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, December 5, 2012
Police say a Cliffwood Beach man removed copper wire from the Wilson Avenue substation during the power outages following Sandy.
A Cliffwood Beach man was arrested Monday on charges that he stole copper wire from the JCP&L substation on Wilson Avenue in Matawan on four separate occasions. Two of the alleged incidents occurred during the power outages following Sandy. Police say that John Wesp, 30, of Raritan Boulevard, entered the substation on Oct. 16, Oct. 25., Nov. 2 and Nov. 4 by cutting a hole in the fence surrounding the property. He allegedly removed over sixty copper stabilizing wires that help ground the electrical poles at the substation, Lt. Ben Smith explained. Each section is estimated to be about eight feet long. According to Smith, JCP&L estimated that about $80,000 worth of damage was done to the substation. After the two October incidents, Det. …
Monday, July 2, 2012
A Port Monmouth man, a Middletown man, and a Hazlet woman, were indicted on burglary and theft charges of three homes.
A Monmouth County grand jury voted to indict three area residents on the burglary and theft of three Middletown homes. Kenneth J. Dellapierto, 24, of Port Monmouth, Brittany T. Stewart, 21, of Hazlet, and Matthew H. Bruncati, 24, of Middletown, were indicted on their alleged roles in the burglary of three homes, theft of goods valued over $500 from each home and receiving stolen goods. According to the indictment, Dellapierto and Stweart allegedly entered each of the three homes and took jewelry and money. Bruncati was indicted on one charge of theft for allegedly receiving jewelry that belonged to the residents of the burglarized homes. The indictment further explains that Bruncati either knew or believed that the jewelry he received was …
Monday, June 11, 2012
A Bloomfield man was arrested and charged with the alleged burglary of one Middletown home and three Red Bank homes.
The Middletown Township Police Department arrested a Bloomfield man last week for his alleged role in the burglary of four area homes. Zecariah J. Hubbard, 20, of Bloomfield, faces 12 charges of burglary, theft, and conspiracy, after he allegedly burglarized one Middletown home and three Red Bank homes. According to the indictment, Hubbard allegedly entered a home on Alexander Court in Middletown on Tuesday, June 5; a home on Campbell Court in Red Bank on Thursday, May 31; a home on Hubbard Avenue and a home on West Front Street in Red Bank on Monday, June 4. After entering each home Hubbard allegedly took over $500 of moveable property. The indictment explains that some of the items taken from the homes include jewelry, medication, and …
Friday, May 11, 2012
The indictment was handed up Wednesday by a Monmouth County Grand Jury
Four Monmouth County residents were indicted Wednesday on charges that they burglarized a Keansburg home and then sold the items in Middletown and other neighboring towns. Robert Johnson, Jr, 39, of West Keansburg; Darrell Lee, 40, of Matawan; Jason Rapoza, 40, of Aberdeen; and Denise Giuriceo, 38, of West Keansburg were indicted for burglary, receiving stolen property and fencing. All are third degree crimes. Police say that the four individuals allegedly entered a home in Keansburg on Feb. 8, 2012 and took over $500 in video games, video game systems and jewelry. They then allegedly sold the video games and video game systems in Keansburg, Middletown and Holmdel, the indictment says. An indictment does not indicate guilt or innocence, …
Monday, April 30, 2012
The following information was obtained directly from Middletown Township Police Department records. It does not indicate convictions.
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Middletown police arrested the following people recently on DWI, theft and defiant trespass charges: • Emily Malz, 24, of Thousand Oaks Drive, Atlantic Highlands, was arrested on April 28, by Patrolman James Beirne, and charged with driving while intoxicated following a motor vehicle stop. She was released pending a court date. • Timothy McGrath, 25, of Middletown-Lincroft Road, Middletown, was arrested on April 28, by Sgt. Paul Bailey, and charged with driving while intoxicated. He was released pending a court date. • Keith Monaghan, 18, of Commonwealth Avenue, Red Bank, was arrested on April 24, by Patrolman Greg Buhowski, and charged with defiant trespass. He was released pending a court date. • Dylan Ralph, 19, of Nutswamp Road, …
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Red Bank Police arrested three men and charged them with various offenses, including impersonating a police officer.
A Middletown man was one of three men police arrested in Red Bank on Saturday night after they allegedly impersonated a police officer in order to steal a wallet. According to police, an unidentified male reported to police that his wallet had been stolen by three people driving in a sports utility vehicle. The victim told police that he was walking in the area of Monmouth and Pearl streets when he was approached by the vehicle. One of the occupants told the victim he was a police officer, flashed a badge and ordered him to turn over his wallet. Minutes later, Sgt. Errico Vescio observed the suspects while on patrol minutes later. Vescio pulled the vehicle over on Newman Springs Road and took the three men into custody. William Paine, 34, …
Friday, April 27, 2012
The following information was obtained directly from Middletown Township Police Department records. It does not indicate convictions.
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Friday, April 27, 2012
Middletown police arrested the following people recently on various charges: • Justin Pechinski, 33, of Bonafede Place, Keansburg, was arrested on April 21, by Patrolman Michael Pintilie, and charged with providing false information to a police officer and on a contempt of court warrant issued by the Aberdeen Municipal Court. He was held on $637 bail. • Steven Nalbach, 51, of Hamilton Avenue, in the Leonardo section of Middletown, was arrested on April 22, by Cpl. Gerald Weimer and charged with disorderly conduct and interference with transportation. He was released pending a court date. • Emily Reid, 18, of Sycamore Avenue, Middletown, was arrested on April 21, by Patrolman John Mele, and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. She…
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 …
Friday, April 13, 2012
The following information was obtained directly from Middletown Township Police Department records. It does not indicate convictions.
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Friday, April 13, 2012
Middletown police arrested the following people recently on various charges: • Walter Krywy, 64, of Hurleys Lane, Lincroft, was arrested on April 13, by Patrolman Ian May, and charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon and simple assault. He was released after posting $2,500 bail with a 10 percent option, set by Judge James Berube. • Shannon Ryan, 40, of Cooper Road, Middletown, was arrested on April 12, by Patrolman Donald Coates, and charged with for driving while intoxicated. He was released pending a court date. • Donald Maiorino, 40, of Templer Way, Hazlet, was arrested on April 10, by Patrolman Frank Mazza, and charged with driving while intoxicated and refusal to submit to breath …
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 ›