Lakewood Man Caught In Home Stalked Woman For 3 Years: Police

LAKEWOOD, NJ — A Lakewood man has been charged with burglary, stalking and invasion of privacy after he was caught in the home of a woman he allegedly has stalked for three years, Lakewood police said.

Jacob Farkas. 41, of Lakewood, was arrested Tuesday when police were called to a home on Pawnee Road for a report of a burglary in progress shortly before noon.

The investigation revealed Farkas had illegally entered the woman's home on three separate occasions as part of ongoing stalking, Lakewood Lt. LeRoy Marshall said.

Marshall said Farkas is accused of going into the woman's home on Monday, Nov. 5, and installing a small video camera in her bathroom facing the shower. The woman found the video recording device, which prompted her to install surveillance cameras in her home Monday night.

On Tuesday, the woman saw Farkas on the live video footage breaking into her home, Marshall said. She called her husband and the Lakewood Civilian Safety Watch, who called police.

Farkas was arrested and charged with three counts of burglay, plus stalking and invasion of privacy, Marshall said. Farkas was taken to the Ocean County Jail but released following a detention hearing, according to jail records.

Detective Cavallo handled the investigation and was assisted by Officers Yahr and Bell. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Offices High Tech Crimes Unit and Ocean County Sheriff’s Department’s Crime Scene Investigation Unit also assisted.

Special thanks to LCSW for their prompt notification to the Police Department, Marshall said.

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