,000 worth of jewelry from their Berman Boulevard home on Nov. 24. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office indictment names Jones’ charge as one count of theft of moveable property, or unlawfully taking more than $500 worth of jewelry, a third-degree crime. When he was arrested in January, Middletown Police Detective Lt. Steve …
Thursday, October 6, 2011
The following information was obtained directly from Middletown Township Police Department records. It does not indicate convictions.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
Middletown police are deeming a recent burglary case closed. On Oct. 5, 2011 at Detective Adam Finck and Detective Daniel Sullivan arrested Michael Masonius, 19, of Main Street, Warrensburg, NY, and Claudette Masonius, 39, of Harding Road, Laurence Harbor, and charged them with burglary, theft and conspiracy after an investigation into a burglary that took place at a residence on Devonshire Court on Sept. 13. The burglary involved the alleged theft of a handgun and jewelry. Both subjects were being held at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, Freehold, on $110,000 bail, with no 10 percent option.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
The following information was obtained directly from Middletown Township Police Department records, courtesy of Detective Lt. Stephen Dollinger. It does not indicate a conviction.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
After trying to sell stolen jewelry at a local store, a Red Bank man is now facing burglary and theft charges in connection with a July Middletown burglary. On Aug. 10 Detective Kelly Godley arrested and charged Brian Miller, 21, of Walnut Avenue, Red Bank, with burglary and theft as a result of an investigation into a burglary that occurred at a residence on Garryford Drive on July 31 during which jewelry had been stolen. Detective Godley conducted an investigation and discovered that Miller had sold some of the stolen jewelry at a local jewelry store. Detective Godley was able to recover some of the stolen items and return them to the victim. Miller was processed and released pending a court date.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The following information was obtained directly from Middletown Township Police Department records. It does not indicate convictions.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
After committing an alleged burglary in Keansburg, a Middletown man was tracked and arrested at his home by Middletown police and now faces several drug, weapons and stolen jewelry possession charges On July 21 at 1:25 p.m., Patrolman Raymond Sofield responded to the area of Atlantic Avenue to assist the Keansburg Police Department search for a suspect wanted for committing a reported burglary in Keansburg during which jewelry and a handgun were allegedly stolen. Officer Sofeild and officers from the Keansburg Police Department located the suspect, identified as Joseph Lynch, 25, Atlantic Avenue in Middletown, at his residence. The officers conducted an investigation that resulted in Lynch being arrested and charged with: receiving stolen …
christine
10:54 am on Saturday, February 9, 2013
What happened to the good 'ol days when people stole a loaf of bread to feed their family?? SMH more ›