Husband's Chase, Videos Lead To Brick Man's Burglary Arrest: PD

BRICK, NJ — Video footage and a husband who chased down a thief led to the arrest of a Brick Township man on a burglary charge, Brick police said Thursday.

Justin R. L. Longstreet, 29, of Brick, was arrested Tuesday by police following an investigation into a vehicle burglary on Sunday, Brick Sgt. Jim Kelly said.

A resident in the Herbertsville section woke up about 4 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, and saw someone rummaging through her vehicle, Kelly said. The woman alerted her husband, who ran out of the house and chased the suspect, now identified as Longstreet.

The husband caught up to Longstreet, who dropped the husband's wallet but got away, escaping in a waiting vehicle.

Police, who received multiple 911 calls about the commotion, got descriptions of possible suspects, a description of the vehicle and footage from area surveillance cameras.

About an hour later, Patrolman Mark Hentges stopped a suspicious vehicle about three miles from the scene of the burglary. Information he gathered at the stop and gathered by Detective Greg Mullarkey led to an arrest warrant for Longstreet.

Longstreet was arrested by Officer Ryan Talty of the newly formed Street Crimes Unit. A search incidental to his arrest found him in possession of heroin and a hypodermic syringe, Kelly said.

Longstreet is charged with burglary, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, and possession of paraphernalia. He is being held in the Ocean County Jail.

Kelly said the police department's investigations are getting a lot of help thanks to Neighbors-by-Ring, the site where community members can share video from their cameras.

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