Wayne Burglaries Continue

Last Tuesday, sometime early in the morning, an unknown suspect or suspects burglarized a house on Park Lane in Wayne, New Jersey. The owner of the house returned at approximately 10:45am and found one of the front doors pried open. The bedroom was turned inside out and three (3) lap tops and jewelry were alleged to be missing.

Two (2) days later, another house on Park Lane in Wayne was burglarized. An owner of this home alleged that she returned to the home around 10:30pm while someone was still inside it. According to the police report, the owner of the house was in the kitchen when she heard the back door slam shut and a person or persons run out. There was not any evidence of forced entry. This time electronics, two (2) lap tops, an ipad, and a camera were alleged to be stolen. A police officer subsequently located the missing electronics in the woods not far from the house.

According to New Jersey Criminal Statute, 2C:18-2(a), Burglary is defined as a person who, with purpose to commit an offense therein or thereon:

(1)    Enters a research facility, structure, or a separately secured or occupied portion thereof unless the structure was at the time open to the public or the actor is licensed or privileged to enter;
(2)     Surreptitiously remains in a research facility, structure, or a separately secured or occupied portion thereof knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do so; or
(3)     Trespasses in or upon utility company property where public notice prohibiting trespass is given by conspicuous posting, or fencing or other enclosure manifestly designed to exclude intruders.

According to New Jersey Criminal Statute, 2C:18-2(b), Burglary is a crime in the third degree unless it is in the course of committing the offense and the actor:

(1)    Purposely, knowingly or recklessly inflicts, attempts to inflict or threatens to inflict bodily injury on anyone; or
(2)     Is armed with or displays what appear to be explosives or a deadly weapon.

An act is deemed to be “in the course of committing” an offense if it occurs during the offense, in an attempt to commit the offense or in immediate flight after the attempt or commission of the offense.

To date, the criminals remain at large.

As always, if you would like to discuss this blog further, contact me anytime at Matthew@jtlaw.org.

Matt Simon

Matthew C. Simon, Esq.
The Law Office of John Tierney
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Parsippany NJ 07054
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