Lakewood Police Investigating Home Burglaries

LAKEWOOD, NJ — Three homes were burglarized Saturday and in all three cases the burglars went in through unlocked first-floor windows, Lakewood police said Tuesday.

Lakewood police are continuing to investigate the incidents, which happened on 14th Street, Arbutus Drive and Case Road, Capt. Gregory Staffordsmith said.

At approximately 3:45 a.m. on Saturday officers were dispatched to a home in the 1200 block of 14th Street for a burglary in progress. The officers went into the home when they arrived, but due to a delay in reporting the incident, the suspects were gone, Staffordsmith said.

Two other neighboring homes, on Arbutus Drive and Case Road, were burglarized. In all three incidents entry was made via an unlocked first-floor window, he said.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Kevin Martin at 732-363-0200 ext. 5340.