Man Arrested in Manalapan Tied to 8 Home Burglaries

By Karen Wall/Freehold Patch:

A man arrested in Manalapan was later tied to a string of burglaries that netted about $117,000 in stolen property in western Monmouth County, New Jersey State Police announced Wednesday.

Dean Lombardi, 23, of Jackson, Thomas Ditre, 23, of Brick, and Tomas Sinkevicius, 20, of Howell, face charges in connection with eight residential burglaries in Millstone Township between Sept. 17 and Oct. 30, State Police said.

Lombardi was arrested on Halloween in Manalapan after a bulletin to be on the lookout for him was issued by the State Police. Manalapan police found him driving a Nissan Altima in the area of Sweetmans Lane, stopped his vehicle and notified State Police.

Detectives seized burglary tools and stolen jewelry from inside Lombardi’s car. Additionally, detectives later seized a loaded .22 caliber handgun from a residence on Wetherill Drive, which was previously reported as a burglary in progress. Lombardi is alleged to have previously stolen the handgun from a different home, police said.

Later evidence connected Ditre and Sinkevicius with the burglaries, police said. Ditre and Lombardi are charged with burglary; Sinkevicius is charged with conspiracy for allegedly driving the suspects to and from a burglarized residence, police said. Pictured, from left to right: Ditre, Lombardi and Sinkevicius.

Photo courtesy New Jersey State Police.