Serial Cranford Burglar Arrested: Police

CRANFORD, NJ — A Middlesex County man was arrested for burglarizing three Cranford homes and stealing more than $14,000 in jewelry and electronics.

Following a nearly six month long investigation, Donald Mormando Jr., 36, of Edison was charged with multiple burglary, theft, and criminal mischief offenses by Cranford Police.

Mormando Jr. was found to be responsible for a December 2016 Lincoln Park East burglary, a February 2017 Orchard Street burglary, and a March 2017 Cranford Avenue burglary. In total more than $14,000 worth of jewelry and electronics were stolen from the homes, police report.

Using cell phone data, video surveillance and pawn records, Detectives Spencer Durkin and Timothy O’Brien were able to place Mormando Jr., at each of the burglary scenes.

“This investigation was solved with a large amount of hard work and shows how new technology, interagency collaboration, and persistence can lead to charges on a career criminal,” states Cranford Police Chief James Wozniak.

Mormando Jr. was charged with three counts of third degree burglary, three counts of third degree theft, and three counts of fourth degree criminal mischief, and is awaiting a scheduled first appearance in Union County Superior Court.

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