Crime & Safety
Police: Freehold Man Fled From Wall Burglary, Arrested After Gas Station Theft
Howell police assisted with investigation.
A Glendola Road resident arrived home to find a burglary in progress, and police used a foot chase with K9 officers to find two suspects who had fled, Wall Police said.
Chief Robert L. Brice said police responded to the home around 1:40 p.m. Sunday to a report of a burglary in progress between Belmar and Monmouth boulevards.
"The burglary was interrupted by the resident who was arriving home. Two suspects were described by area residents, a female suspect that fled on foot out of the back of the house and a male suspect that fled in a silver pick up truck," said Brice in a police statement.
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At that point, several officers including a Wall Police K9 unit began searching the area for the suspects, and were assisted by nearby towns.
After an on-scene investigation and assistance from the Howell Township Police, was found.
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Brice said Carole A. Carney was found on Aldrich Road, Howell, by police there at 3:30 p.m. Carney was turned over to the Wall Township Police and was charged with the burglary of the Glendola residence.
About an hour later, Wall Township Police responded to a report of a theft of gas at the LukOil on Route 34 and Allenwood Rd. The vehicle that fled without paying for gas matched the description of the accused vehicle in the Glendola Rd burglary and was believed to be the male suspect, Brice said.
Wall Ptl. Tom Dowd responded, and found the suspect at Route 34 near Ridgewood Road. Michael P. Grabowski, Freehold, was arrested and charged with burglary as well as theft from the Lukoil gas station.
Brice also said a passenger in Grabowski's vehicle at the time of the stop, Frank J. Demarc Jr 33 years of age of New Brunswick was arrested on an active warrant out of Union Beach. He was not involved or charged with the Burglary or the theft. He was processed and released after posting bail.
All suspects were processed at Wall Township Police Headquarters: Carney was released on $10,000 bail. Grabowksi was transported to the Monmouth County jail, Freehold Township, in lieu of $10,500 bail.
