1 in Custody, 1 Sought for Mendham Twp. Burglary, Cops Say

One person is in custody and another is being sought after a Mendham Township home was burglarized Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Township police responded to a home on Tempe Wick Road for a reported burglary at about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, Lt. Ross Johnson said. After speaking with the homeowner, police learned she had come home and found a man in her driveway claiming to be lost, Johnson said.

Once the homeowner gave him directions and he left, she went inside and found her house had been burglarized, Johnson said. Once police arrived the homeowner provided a description of the man and vehicle he was driving. That information was shared to law enforcement agencies in the area, and at 1:40 p.m., the vehicle was stopped on Rt. 80 in Parsippany by New Jersey State Police, Johnson said.

At that point, the man was taken into custody for questioning by the Mendham Township police.

As a result of the investigation, it is believed a second person was involved in the burglary, Johnson said. As of Tuesday night, the second person has not been located, Johnson said.

The man who was apprehended – names are being withheld as the investigation is ongoing – is being charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary and trespassing. Bail has been set at $25,000 and he has been lodged at Morris County Correctional Facility.

The incident is continuing to be investigated. Mendham Township Police were assisted by the Morris County Sheriff’s K-9 Unit, Morris County Park Police, National Park Police, and Harding Township Police Department in addition to Morris County Sheriff’s Crime Scene Unit.

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