2 Homes Burglarized in Manalapan on Dec. 20

MANALAPAN, NJ - Two different homes in Manalapan Township were broken into last Tuesday, Dec. 20, police said. One of the homes burglarized is on Gramercy Lane, and the other is on Grandview Lane. Both break-ins occurred after 6 p.m. while the residents were not home, but police did not say whether the two incidents are connected.

At approximately 9:00 p.m. last Tuesday, a 67-year-old Gramercy Lane resident called police to report that someone had broken into their home while they were not not there. The proceeds of the burglary are unknown and the incident is believed to have taken place some time after 6:15 p.m. that day. Patrolman Kyle Earley took the report and Detective Kenneth Mikulik is conducting the investigation.

That same night, at approximately 8:30 p.m., a 52-year-old Grandview Lane resident said someone forced their way into their home as well, while the residents were not home. The proceeds of the burglary are not yet known. Patrolman William Dutton took the report.

Anyone with any information is asked to please contact Detective Mikulik at 732-446-8385 or Manalapan Police Headquarters at 732-446-4300.

In other Manalapan police blotter news:

At approximately 6:07 p.m. on Christmas Eve, an 85-year-old Manalapan resident reported that someone cut the electric wire to a lighted snowman he kept in front of his home.

A Freehold man high on heroin got into a Rt. 33 car crash Christmas day, police said. He drove his car into a traffic light near Woodward Road. Read that story here.