Teen Busted For Burglarizing Galloway Businesses: Police

GALLOWAY, NJ — A teen was charged Monday with burglarizing two Galloway businesses, police said. The suspect broke into the Collins Convenience Store twice and Giovanni's once, according to police.

Authorities responded to a report of burglary at Giovanini's in The Shoppes at Galloway at about 3 a.m. Monday. The owner was there and interrupted the crime before the 15-year-old suspect ran way, police said.

Police received surveillance footage to determine the teen's location. They made contact with the teen's parent, who gave authorities permission to search their home.

The teen's clothing matched that which was worn by someone in two similar burglaries, police said. The two previous incidents occurred at the Collins Convenience Store — also in The Shoppes — in the early-morning hours last Friday and Oct. 3, police said.

The child was charged with three counts each of burglary, theft and criminal mischief, police said. Authorities released the teen to their parents.

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