LACEY: Burglary / Criminal Mischief / Theft – On Sunday, February 12, 2023, at 12:49 a.m., officers responded to a residence on the 700 block of Roanoke Drive, Forked River, for a report of a burglary that had just occurred. Upon their arrival, officers spoke with the complainant who explained that they heard someone yelling then something that sounded like glass breaking a short time earlier. The complainant advised that they looked outside and observed a tall, thin male enter a late model pickup truck, unknown make or model, then drive away. The complainant discovered the front door of the residence open, and numerous pieces of their property strewn in the street in front of the home. Officers checked the residence and discovered a shattered window. The Detective Bureau and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit responded to process the scene. Items valued at approximately $4,000.00 were determined to have been stolen from the residence, and approximately $2,000.00 in damage was caused to the residence. This investigation is ongoing.

Burglary / Criminal Mischief / Theft – On Monday, February 13, 2023 at 12:29 p.m., officers responded to a residence on the 700 block of Roanoke Drive, Forked River for a report of a burglary. Upon their arrival, officers discovered a broken window on the side of the residence and observed the interior of the home to be ransacked. Officers spoke with the owner who reported numerous items had been taken from within the home. The Detective Bureau and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit responded to process the scene. This investigation is ongoing.

Burglary / Criminal Mischief / Theft – On Monday, February 13, 2023, at approximately 1:00 p.m., officers discovered apparent forced entry to a residence on the 700 block of Roanoke Drive, Forked River while conducting a canvass of the neighborhood. Officers observed a shattered rear window on the back of the residence, and found an open entry door. Detective Bureau and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit responded to process the scene. This investigation is ongoing.