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Burglary Charges Piling Up Against Nicastro

Posted in Blogfinger News, Neptune Township News, Ocean Grove news, tagged , on February 17, 2012| 9 Comments »

By Charles Layton

Mark Alan Nicastro, already charged with three Ocean Grove burglaries, is now thought to have committed a fourth, police said Friday.

Following his arrest on January 12, Nicastro, age 50, was accused of burglarizing a home in the second block of Embury Avenue and an apartment on Mt. Hermon Way.

Then, on February 3, Neptune police said they had found sufficient evidence to charge him with a third, much earlier crime: the burglary of a home on Mt. Hermon Way on September 28, 2010.

Now, they say, he is thought to have committed a fourth burglary, this one on Embury Avenue late last year. The victim in this case, the owner of a summer home, “recently discovered the crime and reported it to the police,” a police statement said. Police linked Nicastro to that burglary, they said, through the recovery of the victim’s stolen property, which was jewelry.

Nicastro was charged with the latest crime on Thursday at the Monmouth County Jail in Freehold, where he has been held since his January arrest. Police gave his most recent address as Embury Avenue in Ocean Grove.

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Three Ocean Grove Burglary Suspects Await Trial — CRIME UPDATE

Posted in Blogfinger News, Ocean Grove news, tagged , , on August 19, 2011| 2 Comments »

Editor’s note: This story was revised on Friday evening, Aug. 19, with updated information.

By Charles Layton

The two men accused of last Saturday morning’s car burglaries in Ocean Grove have both made bail and been released from Monmouth County Jail on their own recognizance.

Bail for each had been set at $74,000.

According to the county prosecutor’s office, the defendants — Markym Anderson, 22, and Jaheem Workman, 19, both of Asbury Park —  will have a plea hearing sometime in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the case will continue to be investigated.

Police said that early last Saturday morning the two men stole a bicycle from Mt. Carmel Way and then entered several vehicles in the area, removing money and electronics. They were arrested after residents called the police. They are charged with theft, conspiracy to commit burglary, and criminal mischief.

Here is an update on another case: Thomas Lockhart, 52, the man accused of breaking into a house on Mt. Hermon Way last April 20, remains in Monmouth County Jail. That case is still in the legal motions stage. He was arraigned in July and bail is set at $72,500. A hearing on a motion to suppress is scheduled for October, according to the prosecutor’s office. After ruling on motions, the court will set a trial date.

Lockhart is accused of breaking a window for the purpose of entering the Mt. Hermon Way home. The break-in triggered a burglar alarm, which awakened the home owner, who called police.

Police said Lockhart tried to flee in a cab and, when police stopped the cab, he tried to run away on foot. “Burglary proceeds” were found in his possession, police said. He is charged with burglary.

Blogfinger will continue to follow the progress of these and other such criminal cases affecting Ocean Grove.

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