Crime & Safety

Middlesex County Burglary Suspect Arrested

Police arrested a man at a Motel 6 in Lawrenceville who is suspected to have committed burglaries in Carteret, Woodbridge, Edison and more.

CARTERET, NJ — Carteret police say on Friday they arrested a man at a Motel 6 in Lawrenceville who is suspected to have committed multiple burglaries in Carteret, Woodbridge, Edison and throughout Middlesex, Monmouth, Mercer and Union counties.

Steve Ehnot, 53, was arrested inside the Motel 6 at 6 p.m. this past Friday, Jan. 31.

Police with Carteret's newly formed Street Crimes Unit joined law enforcement from the Lawrenceville and Edison Police Departments.

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Also arrested in the sting were Ehnot’s suspected driver for the burglaries, Tommy Dorenvil, and an unidentified female companion, said police.

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